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Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes takes center-stage in new BBC drama Crossfire, in which she plays Jo – a character whose world is turned upside down when a terrorist attack takes place during at her holiday resort. The three-part series sees, which Keeley described as an ‘uncomfortable watch’, sees her character at the heart of the action, which the 46-year-old admitted was a different role for her, despite having starred in previous action thrillers including Line of Duty and Honour. While Jo has to save her family and play the hero, that involved physically exhausting tasks like lugging guns around, leading Keeley to describe it as her most ‘taxing’ yet.

K.J. Yossman Banijay Rights has set a new returning drama series titled “Runners” with writer John Preston (pictured above, left) and exec producer Ellie Wood (pictured above, right) of Clearwood Films, the team behind “Stonehouse” and “The Dig.” “Runners” tells the story of the world’s first police force, the Bow Street Runners, who were formed in the 1740s in London, which at the time was facing a colossal crime wave. The Chief Magistrate of London at the time, Heny Fielding (who also happened to be a celebrated novelist), decided to take on this criminal underworld by assembling a group of police.“This extraordinary story will tell of how a group of just six police officers, none with any training or experience, set about imposing law and order on a completely lawless society and embarked on solving one of the strangest cases of its time – one with momentous political and social ramifications,” reads the logline.

Line of Duty star Keeley Hawes and her husband, Succession's Matthew Macfadyen, will next be seen in an ITV series together. The real-life couple will play opposite each other in three-part drama Stonehouse, retelling the bizarre story of the disgraced Labour minister (Macfadyen), John Stonehouse, who faked his own death in 1974, leaving his wife (Hawes) and children behind. Having been married for 18 years sure adds authenticity to Hawes and Macfadyen's performances, with the Bodyguard star saying it was "a joy" to work with her husband again.

Succession star Matthew Macfadyen, who stole the rug from under the warring Roys by betraying wife Shiv last season, has got the seal of approval for his performance in upcoming drama Stonehouse from his real-life wife and co-star Keeley Hawes.

EXCLUSIVE: Bodyguard and Line of Duty star Keeley Hawes has been tapped as a co-lead opposite Krysten Ritter in Orphan Black: Echoes, the upcoming offshoot series set in the world of Orphan Black, which is slated for a 2023 debut on AMC Networks’ digital platform AMC+ and linear nets.

Line of Duty and Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes has outlined her plans to step away from acting soon, and is keen to ‘explore other avenues. ’Award-winning star Keeley, 46, who has been a well-known fixture on UK screens for over two decades, has quite the impressive CV when it comes to acting jobs. In recent years, she’s had prominent roles in the likes of ITV comedy-drama The Durrells, the Russell T Davies drama serial It’s a Sin and in The Midwich Cuckoos – released earlier in 2022.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Britain’s leading lady of the TV action thriller, Keeley Hawes, is back. The star of “Bodyguard” returns in “Crossfire,” another nail-biting thriller for the BBC in which Hawes plays a holidaymaker whose sunbathing session on her hotel balcony becomes a nightmare when shots ring out across the complex, turning her world upside down. The scenario will remind audiences of her turn as the U.K. home secretary alongside Richard Madden’s bodyguard in the eponymous BBC drama, which became a global hit when it was picked up by Netflix. The setting for “Crossfire,” however, is a far cry from London’s Westminster, instead set at a luxury resort in the Canary Islands.

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final two seasons of, Lesley Manville is taking on another real-life saga: the 2004 murders in Nottinghamshire, England. And only ET has the exclusive first look at the series written by James Graham, who draws from his firsthand experiences of growing up in the mining village. In, Manville plays Julie Jackson, the wife of a former union activist, whose murder kicks off this drama about a small, fractured community shattered by two unexpected killings and the manhunt that followed.

It’s August and the TV schedules are full of sport, reality TV and a whole host of repeats. But soon, we’ll be into the autumn season, when the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 bring out the big guns to get us hooked in the run-up to Christmas.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK representation scene was all abuzz about the next steps of respected former Troika co-founders Michael Duff and Conor McCaughan after they left their long-time agency back in 2020. We’re now getting more clarity on their next steps.

I am a big fan of The Village of the Damned movies - both the 1960 original and John Carpenter’s more over-the-top 1995 remake.

British actor Christopher Eccleston believes that white, middle-class, male, straight actors like him are “the new pariahs of the industry.”

Always in their hearts. Damian Lewis paid tribute to his late wife, Helen McCrory, while speaking about her involvement in the annual Soccer Aid charity tournament in England.

K.J. Yossman Josette Simon (“Wonder Woman”) has joined the cast of “Tell That to the Winter Sea.”She joins Greta Bellamacina (“This Sceptred Isle”) and Amber Anderson (“Peaky Blinders”) in the feature film, which explores female friendships.Jaclyn Bethany (“The Falling World”) is directing the film, which she co-wrote with Bellamacina.“Tell That to the Winter Sea” is the story of two women reconnecting the weekend before a wedding.

Damian Lewis has remembered his late wife Helen McCrory, saying she is “much, much missed”. Acclaimed actress McCrory died in April 2021 aged 52 following a battle with cancer. Stars including Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew Macfadyen and his wife Keeley Hawes were pictured attending a memorial service held for her in May this year.

It’s A Sin star Keeley Hawes has reflected on her character from the beloved drama, saying “you have to have sympathy”.In a new video interview with NME, which you can watch above, Hawes reflected on her career and the legacy of the show.“The thing about that show in general was that so much of it was so painful and so moving,” she said. “That cast were such good friends and really cared about each other.

Acting Your Age Campaign (AYAC), which was founded four years ago by Nicky Clark, is calling for equal representation in the UK between men and women aged over 45.Women in the UK only have a “shelf life” on screen while their male colleagues have a “whole life”, the letter claims while outlining the campaign’s wishes for a “parity pledge” to help tackle “entrenched” ageism in the entertainment industry.Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, David Tennant, Lesley Manville and Sanjeev Bhaskar are also among the letter’s 100+ signatories.“Today’s in-demand young actress is tomorrow’s unemployed middle-aged actress,” part of the letter reads. “We are fighting to ensure that our generation of excluded women is the last generation of excluded women.“Ageism targeting women is an entrenched industry staple that is outdated, harmful and neglects the millions of audience members who appreciate seeing women over 45 telling the stories of our lives.AYAC has laid out multiple recommendations for broadcast and production company commissioners, as well as for those working in news and current affairs.

An award-winning British TV and film actress has complained that British audiences are being short-changed, with the same crop of actresses being given leading roles again and again.

More than 100 actors and public figures in the UK have put their name to an open letter calling for better onscreen representation of older women, to help fight “entrenched ageism” of the entertainment industry.

Helen McCrory's family and friends were out in force on Friday as they celebrated her life at a moving memorial in London’s Covent Garden, just one year on from her tragic death. A wealth of famous faces were among those at the service, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Keeley Hawes, as they commemorated the life of such a much loved staple of stage and screen.