Alison Steadman: Last News

ITV has updated and confirmed its schedule for Saturday night following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Fat Friends star Richard Ridings is almost unrecognisable in his latest TV role, almost 20 years after the hit show aired on ITV.The actor is best known for playing Alan Ashburn in the TV series about a slimming club.The show first aired in 2000 and also featured the likes of Gaynor Faye and Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. It wrapped in 2005 but today, Richard looks very different with his new bald look and more casual attire. But there's one thing that everybody will probably recognise about him, and that's his voice.

A selection of the cast from Gavin and Stacey enjoyed a mini-reunion on the red carpet as they headed to the opening night of Sister Act: The Musical. James Corden, Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon were all smiles as they headed to London’s Dominion Theatre on Thursday, 21 March – weeks after it was reported that the hit BBC sitcom would return for a new special at Christmas in 2024.

Fat Friends focuses on a slimming club in Headingley, Leeds, which is run by the formidable Carol (played by Janet Dibley). She tried to persuade the members of the group to follow the "super slimmers" diet to varying degrees of success.The show first aired on ITV and ran for four series and starred a number of famous faces including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Gaynor Faye and Alison Steadman. 19 years after the series came to an end, Fat Friends is now available to stream on Netflix with a new generation enjoying the drama.

Fat Friends, which stars several cast members from Gavin & Stacey, has been released on Netflix almost 20 years after the show ended.Earlier this week, the steaming service uploaded all four seasons of the comedy drama, which ran on ITV from 2000 to 2005.Set in Leeds, the series followed the lives of several slimming club members from varied backgrounds. The club was run by the formidable Carol (Janet Dibley), who fruitlessly tried to persuade the members of the group to follow the ‘Super Slimmers’ diet.Created by Kay Mellor, the series starred Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, who all went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.Netflix’s decision to upload the series clearly went down well with fans, as the show currently sits second in the streamer’s top 10 most-watched programmes in the UK, with Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen holding the top spot.After seeing that all of the episodes were available to stream on Netflix, fans soon took to social media to share their excitement.“Fat Friends is on Netflix and I am buzzing for a lazy morning watching a few eps.

BBC's Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman has spoken out about the show coming back with new episodes. Alison Steadman, who played Pamela Shipman and is loved by many fans, acted with stars like Larry Lamb, Matthew Horne, James Corden, Joanna Page, and Ruth Jones.The show had three seasons and was last seen in 2019 for a Christmas special. Fans want to know if Smithy (played by Corden) said yes to Nessa's (played by Jones) big question because the last episode ended in a cliff-hanger.

Gavin & Stacey Ruth Jones has put to bed the recent rumours surrounding the popular British sitcom.It was reported this week that the series, which stars co-writer James Corden, along with Joanna Page, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb, would be returning for another Christmas special later this year.However, this was not confirmed by BBC and today (February 14), Jones has addressed the rumour.Speaking with Irish radio station RTE Radio 1, via the BBC, she said: “All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, James and I would happily announce it, we would.”Dave ‘Coaches’ actor Steffan Rhodri also weighed in on the news telling BBC One’s Morning Live he had “no knowledge to impart”.The actor said: “I’ve heard there was a rumour, I never know where they star and I certainly don’t know where they’ll end.”The sitcom, which ran for three seasons, followed the lives and close family relationships of a married couple, who met online despite one of them living in Barry in Wales and the other in Billericay, Essex.Gavin & Stacey won several awards, including a BAFTA Audience Award. In 2019, it was named by Radio Times as 17th-greatest British sitcom.The 2019 Christmas special aired on BBC One, and gathered nearly 18.5million viewers – making the broadcast the most viewed non-sporting event in the UK in a decade and the most-watched comedy in 17 years.The special ended with a cliffhanger marriage proposal from Jones’ character Nessa, to Corden’s character Smithy.

EXCLUSIVE: Beloved BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey is set to return for another a bite at the Christmas cherry.

Gavin & Stacey fans are in for a huge treat as a Christmas special of the BBC sitcom is reportedly in the works.

Gavin And Stacey comeback, saying the British sitcom is unlikely to return.Many fans hoped that co-creator and star James Corden moving back to the UK following his eight-year stint hosting The Late Late Show in the US would increase the chances of a comeback for the show. And after Corden was recently spotted meeting with fellow co-creator Ruth Jones in London, speculation was rife.However, Page, who played Stacey in the sitcom, says the chances of the hit comedy returning are low because it was left on a perfect cliffhanger in the 2019 Christmas special, with Nessa (Ruth) proposing to Corden’s character Smithy, and the episode ending before he could provide an answer.Speaking to MailOnline, Page said: “I can see them never doing any more because it was nice to leave it on a cliffhanger because it’s up to the viewer to imagine what would have happened.

James Corden and Ruth Jones have reunited after they were spotted out and about in Soho, London.

Gavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman has revealed that she almost quit television after being "bullied horribly" by a director early in her career. The 76-year-old, who is reuniting with her Gavin & Stacey co-star Larry Lamb for a new travel show, opened up about the horrific experience, which happened as she started out in acting on the BBC drama Z-Cars. "There was a time very early on when I was doing an episode of Z Cars which I was probably totally miscast in the role looking back," she told OK! in an exclusive interview.

