Chris Packham left terrified as thugs set car on fire outside country home: ‘It was an inferno’

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises and the U.K.-based Parsonage Productions are developing a new drama, “The Bronte Girls,” a fictional account of the last summer which the three Bronte sisters spent together.The drama is based on the stage play of the same name by New York-based playwright Caroline Franklin (“Last Night at the Carmine”). Franklin will adapt the drama for the small screen with the British writer-director Darcia Martin (“Riches,” “Shakespeare & Hathaway,”Call the Midwife”).The initial series, structured as a six-part drama, will be executive produced by Harvey Myman, Patty Lenahan Ishimoto and Patrick Irwin, who first worked together on A+E Networks’ U..K.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video and Germany’s Leonine Studios are expanding their existing partnership with a multi-year license agreement.Under the deal, Prime Video gets exclusive second window SVOD-rights for a six-month period to upcoming theatrical feature films and home entertainment titles from Leonine’s slate and also includes non-exclusive SVOD rights to titles from Leonine’s content library.Titles include Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” and its spin-off “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas; Channing Tatum’s directorial debut “Dog”; Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” starring Halle Berry; Nicolas Cage action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”; Guillaume Canet’s “Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” with Gilles Lellouche, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and soccer star Zlatan Imbrahimović; Jennifer Lopez starrer “Shotgun Wedding”; and Leonine Studios co-production “The School of Magical Animals 2,” the sequel to Germany’s most successful theatrical release of 2021. Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel said: “It’s fantastic that we can expand our long-standing partnership with Prime Video by this agreement and achieve another important milestone for our licensing business with premium content.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the trailer for “Standing-Up,” the new show by Fanny Herrero, the creator of French hit series “Call My Agent!”“Standing-Up” follows Aïssatou, Nezir, Bling and Apolline, four artists from different backgrounds who are trying to break into the world of stand-up comedy. They meet every day at the Drôle, a Parisian comedy club, where they come to practice their art: making people laugh.

Marta Balaga Danish helmer Lone Scherfig is already developing the second season of “The Shift”, she revealed on Monday during an online Berlinale Series Market talk “From Film to Series.”Set in a maternity ward and starring Sofie Gråbøl and Pål Sverre Hagen, it’s the first series as a showrunner for Scherfig, who in 2019 opened Berlinale with “The Kindness of Strangers” and won a Silver Bear for “Italian for Beginners.”“It’s a tribute to the people who work in the healthcare system under extreme pressure, to the care and the love they show, even despite tough working conditions,” she said. “The Shift” is produced by Creative Alliance, with Beta Film handling the sales.

Emilio Mayorga Carla Simón’s first feature “Summer 1993” was a knockout; a Generation Kplus and Best First Feature award winner at the 2017 Berlinale and Spain’s 2018 Oscars submission, winning three Spanish Academy Goya Awards. The director has since become a reference within a new wave of Catalan women filmmakers that have broken out to considerable box office and festival success.Now, Simón competes in Berlin’s main competition with her sophomore effort “Alcarràs,” exploring her own roots through her adoptive mother’s family.Set in the so-called Catalan Far West, in a small village near Lleida, the film is shot entirely using non-professional actors.

K.J. Yossman BBC drama “Peaky Blinders” has set a premiere date for its sixth and final season.The show, led by Cillian Murphy, will return on Feb. 27.Murphy plays Tommy Shelby in the hit series.BBC revealed the news with an enormous mural painted on the side of a wall in Birmingham of Murphy’s face, which was tweeted with the caption: “The Shelbys are back in business.”The mural was created by by street artist Akse.

Christine McGuinness ate barely 300 calories a week at the height of her anorexia battle while living and working as a dancer in Paris, France, as a teenager.The 33 year old mum-of-three, who recently shared all about her husband's dramatic hospital dash, has opened up on some of the darker times in her life in her new memoir A Beautiful Nightmare. She detailed how, despite spending an incredible time in the city and getting the opportunity to kickstart her career as a podium dancer, her eating disorder got "out of control".

Stephen Webb has revealed he's had no choice but to pull out of Friday's episode of Gogglebox as he's tested positive for Covid-19.The 50 year old, who recently shared a first glimpse into his new Brighton home with Daniel Lustig, took to his Instagram feed to share the news with the "Gogglebox crew" and his 187,000 followers. Sitting in a grey T-shirt with a black cap on his head alongside his round glasses while Daniel stood behind him through a window, he explained: "This is for the Gogglebox crew, good luck filming this week, can't wait to see you Friday.

Louisa Lytton showed off her post-baby body in a series of snaps on holiday after jetting abroad with her fiancé Ben Bhanvra and their newborn daughter Aura. The EastEnders actress gave birth to her little girl six months ago, but she was all-smiles and seemed happier than ever as she enjoyed the freedom of a sun-baked trip away. The 33 year old posed in a series of bikinis, revealing just how much her body had bounced back from the gruelling reality of pregnancy and labour.

