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NEW Tricks star James Bolam has dramatically quit the hit show — just days after the BBC announced it is planning a ninth series with the "dream team" cast.
The show is the Beeb's most popular drama with regular viewing figures around the 10 million mark.

James, 76, stars with Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman and Alun Armstrong as an ex-cop working on old cases.

But he believes the format is tired and wants to end on a high.

Executive producer Richard Burrell said: "We are very sorry to see him go."

[Perdita]

Jenni Falconer has announced the birth of her first child.

The TV presenter and husband James Midgley, who married last June, welcomed their daughter Ella Rose last night.

Falconer confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: "The wait was worth it....our beautiful baby girl, Ella Rose Midgley, arrived last night at 12.37 weighing 7lb 2oz. We are totally smitten!"

The 35-year-old previously said that she was "just waiting" to give birth, after passing her due date earlier this month.

Falconer co-hosted ITV's This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield for several months earlier this year, while regular presenter Holly Willoughby was off on maternity leave.

Both Schofield and Willoughby offered the couple their congratulations on today's edition of the daytime magazine show.

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Christine Bleakley is to host a new Stars in Their Eyes-style show for celebrities.

Celebrities will dress up as well-known singers and perform their hit tracks. A panel of judges, to include dancer Louie Spence and actress Pauline Quirke, will try to see through the flamboyant costumes and feature-*altering prosthetic make-up to identify them.

Christine, 32, is filming pilot *episodes for the programme, *provisionally called Guess The Star, at ITV’s Manchester studios.

Channel bosses have been trying to find an entertainment role for Christine since poaching her from the BBC last summer on a *contract worth *£4million over three years. They are said to be determined to make the new show a success as it would *finally give them a chance to use Christine’s presenting talents away from breakfast show Daybreak, which has had disastrous ratings since it launched last summer.

A TV source said: “When ITV signed Christine from the BBC they made it very clear she would be working on other projects. You don’t pay someone £4million just to present a breakfast *programme, especially one that is under-*performing. The show is only in the *development stage but ITV are *hoping it will be the perfect platform for Christine to launch herself as a primetime entertainment *presenter.

“The prosthetics people are *absolutely brilliant and from what we’ve been told they make the celebs *absolutely *unrecognisable.”

If the pilots are a success the show is expected to be screened in early 2012.

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{QUOTE=alan45;757131]Christine Bleakley is to host a new Stars in Their Eyes-style show for celebrities.

Celebrities will dress up as well-known singers and perform their hit tracks. A panel of judges, to include dancer Louie Spence and actress Pauline Quirke, will try to see through the flamboyant costumes and feature-*altering prosthetic make-up to identify them.

Christine, 32, is filming pilot *episodes for the programme, *provisionally called Guess The Star, at ITV’s Manchester studios.

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Channel bosses have been trying to find an entertainment role for Christine since poaching her from the BBC last summer on a *contract worth *£4million over three years. They are said to be determined to make the new show a success as it would *finally give them a chance to use Christine’s presenting talents away from breakfast show Daybreak, which has had disastrous ratings since it launched last summer.

A TV source said: “When ITV signed Christine from the BBC they made it very clear she would be working on other projects. You don’t pay someone £4million just to present a breakfast *programme, especially one that is under-*performing. The show is only in the *development stage but ITV are *hoping it will be the perfect platform for Christine to launch herself as a primetime entertainment *presenter.

“The prosthetics people are *absolutely brilliant and from what we’ve been told they make the celebs *absolutely *unrecognisable.”

If the pilots are a success the show is expected to be screened in early 2012.[/QUOTE]

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{QUOTE=alan45;757131]Christine Bleakley is to host a new Stars in Their Eyes-style show for celebrities.

Celebrities will dress up as well-known singers and perform their hit tracks. A panel of judges, to include dancer Louie Spence and actress Pauline Quirke, will try to see through the flamboyant costumes and feature-*altering prosthetic make-up to identify them.

Christine, 32, is filming pilot *episodes for the programme, *provisionally called Guess The Star, at ITV’s Manchester studios.

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Channel bosses have been trying to find an entertainment role for Christine since poaching her from the BBC last summer on a *contract worth *£4million over three years. They are said to be determined to make the new show a success as it would *finally give them a chance to use Christine’s presenting talents away from breakfast show Daybreak, which has had disastrous ratings since it launched last summer.

