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Exclusive: Emmy Award-winning actor Joe Morton and Catherine Tate have joined the Fox Entertainment comedy series Going Dutch cast in heavily recurring roles opposite series star and executive producer Denis Leary.

The single-cam comedy follows arrogant loudmouth U.S. Army “Colonel Patrick Quinn” (Leary), who after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. After serving with distinction in every warzone of the last three decades, he now finds himself in charge of a base with no guns, no weapons, and no tactical purpose.

Instead, it has a Michelin-star level commissary, top-notch bowling alley, and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army. Surrounded by a diverse group of underdogs, the colonel tries to reinstall military discipline and professionalism with the help...

Aisling Bea And Matthew Lewis Join Romesh Ranganathan Comedy ‘Avoidance’

Aisling Bea and Matthew Lewis are among the cast who have joined the upcoming season of Romesh Ranganathan’s BBC comedy Avoidance. Filming started this week, and the returning cast includes Jessica Knappett (Drifters), Kieran Logendra, Mandeep Dhillon (Afterlife), Lisa McGrillis (Mum), and Bruce Mackinnon (The Catherine Tate Show). Also joining the show are Louise Ford (The Windsors), Olive Tennant (Belfast), Alex Ranganathan, Jessica Ransom (Horrible Histories), Paula Wilcox (Upstart Crow), Philip Jackson (Brassed Off), Ed Kear (Here We Go), Colin Hoult (Murder in Successville), Michael Spicer (The Room Next Door) and Brona C Titley (The Outlaws). “I’m delighted to be back on set with this amazing cast, so much so it almost makes up for the crushing agony of my recent spandex-filled wardrobe fitting,” said Ranganathan.

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HBO original series “The Gilded Age” has dropped a trailer for its eight-episode second season, premiering Oct. 29 on HBO and streaming on Max. Julian Fellowes (“Downton Abbey”) serves as creator, writer and executive producer.

Set in the titular time period around the 1880s, this historical drama chronicles the divisions in wealthy society. It chiefly follows Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon), an aspiring socialite whose husband, George Russell (Morgan Spector) is a railroad tycoon. Bertha enters the New York high society scene, only to find that the other ladies look down on her “new money” status. She makes an enemy of “old money” Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski), who believes that Bertha doesn’t belong in their world.

Season 2 sees the conflict between Bertha and the “old system” ramp up after Bertha’s bid for a box at the Academy of Music is rejected and she decides to fights back.

“You seem...

She’s perhaps best known for her turn as David Tennant’s companion Donna in “Doctor Who” (a role she’ll reprise on screen this fall) but, for her latest project, Catherine Tate has swapped the Tardis for tiaras. Titled “Queen of Oz,” the new BBC comedy sees Tate play a disgraced British princess who is sent Down Under after screwing up one too many royal engagements.

In the show, Tate plays Princess Georgiana who, after yet another public catastrophe (involving a school visit and plenty of alcohol-induced vomit), is banished to Australia. Tate says she was attracted by the “fish out of water” concept but, despite many royal-related headlines in recent years, is keen to point out that no real royals inspired Georgiana’s character. “I wasn’t thinking of anyone, because it’s nice to create something from scratch,” says the comedian, who co-wrote and stars in the series.

Returning to the beloved character from her early ‘00s sketch comedy show “The Catherine Tate Show” — and the spinoff series “Catherine Tate’s Nan” — the simply titled “The Nan Movie” continues the hijinks of the elderly Joanie Taylor (aka Nan). A loudmouth cockney woman who always speaks her mind, often to the embarrassment of her grandson Jamie (Matthew Horne), Tate’s feature film is a curious object.

Continue reading ‘The Nan Movie’ Review: Catherine Tate Revisits Her Famous Character in This Brutally Unfunny Roadtrip Film at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Doctor Who star Catherine Tate’s Netflix comedy Hard Cell is a tonal shift from her previous work, according to exec Kristian Smith, who revealed the mockumentary’s producer Leopard Pictures is working on a feature film adaptation of a Michael Morpurgo novel.

Hard Cell, which drops today, features a fake documentary crew following the inmates and staff of Hmp Woldsley, with beloved UK comedy star Tate portraying multiple characters to capture the British penal system at its brutal and humorous best.

Smith told Deadline the six-parter is a departure from Tate’s previous work such as the BBC’s The Catherine Tate Show and said it is unique in the TV landscape.

“There’s real pathos to this, it’s proper storytelling” he added. “The show is laugh out loud funny and everything people love about Catherine is there but you will see moments of great tragedy, real...

‘The Nan Movie’, ‘Hive’, ‘X’ also opening.

eOne’s UK sports comedy The Phantom of the Open tees off at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, in a bumper weekend with 17 new releases.

Directed by Craig Roberts, The Phantom Of The Open debuted at the BFI London Film Festival in October last year. The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, an aspiring golfer of limited talent, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Gold Championship Qualifying in 1976 only to shoot the worst round in the event’s history. It will open in 629 locations - the fourth-biggest...

