#Sally Nesbitt

[genevieveetguy]

The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens), Henri Verneuil (1969)

#Henri Verneuil #José Giovanni #Pierre Pelegri #Jean Gabin #Alain Delon #Lino Ventura #Irina Demick #Amedeo Nazzari #Philippe Baronnet #Karen Blanguernon #Yves Brainville #Gérard Buhr #Elisa Cegani #Sally Nesbitt #Henri Decaë #Ennio Morricone #Pierre Gillette #1969

[elwinter]

Nathan:

Gabriel:

Nathan:

Gabriel:

Nesbitt: KISS ALREADY!

Gabriel: Nesbi-

Nathan: *aggressively punches Nesbitt in the face*

Nesbitt:

Gabriel: I'm so gay.

#nathan byrn #gabriel boutin #nesbitt #half bad #sally green

[scotianostra]

On October 28th 2010 Scotland sadly lost the very funny man Gerard Kelly.

Everyone loved the mop of black hair, the half-length trousers, the bright Dr Martens and the cry of "Hiya pals", but you could spend hours figuring out exactly what made Gerard Kelly such a physically funny pantomime star. It was something to do with the knobbly knees, the way one leg would drag coyly behind the other, and the impression of Kelly having feet that headed in opposite directions. The actor Karen Dunbar, who appeared alongside him in three Christmas shows at the King's theatre in Glasgow, has her own theory. "I think it came from his hips," she said. "He used his whole body."

Whatever his secret, Kelly – who has died aged 51 after a brain aneurysm – was a consummate performer who reigned supreme at the King's theatres in Glasgow and Edinburgh for 20 years. To do this for a dozen performances a week required formidable energy. A fortnight into Sleeping Beauty, at the King's, Glasgow, in 2007, he began suffering from sciatica and amazed his colleagues by carrying on regardless of the pain.

Typically, Kelly played the Buttons-type character, a lovable clown who never got the girl but endeared himself to the audience with his rascally grin, gift for comedy and unerring democratic instinct. His generosity of spirit was addictive. Kelly could keep everyone, from children to pensioners, on side. "He knew exactly how to play the audience," said the director Tony Cownie, who staged several of the pantos. "You couldn't direct him. The minute Gerard walked on to the floor, I just sat back. You can't tamper with genius."

A private man who kept a low media profile, Kelly was a team player and commanded tremendous affection. Born Paul Kelly (he changed his name when he got his Equity card), he was brought up in a family of five children in working-class Cranhill, in the east end of Glasgow. His father, Charlie, ran a chip shop, and his mother, Rose, was a hotel waitress. A teacher at St Gregory's secondary school in Glasgow encouraged him to act. From the age of 12, he landed parts with the help of the agent Winifred "Freddie" Young. He appeared in adverts and the TV adventure The Camerons (1974), for the Children's Film Foundation.

Kelly built an accomplished television career, with early work including a part as a teenager with learning difficulties in Donal and Sally, written by James Duthie, which was broadcast in the Play for Today strand on BBC1 in 1978. That year he auditioned for The Slab Boys, John Byrne's celebrated carpet-factory comedy, at the Traverse theatre in Edinburgh, but was considered too young for the part. He was, however, cast as the designer Spanky Farrell in the Play for Today adaptation of The Slab Boys in 1979. He returned to the role at the Traverse in 1982 in all three instalments of what had become a trilogy (with Cuttin' a Rug and Still Life). That production transferred to the Royal Court in London and was a major success.

Here in Scotland, Kelly is fondly remembered for his leading role as Willie Melvin, a bank-teller with literary pretensions and dodgy friends, in the 80s sitcom City Lights, set in Glasgow. He made many guest appearances in programmes such as Rab C Nesbitt, Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV, The Comic Strip Presents and Juliet Bravo, and was a regular on the sketch show Scotch and Wry, starring Rikki Fulton. In 2006, Kelly teamed up with Tony Roper in Rikki and Me, a stage tribute to Fulton.

After bad-boy parts in EastEnders, as the violent Jimmy in 1994, and in Brookside, as gangster Callum Finnegan from 1997 to 2000, Kelly turned in a viciously funny performance as Ian "Bunny" Bunton, a camp panto director, in Ricky Gervais's Extras (2005). His other stage appearances included Neil Simon's The Odd Couple in 1994 (revived in 2002) for the touring Borderline theatre and Iain Heggie's A Wholly Healthy Glasgow in a production that opened at the Royal Exchange in Manchester in 1987 before transferring to the Edinburgh festival and the Royal Court.

Intelligent and politically engaged, Kelly ran the radical 7:84 theatre company in Scotland with David Hayman for three years in the late 80s. He directed Hector McMillan's sectarian drama The Sash ; Raymond Briggs's When the Wind Blows , about a nuclear attack; and an anti-poll tax farce, Revolting Peasants , for the company, whose name derives from athe statistic at the time that 7% of the population of the UK owns 84% of the wealth, it is probaly not changed much since then, if anything will have grown wider.

He had been due to revive his role as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Show at the King's in Glasgow. The part was taken by his friend and City Lights co-star Andy Gray. "He knew what worked," said Gray of Kelly's pantomime work. "I don't think 'Hiya pals' will ever be said again. He did it year in, year out, but 'Hiya pals' worked every time because he did it with such gusto and conviction." Sadly we also lost Andy following complications caused by COVID-19 in January 2021, the two will be having a ball together up there.

#scotland #scottish #history #actor #comedian #comedy actor #rip

[scorbleeo]

Book Chat: Half Wild

The Half Bad Trilogy (Book 2) by Sally Green

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After finally meeting his elusive father, Marcus, and receiving the three gifts that confirm him as a full adult witch, Nathan is still on the run. He needs to find his friend Gabriel and rescue Annalise, now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury. Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift – a strange, wild new power that threatens to overwhelm him.

Meanwhile, Soul O'Brien has seized control of the Council of White Witches and is expanding his war against Black witches into Europe. In response, an unprecedented alliance has formed between Black and White witches determined to resist him. Drawn into the rebellion by the enigmatic Black witch Van Dal, Nathan finds himself fighting alongside both old friends and old enemies. But can all the rebels be trusted, or is Nathan walking into a trap?

ISBN: 9780141350882 (2015) | Source: Goodreads

Annalise This, Annalise That, Nathan Deserves A Whack In The Head

Please ignore that sub-header for now, this first paragraph is not for me to complain about their relationship.

Back to actual business, I am very, very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed Half Wild. Half Bad was quite average to me but this second book, wow, it piqued my interest in a way the first book could not. However, I know why Half Wild was such a page turner for me. You see, I already knew a certain ending to something and I was really looking forward to that, so I was in a rush to get to that point which happened to be in the last couple of chapters.

On a more serious note, I like the character development in this book, a lot. Nathan irritated me a ton when he kept going on about Annalise in his mind but other than that, I was very satisfied with the characters here; how they grew and how the new ones were added in.

