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South Wales Argus
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Casualty star to join Emmerdale for dog attack storyline
Griffiths will play the role of tenant farmer Celia on Emmerdale, making her debut in June. She will be involved in a storyline that will see fellow character Paddy Kirk, played by Dominic Brunt, taken to hospital following a dog attack. Griffiths has already starred in various other TV shows, including Death In Paradise (DI Karen Flitcroft), Silent Witness (Janet Mander) and The Bill (DI Sally Johnson). The 61-year-old has also appeared in BBC soaps EastEnders (Helen Stritch), Casualty, Holby City (Elle Gardner) and Doctors (Elizabeth Croft). Top 10 best British TV series Jaye Griffiths to join Emmerdale as part of dog attack storyline Griffiths will play the role of tenant farmer Celia on Emmerdale, a neighbour of Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb). Celia is renting from Kim Tate, played by Claire King, and her arrival could spark a rivalry with the established farming families of Barton's and Sugden's, Emmerdale teased. Jaye Griffiths has appeared on several TV shows throughout her career, including Death in Paradise (DI Karen Flitcroft), EastEnders (Helen Stritch), Doctors (Elizabeth Croft) and Casualty (Elle Gardner). (Image: BBC) The new character is said to have a "bad reputation" and will be seen on screen for the first time in June, where she calls on Moira to ask if she can rent two of her fields.
Belfast Telegraph
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
Emmerdale's Paddy Kirk to be victim of dog attack as new character introduced
Griffiths, who has starred in crime shows Death In Paradise and Silent Witness as well as BBC soaps Casualty and Doctors, will play tenant farmer Celia, a neighbour of Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), in the Yorkshire-set drama.
Irish Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Death Valley review: Timothy Spall effortlessly commands the screen but this BBC drama struggles
When did we decide we preferred our television detectives sunny-side up rather than served in the traditional hard-boiled fashion? At whatever point it happened, we nowadays live, beyond all hope of escape, in a cosy crime purgatory, where murder is a green light for jolly japes, and the only good cop is a whimsical one. Cosy crime isn't new. It extends back to Agatha Christie in the 1920s and even to Wilkie Collins in the 19th century. But goodness, is it having a moment now – whether manifesting as cosy crime in the sun (Death in Paradise), cosy crime marinated in the cheesy values of 1980s US television (Poker Face) or cosy crime in upper-west-side Manhattan (Only Murders in the Building). Alas, like a killer driven to ever more desperate extremes in the hope of attracting attention, the genre has lately arrived at the 'trying-too-hard' stage of its cycle, as evidenced by the distractingly offbeat Death Valley ( BBC One, Sunday) – a capricious caper that cannot make up its mind whether to celebrate the tropes of the milieu or poke fun at them. [ The Last of Us finale review: A nerve-shredding, bloody conclusion that leaves us wanting more, and soon Opens in new window ] The setting of small-town Wales is in the classic British tradition of dramedies taking place off the beaten track (see also: Shetland, Vera, Midsommar Murder or, in ancient times, Wicklow-set Ballykissangel). It stars veteran Timothy Spall as a reclusive actor once famous for playing a television detective (one gathers his character was a cross between Taggart and Bergerac). He's content in his solitude, with only his cat for the company – until a local bigwig seemingly shoots himself, and the police are called in. READ MORE Timothy Spall (left) plays John Chapel, with Gwyneth Keyworth as Janie Mallowan in Death Valley. Photograph: BBC/BBC Studios/Simon Ridgway Spall earned his reputation with gritty character parts in unsentimental State of the Nation films such as Secrets and Lies by Mike Leigh (who would go on to cast him as the painter JMW Turner in a 2014 biopic). However, it is whimsy all the way in Death Valley, where his character, John Chapel, quickly joins forces with local police officer Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth). They're an odd pairing though you wonder how much of this is on purpose and how much has to do with the baffling decision to make Janie a devoted dispenser of gags. She's forever firing off pithy observations and commenting on life around her, whether or not anyone else has asked her to upend the contents of her brain all over their conversation. Her backstory contains its share of loss, and her outré personality is presumably a coping mechanism – unfortunately, Death Valley doesn't make any of this feel plausible. For instance, in an early scene where she and John meet in a coffee shop to compare notes, she explains that she's reading an online piece about 'washed-up celebs and what they look like today'. She reveals that John is mentioned. But when he inquires further, she says she's only joking. Well, that's going to bring him around to her side, isn't it? The actual mystery is solid. The dead businessman, Carwyn Rees, did not, in fact, take his own life. He was done in by people close to him amid murky dealings in his building development company and an illicit affair (or three) on the side. Here, Death Valley holds up – in so far as you can understand the motives of the perpetrators and the means by which the ghastly deed was carried out. That sets it apart from popular rivals such as Death in Paradise, where the big reveal about that week's murder invariably raises more questions than it answers. The problem is ultimately one of tone. Death Valley wants to be flighty as anything and also have the crunchy qualities of a solid sleuth fest. It is well-intentioned and thoughtfully plotted while Spall effortlessly commands the screen as a fading luvvy who just so happens to be a top-rank crime buster in real life. But some things simply don't go well together. Now we know that this category includes off-beam humour and dark deeds in small-town Wales. The six-part series is on BBC One on Sundays from 8.15pm
