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With W1A returning to BBC Two on Monday, a preview clip has been released and the show’s creator has revealed that this third series could be its last. John Morton has said that he’s written series three of W1A “to its conclusion” because “this is probably going to be the final
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September 12, 2017 // 0 Comments
Toast of London – the acclaimed, BAFTA winning Channel 4 sitcom written by and starring Matt Berry – is now available on Netflix worldwide. Co-written and co-created by Father Ted and Big Train writer Arthur Matthews, and directed by Michael Cumming (Snuff Box, Brass Eye) the
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September 2, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Ghoul is in UK cinemas and available on-demand now, and to celebrate, The Velvet Onion is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to a very special screening and Q&A event tomorrow night in London! Gareth Tunley‘s debut film, starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Dan
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August 9, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Ghoul – the incredible directorial debut of Gareth Tunley starring Tom Meeten and a cavalcade of TVO regulars – is now available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-Ray. The film, which saw limited screenings last year and earlier in 2017, is due to hit cinemas on 4th August. It tells
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August 1, 2017 // 0 Comments
No, you’re the smutty ones thinking like that. We’re talking about the long-awaited UK-centric Jackie Chan & Pierce Brosnan blockbuster, The Foreigner, which has released its first trailer and features Rufus Jones as a character called Woody. The film is directed by Zorro and
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July 2, 2017 // 0 Comments
Next week sees the launch of Channel 4’s new sitcom Loaded starring Samuel Anderson, Nick Helm, Jonny Sweet and TVO regular Jim Howick, and the good folk at Channel 4 have provided us with an exclusive preview clip while we wait! The eight part series focuses on four friends who have just
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May 5, 2017 // 0 Comments
The nominees have been announced for the BAFTA Craft Awards, with some well-deserved recognition for Camping and Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle. Here are the nominees in the comedy writing category: JULIA DAVIS – Camping (Baby Cow Productions/Sky Atlantic) PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
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March 28, 2017 // 0 Comments
No matter what else occurred in 2016, it was a bit of a cracking year for ‘our sort’ of comedy on TV. Within the first few months we were treated to new dark comedies Stag, Camping and Flowers, shortly followed by specials from both Alan Partridge and Philomena Cunk. We also got a
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January 29, 2017 // 1 Comment
The BBC’s Head of Values, Ian Fletcher is once again throwing open the revolving doors to New Broadcasting House to allow cameras to film series three of the award winning documentary W1A, which throws light on the ins and outs of daily life at the BBC. The cameras will be following Ian and his
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January 25, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Ghoul and Trespass Against Us are to screen across the UK as part of the BIFI Independents season. For the uninitiated The Ghoul is the directorial debut by Gareth Tunley and stars a bevy of TVO regulars including Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Dan Skinner, Geoffrey McGivern and Rufus
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January 17, 2017 // 0 Comments
Ricky Gervais seems ubiquitous at the moment, what with his recent film David Brent: Life on the Road, live performances in character as Brent, and a stand-up tour (as himself) scheduled for 2017. So we thought we’d take a look back through Ricky’s television work, from The
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December 22, 2016 // 0 Comments
Ghosts and ghouls are on the prowl this weekend, as Halloween approaches on Monday evening, and everyone gets to play ‘Count The Harley Quinn Costumes’ in their nightclub of choice. Yes, it’s time for some grisly fancy dress, far too many sweets, and some kick-arse horror movies
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October 28, 2016 // 0 Comments
Some teaser videos have been released for Dead Funny – the upcoming West End play starring Katherine Parkinson, Rufus Jones and Steve Pemberton. Here’s the first video, in which the cast discuss whether Rufus will be “taking his kit off” in the show.
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October 16, 2016 // 0 Comments
Mancunians are in for a real treat this month: as Prevenge and The Ghoul are set for preview screenings at HOME. For the uninitiated (warning: you may be on the wrong website) – Prevenge is written by, directed by and stars Alice Lowe alongside Kate Dickie, Mike Wozniak and fellow TVO
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October 12, 2016 // 0 Comments
Terry Johnson’s critically acclaimed play Dead Funny is returning to the West End, and Katherine Parkinson, Rufus Jones and Steve Pemberton are amongst the cast. The play tells the story of Eleanor and Richard (played by Katherine and Rufus) – a couple with a dilemma. She wants a
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September 9, 2016 // 0 Comments
BBC satire W1A is set to return for a third series in 2017. The second series of W1A was on our screens back in May 2015, and the delay in making a third series has been put down to availability of the show’s cast. Said cast includes TVO regulars Jessica Hynes as nonsense-spouting PR
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August 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
The Velvet Onion is saddened to report on the death of journalist, author, historian, radio producer and comedy executive John Pidgeon, following a long illness. A celebrated critic whose work in the 1970s included collaborations with The Faces, Slade and Eric Clapton, John moved into radio in
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July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments
As our regular readers will be aware, we’ve been getting properly excited about The Ghoul for some time. Now our excitement levels have reached a new level: the writer/director of the film, Gareth Tunley, has been kind enough to answer a few questions for us. Written and directed by Gareth,
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July 8, 2016 // 0 Comments
This week, we were lucky enough to attend a preview screening of Gareth Tunley’s debut feature film, The Ghoul. Mog made a few notes… Starring Tom Meeten, and with a cast that includes Alice Lowe, Dan Skinner, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Waen Shepherd (who also scores the film – but
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May 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
Paul King‘s 2014 family blockbuster Paddington will be getting a sequel in 2017, it has been revealed. The film, which starred Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Julie Walters and Peter Capaldi was based on the much-loved books by Michael Bond about the young bear from darkest
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May 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