The plot, on the other hand, was actually lacking quite a bit. Honestly speaking, if not for those Nathan-Gabriel scenes or any Nesbitt scenes, I would have been bored to death reading about Nathan pining for Annalise or having his identity crisis. At least in Half Bad, we saw action between the heroes and villains. All this book did was mention Soul, Wallend and Jessica. Their existences should have been more concrete(?) in this book, further show me how evil they are, you know? Then maybe Half Wild would not have been half as boring.

Upon finishing this second book, it is extremely clear who Green created to end up with Nathan. Actually, it was quite clear in Half Bad but you know, it becomes 100% in Half Wild. Unfortunately, that does not justify Green's writing of Annalise's character because did she really think Annalise was likeable at any point in her books? I found her annoying the minute she appeared and befriended Nathan in book one.

Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)

#book review #half wild #the half bad trilogy #sally green #nathan byrn #gabriel boutin #annalise o'brien

[byneddiedingo]

Cedric Hardwicke and Sally Ann Howes in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1947) Cast: Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Bernard Miles, Sally Ann Howes, Alfred Drayton, Aubrey Woods, Stanley Holloway, Jill Balcon, Mary Merrall, Athene Seyler, Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton, Cathleen Nesbitt, James Hayter. Screenplay: John Dighton, based on a novel by Charles Dickens. Cinematography: Gordon Dines. Art direction: Michael Relph. Film editing: Leslie Norman. Music: Lord Berners. Forgettable and rather plodding version of the Dickens novel, kept alive only by some good actors doing their thing well.

#The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby #Alberto Cavalcanti #Cedric Hardwicke #Sally Ann Howes

[moviesteve]

New Post has been published on MovieSteve

https://is.gd/oVNn5l https://www.moviesteve.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/avengers-joker1.jpg #DianaRigg, #EmmaPeel, #JohnSteed, #PatrickMacnee, #PeterJeffrey, #RonaldLacey, #SallyNesbitt, #TheAvengers   The creeping feeling that The Avengers is running out of puff is further reinforced by The Joker, a rewrite of the Cathy Gale-era episode Don’t Look Behind You. Except in this case it’s Emma Peel who is stalked by an admirer with a deadly agenda. It was a very good episode first time round … Read More »

#Diana Rigg #Emma Peel #John Steed #Patrick Macnee #Peter Jeffrey #Ronald Lacey #Sally Nesbitt #The Avengers

[aussie-tea]

Nathan: Wow.. the council really hate us.

Gabriel: Maybe they're homophobic?

Nathan: We're not a couple, Gabriel.

Gabriel: We're not?

Nesbitt: You're not?!

#half bad #sally green #half life trilogy #half bad trilogy #nathan byrn #gabriel boutin #nabriel #nesbitt

[its-sixxers]

playing my outer worlds captain as the agent of chaos my fnv courier never was

her name is salome nesbitt but she goes by her alias “sally bits” and tbh salome is probably not her real first name either. in her 40s and loves booze and stealing shit

thats all

[daisyedgar-jonesdaily]

Biography

Early life and education

Daisy Edgar-Jones was born in Islington to Northern Irish mother Wendy and Scottish father Philip, who is director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky. She grew up in Muswell Hill, London, and first acted in a school play in year 5. She attended The Mount School for Girls and Woodhouse College before being admitted to the National Youth Theatre. She studied with the Open University.

Career

After appearing in the 2016 Outnumbered Christmas Special on BBC One, at 17, Edgar-Jones was cast as Olivia Marsden in ITV's comedy drama Cold Feet alongside James Nesbitt. In 2018, she appeared as Jessica Thompson in Silent Witness, and in independent coming-of-age feature film Pond Life directed by Bill Buckhurst. She was in the National Youth Theatre production of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

Edgar-Jones had a recurring role as Delia Rawson in 2019 BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack.

Edgar-Jones began starring as Emily Gresham in the 2019 series War of the Worlds opposite Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern. In May 2019, it was announced that Edgar-Jones had been cast in the main role of Marianne alongside Paul Mescal as Connell in the Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People, an adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney.

starred in the 2020 revival of Albion at the Almeida Theatre.

Daisy will be busy in 2021 with the Fresh films (produced by Legendary), the adaptation of the book 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and the second season of the War of the Worlds series.

#daisyedgarjones #daisy edgar-jones #daisy edgar jones

[queerasfact]

新年快樂! Happy New Year!

I know we’re a little late, but we thought we’d help you celebrate the lunar new year with some queer-themed zodiac content. Find out which queer person from history shares your zodiac sign, and follow the links to learn more with our podcast. Welcome to the Year of the Rat!

Year of the Rat (1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020)

Jazz-age heiress Henrietta Bingham was known for being the life of the party, including baking her friends themed birthday cakes, and one memorable occasion when she’d played the saxophone while standing on top of a piano. Her lovers included world number one tennis player Helen Jacobs, as well as members of the famously queer Bloomsbury Group: artists Dora Carrington and Stephen Tomlin.

Year of the Ox (1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009)

Vaslav Nijinsky was considered both the best and most controversial ballet dancer of the early 20th century. He shocked audiences with his skin-tight costumes, and the scandalous themes of his choreography, including depicting masturbation on stage, and had relationships with both men and women.

Year of the Tiger (1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010)

Known as the godmother of rock and roll, Rosetta Tharpe’s fame brought the music of her black, working-class gospel church to the world. Her sound - especially her distinctive guitar-playing - was a pioneering influence on men like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Chuck Berry. Rosetta never spoke publicly about her sexuality, but friends say she was attracted to both women and men.

Year of the Rabbit (1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)

In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to go to space, inspiring hundreds of thousands of young girls around the world. After she retired as an astronaut, Sally worked with her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy, writing science books for children.

Year of the Dragon (1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012)

Andrew George Scott, alias Captain Moonlite, was at various times a preacher, a cotton farmer, a campaigner for improved prison conditions, and a bushranger. He is buried in Gundagai, Australia, alongside his partner James Nesbitt, with whom he was, in his words “united by every tie which could bind human friendship …one in hopes, one in heart and soul…”

Year of the Snake (1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013)

Mary Shelley is best known as the author of Frankenstein, which she wrote when she was just 19, pioneering the genre of science fiction. Mary described herself as “apt to get tousy-mousy for women” - in particular, her best friend Jane Williams. As well as being queer herself, Mary also supported other queer people, helping her friend Doddy, who was assigned female at birth, leave England and start a new life as a married man in France.

Year of the Horse (1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002)

Harry Allen was the subject of sensationalist newspaper articles through the Pacific Midwest in the early 20th century - partly because he was transgender, and partly because of his tendency to bite cops.

Year of the Sheep (1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015)

Yoshiya Nobuko was an incredibly successful Japanese author, famous for her stories focussing on relationships between women - both friendships and romances. Nobuko lived for almost 50 years with her partner, Monma Chiyo. In 1957, Nobuko formally adopted Chiyo, because, as she explained “.. the law will not recognize you as a wife. … I aim to get the law reformed.”

