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News: Vote Doctor Who in SFX Awards

19 October 2009 3:15 PM, PDT | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

Top sci fi magazine SFX is currently running a poll for their annual awards - and there's plenty of Doctor Who related entries to vote on! Vote for Doctor Who in the Best TV Show category, for Planet of the Dead or The Next Doctor in the Best TV Episode section - or even Torchwood: Children of Earth Day 5. Dervla Kirwan (Miss Hartigan in The Next Doctor) and Torchwood's Eve Myles are nominated for your votes in the Best Actress category (although I went for Ashes to Ashes' Keeley Hawes)... »

- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com

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DVD Review: ‘Mi-5: Volume 1′

7 July 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

I thought this week we could scoot across the pond and visit one of my favorite television series discoveries.  A few years back, I was watching BBC America, and I stumbled on a show called Mi-5.  If you’re in the UK or are a hard-core Anglophile, you probably know the show as Spooks. But here in the Us, a title like that could bring the Aclu kicking and screaming to the gates of Warner Bros., so they ended up going a different way here in the States.

Mi-5 is about the clandestine British security service of the same name. It stars the delicious Matthew MacFadyen (Pride and Prejudice) as Tom Quinn, the stoic and complicated officer who leads a band of talented young spies in their daily struggles against terrorism, organized crime, anarchists, and their sister organization, Mi-6.  The subtly sexy Keeley Hawes is Zoe Reynolds, the female officer »

- Heather Toshiko

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Shortlist unveiled for TV Quick Awards

30 June 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The shortlist for this year's TV Quick and TV Choice Awards has been unveiled. Ashes To Ashes will battle it out against Shameless, Skins and Spooks to the best drama series gong, while Britain's Got Talent faces competition from Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor and Dancing On Ice to be crowned best talent show. The category of best reality show is also returning, with The Apprentice, Big Brother, The Secret Millionaire and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! each receiving nominations. The best actress title is between Keeley Hawes (Ashes To Ashes), Billie Piper (Secret (more) »

- By Dan French

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Channel Surfing: "Ashes to Ashes" Renewed for Third (and Final) Season, Gilles Marini to "Brothers and Sisters," Bates to Chase "Alice," and More

8 June 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Ashes to Ashes has been recommissioned for a third and final series by BBC One. Series, which airs in the Us on BBC America, will return next year with its final season, which will offer "intriguing twists and turns to keep viewers guessing about the final outcome," said co-creator/writer Ashley Pharoah, and will complete the journey of Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) as well as reveal just who Gene Hunt (Phillip Glenister) really is. (BBC News) Catch this interview with Glenister speaking to BBC Breakfast this morning about the third and final season of Ashes to Ashes: Dancing with the Stars' Gilles Marini will be sticking around on ABC. The Dancing runner-up has signed on to a multiple-episode story arc on Brothers and Sisters, where he will play a potential love interest for Rachel Griffith's Sarah Walker. (Variety) Kathy Bates (The Day the Earth Stood Still »

- Jace

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TV awards nominations announced

19 May 2009 6:12 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Red Riding leads the nominations for this year's TV Quick and TV Choice Awards. The three-part Channel 4 series picked up five nominations, with Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey and Maxine Peake all up for acting awards and the series itself nominated in the best new drama category. Peake will compete for the best actress crown with Kaya Scodelario for her role as Effy in E4's teen drama Skins, Jill Scott (The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency), Keeley Hawes (Ashes To Ashes) and Billie Piper (Secret Diary Of A Call Girl). The Apprentice, Big Brother, Katie & Peter: Stateside (more) »

- By Dan French

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'Ashes' star reveals Keeley Hawes crush

28 April 2009 11:44 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Marshall Lancaster has revealed that he has a crush on his Ashes To Ashes co-star Keeley Hawes. The actor, who plays DC Chris Skelton on the BBC One time travel show, admitted that Hawes left him feeling flustered on the set of the second series. Speaking to the Daily Star, he explained: "She told me she got stung by a bee and had to sit in a bath of camomile. I went to deliver a line and just fluffed it. I was just thinking (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Is 'Ashes To Ashes' back in style?

21 April 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Only in Ashes To Ashes could you be treated to a winning combination of Princess Margaret encountering a giant penis and the lead character's daughter getting a ticking off from Grange Hill's Mrs McClusky. Kicking off the second season in fine Eighties style, the episode neatly blends a self-contained murder mystery plot alongside the ongoing intrigue surrounding Alex Drake's comatose predicament. No radical alterations have been made to the show's format, ensuring that a steady flow of laughs are interspersed with the more dramatic and emotional aspects of the storyline. Gene Hunt's quips are as crude as ever (although nothing matches his legendary 'twanging of the royal hymen' line) and it's a treat to see Philip Glenister strutting back onto our screens free of any demonic American accent. Keeley Hawes has settled into her role as (more) »

- By Ben Rawson-Jones

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Keeley Hawes reveals 'Ashes' changes

18 April 2009 7:13 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Ashes To Ashes star Keeley Hawes has revealed that the show will have a "darker" tone this year. The actress, who plays Di Alex Drake on the BBC One drama, confirmed that the programme's writers decided to focus on sinister plotlines for the second series. Speaking to We Love Telly! magazine, Hawes explained: "It is a darker series. Alex is even questioning whether she actually belongs in 1982, and if 2008 is just an odd memory. "Which one is her real reality? There are more stories on police corruption (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Gillen, Hawes for ITV1 drama 'Identity'