Jack Grealish and Sasha Atwood have seemed to prove their relationship is back on track with sweet Valentine’s posts after they faced split rumours last year.The England footballer, 26, and his childhood sweetheart Sasha, 25, were faced with break-up rumours last year but seem to have put the stressful time behind them as they posted several cute posts to celebrate their relationship on Valentine’s Day. Posting to his Instagram Story, in one photo Jack can be seen planting a kiss on Sasha’s cheek.

Kate Garraway has revealed her husband Derek Draper is still unable to speak after his brutal and lengthy Covid-19 battle. Derek, 54, returned home in April 2021 after spending a year in hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus in 2020, which has since left him battling a number of ongoing health issues. He now needs round the clock care as he recovers from the lasting damage the deadly bug had on him and his body.

We’ll see some unlikely couples getting up close and personal as The Real Dirty Dancing hits our screens on E4. It’s been 35 years since Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey became movie legends thanks to their sizzling performance in hit flick Dirty Dancing. Now, 10 celebrities are set to have the time of their life recreating scenes from the iconic movie as they fight it out to be crowned the best Baby and Johnny.

BBC Breakfast fans have been left wondering where hosts Dan Walker and Sally Nugent have gone after their continued absence from the show. The iconic red sofa is normally filled by the popular pair each morning, but they've been absent for the last two days with no explanation as to why.

DANCING On Ice has been thrown into chaos after Brendan Cole's partner Vanessa Bauer is forced out with coronavirus. Strictly star Brendan will now be paired with a new skater for Musicals Week after surviving Sunday night's dance-off.

BBC.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the BBC star told how she landed a coveted role as presenter on the nature programme and was shocked that they wanted a "common girl from Essex".Speaking about her education, the brown-haired presenter told of her disbelief after being chosen as one of a select few to join a prestigious course.Hannah said: "I did a degree in psychology and then I applied to do the Masters in wildlife filmmaking up in Bristol which is affiliated with BBC."However, the environmentalist confessed that she had reservations over whether she'd be accepted or not due to the small number of places on the course.She explained: "I didn't think I'd get a place to be honest because they only give out like 15 places."But after

Chris Packham, 60, after he revealed he's been the victim of a terrifying arson attack at his home, perhaps having been targeted by people who opposed his anti-hunting views.

Chris Packham, 60, has been left worried about what’s next after a terrifying arson attack at his home.The beloved wildlife presenter shared his concerns in a Twitter video detailing the attack.Springwatch host Chris has detailed how masked men left a Range Rover outside his house on Friday morning.They set it on fire in a dangerous act, which left the presenter having to call the fire brigade.Now, Chris has shared how he will keep campaigning following what has happened.In a video posted to his Twitter, he admitted he may have been targeted by trolls who opposed his anti-hunting views.He said this wasn’t the first time he's been targeted as people have previously left dead animals at his home.Chris also admitted he was concerned about what

Mirror a team of thugs wearing balaclavas drove a Land Rover to his countryside home in Hampshire, before they torched the car close to his property.The thugs allegedly set fire to the Land Rover before fleeing the scene in a separate vehicle.The alleged incident took place after midnight on Friday, while 60-year-old Chris was alone in his home. He shared: “I’d gone to bed and absolutely crashed out, literally crashed out, zonked.“The gate isn’t visible from the bedroom but of course when it exploded, it went off with a massive bang which woke me and the dogs up.“It was an inferno.

Chris Packham, 60, was alone in the house when a Land Rover was turned into an inferno and exploded shortly after.

Chris Packham, 60, today delivered a petition signed by more than 100,000 people to the gates of Buckingham Palace, accompanied by more than 100 school strikers.  The Autumnwatch host said “the time for talking is finished” and urged the Royal Family to lead by example by improving the ecological condition of their land.“This is a time for action,” he said. “The time for talking is finished. We’re in desperate trouble and if they were to embrace this prior to the Cop, think what a message that would send to the world.“They’re in a very powerful position to do something very powerful.

She went on: "I am optimistic that this newfound love will stay with people and it's just about continually engaging them as I said, you know, everybody fell in love with the natural world and it did get them through probably the worst year that hopefully we will all experience."The Wildlife Trust's 30 Days Wild campaign that runs through the month of June every year, last year was the most successful ever, ever it had 750,000 people signed up."That's a monumental win for engaging people with the natural world as it gives them the resources to do the simplest things."And now doing events such as Great Big Green Week, [it has] over 4500 events across the UK, which can harness this newfound open interest with issues of climate change and the