Year of the Monkey (1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016)

Drag king Stormé DeLarverie was considered the mother of New York’s queer community for many decades. Armed with a pistol, she worked as a bouncer at lesbian bars around New York into her 80s, as well as using her talent as a singer to raise money for people living with HIV/AIDS, and women and children suffering domestic violence. Stormé was with her partner Diana for 26 years, and after Diana’s death, carried her photo in her wallet for the rest of her life.

Year of the Rooster (1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)

In 1970, drag queen and activist Marsha P. Johnson founded STAR - the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries - which aimed to provide food, housing, legal aid, and other necessities to homeless trans youth. Marsha was assigned male at birth, but described herself as living life as a woman, and worked tirelessly to support her trans community.

Year of the Dog (1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018)

Freddie Mercury joined the band Smile - already featuring Brian May and Roger Taylor - in 1970. Over the next three years, Smile became Queen, releasing their first album in 1973, and with Bohemian Rhapsody reaching number one on UK charts two years later. Freddie lived for the last six years of his life with his partner, Jim Hutton, before dying from AIDS-related complications. He also lived with a huge number of cats, and he would phone home to talk with them when he was on tour.

Year of the Pig (1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019)

19th-century landowner Anne Lister’s diaries chronicle her many lesbian relationships, from 1806 until her death in 1840. The more explicit parts are written in code, with entries often beginning with a summary of her sexual activity from the night before. For the last six years of her life, Anne lived with her wife Ann Walker, with the two women exchanging rings and taking Communion at church together to represent their marriage.

#year of the rat #lunar new year #chinese new year #queer history #lgbt #lgbtq #why are there no pictures in this post you ask? #because tumblr crashed three times while i was making it

[aion-rsa]

New British TV Series for 2021: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas and More

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Among the detective dramas and high-stakes thrillers due to arrive on British television in the next year or so, there are a clutch of sci-fi, supernatural and horror shows also coming our way. They include Sky One’s Intergalactic – the story of a wrongly imprisoned galactic pilot who breaks out of space jail with a gang of other high-security female prisoners – and Netflix’s fantasy novel adaptations Half Bad, Cuckoo Song, Lockwood & Co.,and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – respectively, tales of witches, supernatural pacts, ghost-hunters, and a woman who jumps between bodies in her quest to solve a murder mystery. Coming to terrestrial TV, there’s Life After Life and The Three, stories about living multiple versions of the same life, and the miraculous child survivors of a mysterious plane crash.

On top of that, there’s plenty of true crime, a new Sally Rooney adaptation for fans of Normal People, and the latest from TV genius Russell T Davies. Find out what’s coming from the UK in 2021 and beyond below.

We’ll keep this list updated with new commissions and as casting details and release dates are confirmed.

Around the World in 80 Days (tbc)

Filming began in South Africa on this new eight-part adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel in February 2020, and was halted in March by Covid-19 with an episode and a half in the can, before resuming in early July. The European-funded series stars David Tennant as Verne’s famous explorer Phileas Fogg. To satisfy a foolhardy wager, Fogg and his valet set off on a globe-circling journey, this time in the company of journalist Abigail Fix, played by The Crown’s Leonie Benesch. It’s been adapted by a team led by Life On Mars’ Ashley Pharoah.

Anne (tbc)

World Productions, the makers of some of the best British drama around (Line Of Duty, Save Me, Jed Mercurio’s drama Bodyguard) are behind this four-part drama for ITV. Written by novelist Kevin Sampson, who was present at Hillsborough Stadium on the tragic day that ninety-six football fans died, it tells the real-life story of Anne Williams’ decades-long fight for justice for her teenage son and all the victims of the 1989 disaster. Maxine Peake stars in the lead role and Bruce Goodison directs.

Before We Die (tbc)

Adapted from the Swedish crime thriller of the same name (pictured above), Before We Die is the six-part story of a detective who discovers that her son is acting as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation. This English-language version is set in Bristol and stars Lesley Sharp, Vincent Regan and Patrick Gibson. It was due to film in Bristol and Belgium in winter 2020 and will be coming to Channel 4.

Behind Her Eyes (tbc)

Filming took place on this six-part Netflix psychological thriller back in 2019, so there shouldn’t be too long to wait for it now. Adapted by Hannibal and The Punisher’s Steve Lightfoot from Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel, it’s the story of a woman who becomes involved in an unconventional love triangle that develops into a dark, twist-filled web of secrets. Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Beecham House) and The Luminaries’ Eve Hewson star.

Best Interests (tbc)

Jack Thorne (pictured), the busiest screenwriter in the UK is returning to BBC One fresh from His Dark Materials series two with a new original four-part drama partly inspired by the real-life Charlie Gard case. It’s about a young child with a life-threatening condition whose medical team judge it in her best interests that she be allowed to die, a decision her family can’t support and fight every step of the way. The commission was announced in July 2019 and filming was due to begin in 2020.

Bloodlands (tbc)

Filming got underway in February on new BBC One crime drama Bloodlands, which stars The Missing and Cold Feet‘s James Nesbitt and takes place in Northern Ireland. The thriller, from new writer Chris Brandon, will revolve around a cold case that holds personal significance for Nesbitt’s detective, and follows his hunt for an assassin. Susan Lynch, Michael Smiley, Ian McElhinney and Lisa Dwan are among the cast. In June 2020, the Belfast Telegraph reported from producer Jed Mercurio that filming had wrapped before the COVID-19 industry shutdown and that an extended post-production period had been agreed with the BBC.

But When We Dance  (tbc)

Directed by Johnny Campbell (of In The Flesh and Dracula fame) and written by Esio Trot’s Paul Mayhew Archer, this one-off comedy-drama about two people with Parkinson’s disease was announced in late 2019 and will be coming to BBC One. Described as a touching and hilarious love story, it’s the story of Tony and Emma, a couple who first meet at a dance class for people with Parkinson’s. It promises to be a witty, heart-felt 90 minutes throwing a light on a much-diagnosed condition in the UK.

Chloe (tbc)

From Alice Seabright, director of Netflix’s Sex Education (pictured above) comes six-part BBC One series Chloe. It’s the story of Becky, who becomes so obsessed with the death of an estranged friend that she takes on a false identity to find out the true story.

Come Again (2022)

Robert Webb’s debut novel Come Again, which was published in April 2020, is being adapted for television. It was announced in May 2020 that Firebird Pictures Ltd is working on the screen version of the story by the writer-actor. Come Again is the first novel by Webb (Peep Show, Back, That Mitchell And Webb Look). It tells the story of Kate, a karate expert, computer genius widow mired in grief who gets an out-of-this-world chance to go back into her past and change the future. It’s part love story, part coming-of-age story, part spy thriller packed with action and 90s nostalgia.

Conversations with Friends (tbc)

Following the enormous success of Normal People – the story of young Irish couple Marianne and Connor navigating love, sex, university, class, friendship and mental health – the BBC and Hulu are collaborating on an adaptation of author Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends. This one’s on a similar bent, as the story of a pair of young Irish students who get involved with an glamorous older, married couple. No casting has yet been announced but expect 12 half-hour episodes.