16 April 2009 9:42 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

ITV has announced that Aiden Gillen and Keeley Hawes will star in its new drama Identity. The six-part series revolves around an elite police unit formed to combat the explosion of identity-related crime. Ashes To Ashes star Hawes will play Dsi Martha Lawrence, the founder of the unit, while The Wire's Aiden Gillen is cast as Di Michael Bloom, Martha's employee who is described as the 'secret weapon' of the Identity Unit. Holly Aird, Shaun Parkes and Elyes Gabel will also star in (more) »

- By Dan French

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Philip Glenister defends 'Ashes' co-star

11 April 2009 11:44 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Philip Glenister has called for fairer treatment of his Ashes To Ashes co-star Keeley Hawes ahead of the show's new series. Hawes suffered a frosty response from critics after she made her debut as Di Alex Drake on the BBC One time travel show last year. Glenister, who plays Dci Gene Hunt, later spoke out in support of the actress, claiming that her detractors should "hang their heads in shame". Reflecting on the criticism in a new interview with the Daily Record, Glenister explained: "What I objected to most was the personal nature of some of the attacks and the utter lack of appreciation of what a fine actress Keeley is, a woman (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Keeley Hawes moves on from "Tipping the Velvet" to "Ashes to Ashes"

6 April 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Keeley Hawes, the actress that endeared herself to lesbian viewers across the world with her brilliant performance in Tipping the Velvet is the new star of Ashes to Ashes, the sequel to the BBC time traveling hit, Life on Mars.

Ashes to Ashes is in its second season in the UK but in the States, season one premiered last month on BBC America. In the show, Keeley plays a 21st century police psychologist named Alex Drake, who is catapulted back to 1981. In the '80s, she’s confronted with sexism and bad hair.

The amazing thing about Keeley Hawes is that you can do anything to her or her hair and she’ll still look amazing beautiful. Oh, and she gives great performances, too.

Anyone in the UK watching Ashes to Ashes? How does Hawes pull off her '80s 'dos and butt-kicking moves? »

- Julia Miranda

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Goodbye ABC’s “Life on Mars,” hello BBC’s “Ashes to Ashes”

10 March 2009 9:13 AM, PDT | IMDb Television Blog | See recent IMDb Television Blog news »

Keeley Hawes and Phillip Glenister in "Ashes to Ashes," from BBC America.

Though anyone who saw the original British version of “Life on Mars” likely saw the demise of Americanized version as inevitable, loyal viewers of the Wednesday night program must have been upset. Interestingly, the ABC drama’s ratings increased by around 24 percent shortly after the network announced it was putting it down. Lots of people must have tuned in to see if they were going to miss it when it was gone.

Fortunately BBC America has a balm for “Life on Mars’” fans: The cable channel premiered the original’s spinoff, “Ashes to Ashes,” on Saturday. “Ashes” conceit is virtually the same as that of “Mars,” and that familiarity also proves to be its weakness. In “Mars,”  Dci Sam… »

- Melanie McFarland

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TV Review: BBC’s Excellent ‘Ashes to Ashes’ Picks Up Where ‘Life on Mars’ Left Off

7 March 2009 6:13 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Television Rating: 5.0/5.0 Chicago – “Ashes to Ashes” may be one of the most unusual choices for a TV sequel but sometimes the best series come from the most unexpected places. This may be the most pleasant surprise TV fans will get all year. The BBC’s brilliant “Life on Mars” has been dragged from the glitz and glamour of the ’70s to the turbulent ’80s in the as-good-and-arguably-better “Ashes to Ashes,” another notch in the belt of great BBC programming.

If you’re not watching BBC America, you’re missing some of the best television out there. Go to your local DVD store and catch up on seasons of the new incarnation of “Doctor Who,” “Robin Hood,” “Skins,” “Primeval,” and the amazingly entertaining “Torchwood”. The original “Life on Mars,” not the far-inferior (but still better than the near-cancellation predicament it is in) ABC remake, won’t be on DVD until July 28th, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Hawes: 'Drake critics made me stronger'

5 March 2009 10:04 PM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Ashes To Ashes star Keeley Hawes has claimed that criticism of her character Di Alex Drake has made her stronger. Speaking to Psychologies, the actress described the negative reaction to her role as "the best thing that's ever happened to me, career-wise". "Until Ashes To Ashes, I'd never had a bad review - not one I'd read, at least," she explained. "I took it quite badly... I (more) »

- By Lara Martin

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Hawes has 'secret crush' on Dci Hunt

5 March 2009 2:28 PM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Ashes To Ashes star Keeley Hawes has admitted to having a secret crush on co-star Philip Glenister's character Dci Gene Hunt. The actress, who plays Di Alex Drake on the BBC show, told Psychologies that she cannot help fancying Glenister's no-nonsense cop. "When Philip Glenister goes into character and starts shouting his head off, [all the women on set] go, 'Oooooh!' Women's lib out the window. You want him to come and save you," she said. Discussing (more) »

- By Lara Martin

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Ask AfterEllen.com (Jan. 13, 2009)

12 January 2009 10:13 PM, PST | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Want to know the status of a particular movie, TV show, or band? Wondering what a certain actress is up to these days? Want to know if someone is openly gay? (We won't out anyone, but we'll let you know what they've said publicly.) Send your entertainment-related questions to askafterellen@gmail.com — with your first name, city and country — and we'll try to answer as many as we can.

Question: Is [actress] Clea DuVall a lesbian or has she ever come out and said anything about her sexuality?

— Melissa, Syracuse, New York

Clea DuVall

Answer: The 31-year old actress has never publicly stated her sexual orientation.

She is a favorite among lesbian viewers for her work in several films by out director Jamie Babbit, including But I'm A Cheerleader (1999), Sleeping Beauties (a short film starring Radha Mitchell, of High Art fame), Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007), and her role in the HBO film, »

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