"Where's my Nan?!" Warner Bros UK has revealed an official trailer for a wacky British comedy titled The Nan Movie, arriving in theaters in the UK this March. If you're not from the UK, you probably have no idea what this is about or who this "Nan" is. She is from a BBC spin-off series of specials following the character "Joannie Taylor" from the original sketch comedy series 'The Catherine Tate Show". She has been featured in numerous specials before, but never on the big screen. Until now. The movie is "an origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what’s made her the cantankerous old b*****d she is today." She embarks on a roadtrip to Ireland with her grandson to make amends with her estranged sister. Catherine Tate stars, reprising her role as the "foul mouthed pensioner", with Matthew Horne,...

Doctor Who actress Catherine Tate has landed her own Netflix series.

The British comedy performer, best known in the UK for her sketch series The Catherine Tate Show, has created six-part women’s prison mockumentary Hard Cell for Netflix.

Here’s the logline: “Tate plays multiple characters as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of Hmp Woldsley capturing the penal system at its brutal humorous best.”

Hard Cell is produced by Argonon-backed Leopard Pictures, which is behind Mackenzie Crook’s BBC show Worzel Gummidge.

Executive producer Kristian Smith said: “We cannot wait to show audiences on Netflix the inside of Hmp Woldsley, our fictional prison occupied by the fantastic creations of Catherine Tate. This series is funny and touching all at once, revealing what life might be like in a British women’s correctional facility.”...

We might have only had one season, plus a couple of specials, of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s amazing chemistry as the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble on screen, but thankfully the two Doctor Who icons have been giving us new adventures for the duo over the past few years, since they started making audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.

Following a couple of boxsets of The Tenth Doctor Adventures, the latest release featuring the pair is Donna Noble: Kidnapped, a spinoff series focusing on Tate’s companion. Set following 2008’s “Forest of the Dead,” when Donna is taking a break from her time travels, Tate’s co-lead in this collection of four stories is her former The Catherine Tate Show co-star Niki Wardley. However, Tennant will pop up for a brief cameo in the final adventure.

Here’s the synopsis for the set, as per Big Finish’s...

Mary Queen Of Scots director plots feature with Damian Jones producing.

Mary Queen Of Scots director Josie Rourke has boarded This Nan’s Life, an origins story of UK comedian Catherine Tate’s character Nan based on her TV series.

Mathew Horne is reprising his role from the series and subsequent TV spin-offs and will be joined by Katherine Parkinson (Pirate Radio) in the cast.

The feature will explore the origins of the profanity-laden pensioner Joannie Taylor, played by Tate, who first appeared in BBC sketch series The Catherine Tate Show, which ran for three series between 2004 and 2006. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards,...

10 years ago, David Tennant and Catherine Tate travelled around time and space together as the Doctor and his best friend Donna Noble on Doctor Who. Now, they’re reuniting for a new comedy series from Sky.

Titled The Americons (that’s not a typo), the scripted sitcom sees Tennant and Tate play a British couple who move to the United States. That’s all we know about the premise for now, but we’d hazard a guess that there’s some sort of con involved as well, at least going by that title.

Tate is set to write the series in addition to starring in it, while Americons is being produced by Bad Wolf Productions, which is actually run by two former Doctor Who producers, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter. The company’s name comes from a long-running story arc on the sci-fi show, in fact.

As Whovians will probably know,...

Hello, it’s Nan!

Aging herself by several decades, Adele marked her 29th birthday on social media by posting a set of photos in which she channels Catherine Tate’s character, Joannie “Nan” Taylor, from The Catherine Tate Show.

“Nearly 30! Thanks for the well wishes. See you soon x,” she captioned the snaps. In the photos, the singer — who’s mom to 4-year-old Angelo (with her husband Simon Konecki) — is dressed in a pink cardigan and sports spectacles, a head of frizzy curls and several more wrinkles than usual.

Wishing the “When We Were Young” singer a happy birthday, the...

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter George Michael “passed away peacefully at home” in Goring in Oxfordshire on Sunday, his publicist told the BBC. He was 53.

Michael’s manager told the AP the cause of death was heart failure. A statement from his publicist said, “There will be no further comment at this stage.”

Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London, Michael rose to fame at age 18 as half of the singing duo Wham!, partnering with longtime friend Andrew Ridgeley to sell more than 25 million albums worldwide from 1982 to 1986. Their first single to to top the charts was “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,...

It's hard to imagine a role more daunting than that of Jesus Christ, but it's one that Juan Pablo Di Pace took on with determination and focus.

The Argentinian-Italian actor stars in NBC's A.D.: The Bible Continues, the 12-episode series from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, who also produced the hit 2013 miniseries The Bible.

Born in Argentina but having lived all over the world, Di Pace, 35, tells People that he's "always a foreigner." This may have given him the sense of purposeful detachment he needed to play one of the most recognizable figures on earth, as he admits...