Cuckoo Song (2022)

Based on the acclaimed young adult novel by author Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree, Fly By Night), this six-part fantasy series is coming to Netflix. Among the writers are Doctor Who’s Sarah Dollard, Elizabeth is Missing’s Andrea Gibb and The Innocents’ Corinna Faith. It’s the story of two sisters – one human and one a monster – at war with each other, who have to reunite to reverse a supernatural pact gone wrong.

Danny Boy (tbc)

Filming began in October 2020 on the provisionally titled Danny Boy, a new BBC Two feature-length drama about real-life soldier Brian Wood, accused of war crimes in Iraq by human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. Ordeal by Innocence’s Anthony Boyle will play Wood, with the magnificent Toby Jones as Shiner, with a screenplay written by Murder and Party Animals’ Robert Jones

Death Comes as the End (tbc)

With Agatha Christie adaptation The Pale Horse having completed Sarah Phelps’ quintet of adaptations for the BBC in 2020, it’s the turn of a different voice on a very different kind of Christie novel. That voice? Vanity Fair and Five Days screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes. And that novel? Death Comes As The End, a murder mystery set not in the early 20th century, but in ancient Egypt. The arrival of a new concubine sends ripples through an Egyptian priest’s family. The cast and air date have yet to be announced.

Devils (February)

Coming to Sky Atlantic in February, high-finance thriller Devils is based on Guido Maria Brera’s novel of the same name. It’s a story of a top investment firm, multi-million dollar deals, a mysterious death and a public scandal. Alessandro Borghi stars.

Domina (tbc)

From Simon Burke, the creator of Sky weird-thriller Fortitude, eight-part historical family saga Domina is set in ancient Rome, beginning in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination. Based on real historical characters, it follows the ascendancy of Livia Drusilla through the Roman political ranks, as she strategizes her way to the top, driven by revenge.

Englistan (tbc)

Actor, rapper and screenwriter Riz Ahmed (pictured) was announced in 2018 as developing this ambitious nine-part series with BBC Two, but no updates have been released since. It was set to be a drama about three generations of a British Pakistani family set over the course of four decades. As soon as there’s any news on this one, we’ll include it here.

Finding Alice (tbc)

Keeley Hawes stars as a woman who discovers a host of unsettling secrets when her partner Harry unexpectedly dies when they finally move into their newly built dream house. A black comedy coming to ITV, Finding Alice also stars Joanna Lumley and Nigel Havers, and was written by The Durrells’ Simon Nye.

Four Lives (tbc)

Previously titled The Barking Murders, Four Lives is a three-part BBC drama based on real-life killer Stephen Port, and the aftermath of the four murders he committed. Port raped and murdered four men between 2014 and 2015, using Grindr to attract his victims. Jeff Pope, who previously penned The Moorside and Little Boy Blue, is the writer, with Neil McKay directing. Sheridan Smith and Jamie Winstone will star alongside Stephen Merchant as Port. In this Entertainment Focus interview from April 2020, actor Michael Jibson confirmed the drama was currently postponed due to the ongoing real-life criminal case.

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Ginger Snaps (2022)

It’s 20 years since the release of Ginger Snaps, the first in a trilogy of now-cult horror films, and, according to Sid Gentle Films, high time for a live-action TV adaptation. The darkly comic feminist werewolf movie will be adapted for a TV co-production by Anna Ssemuyaba, who has previous written for Sky’s Guerilla, Channel 4’s Adult Material and ITV’s Unsaid Stories, and from by the co-producers of Killing Eve and Orphan Black.

Grace (tbc)

From Endeavour creator Russell Lewis come two feature-length adaptations of Peter James’ crime novel series about a Brighton-based Detective Superintendent. Life on Mars’ John Simm will play unorthodox investigator Roy Grace, who’s haunted by the disappearance of his wife, in two-hour versions of Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead. The first film revolves around a cold case and a groom who goes mysteriously missing just days before his wedding.

Half Bad (tbc)

Based on Sally Green’s celebrated book trilogy of the same name, Half Bad will be an eight-part one-hour Netflix fantasy drama. It’s about a 16-year-old boy who has spent his life surveilled for signs that he may follow in the footsteps of his father – the world’s most feared witch. Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton is writing the series, with Andy Serkis among the producers. We. Can’t. Wait.

Harlan Coben’s Stay Close (tbc)

Thriller writer Harlan Coban is currently part of the way into a five-year deal with Netflix to adapt 14 of his novels, and Stay Close is the latest adaptation from writer Danny Brocklehurst and RED Productions, the team that brought us The Stranger. Like The Stranger, Stay Close will star Richard Armitage and move the book setting from the US to the UK. It’s the story of three characters whose dark secrets threaten to destroy their lives. James Nesbitt and Cush Jumbo also star.

Hollington Drive (tbc)

If you’ve seen writer Sophie Petzal’s Irish thriller Blood starring Adrian Dunbar, you’ll want to tune in for this. Coming to ITV, it’s a four-part thriller about two grown-up sisters who become entangled in a tense mystery when their children are involved in the disappearance of a 10-year-old local boy. Expect twists, turns, and sharp writing.

Inside Man (tbc)

The latest BBC One drama from former Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat is a four-part crime thriller entitled Inside Man. The twisting story is about a death row inmate in the US and a woman who’s trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage, whose lives interlink “in the most unexpected way”. Filming was due to begin in late 2020.

Intergalactic (tbc)

Excellent news for sci-fi fans, this. Coming to Sky One and NOW TV in 2021, Intergalactic is an original, British space-set drama about a galactic pilot who’s falsely imprisoned, then breaks free with a gang of other high-security female prisoners. It stars The Tunnel‘s Savannah Steyn in the lead role, with Parminder Nagra, Eleanor Tomlinson, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Natasha O’Keeffe, Thomas Turgoose and Craig Parkinson, so lots of great British talent in the cast. Filming took place in Manchester and Spain and we’ll bring you much more closer to release.

It’s a Sin (January)

This 1980s-set drama (previously titled The Boys) comes from acclaimed screenwriter Russell T. Davies (A Very English Scandal, Doctor Who) and tackles the impact of AIDS on the lives of three young men across a period of ten years. It’s the story of “the epidemic, the pain of rejection and the prejudices that gay men faced throughout the decade.” Filming began on the five-part series in October 2019, with a cast including Olly Alexander, Neil Patrick Harris, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry, Tracy Ann Oberman and Shaun Dooley. See the first teaser here.

Karen Pirie (tbc)

A new detective is on her way to ITV in the form of Karen Pirie, the creation of novelist Val McDermid who’s also the literary source of ITV’s popular Wire in the Blood forensic pathology series. The new crime drama comes adapted from the first in McDermid’s five-book series The Distant Echo by Harlots and Save Me Too’s Emer Kenny. It’s about a young Scottish detective working in St. Andrews who is tasked with reopening cold cases. The first involves the 25-year-old death of a teenager whose unsolved murder has become the subject of a true crime podcast. It’s being made by Bodyguard and Line of Duty‘s World Productions. 