A TV source said: “When ITV signed Christine from the BBC they made it very clear she would be working on other projects. You don’t pay someone £4million just to present a breakfast *programme, especially one that is under-*performing. The show is only in the *development stage but ITV are *hoping it will be the perfect platform for Christine to launch herself as a primetime entertainment *presenter.

“The prosthetics people are *absolutely brilliant and from what we’ve been told they make the celebs *absolutely *unrecognisable.”

If the pilots are a success the show is expected to be screened in early 2012.

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David Croft, co-writer and producer of classic comedies including 'Allo 'Allo and Hi-de-Hi has died at the age of 89, his family has announced.

He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Portugal. His family called him a "truly great man" in a statement.

Croft's military sitcoms It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Dad's Army, written with Jimmy Perry, were hits in the 1970s.

He is also credited with Are You Being Served and its 1990s spin-off Grace and Favour.

Croft, who was awarded an OBE in 1978 for services to television, worked alongside Jeremy Lloyd on both the department store sitcom and 'Allo 'Allo, which was set in Nazi-occupied France.

All of his hits were produced for the BBC, the last being Oh Doctor Beeching in 1993 before he retired from the corporation.

A decade later, Croft was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the British Comedy Awards.

Croft was born as David John Sharland to stage actress Annie Croft and Reginald Sharland, a successful Hollywood radio actor.

He enlisted in the army during World War II, which was to provide some of his later comic inspiration for Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum.

Dad's Army was the first of his series to come to TV screens, in 1968, and marked the start of his fruitful and long-lived comic partnership with Jimmy Perry.

He also wrote scripts for numerous well-loved pantomimes during this time.


RIP David

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Andy Rooney is leaving 60 Minutes after 33 years, CBS has announced.

The 92-year-old journalist will make his final regular appearance on 60 Minutes on Sunday to discuss his long history with the programme.

60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager praised Rooney for his dedication to the show and also invited him back to comment on news events "when the urge hits him".

Fager added: "There's nobody like Andy and there never will be. He'll hate hearing this, but he's an American original. His contributions to 60 Minutes are immeasurable."

Rooney first joined 60 Minutes in 1978, with his commentaries on holidays, food and hot topics proving popular with viewers.

He has earned three Emmy Awards and also received the organisation's Lifetime Achievement honour in 2003.

60 Minutes airs Sunday at 7/6c on CBS.


I appreciate hardly any of us will know who he is but to still be working at 92 years old is awesome. Well done, Andy!!

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According to a report from Star Magazine, Moore and Ashton Kutcher are splitting up after six years of marriage.

The magazine says that Moore and Kutcher have been living apart "for months" and that the couple is headed for a $290 million divorce. The cause for the split? The magazine says the new Two and a Half Men star has cheated on his wife. A year ago, a woman told Star Magazine that she had carried on an affair with Kutcher.

Multiple gossip sites began to question the stability of their marriage after Kutcher and Moore spent their wedding anniversary, Sept. 24, apart. According to People, Kutcher was seen clubbing with friends in San Diego while Moore was in New York. Moore, usually an avid tweeter, has also been posting slightly cryptic messages as of late. "When we are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself & study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. —Epictetus," Moore tweeted on Sept. 23. Three days later, she tweeted "I see through you" and linked to a picture of herself not smiling with her eyes closed.

Moore, who is 15 years Kutcher's senior, wed the TV star in 2005 after dating for two years. She was previously married to musician Freddy Moore and then actor Bruce Willis, with whom she has three daughters.

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Mike Myers has become a first-time father.

A spokesperson for the Austin Powers star confirmed in May that the actor's wife Kelly Tisdale was pregnant with the couple's first child.

Today, Myers's rep revealed that the pair welcomed a baby boy two weeks ago.

"He is healthy and his parents are ecstatic," Myers's rep told E! News.

Myers and Tisdale wed in 2010, but did not announce the news until this past March.

Last month, the 48-year-old signed on for a fourth instalment in the Austin Powers franchise.

There is no word as of yet on whether Jay Roach, director of all three previous movies, will return for the next picture.

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Jeff Conaway died accidentally, an autopsy has ruled.

Los Angeles County coroner Craig Harvey told The AP that Conaway's death was caused by a major internal infection.

When the Grease actor died in May at the age of 60, there were suspicions that he had taken a deliberate overdose.

Harvey did confirm that Conaway had drugs in his system when he was originally hospitalised.

Olivia Newton-John and Daniel Baldwin were among those to pay tribute to the star.