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Recipientofthe2007GoldenGlobeAwardforBestDramaTelevisionSeriesandmultipleEmmynominations,includingOutstandingDramaSeriesforthepasttwoyears,"Grey’sAnatomy"returnstotheABCTelevisionNetworkforitsfifthseason.Is"happilyeverafter"possibleforMeredithGreyandDerek"McDreamy"Shepherd?WithMeredithexperiencingabreakthroughintherapy-therealizationthatsheandDerekcanbeextraordinarytogether,ratherthanordinaryapart-sheandDereknowfacethehighsandlowsofbeingacommittedcouple.ContinuingtheirfirstyearasresidentsatSeattleGraceHospital,Meredith,CristinaYang,IzzieStevensandAlexKarevhaveinternsoftheirowntomentor,includingMeredith’shalf-sister,LexieGrey.LexiehasbecomearoommateandconfidantetoGeorgeO’Malley,who,afterdivorcewithCallie,abreakupwithIzzie,andlearningthathefailedhisresidencytestbyonlyonepoint,isstrivingtogetbothhisprofessionalandpersonallifebackontrack.AfterattendingtohisgirlfriendRebecca’smentalillnessonhisown,andrevealingthathehadgonethroughthiswithhisownmother,AlexfindssolaceinIzzie’sarms.Alexmustcontinuethroughthisdifficulttime,whetherornotIzzieremainsbyhisside.Cristina,havingfinallywonoutoverhertough-as-nailsmentor,Erica,isbackontrackasasurgeon-butisthereachancefornewloveinherlifeaswell?WiththeencouragementofMark"McSteamy"Sloan,Dr.CallieTorreshastakenachanceonlovewithcardiothoracicsurgeon,EricaHahn;now,sheandEricamustfigureoutwhathappensafterthefirstkiss.Overseeingtheresidentsistheno-nonsenseChiefResident,MirandaBailey.Facingmaritaltroublesandthedifficultyofbalancingherworkandpersonallife,BaileyhashandedherresponsibilitiesasheadofthefreeclinicovertoIzzie.AlsostrivingforbalanceisChiefofSurgery,RichardWebber,whohasreunitedwithhisestrangedwife,Adele.ThedoctorsofSeattleGraceHospitaldealwithlife-or-deathconsequencesonadailybasis-it’sinoneanotherthattheyfindcomfort,friendshipandlove.Togetherthey’rediscoveringthatneithermedicinenorrelationshipscanbedefinedinblackandwhite.Reallifeonlycomesinshadesofgrey."Grey’sAnatomy"starsEllenPompeoasMeredithGrey,PatrickDempseyasDerekShepherd,SandraOhasCristinaYang,KatherineHeiglasIsobel"Izzie"Stevens,JustinChambersasAlexKarev,T.R.KnightasGeorgeO’Malley,ChandraWilsonasMirandaBailey,JamesPickens,Jr.asRichardWebber,SaraRamirezasCallieTorres,EricDaneasMarkSloan,ChylerLeighasLexieGrey,andBrookeSmithasEricaHahn.

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Suede's arrival in British music in the 1990s was a phenomenon. Fated as 'The Best New Band in Britain' before they had even released a single, their debut album was the biggest selling for a generation and their emergence and dominance heralded Britpop. Made with full access to the band and their unexpurgated, incredible archive, Suede: The Insatiable Ones is documentary-feature that tells their story with brutal honesty, humour and dignity. Pulling no punches, the film eschews a linear form for a themed journey through Suede's intense career, and its creative and personal highs and lows. Through five chapters it explores: their roots and identity; the rush of success and immediate, infamous internal power struggle and schism, which few thought they could survive; the subsequent commercial apogee and significant international success; the resultant excess and substance abuse; their 'slow painful death' and split; and - ultimately - their recent, brilliant, acclaimed artistic rebirth. Frontman Brett Anderson and the band are joined by a wonderful cast that includes founder member of Suede and Elastica, Justine Frischmann, Suede's early manager Ricky Gervais, early Suede drummer and ex-Smith Mike Joyce, alongside friends, family and collaborators including Richard Osman, iconic designer Peter Saville, and others.