Landscapers (tbc)

A four-part true crime series about ‘Mansfield Murderers’ Susan and Christopher Edwards is on its way to Sky Atlantic and HBO. Alexander Payne (Sideways) was set to direct, but departed the project in October 2020 following what’s being reported as a scheduling conflict after Covid-19 pushed production back. The Edwards killed Susan’s parents and buried them in their garden, then spent over a decade draining their bank accounts before being discovered in 2014. Olivia Colman will star as Susan Edwards, from a script written by Colman’s producer husband Ed Sinclair. Giri/Haji and Flowers’ Will Sharpe replaces Payne as the director.

Leonardo (tbc)

Not strictly (or at all) a British series, we’ve snuck this Italian production in anyway because of its lead actor – Poldark and Being Human’s Aidan Turner – and its pedigree – from The X-Files and The Man In The High Castle’s Frank Spotnitz. The writer-producer’s latest screen work was on Medici, also made for an Italian production company. This eight-episode series will tell the life of artist Leonardo through the story of his masterpieces. Filming wrapped in August 2020 and there’s no UK broadcaster confirmed at present.

Life After Life (tbc)

Kate Atkinson’s 2013 novel Life After Life is a masterpiece of imaginative fiction, so it’s no surprise that BBC One is currently preparing a TV adaptation. It’s the story of Ursula, a woman with the extraordinary power to keep being continually reborn into new and alternative versions of her life after she dies. Seemingly insignificant changes to people and circumstances set her on new courses every time – can she alter the course of history? Playwright Bash Doran (Traitors) has adapted the novel and filming is due to start in spring 2021.

Lockwood & Co (tbc)

Attack the Block’s Joe Cornish is writing and directing this Netflix adaptation of Jonathan Stroud’s supernatural adventure series about a ghost-hunting detective agency run by two teenage boys and a psychic girl. It’s set in London and was only announced in December 2020, so don’t expect to see it arrive on the streaming service for a little while yet.

My Name is Leon (tbc)

The BBC is preparing a feature-length adaptation of Kit de Waal’s novel My Name is Leon, the 1980s-set story of a nine-year-old biracial boy forced to cope with his mother’s breakdown. Writer-director Shola Amoo is adapting the screenplay, with Kibwe Tavares directing.

My Name is Lizzie (tbc)

This four-part Channel 4 drama, based on real events, will star The Virtues and Raised by Wolves’ Niamh Algar as an undercover police officer used in a honeytrap search for a killer in the 1990s. Written by The Tunnel’s Emilia di Girolamo, it promises to take viewers behind the scenes on one of the UK’s most controversial police investigations. It was only announced in late 2020, so don’t expect it for a little while.

Ralph and Katie (tbc)

This six-part half hour is a spin-off from BBC One’s hit family drama The A Word, following the married lives of the titular characters, both of whom have Down’s Syndrome. The original series creator Peter Bowker is writing the show, which stars Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy, alongside new and emerging disabled talent.

Red Rose (tbc)

A contemporary teen horror series is on its way to BBC Three and Netflix, written by Michael and Paul Clarkson (The Haunting Of Hill House, pictured). Red Rose will be an eight-part series about the relationship between teenagers and their online lives. It’s the story of Rochelle, a Bolton teen who downloads a mysterious app that sets in motion a series of terrifying events. Ultimately, say the Clarksons, “it’s the story of friendship told through the prism of a classic horror-thriller.” 

Riches (tbc)

From Empire to Succession, the complicated family lives of the super-wealthy are a continued source of fascination on screen. ITV has ordered drama Riches from writer Abby Ajayi to mine that seam. The six-part drama revolves around successful businessman Stephen Richards, a specialist in cosmetics for black women, who’s on a winning streak until a dramatic event forces his grown-up children from two marriages to gather together and decide what happens next.

Ridley Road (tbc)

Filming began in November on four-part BBC One thriller Ridley Road, adapted from Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel of the same name. Actor and screenwriter Sarah Solemani (Him & Her, No Offence) has adapted Bloom’s book, which tells the story of the fight against fascism in 1960s London. According to Solemani, the novel reveals “a darker side of Sixties London and the staggering contribution the Jewish community made in the battle against racism.” Newcomer Aggi O’Casey is joined by Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear, Samantha Spiro and more.

Ripley (tbc)

Sherlock and Fleabag’s Andrew Scott will play Tom Ripley in a new TV adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith five-strong novel series for Showtime and Sky Atlantic. The first season will restage events as depicted in Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley, when a young grifter in 1960s New York is hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward, hedonist son – played by Emma and Beast’s Johnny Flynn – to return home from Italy. Steven Zaillian (The Night Of, Schindler’s List) will write and direct.

Rogue Heroes (tbc)

A major new drama is on its way to BBC One, from Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders and Taboo. The six-part drama is based on Ben Macintyre’s SAS: Rogue Heroes book, which charts the creation of the famed Special Forces unit. Knight is writing the adaptation, which will tell a tale “celebrating the glory, action and camaraderie at the heart of this story” while delving into the psychology of the officers and men who formed the SAS in WWII. With real-life events given Knight’s visionary treatment, this one promises to be a spectacle with real depth.

Screw (tbc)

Inspired by his real-life experience as a civilian prison worker, writer Rob Williams (Killing Eve, pictured above) is bringing a six-part prison drama to Channel 4. Screw promises to show “the uncensored, terrifying and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in an all-male prison in 21st century Britain.” The story focuses on veteran officer Leigh, who’s trying to keep her past buried, and mouthy new recruit Rose. Casting is yet to be announced.

Showtrial (tbc)

The Tunnel’s writer Ben Richards has teamed up with World Productions (the folks behind Bodyguard, pictured, and Line of Duty) on six-part series Showtrial. Coming to BBC One, it’s a legal drama that questions the role class, money and power play in justice being done. The story treats the disappearance of a young working class student and the subsequent arrest and trial of the accused, “the arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur.” There’s been no official news on this one since its December 2019 announcement, so stay tuned for more.

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Superhoe (tbc)

Nicôle Lecky’s one-woman Royal Court stage show is getting the Fleabag treatment and being turned into a six-part BBC Three series. It’s the musical story of a would-be singer and rapper thrown out of home who moves in with a young woman who inducts her into the life of social media influencing and sex work.

Sweetpea (tbc)

From Kirstie Swain, the screenwriter of Channel 4’s Pure comes a new eight-part series adapted from C.J. Skuse’s 2017 novel of the same name. It’s the story of a young woman who seems unremarkable on the surface and works as an editorial assistant in a British seaside town. Unfulfilled by her job, she turns to darker pursuits outside of work, because who would ever suspect her? The comedy-drama is coming to Sky Atlantic and no casting has yet been announced. Read our interview with Kirstie Swain about Pure, mental illness in TV drama and more.

