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Ballykissangel returning to UK TV screens for first time in a decade

The Nineties phenomenon dealt with off-screen tragedy and a very high profile romance between its stars

The Independent UK · Jan 15

‘I attacked Daniel Craig with a toasting fork’: inside the wild creation of Drop the Dead Donkey

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4’s classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

The week in theatre: As You Like It; Tambo & Bones; Stumped – review

Seasoned actors turn Shakespeare’s romcom on its head in an enchanted RSC production; US race relations meet Waiting for Godot; and at the crease with Beckett and Pinter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

Newsroom satire Drop the Dead Donkey to return in stage revival

The stage version of the much-loved sitcom, which finished on TV 25 years ago, will be written by the duo behind the original series and feature several members of the original cast

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson stars as playwright Samuel Beckett in first show since trial

The British actor was cleared of inflicting GBH earlier this month.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson reveals partner's parents died in tragic crash weeks after GBH arrest

Stephen Tompkinson opened up on his partner's parents dying in a car crash just weeks after he was accused of attacking a man outside his home, during an interview on Lorraine

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson says he's 'eating again' as he breaks silence after GBH trial

The DCI Banks star has spoken for the first time about being cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man

Manchester Evening News · May 19, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson says Educating Rita co-star Jessica Johnson got him through GBH trial

Mr Tompkinson was cleared at Newcastle Crown Court earlier this month

Wales Online · May 19, 2023

Stephen Tompkinson says he’s ‘eating again’ after GBH charge gets dropped

Actor was accused of inflicting grievious bodily harm on a man who was drinking outside his house in 2021

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Actor Stephen Tompkinson speaks out on GBH trial ordeal on ITV show Lorraine

Earlier this month, jurors at Newcastle Crown Court found the DCI Banks star not guilty of inflicting GBH on a man in Whitley Bay

Chronicle Live · May 19, 2023