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Daily Mirror
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Harry Potter actors snapped on set as they start filming for new HBO series
The cast for the new HBO television series of Harry Potter have finally come together to start filming the TV adaption of the hugely popular book and movie series Hold on to your cloaks; the HBO series of Harry Potter is one step closer to being on our screens as the cast have been snapped on the set of the TV adaption of the hugely popular book and movie series. The cast for the upcoming show, set in the Wizarding World, have began filming on set to adapt JK Rowling's hugely popular novels to the small screen. Much of the cast has been revealed, as Dominic McLaughlin will star as the Boy Who Lived while joining him are Alastair Stout as the loyal sidekick Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton, set to portray the brilliantly brainy Hermione Granger. And now the cast have been photographed on the set, getting ready before the cameras start rolling. The show's star, Dominic, 11, was seen wearing a blue hooded jumper and a pair of round glasses – an accessory that has become synonymous with Harry Potter – as he filmed alongside the actors taking on the role as The Dursleys. Meanwhile, spoiled Dudley Dursley actor Amos Kitson was snapped wearing a shell suit jacket with cropped, wide sleeves which he matched with a pair of grey shell suit trousers with a blue stripe down the side. The actor posed for a photo taken on an iPad by a crew member, as Amos was seen giving the camera a grumpy expression as he appeared to get into character. Elsewhere on set, Uncle Vernon actor Daniel Rigby was seen having Vernon's signature moustache tended to by a makeup artist as he sported a pair of 1980s style bifocal glasses for the character. Meanwhile, actress Bel Powley was seen in costume as she takes on the role of Aunt Petunia in the new TV adaption. The actors were filming scenes at London Zoo for the series, in the very first on-set pictures of the highly anticipated, upcoming programme.
BBC News
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'Worse places to live: David Baddiel opens new show in Chester
Author and comedian David Baddiel is "thankful" the stars aligned when his producers told him where his new musical's opening night would comedian is not unfamiliar with the city of Chester, especially the theatre that will host the world premier of The Parent Agency, based on his children's book of the same comedian has graced the stage at The Storyhouse many times and says he is thrilled he will be able to showcase his newest creation on February 15 in the "most beautiful space".Baddiel, who is temporarily living in Chester for the show's run, jokes there are "worse places to live" and says it is a place he actually wants to go out and explore. "I am quite enjoying living in Chester, it's lovely," he said. "There are worse places to spend your time and I have spent my time in some of those worst places."I really like the theatre and I really like the atmosphere around it." Baddiel said the family theatre was "trying to do really great things".He said the theatre was accessible and fun, "and the show is that too so it felt like a good place for it".The 60-year-old is known for his past comedy partnerships with Frank Skinner which saw him star on the football anthem "Three Lions", co-written and performed with The Lightning Seeds. His new musical, based on the first children's book he wrote, with music provided by Dan Gillespie Sells, centres around 11-year-old Barry Bennet who hates his name and wishes for better parents. The show follows his journey as he makes his wish and finds himself whisked away to an alternate universe. Baddiel said the idea for the book came from his son, Ezra, who at the age of eight asked why Harry Potter did not run away from The Dursleys and try and find some better parents."I thought that's an interesting idea, a very child idea that if you're a bit frustrated and annoyed with your parents you can find someone else," Baddiel said."It suits a musical, there are points in that story where you can feel the characters have got no choice but to burst into song." David Baddiel's Dream Dinner Party He said as a children's writer he still "channels the 11-year-old" inside him."I think that's true of all adults. "I can remember when I was 11, my mate had nicer food, a slightly nicer house, his parents bought him more stuff, and I wanted to live there." Baddiel hopes the Parent Agency can one day reach global audiences as he joked "then London and Broadway, there I've said it, it started in Chester"."You always hope the stuff you do is going to be a success," he added. Additional reporting by Roger Johnson Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