Tenacity (tbc)

If you saw His Dark Materials on BBC One, then you know Welsh-based Bad Wolf Productions are capable of great things on a grand scale. In 2019, ITV commissioned them to make six-part thriller Tenacity, from a screenplay by Flightplan’s Peter A. Dowling, based on the J.S. Law novel of the same name. It’s about a body discovered on a British nuclear submarine, investigated by military detective Danielle Lewis. Think assassins, high-stakes action and a momentous threat to national security. The cast is tba.

The Baby (tbc)

Due to film in 2021, The Baby is a darkly comic horror on its way to Sky Atlantic. The eight-episode first season was co-created by screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace (Kaos, Sex Education) and Gangs of London (pictured above) production manager Lucy Gaymer. It’s being billed as a provocative, dark and funny story about a woman in her late thirties who’s unexpectedly landed with a baby that takes over her world.

The Birth of Daniel F Harris (tbc)

With a similar premise to Sky One’s Two Weeks to Live, but a psychological drama instead of a knockabout comedy, this Channel 4 drama by Urban Myths‘ (pictured above) Pete Jackson is the story of a young man raised in isolation from society after his mother’s death, by a father who told him the outside world is filled with monsters. When the boy turns eighteen, he enters the world to find the person responsible for his mother’s death. Read more about it here.

The Confessions of Frannie Langton (tbc)

Adapted by Sara Collins from her own Costa Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Confessions of Frannie Langton is a four part murder mystery set in Georgian London. It follows the title character, born on a Jamaican slave plantation and transported as a ‘gift’ by the man who enslaved her to the home of a wealthy London couple who meet a grim fate. Was Frannie really responsible? Or is she being used?  

The Elephant Man (tbc)

The story of Victorian Joseph Merrick was memorably brought to the screen by David Lynch in 1980, and has since been retold on stage (notably starring Bradley Cooper in the lead role). This two-part BBC drama stars Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton (pictured) and is written by Moorside’s Neil McKay. The biopic will tell the story of Merrick’s life from the start to the end and promises to “explore the man behind the myth”. Filming was due to take place in Wales in late 2018, but there’s been no news about this one since so it’s a bit of a question mark.

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (tbc)

In this original six-part BBC One thriller, screenwriters Penelope and Ginny Skinner (pictured above) tell the story of two very different women, both of whom are being conned by the same man. Alice and Caroline have Rob in common, a celebrated ecopreneur who may well be trying to destroy them both. Inspired to fight against society’s glorification of the predator, The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies was commissioned in August 2020, so it’ll be a little while before we see it.

The Irregulars (tbc)

The modern version. The Robert Downey Jr version. The gnome version. The version where Watson is Lucy Liu. Just when you thought the world had no more Sherlock Holmes to give, along comes The Irregulars on Netflix. Written by My Mad Fat Diary‘s Tom Bidwell, this version focuses on the Baker Street gang of teens used as a resource by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Great Detective, and comes with what’s promised to be a horrifying supernatural twist. With Netflix money behind it, this could be a great deal of fun. Filming began in Liverpool in late 2019, then was put on hold thanks to Covid-19 but it’s still due to arrive in 2021. Henry Lloyd-Hughes (pictured above) will play Sherlock Holmes.

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe (tbc)

Power, love, loyalty and politics all come to play in Dan Sefton’s (Trust Me) BBC adaptation of Keith Badman’s 2010 book The Final Years Of Marilyn Monroe. Narrowing the time-frame (as the working title suggests) Sefton’s drama will take in the final six months of Monroe’s life until her death in 1962 at the age of 36. We first heard about this one back in April 2019, but since then there’s been no news about casting or filming.

The North Water (tbc)

Film director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Lean On Pete) has adapted and directed Ian Maguire’s novel The North Water into a four-part BBC Two drama with an excellent cast. Colin Farrell, Stephen Graham (pictured above), Tom Courtenay, Peter Mullan and Jack O’Connell are all on board – literally so as the series is set on a whaling ship in the Arctic in the 1850s. It’s the story of a disgraced ex-army surgeon who joins a whaling expedition and finds himself “on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath” and in a struggle to survive. Filming took place on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in late 2019.

The Offenders (tbc)

From co-creator of The Office and writer-director of fab wrestling film Fighting with my Family, Stephen Merchant (pictured above, and soon to be seen playing killer Stephen Port in ITV true crime drama Four Lives) and Mayans M.C.’s Elgin James is a six-part one-hour comedy The Offenders. A BBC One-Amazon Studios co-production, it follows seven strangers forced together to complete a Community Payback sentence in Bristol. Merchant is joined by Christopher Walken, Darren Boyd and Eleanor Tomlinson in the cast.

The Pembrokeshire Murders (January)

This three-part ITV true crime drama stars Luke Evans as Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins, who, in 2006, reopened and solved a cold case from the 1980s using new forensic DNA evidence and, bizarrely, an episode of darts-based quiz show Bullseye. Keith Allen plays John Cooper, the man in Wilkins’ sights.

The Pursuit of Love (tbc)

Emily Mortimer has written and directed this BBC One adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 comic romance about an aristocratic family in the interwar period (loosely based on Mitford’s own family, which gained notoriety through her popular novels and her sisters’ scandalous connections to the British Union of Fascists and Adolf Hitler). Downton Abbey‘s Lily James plays lead Linda Radlett.

The Red Zone (tbc)

Sports writers Barney Ronay and Jonathan Liew are behind this six-part half-hour comedy “about football, but also not about football,” which is coming to Netflix in 2021. Director Sam Mendes is executive producing through his Neal Street Productions company. Only announced in late 2020, no casting has yet been confirmed for this one.

The Responder (tbc)

BBC Two is developing a six-part series from new screenwriter and former police officer Tony Schumacher, who’s been mentored by Jimmy McGovern as part of a BBC Writers Room initiative. The Responder will star The Hobbit and Sherlock‘s Martin Freeman as officer Chris, who works a series of night shifts in Liverpool. The series is described as funny, tragic, and showing the realities of policing in Britain.

The Rig (tbc)

In November 2020, Amazon Prime Video green-lit this six-episode supernatural thriller from Line of Duty and Bodyguard (pictured above) director John Strickland, written by David Macpherson. It’s due to film in Scotland and is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig in the North Sea. The crew finds itself marooned on the rig by a mysterious fog that cuts off communication with the outside world.

The Serpent (January)

Ripper Street writer Richard Warlow has written this original eight-part BBC drama about “the phenomenal true story of how one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century was caught and brought to trial.” It’s the tale of Charlies Sobhraj, Interpol’s most wanted man in the 1970s following a series of murders of young Western travellers across India. Tom Shankland (Les Miserables, The City & The City) directs, and A Prophet and The Looming Tower‘s Tahar Rahim will play the lead role of Sobhraj. He’ll be joined by Jenna Coleman, Billie Howell and Ellie Bamber.

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (tbc)

Now this sounds like a bit of alright. Adapted from Stuart Turton’s novel of the same name, it’s a seven-part murder mystery coming to Netflix. The story’s a high-concept thriller about a woman trying to solve a murder who keeps waking up in somebody else’s body every time she gets close to the answer. Sophie Petzal (The Last Kingdom, Blood – pictured above) is adapting it, and the announcement only arrived in late 2020, so don’t expect it for a little while yet. Casting is tba.