When Gavin and Stacey icons Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb reunited to film a road trip along the sitcom’s famous route from Essex to Wales - fans were quick to assume their much-loved sitcom was returning. The national treasures are taking a B road bimble from Billericay to Barry for UKTV with plenty of stops along the way and guest appearances from co-stars including Russell Tovey, who played Budgie, Melanie Walters, who plays Gwen and Robert Wilfort, who plays Jason.

Ben Shephard was jokingly warned to 'get it right' as he spoke to Larry Lamb about his recent Gavin and Stacey reunion. The actor appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (March 23) as he shows his support for Marie Curie's latest campaign following the death of his brother.

Gavin and Stacey fans will be thrilled to hear that two of its stars are reuniting in Barry Island for a brand new show. Alison Steadman, 76, and 77 year old Larry Lamb, who played Gavin's parents Mick and Pam Shipman, are due to return to our TV screens as they reunite to pay tribute to their roles in Gavin and Stacey.

BBC Two comedy Inside No9 is coming to a fitting end – after nine series. Creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith — who made comedy classic The League Of Gentlemen with Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson — told me they will now focus on new projects after eight years of the cult show, in which every episode features the number nine. Steve said: “We feel it is a good time to pause Inside No9 after we finish filming series nine next year.” The dark comedy has featured some of the UK’s best acting talent, including Sheridan Smith, Keeley Hawes, Helen McCrory, Sir Derek Jacobi, Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson.

Gavin and Stacey actress Alison Steadman, 76, has described how “people are dying” as a direct result of our NHS being underfunded.The star, who played beloved character Pam Shipman in the popular BBC sitcom, slammed Tory ministers for their “ridiculous” and “disgraceful” failure to address pay increases for nurses. Following the news that nurses have been on strike due to low pay, health unions have offered to call off walkouts beginning on Thursday.Their condition was that Health Secretary Steve Barclay agree to hold negotiations on pay, but the minister has refused.Sympathetic to the plight of nurses across the country, Alison weighed in on the issue, insisting that our country no longer deserves the name of “Great” Britain due to the “appalling” state of our NHS.The comedic actress, who is a patron of Keep Our NHS Public, said there are not enough doctors, nurses and ambulance workers to allow the system to function as it should.Alison described how the NHS has been “underfunded” and “not respected in the way it should be”, slamming the last 12 years of Tory rule.She said: “We've all had experience of there just not being enough nurses and not being enough ambulances. It is just diabolical that people are being kept in ambulances for 12 hours outside A&E.

ITV has revealed its Saturday night line-up after clearing its schedules in the wake of the Queen's death. The broadcaster says it will broadcast an ITV News special followed by three special documentaries tomorrow - but its blockbuster shows WILL air. The Masked Dancer, The Voice UK and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will all be shown.

Countryfile star Hanza Yassin said that he may have been “foolish” to sign up for the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing as he prepares to couple up with his professional dance partner in a few weeks time. During Sunday’s instalment of the popular BBC One wildlife show, TV host John Craven welcomed the professional wildlife photographer and actress Alison Steadman onto the show.The broadcast journalist enlisted their help to narrow down the applicant submissions for the annual photography competition ahead of BBC’s upcoming charity calendar.READ MORE: Strictly's Tony Adams turned down BBC show six years ago to be 'taken seriously'But the silver fox couldn’t help but congratulate his fellow co-star on his involvement on the beloved dance competition later this year.As the trio sat down under a beautiful pergola, John passed on his support to the nature cameraman.He said: “Hamza thank you for helping me launch the competition and since then it has been announced that you’re going to be on Strictly.Hanza replied with: “That is right, I am looking forward to it.

Coronation Street fans are convinced they recognise Toyah Battersby's new and tattooed solicitor Kim Wallis.Having been accused of murdering her husband Imran Habeeb (Charlie de Melo), Toyah (Georgia Taylor) has been forced to reach out to a new lawyer after Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) refused to help her.Portrayed by Rebecca Hesketh-Smith, Kim made her debut appearance on the cobbles during Wednesday night's episode.The character was met with skepticism upon her arrival at the police station and criticised by Toyah and her sister Leanne (Jane Danson) due to her tattoos.Coronation Street viewers, meanwhile, thought she looked familiar.Posting to Twitter, viewers of the ITV programme were convinced they had seen the lawyer somewhere before.One fan wrote: "Where have I seen Toyah's solicitor before?" A second said: "She looks familiar, the solicitor."A third viewer added: "Where have I seen the solicitor with the tattoo before? She looks familiar."Whilst not commenting on her familiarity, another replied: "Toyah's solicitor has film star looks."Kim Wallis actress Rebecca Hesketh-Smith also got in on the fun.To her own Twitter page, Rebecca wrote: "Tell ya Mum I’m in Corr-eh tonight! Tryna keep people out of prison.

Scriptwriter Kay Mellor has died aged 71. A spokesperson for her TV production company, Rollem Productions, said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely and sudden passing of our beloved friend, mentor and colleague Kay Mellor on Sunday 15th May 2022. “We have lost a phenomenal talent and a true luminary.