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The biggest BAFTA TV Awards moments from Gavin & Stacey revival to emotional Strictly win
Sunday, May 11 brought us the annual BAFTA Television Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming, on BBC One. Commemorating all of the buzzy small-screen entertainment released across the past 12 months at London's Royal Festival Hall, including the frolicking Disney+ series Rivals, Mr Loverman, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, this two-hour televised ceremony had everything from teary eyes to risqué quips and unprepared speeches. Let's take a look at the most eye-catching moments from the TV BAFTAs... Before the dishing out of the awards commenced, Cumming and Death in Paradise star Ben Miller appeared together in a pre-recorded The Traitors spoof. Invited up to the already iconic Traitors' turret, Cumming (who hosts the murder-mystery gameshow's US edition on Peacock) encountered Miller's Barnaby Balderston Brown, "team leader of the BAFTA Be Better Committee". Read more: Celebrity Traitors 'leaked' line-up in full as BBC show filming begins As Alan Cumming joins the MCU, who else is in the Avengers: Doomsday cast? Death in Paradise won't be the same without Selwyn, Yahoo readers say "Look, you're a busy-ish man so I'll cut to the chase: we at BAFTA for this year's Television Awards would like you to be the forward-facing face of talent audience communication and brand advocacy," said Brown, as the Scotsman joked: "Wow, thanks so much! Me hosting the BAFTAs... that'll be like the 12th-biggest honour of my life." Cuddling rescue dog Lala inside his Traitors cloak, Cumming was then forced to take the BAFTAs oath, promising to intervene during any overly-long acceptance speeches; swearing not to swear on camera, and not allowing himself to get tangled up in a wardrobe malfunction on stage. Having beaten the likes of Phil Dunning (for Smoggie Queens) and Nabhaan Rizwan (Kaos) to the Best Male Performance in a Comedy gong, Mr. Bigstuff's moustachioed Danny Dyer spent his first seconds on the stage ridiculing himself. "Comedy performance... it's like my acting was so bad it was funny!" he said to the crowd, before turning slightly more "adult" and namechecking his closest collaborators. "I'd like to dedicate this to Ryan Sampson; one of the greatest things to come out of Rotherham. That's not saying much, but one of the best actors this country's ever produced, I'm telling you. Never done the same thing twice, which is not something I can say!" Five months since Gavin & Stacey: The Finale concluded one of our finest-ever sitcoms, actress and co-creator Ruth Jones hilariously slipped into character as Nessa Jenkins while collecting her Best Female Performance in a Comedy statuette. "I'm not gonna lie this is immense," she said, dryly as ever. "I was not expecting to win this, no way. I've won a BAFTA before, of course I have in 1976. It was the 'Barry Arcade Fruity Technician Award' and I was grateful for that, but this is... this is cracking!" Over some well-earned applause, Jones (in her natural voice) went on to thank series director Christine Gernon, its "beautiful cast", and co-star/co-creator James Corden, "with whom I shared this astonishing journey the past 17 years and without whom Nessa Shanessa Jenkins would simply not exist. "I love writing with you, long may it continue," she then teased. Would I Lie to You? trio Lee Mack, Rob Brydon and David Mitchell were predictably up to mischief at this weekend's BAFTAs. Victorious in the Best Entertainment Programme in Honour of Lew Grade category, Mack couldn't help but point to something a little suspect. "We've been nominated eight years... we've never won and suddenly P&O Cruises, they're involved and you win!" he told an amused Brydon, who narrated several TV campaigns over a three-year period for the ceremony's sponsor. Playing along, the Welsh comedian noted: "The whiff of scandal hangs heavy in the air. I stopped those adverts five years ago, there is no connection!" Joe Sugg, who first met partner Dianne Buswell on the 2018 incarnation of Strictly Come Dancing, appeared overcome with emotion in his seat as she addressed the star-studded room - having won the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment award alongside fellow Strictly champion Chris McCausland. "This is such an honour," said the Australian dance choreographer. "I had something completely different that I was gonna say, but somebody outside asked me what I thought of when I was doing that dance and honestly, I held Chris's hand and I was set off from the minute we started because he closed his eyes and he smiled a smile that I've never seen from him before, and that meant