The Three (tbc)

Another BBC drama commission based on a book series, The Three, “an international thriller with a supernatural twist”, was announced in late 2017 but there’s been no news since then. The premise of Sarah Lotz’ trilogy sees four planes crash on the same day in four different countries, leaving three children as the miraculous survivors… Wolf Hall’s Peter Straughan was attached as adapting this eight-part drama but as yet, it’s still to appear on his IMDb credits. We’ll keep you posted if more arrives.

The Tourist (tbc)

Producer-writers Harry and Jack Williams (Fleabag, Baptiste, The Missing, Liar) are back with a six-part drama set and filmed in South Australia. The Tourist is an outback noir about a British man pursued through the Australian outback by a tank truck. When the man awakens in a hospital with no memory of who he is or how he got there, his search for answers takes him to some unsettling places. Chris Sweeney (Back to Life) directs and casting is tba.

Time (tbc)

Three-part prison drama Time is the latest from legendary British screenwriter Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, Accused, Broken), and stars Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. Filming is due to begin in autumn 2020 in Liverpool. It’s being billed as “a visceral and high-stakes portrayal of life in the modern British penal system”, and tells the story of two men – an inmate serving time for having killed an innocent man in an accident, and a prison officer targeted by a dangerous inmate.

Tom Jones (tbc)

Praise for 2018’s Vanity Fair adaptation, scheduled opposite Bodyguard in 2018, was drowned out somewhat by the hit political thriller, but there was plenty of it, and deservingly so. Good news then, that ITV has brought screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes back to tackle another classic novel – Henry Fielding’s 1749 book Tom Jones. Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed Albert Finney-starring 1963 film, and the raucous 1997 version with Max Beasley, expect rollicking fun. The last update we had in November 2019 confirmed that Hughes was mid-writing, but news has been thin on the ground since then.

Too Close (tbc)

Chernobyl‘s Emily Watson (pictured above in BBC One’s Apple Tree Yard) stars in this meaty psychological three-part thriller coming to ITV. Based on the novel of the same name written by Natalie Daniels (the pseudonym of actor-writer Clara Salaman, who’s also behind the screenplay), it’s about a forensic psychiatrist treating a patient who’s committed a heinous crime that she says she doesn’t remember. The two women become locked in a dark struggle of influence and manipulation. Watson is so far the only confirmed cast member.

Trigger Point (tbc)

Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure (pictured above) and creator Jed Mercurio are collaborating on a new ITV thriller about a bomb disposal expert. Written by Daniel Brierley and executive produced by Mercurio, it’s the story of Lana Washington (McClure) a front-line bomb disposal pro whose squad is pushed to the limits tackling a terrorist threat to London.

Vigil (tbc)

With a working title of Vigil, a new six-part thriller filmed in Scotland is on its way from the makers of Bodyguard and Line of Duty. Created by Strike‘s Tom Edge, it’s the story of the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on board a Trident nuclear submarine that brings the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. It stars Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Anjli Mohindra, Martin Compston, Paterson Joseph and more. Filming was forced to halt in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 industry shutdown and resumed in August 2020.

Viewpoint (tbc)

A five-part thriller is coming to ITV from Rillington Place and Manhunt writer Ed Whitmore and Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer. It’s about a police surveillance investigation in Manchester following the disappearance of a primary school teacher. A detective constable (Noel Clarke, pictured) sets up a surveillance op in the flat of a local woman and watches the tight-knit community of the missing woman. ITV promises a “contemporary, character-driven murder mystery” mining the same ground as Rear Window and The Lives of Others.

When It Happens To You (tbc)

A new drama based on real-life abortion stories set in Northern Ireland – the only part of the UK where pregnancy termination remains illegal – is coming to BBC One. Written by Vanity Fair‘s Gwyneth Hughes, who travelled to Northern Ireland to meet the families who inspired the drama, When it Happens to You is produced by the makers of hard-hitting Three Girls (pictured) and will explore the experience of families and loved ones whose lives have been affected by the law in Northern Ireland. 

White Stork (tbc)

Formerly known as Spadehead, White Stork is a 10-episode political drama coming to Netflix courtesy of Eleven, the British production compnay behind Sex Education. Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, The Night Manager – pictured above) stars as James Cooper, whose secret past is unearthed when he’s vetted in preparation for a parliamentary election. It was creted by Jericho and Meadowlands‘ Christopher Dunlop, with Taboo‘s Kristoffer Nyholm directing.

You (tbc)

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We might expect the working title of this one to change to avoid confusion with the Netflix stalker story of the same name, but as it stands, You will be an eight-part thriller coming to Sky. It’s adapted from the Zoran Drvenkar novel about a woman on the run across Europe after committing a deadly crime, pursued by a dangerous gangster and a serial killer known only as The Traveller, and is written by The Capture (pictured above) screenwriter Ben Chanan.

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Hot and sizzling romance reads

Looking for a few great romance books to add to your collection? Take it from the team at Onzenn and get your hands on these hot ones now.

Finding Annevra

Author: Josephine C. Lieder

Lucy is a psychic who many people are afraid of, but when Grant – a boy she knew from long ago – asks for her help finding a missing family heirloom, she is hesitant to utilize her gift to help him. What will he think if he knows the extent of her ability? But if she doesn’t help him, she may forever regret it, so what should she do?

Three Masks and a Marquess

Author: Tessa Candle

A nosy marquess runs into a widow who is not all she seems to be – she may not even be a widow – and he decides to solve the riddle of her past. Unfortunately, she also has an enemy after her, so if he’s going to unravel this mystery, he needs to do so quickly.

One Good Turn

Author:

The Duke of Knaresborough, Benedict Nesbitt, is still recuperating over the loss of the love of his life until the day he gives a young woman and her child a ride. Benedict thinks she might be his second chance at love, but they both realize that they have to work through their differences first.

Lord Wraybourne’s Betrothed

Author: Jo Beverley

Lord Wraybourne is set to marry Jane Sandiford, and even though Jane thinks he might be doing so only for her money, she doesn’t seem to mind. Add to that the fact that a nearby adversary is trying to sabotage their relationship, and you’ll understand why Jane’s hands are so full.

What Ales the Earl

Author: Sally MacKenzie

After a scandalous affair with an earl, Penelope Barnes considers this a closed chapter. But, after fighting for his country and coming home to claim his dead brother’s crown, Earl Harry Graham finds Penelope again and realizes that this once-forbidden love can reignite once again.

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Here are some really fabulous Disney cosplays from last weekend.