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ThestoryfollowsfriendsHedi(ValerieStoll),Fritzi(LiavonBlarer),Harry(JoelBasman)andGeorg(DamianThüne).HediisasalesassistantinthewarehouseownedbyFritzi’sfather.DuringarobberyattheKaDeWe,thetwomeetandfallinlove.Despiteconsiderablesocialresistance,aswellastheirfamilies’disapproval,thetwoverydifferentyoungwomenstartarelationship.AnotherunusualallianceisformedwhenHarry(JoelBasman),theolderbrotherofFritzi,whoisawarveteranandcomesbacktotakeoverthewarehouse,hastoconfrontyoungclerkGeorg(DamianThüne),inwhomHarry’sstrictfatherhasplacedhistrust.

London,20February2018 - Filmingbeginsthismonthonthehighly-anticipatedthirdseriesofITVandMainstreetPictures’compellingcrimedrama,Unforgotten.CreatedandwrittenbyscreenwriterChrisLang(TheTunnel,AMother’sSon,DarkHeart),thenewsix-partseriesseesthereturnofBAFTAnomineeNicolaWalker(LastTangoInHalifax)andSanjeevBhaskar(GoodnessGraciousMe)asDCICassieStuartandDISunil‘Sunny’Khanastheyinvestigateanotheremotionally-chargedcoldcase.ThepairwillbejoinedfortheseriesbyacclaimedactorsAlexJennings(Victoria,TheCrown)KevinRMcNally(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,DesignatedSurvivor),NeilMorrissey(LineOfDuty,TheGoodKarmaHospital)andJamesFleet(IndianSummers,TheVicarOfDibley)whoplayaclose-knitgroupofoldschoolfriendsthathavestoodbyoneanotherthroughthickandthin.However,whenthebodyofateenagegirlwhowentmissingattheturnofthemilleniumisfoundatabuildingsiteofftheM1motorway,thefourmenareplacedunderthespotlightandtheirrelationshipsaretestedtothelimit.ExecutiveProducersandManagingDirectorsofMainstreetPicturesSallyHaynesandLauraMackiesaid,“WearedelightedtoonceagainwelcomesuchafantasticcastofhugelytalentedactorstojoinNicolaandSanjeevforthethirdseriesofUnforgotten.ChrisLang’scomplexandintricatescriptsgetbetterandbettereachyear,andthenewstoryisnoexception.WealsodelvedeeperintoSunnyandCassie’sownpersonallivesthisseries,experiencingtheeffectsthatthecaseshaveontheirownrelationshipsandwellbeing.”SetacrossthesouthofEnglandinlocationsincludingNorfolk,WestSussex,Bristol,HampshireandLondon,thenewserieswillexplorehoweverydaylivescanbefracturedanddestroyedbyoneevent,showingthatappearancescanoftenbedeceiving.Hailedthe“bestdetectivedramaofthedecade”bytheDailyTelegraphand“crimedramaofthehighestclass”byTheGuardian,thefirsttwoseriesprovedhugelysuccessfulwithviewersandcriticsalike,withthelastseriesreceivinganaverageconsolidatedviewingfigureofover6millionwitha21%share.TheserieshasbeencommissionedbyITV’sHeadOfDrama,PollyHill,withMainstreetPictures’SallyHaynes(BleakHouse)andLauraMackie(StateOfPlay)asExecutiveProducers,alongwithcreatorChrisLang.AndyWilson(Endeavour)returnstodirect,whilstGuydeGlanville(AgeBeforeBeauty)isproducingtheseries.TheserieswillbedistributedinternationallybyBBCWorldwide.

FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adaptedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStephenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-productionpartner.Theemotionallycomplexandcompellinglandscapeofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corruption,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendship,formsthebackdroptoagrippingadventurebasedonCornwell’snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong–partofthehugelypopularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom.Setintheyear878 - thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumbria.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,despitehisupbringingbytheinvadingpaganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandrecapturehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg.Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandisstrongerthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredchampionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesembroiledinarescuemission,whichbringshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold.

一戏之间》（Episodes）完全是为原《老友记》（Friends）核心演员MattLeBlanc一个人开发的新剧，他的个人魅力将直接决定这部剧集的生死。在这部剧集中，他将扮演他自己。夫妻编剧组合Sean（TamsinGreig扮演）和Beverly（StephenMangan扮演）开发了一部反映高级寄宿学校校长和学生之间的故事，在英国播出后大获成功。他们决定将这部剧集搬到好莱坞，但好莱坞有个不成文的规矩：凡是外来文化必须经过「改造」实现「本土化」。好莱坞素有「乱改剧本」的恶名，这次也不例外－－他们不仅将这部引得无数英国人发笑的知识性和趣味性并重的优秀剧集改成纯粹的「好莱坞样板戏」，还请来Sean和Beverly夫妇很讨厌的喜剧演员MattLeBlanc担任主角。更要命的是，MattLeBlanc的到来彻底搅乱了Sean和Beverly的生活，甚至让他们本来十分牢固的婚姻出现裂痕。MattLeBlanc在访谈中告诉记者：「我的经纪人告诉我，这部剧集是反映你的，你应该去试试。我去了，结果发现试镜准备室里一堆演员打扮成我的模样，穿着我最常穿的衣服，口里念叨着我在《老友记》里最有名的台词（Howyoudoin"?）。我感觉非常滑稽。更滑稽的是，人事导演竟然说我并不是参与试镜的演员中最出色。嘿！别人扮演我比我扮演我还要出色？

本剧集是BBC2台2000年正式推出的以青年人为题材和对象的系列情景喜剧，创意和编剧均由StevenMoffat一人担当。三男三女的主要人物构成很容易使人联想到当时正走红（其实已经在走下坡路）的《Friends》，因此很有不少根本没看过本剧的媒体人士和评论家想当然地将本剧称作英国版的《Friends》，而在那些有幸欣赏过本剧的观众们看来，《Coupling》在情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元素的设计和表现等诸多方面所达到的水平，要比《Friends》高几个档次。相比之下，《Friends》只能说是一部“业余”水平的好作品而已。当然总体来说，英剧的水准本身就高于美剧，这和英剧注意保持创意、编剧一体化是分不开的，美剧的创意一般也就为最初几集编剧，以后主要的编剧工作都是由其它编剧根据最初的角色设定来自由发挥，编剧队伍的构成也是不断变化，老的走新的来，造成美剧情节连贯性差甚至前后矛盾，故事往往缺乏深度，人物性格平面化，缺少发展。这都是题外话了。《Coupling》的主要人物包括优柔寡断、性格不成熟的帅哥Steve，Steve的莫逆之交、举止语言古怪、总也找不到女友的Jeff，头脑简单、外表性感的“donkey”Patrick三位对Porn、特别是lesbianporn非常热中的男士，以及Steve的前女友、神神叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane，Steve的继任女友、Jeff的同事、曾经非常“不羁”（包括和Jeff还有Patrick）过的Susan，Susan的莫逆、对衰老和肥胖极度敏感的美容师Sally三位女士。本剧的主线包括Steve和Susan之间逐渐正式起来的关系，Jeff寻找艳遇过程中的种种意外以及后来和上司发展出来的一段关系，Patrick和Sally之间若有若无到若即若离再到情深难舍的感情发展，还有Jane在事业和异性关系中的各种奇事，等等。本剧在情节设计中所达到的精致和完美程度让人叹为观止，而六位当时并不算大明星的青年演员的所展现精湛演技更是具有顶尖演员的水平，无怪乎播出之后立刻走红大洋两岸，在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC网站可以领略到其受欢迎的程度。

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