it came straight from his heart. This moment meant so much to the both of us, so I am just so thrilled that we have this." McCausland, who is a blind comedian, had passed on a special message for Buswell to read out too, which went like: "After 22 years in comedy, he wins a BAFTA for dancing!" Bafflingly, the programme's In Memoriam section somehow missed out the star who commanded arguably the greatest respect, Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away aged 89 last September. Reacting on social media site X, one frustrated viewer wrote: "#BAFTAS no mention of Dame Maggie Smith when remembering those who died in the last year. Shame on BAFTA." "Where was Maggie Smith in that?!!" added a second user, before a third pointed out: "Maggie Smith?? She above all..." No Maggie Smith?? Feels like quite an oversight #BAFTAS — zoe bickerton (@zoebickerton) May 11, 2025 Sorry but no maggie smith tribute!! Thats outrageous #baftas — Sheilann 🍀 (@SheilannO) May 11, 2025 #baftas no Maggie smith?! Fuming — Rosie (@Rosie12_1994) May 11, 2025
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Popular Death In Paradise star says he's 'buzzing to be back' as he returns to screens after shock show exit
Popular Death In Paradise star Ralf Little has said he's 'buzzing to be back' on our screens after his heartbreaking departure last year. Ralf, who played DI Neville Parker, left the Caribbean-set BBC crime drama in 2024, after four years heading up the show, making him its longest-serving police officer. But fans will be delighted to know he is now back on the small screen for the second series of his reality show Will & Ralf Should Know Better, with friend and fellow actor Will Mellor. The pair, who famously worked together on Noughties sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, launched their chatty Two Pints With Will and Ralf podcast in 2020. They then followed it up with the hugely successful first series of their TV show on U and U&Dave in October last year, exploring the challenges of midlife. And now a second series is to follow in two three-episode blocks, one coming later this year and another in 2026 - to Ralf's absolute delight. He said: 'Somehow, they've let us do this again! I'm buzzing to be back with Will for round two - more adventures, more questionable decisions and probably more moments where we ask, "What on Earth are we doing?" 'I'm incredibly grateful for the response to the first series and I can't wait to get started on the next!' The format sees Will, 49, and Ralf, 45, meet a range of fascinating new people and try out challenges to push them out of their comfort zone. This series will include everything from trying out stand-up comedy for the first time, to survive the country's most haunted pub, to cross-country orienteering with no mobile phones. But most importantly, it gives an insight into their years-long friendship, first forged more than 20 years ago when Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet of Crisps began, in 2001. Will - also known for his roles on Hollyoaks and EastEnders, as well as a turn on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, in which he finished fifth with partner Nancy Xu - said of this second series: 'We're back! 'I'm so happy to be making a second series of this show with Ralf - we had so much fun filming series one and it seems the public loved it just as much as us. 'The reaction to series one was overwhelming and I can't wait to dive back in.' Death In Paradise viewers were devastated last year when Ralf confirmed he was leaving the show, which centres on a different DI every couple of series. His character DI Parker sailed away from the show's setting on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie to travel with former Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert), who he had a blossoming relationship with. The actor has since been replaced as the show's primary police officer by Don Gilet - known for 55 Degrees North, EastEnders and Holby City - as DI Mervin Wilson. Ralf said at the time, departing at the end of series 13: 'So, there you have it! The secret's out! My time on Saint Marie has come to an end. But, what an end! 'New adventures await Neville and he got to sail off into the sunset with his best friend, and, you know, who knows what happens for them next! 'I just want to say, just an enormous thank you to everyone who watched and supported the show. 'When I arrived, four-and-a-half years ago, I knew I had big shoes to fill. Coming into a series beloved by millions, including me, was a huge responsibility.' It comes after the BBC shared news about series 15 of Death In Paradise at the end of last month, with a first-look image. It comes after the BBC shared news about series 15 of Death In Paradise at the end of last month , with a first-look image Series 14 wrapped up in March with a dramatic finale and saw Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington), prepare to leave his role in the police department. But fans soon received an update on the next instalment from producers. The Death In Paradise social media account on X shared a photograph of a clapboard on a beach, which attracted thousands of likes and comments from eager viewers. The post confirmed filming for season 15 had already started. It was captioned: 'We're back in paradise! Filming has begun this week in Guadeloupe on the brand-new series of #DeathInParadise.' Will & Ralf Should Know Better will be available to watch on U.