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Monroe  -  ITV  STV  UTV  -  March 10, 2011 - November 5, 2012

Medical Drama (12 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

James Nesbitt as Dr Gabriel Monroe

Sarah Parish as Dr Jenny Bremner

Tom Riley as Dr Lawrence Shepherd

Neil Pearson as Dr Alistair Gillespie

Manjinder Virk as Dr Sally Fortune

Luke Allen-Gale as Dr Daniel Springer

Michelle Asante as Dr Kitty Wilson

Christina Chong as Dr Sarah Witney

Andrew Gower as Dr Andrew Mullery

Tracy-Ann Oberman as Lizzie Clapham

Lisa Millet as Jill McHeath

Thomas Morrison as Lee Bradley

Susan Lynch as Anna Monroe

Perry Millward as Nick Monroe

Andrew Munroe as Marlon Brown

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Betsy Bell Condron

Betsy Bell Condron, 91, formerly of Kingston, PA died Friday, January 10th.

Born March 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late George T. and Sara Wolfe Bell of Wilkes-Barre.  She graduated from the Wilkes-Barre Day School (now Wyoming Seminary), Skidmore College, and held an M Ed. Wilkes College/University.  

Known for her volunteer work in local, state, and national fields of health, education, and welfare, she was named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania in 1975 and later served as its president. Additional honors included: PA Medical Society’s Benjamin Rush Outstanding Service Award; Luzerne County’s Homemaker Service Merit Award; PA Health Dept. Outstanding Volunteer Award.

State and National leaderships included: Vice Chair of Governor Scranton’s Commission on the Status of Women; Chair Education Committee of PA Task Force on Health Manpower; Director of International Association of Junior Leagues of America; Vice President PA Council of Home Health Services; Vice President Medical College of PA Commonwealth Board; Selection Board for Hahnemann Medical College-Wilkes; Program Head Mid-Atlantic States Y-Teen Boards; Vice President of Skidmore College’s Alumnae and Leadership Board; and the PA Bar Association Judicial Campaign Committee.

Mrs. Condron’s numerous regional leaderships included: Leadership Wilkes-Barre’s founding board; Children Service Center Vice-President Executive Board; Nesbitt Hospital Board and Chair of its Drug Alcohol Abuse Center, “Choices”; Wilkes-Barre Junior League President; Luzerne County’s Homemaker Service founder and President; Chair of Luzerne County’s  Constitutional Revision Committee; Acting Chair of Valley Crest Home for the Aging; Co-Chair for Economic Growth; Board of The Kirby Episcopal House, Glen Summit; and the Luzerne Co. Historical Society Board.

She also served the United Way in its cabinet holding chairmanships and acting in several 13-week series “The Betsy and Bill Show” on WBRE -TV during television’s early years in Wyoming Valley. In her later years she gave tours and lectures on Wilkes-Barre’s history and architecture.

Some of Mrs. Condron’s additional Board memberships were: League of Women Voters, Welfare Planning Council, Girls Scout Reorganization, Flood Recovery Task Force of 1972, PBS’s WVIA- Radio, YWCA, Economic Development Council, Children’s Home, Blue Cross of Northeastern PA, as a community member of Luzerne County’s Law and Library Association Executive Board, and its Charitable Foundation Board.  As a member of the Forty Fort Meeting House Preservation Committee, she co-chaired its Bicentennial Celebration in 2007.

Mrs. Condron taught at the Northampton School for Girls and Wyoming Seminary where she was the College Placement Director from 1969-1979. At that time, she founded the NE Pa committee of High School-College Admission Counselors and inaugurated the summer-abroad student tour program at Wyoming Seminary.  She then joined the administration of Wilkes College/ University as director of Planned Giving, Development, Community Relations, and Special Events.  She received the Wilkes Colonel Award.  She retired in 1998.

She enjoyed a large extended family, friendships, and broad travel experiences including a month in India to study the problems of women in that country.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C. Condron, in 2008, her stepson James Condron, stepdaughter Deborah (John) Hoffman and brother George T. (Kathie) Bell.  

Surviving are her daughters Sara/Sally Parkhurst (Norman) Van Why, Bedford, PA and Betsy/Binky Parkhurst (John) Carroll of Wellington, FL. Also, stepchildren David (Pat) Condron, Ellicott City, MD; Carol (Delbert) Keisling, Marco Island, FL; Mark (Maria) Condron Huntington Beach, CA.  Also surviving are grandchildren, Beth, Eric, Brian, Arthur as well as step grandchildren Sara, Michael, Mary, Gretchen, Kara, Katie, Sean, Dan, Joseph, and Charles and 9 great grandchildren.  She will also be missed by her many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

           Memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Church of Christ Uniting, 109 S. Sprague St., Kingston, with Rev. Dr. Carol Ann Fleming, officiating.

          Family and friends are asked to call the Hugh B. Hughes & Son, Inc., Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort on Monday, January 13, 2020, from 4 to 7 P.M.

          In lieu of flowers, if desired memorials may be made to the George Thompson and Sara Wolfe Bell Scholarship at Wilkes University, Children’s Service Center, or the Luzerne Foundation.

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Updated Muse List

I will still be making a proper character page... but for now this will work. I wanted to eliminate the characters I have no intention of keeping on this blog. Mostly unpopular ones. So without further ado...

Muses from Disney/Once Upon a Time/Fairytales and Similar Stories;

OUAT Canon

Belle (Beauty and The Beast) Emilie De Ravin

Fairytales/Disney

Amalthea (The Last Unicorn) Emilia Clarke White Hair

Aquata (The Little Mermaid) Emmy Rossum

Elsa (Frozen) Georgina Haig

Emily (The Corpse Bride) Ashley Greene

Jacquelyn (Robin Hood/OUAT/OC) Cassadee Pope

Kaa (The Jungle Book) Priyanka Chopra

Priscilla (OUAT graphic novel) Rachelle Lefevre

Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas) Laura Spencer

Tootles (Peter Pan) Lily James

Mythology

Lachesis (Greek Mythology) Melissa Benoist

Minthe (Greek Mythology) Antonia Thomas

Persephone (Greek Mythology) America Ferrera

Harry Potter based Muses;

Dorcas Meadowes Emilia Clarke (Brown Hair)

Alice in Wonderland Based Muses;

Alice (OUATIW) Sophie Lowe

Alice Hamilton (Syfy’s Alice) Caterina Scorsone

Alice Kingsleigh (Burton’s AiW) Mia Wasikowska

Alice Kingsleigh (Mad T Party) Perrie Edwards

Alice Liddell (OC) Blake Lively

Anastasia (OUATIW) Emma Rigby

Bandit The Bandersnatch (OC) P!NK

Briar Thorne aka Pepper (OC) Tori Kelly

Cheshire Cat (OC) Hayley Williams

Dinah (OC) Jane Levy

Lizard (OUATIW) Lauren McKnight

Sophie (White Rabbits sister OC) Nina Nesbitt

Musicals

Christine Daae (The Phantom of the Opera) Sierra Boggess

Frenchie (Cabaret) FC TO BE DECIDED LATER

Criminal Minds based Muses;

Penelope Garcia Kirsten Vangsness

Believe it or not, if my count is right I’ve removed 16 muses from this blog that no one really interact with. I might still take a few more off but honestly I’m too sentimental to drop even more at once and I really like these.