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Wales Online
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Grantchester star admits to 'painful' viewing as they boycott watching series
Grantchester star admits to 'painful' viewing as they boycott watching series Charlotte Ritchie, who played Bonnie Davenport in the hit ITV detective drama, has admitted that she hasn't tuned in to watch the final series of Grantchester as it can be 'a little bit painful' Grantchester Season 9 trailer starring Tom Brittney and Robson Green Former Grantchester star Charlotte Ritchie has revealed she hasn't watched the show since her departure, stating that it "can be a little bit painful" to see the series progress without her. Charlotte, who portrayed Bonnie Davenport on the hit ITV detective drama from its seventh season until the recent ninth instalment, discussed her feelings about leaving the show with an honest admission that she's not caught up with the current episodes. Talking about the latest series of Granchester with Radio Times, she explained: "I haven't (watched), only because there's something about watching something after you've left that can be a little bit painful. But I'm so pleased." The actress heaped praise on Rishi Nair for his portrayal of Reverend Alphy Kotteram, noting: "I think he's doing a brilliant job, Rishi [Nair], as the new vicar, and we got to cross over and hang out a bit, which was really nice. Charlotte Ritchie played Bonnie Davenport in Grantchester (Image: ITV ) "He's a really nice guy. And Tom [Brittney, who played Reverend Will Davenport], I think, directed some of the episodes, so they've obviously crossed over," reports Cambridgeshire Live. Article continues below Expressing admiration for her former colleagues, Charlotte commended the entire cast and crew of Granchester, acknowledging the warm environment on set. She continued: "I mean, you've got some really pro actors there: Kacey [Ainsworth], Tessa [Peake-Jones], Robson [Green] and Al [Weaver], and Tom is so lovely. They're really top notch. So I felt in really good company," adding to her praises. Granchester returned to screens earlier this year (Image: ITV ) "But I think it was time to move on. Although I do miss that wig," she reflected on leaving behind the blonde wig she donned in the series, adding, "I didn't want to move on from it." Though she has waved goodbye to Grantchester, Charlotte made a comeback as Kate Lockwood in the climactic fifth and final season of Netflix's psychological thriller You, tying up the intense narrative of serial killer Joe Goldberg in an eagerly awaited concluding chapter. Charlotte joined the cast of the hit show You in 2023, as the drama moved its backdrop to London for an extravagantly executed fourth season. Article continues below Grantchester season 9 is available to watch now on ITVX.
Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Grantchester's Charlotte Ritchie says it's 'painful' to watch show after exit
Grantchester star Charlotte Ritchie, who played Bonnie Davenport in the popular ITV detective drama, has confessed that she no longer tunes in to the show since her exit Charlotte Ritchie, the former star of ITV's hit crime drama Grantchester, has admitted that she finds it difficult to watch the show after her exit, describing the experience as "painful". The actress who brought Bonnie Davenport to life from season 7 right through to the recent season 9, expressed her feelings to Radio Times. In the interview she said: "I haven't (watched), only because there's something about watching something after you've left that can be a little bit painful. But I'm so pleased." Despite her absence from the screen, Charlotte shared her positive impressions of Rishi Nair, the actor who stepped into the shoes of the new Reverend Alphy Kotteram, praising his brilliant work. She said: "I think he's doing a brilliant job, Rishi [Nair], as the new vicar, and we got to cross over and hang out a bit, which was really nice." Not missing out on the camaraderie behind the scenes, Charlotte reminisced about interactions with the current cast, including Tom Brittney who has taken the director's chair for some episodes. She continued: "He's a really nice guy. And Tom [Brittney, who played Reverend Will Davenport], I think, directed some of the episodes, so they've obviously crossed over." In a nod to the professionalism of her fellow actors, Charlotte expressed her appreciation for the warm environment fostered by the ensemble, highlighting their expertise. She said: "I mean, you've got some really pro actors there: Kacey [Ainsworth], Tessa [Peake-Jones], Robson [Green] and Al [Weaver], and Tom is so lovely. They're really top notch. So I felt in really good company," she explained, reports Cambridgeshire Live. "But I think it was time to move on. Although I do miss that wig," she reminisced about the blonde wig she donned for the series, adding, "I didn't want to move on from it." Charlotte may have bid farewell to Granchester, but she recently reprised her role as Kate Lockwood in the fifth and final season of Netflix's psychological thriller You, bringing the intense journey of serial killer Joe Goldberg to a close in a finale that had fans on the edge of their seats. The actress joined the cast of Netflix's hit psychological thriller You in 2023, as the show took a dramatic turn to London for its fourth season, which was lauded for its high-octane drama and chic setting.
The Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
ITV viewers praise groundbreaking new crime drama's ‘genius' move
ITV viewers have praised a groundbreaking new crime drama for its 'genius' move. Code of Silence follows a deaf worker played by Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis. 4 4 Although her character is from the police canteen, she's called in to be an emergency lip reader for an investigation in Canterbury. This is as she aims to support both herself and her mother as she's forced to work with highly dangerous criminals. Broadchurch actor Andrew Buchan, Call The Midwife star Charlotte Ritchie and former Emmerdale personality Andrew Scarborough make up the rest of the ensemble. After just one episode on screen, viewers have already lauded her brilliant performance. However, ITV made another huge move to support the show which viewers thought was absolutely 'genius'. The official account of the network on X - formerly known as Twitter - stated that one commercial break would be completely silent in honour of the theme of the drama. All the adverts shown on screen would either feature sign language or would be subtitled. The post read: "Tonight's episode of Code of Silence will feature a silent ad break, where all adverts will be signed and/or subtitled and run without sound." Viewers flocked to social media to praise the broadcaster for the 'genius' move, which some claimed was a landmark moment in TV. One viewer gushed: "ITV turning down the sound for the adverts during #CodeOfSilence and including subtitles and interpreters is a big, big WOW!!!." A second stated: "Brilliant idea! Am loving #CodeofSilence already. Rose Ayling-Ellis is a superb actor." While a third claimed: "That was a landmark moment in British TV. The first time that a mainstream channel has shown Adverts in complete silence with BSL & Subtitles. I hope this raise much needed awareness within the deaf community through this drama and the silent ads moment." "Bravo @ITV The advertbreak is genius. So thought provoking. Brilliant work," noted someone else. As a fifth fan wrote: "ITV1 just had a silent advert break between Code of Silence programme and had subtitles/signing on every advert to highlight what watching TV is like for deaf people. Nice touch," along with a string of clapping hands emoji. And a sixth added: "@ITV well done for the silent advertbreak for code of silence. Fantastic idea." 4 4
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
White Lotus' Patrick Schwarzenegger puts on a cosy display with his co-star Charlotte Le Bon during glitzy Cannes Film Festival dinner
The White Lotus co-stars Patrick Schwarzenegger and Charlotte caught up at the Kering Women in Motion Presidential Dinner during Cannes Film Festival. The actors were present at the meal, which saw the likes of braless Charli XCX, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Nicole Kidman also in attendance on Sunday evening. Patrick and Charlotte, who play Saxon and Chloe respectively on the murder mystery HBO show, seemed in high spirits as they bumped into each other on the red carpet. After an animated quick chat, they leaned in for a hug, where they laughed at each other. Patrick, 31, who is engaged to model Abby Champion, looked suave in a black tailored suit as he showed up for the event. Canadian actress Charlotte, 38, matched him in a baggy suit and Puma trainers, looking effortlessly cool. She wore a pair of squoval glasses and a silver choker to top off her look. Also present at the dinner was supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 38. Rosie wore a gorgeous strapless black gown and gave a smouldering stare in her cat eye sunglasses. Meanwhile, Salma Hayek, 58, wowed in a sequinned and feathered dress, and she looked amazing ahead of the dinner. Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, 26, debuted an orange velvet and sequinned midi dress, which she paired with classic strappy black heels. Dakota Johnson, 35, slipped her incredible body into a sheer glitzy glitter dress, which showed off her ample assets. Babygirl actress Nicole Kidman, 57, wore a lacy red number with a high neck to the lavish dinner, and she looked outstanding. Over recent years, Cannes has arguably won more attention for the outfits worn by its celebrity guests than the roster of feature films being screened on the Croisette. But new nudity rules, devised for 'the sake of decency,' have been implemented at this year's festival. According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for 'naked dresses' - namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal - on the red carpet. 'For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,' states a Cannes festival document. 'The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.' The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter - released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour. Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed two-week schedule in Cannes. It's understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline grabbing ensembles. Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, 'with or without a heel', will also be permitted.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'I tried to avoid teaching rude words' star of Code of Silence which airs today
Deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and her co-stars discuss the joy of making a show that champions lip readers with new ITV crime drama, Code Of Silence, which airs tonight on TV, and is available now on ITVX. On the set of new ITV crime drama, Code Of Silence, the cast and crew every day learned a new word of the day in British Sign Language (BSL), but deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis had some ground rules. 'I really tried to avoid teaching rude words because often that's the only one people remember, and they don't remember anything else,' says the former EastEnders star, 30. 'So [I told them] 'You can only learn your rude words when you learn more useful ones!' (Image: ITV) Ayling-Ellis, who played Frankie in the BBC soap from 2020-2022, is the lead in Code Of Silence, which is told from her character Alison Brooks's perspective – a deaf woman who is working in a police canteen when her talent for lip-reading is spotted. READ MORE: Everything to know on new ITV drama Code of Silence starring Rose Ayling-Ellis Release date announced for drama written by Bolton's Andrew Buchan and filmed in town ITV Code of Silence: Full cast list and when it's on TV Bolton's Andrew Buchan, 46, stars as DI James Marsh, while Ghosts and You actress Charlotte Ritchie, 35, plays DS Ashleigh Francis, who together recruit Alison to help them surveil a highly dangerous gang, but what starts out as a covert job becomes an increasingly fraught and highly pressurised scenario. Buchan says learning a word of the day was 'magnificent' and found the whole concept of lip-reading fascinating. But after a research deepdive, he realised that what Alison is asked to do in the show is 'unfathomable and farcical' when compared with the jobs" target="_blank">work of trained forensic lip-readers who are 'highly sought after by law enforcement. They spend hours analysing video after video of CCTV footage trying to catch killers, rapists', he says. Alison, meanwhile is 'in no way experienced to do this' and his character, Marsh, is a 'very blunt, monomaniacal, driven, impatient,' boss, who is recklessly 'enlisting the help of this complete wildcard who could derail the whole thing'. Buchan says working on the show was 'definitely one of the most enlightening, fantastic jobs I've ever done, without question'. The show has been created by Charlotte Moulton (Baptiste, Hijack) who has experience of lip-reading and hearing loss herself, and for star Charlotte Ritchie, the way clear communication was paramount on set made filming a real joy. 'TV sets can be a bit fast paced, can get a bit impersonal and you can rush past people in the morning and maybe not take the time to communicate and check in,' she explains. 'With this production, there was such an emphasis on really looking at people, really making sure that people had understood and I think the more that that's possible, the nicer the set feels, and the more people are able to take a breath to work in a way that feels expansive – it just puts communication right at the forefront.' She said this feeling was largely down to Ayling-Ellis. "Rose did a really amazing job – because she didn't have to – but she made so much space for everybody to do that and I really noticed there were crew members, who will remain nameless, who maybe in the morning [would walk past] and you would be like, 'Hello!' and by the end of the shoot, they were like, 'Good morning,'' she says. 'It was just a great example of why inclusion is so important, because it just opens you up.' Ayling-Ellis, who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. 'I really wanted to do this job because Rose is really brilliant,' says Ritchie. 'I am just singing her praises now, I need to say something bad about her, she's also a diva! No. Haha.' 'I felt like I'd never been truly listened to until I met Rose,' adds Manchester-born Kieron Moore, 28, who plays Alison's love interest, gang member Liam Barlow. 'She pays so much attention to you when you talk. I was constantly learning how to be a better person and a better actor [because of her]. I had that in common with Liam, he's fascinated, he sees [lip-reading] as a skill, he sees this person as a bright bit of light.' 'A lot of people assume that communication is just listening and speaking, but there's so much depth to communication,' says Ayling-Ellis, who practically broke the British public when she performed a dance set to complete silence on Strictly, a moment that represented the deaf community in a truly momentous and moving way. The actress has become a beacon for a community that has long been ignored when it comes to TV and film – but that brings with it a lot of pressure. 'I've learnt how to balance that pressure and I tell myself I can't represent everyone, it's impossible. I can't represent all deaf people because all deaf people are different and it's not on me to show that on TV,' says Ayling-Ellis, who was born deaf and was awarded an MBE for services to the deaf community. 'It's the industry that needs to cast more diversity of deaf people and that's not on me, so I've cut that pressure off me. I can only do what I can and do my best, and just do what I love and enjoy it and be passionate about it.' 'The pressure is always going to be there,' she adds, 'but I hope we see more deaf people on screen.' Buchan, who recently appeared in the festive smash hit Black Doves alongside Keira Knightley, found working with Ayling-Ellis broadened his scope as an individual as well as an actor. 'Rose isn't just reading your lips, she's reading who and what you are, so you have to make an effort – in life and in the scenes – to be entirely legible and that's a very new and brilliant experience,' he says with feeling. 'It makes everything very alive and present and in the moment.' Former boxer and Emmerdale and Vampire Academy actor Moore agrees. 'Doing this job has impacted me way more as a person than it has as an actor,' he says. 'There's this level of honesty that comes with Rose that I promise you you've not seen, except from younger members of your family.' Ayling-Ellis and the rest of the cast are hopeful that Code Of Silence will usher in a new era of inclusion on telly, while also being a gripping six-parter packed with drama. 'That combination of representation and pure talent was a no-brainer for me,' says Ritchie. 'You see the show and it feels so overdue.' Code Of Silence will premiere on ITV1, STV, ITVX, and STV Player on Sunday, May 18. On ITV is will be 9pm.