What are the essential sketches, performers, and shows every comedy nerd should know? EW’s guest editors Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele offer a master class. Warning: Some of the clips ahead contain strong language.

1. Eddie Murphy

As Key says, “I don’t know if there’s ever been anybody in history working at a level like he was working at. To have that much talent, that much charm, that much discipline, all of that wrapped up into one. To think about 48 Hrs., Trading Places. Aw, man!” Adds Peele: “If I had a kid and I wanted to form...

To mark the release of Downhill on 16th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Gordon (Richard Lumsden – Sightseers, TV’s The Catherine Tate Show) is determined that he and best friend Keith (Karl Theobald – TV’s 2012, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa) will conquer Wainright’s Coast to Coast Walk from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire. He also believes that having his film student son document the adventure is the perfect way to commemorate their achievement, but when a stray conversation determines that old school friends Steve (Jeremy Swift – Jupiter Ascending, TV’s Downton Abbey) and Julian (Ned Dennehy – Tyrannosaur, TV’s Luther) join them on the trip, best laid plans lead straight to multiple mid-life crises.

Combining keenly observed situational comedy; some of Britain’s finest comedy talent and a breathtaking journey through some of the best of British countryside,...

A few years back we posted a list of some of our favorite Irish actors for St. Patrick’s Day, and it contained pretty much who you’d expect – Liam, Pierce, Colin F., Cillian, Daniel D.L. , Jonathan R.M., an Aidan (Quinn), but enough time has has passed that we have a whole new bumper crop to celebrate. Including another Aidan!

Here are ten more actors we can share our Shamrock Shakes with, and can smile those Irish eyes at us anytime.

Jamie Dornan

31-year-old Jamie grew up in the suburbs of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is the second cousin (twice removed) of Greer Garson. Along with a very successful modeling career, he’s flourishing on the big and small screen, with roles on Once Upon A Time, The Fall and he’s currently filming one of the most hotly anticipated spectacles of next year, Fifty Shades Of Grey.

Catherine Tate's Nan has unveiled two teasers.

The actress has reprised her role as foul-mouthed Joannie 'Nan' Taylor for a pilot episode airing in the New Year.

Watch the clip below (warning: mature content)

The episode centres around Nan visiting the council to have her tap fixed, while grandson Jamie is away in Africa doing charity work.

Teenage volunteer Alice is assigned to help Nan, however her trip to the council office ends in chaos.

The Catherine Tate Show regulars Niky Wardley and Mathew Horne join Tate and newcomer Ami Metcalf for the special.

Tate's Nan will reportedly be picked up for a full series depending on the success of the pilot episode.

Catherine Tate's Nan airs on Saturday, January 4 at 9:30pm on BBC One.

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“Dallas” has just increased its population by one. TNT’s revamp of “Dallas” has cast Juan Pablo Di Pace as a regular on the series, which is entering its third season on the cable network. Also read: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Call’ Gets TNT Greenlight Di Pace will play Nicolas Trevino, described as a powerful self-made billionaire businessman who endured a rough childhood. Argentine-born actor Di Pace most recently appeared on NBC’s limited series “Camp,” as the recurring character Miguel Santos. His television appearances also include the British series “Reubenesque” and “The Catherine Tate Show.” Also...

Check out this adorable new trailer for director Anthony Silverston’s Khumba.

After screening at the Annecy and Durban film festivals, it was announced yesterday Khumba will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Khumba tells the story of a half-striped zebra who is blamed for the drought by his superstitious herd. He leaves his home in search of the magic waterhole where legend has it, the first zebras got their stripes. Teaming up with an overprotective, sassy wildebeest and a self-obsessed ostrich, this plucky young zebra meets an array of wacky characters in an unforgettable adventure through the Great Karoo desert to earn his stripes.

The cast includes Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and Steve Buscemi.

Khumba is the second animated feature to be produced by Cape Town-based, Triggerfish Animation Studios, which has seen a successful global release of Adventures In Zambezia. The original...

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It’s always a delight to see a famous/infamous part go to a familiar actor. When I watched Season 3′s “The Runaway Bride,” my roommate prefaced it by saying that Catherine Tate was a Hugely popular comedienne in Britain and her appearance on the show was thrilling, exhilarating, even a little scary. Now that I have watched The Catherine Tate Show, I have an understanding of why that might be.

The same holds true for Peter Capaldi. I’m sure that some people in the audience were clapping just because they respected that he was taking on such an important role, but there had to be Vicar of Dibley fans and people who loved to hear Malcolm Tucker spew the f-word every few seconds in The Thick of It. I personally got excited because he was one of the major players in my favorite Whoverse serials: Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Genre: Sci-Fi | Drama

Air Date/Time: Thursday-Saturday, June 6-8, 10/9c (three episodes), with a block rebroadcast Sunday afternoon, June 9 at 2/1c

Network: BBC America

Creator/Writer: Dominic Mitchell

Director: Jonny Campbell

Synopsis:

BBC America’s co-production, In The Flesh, tells a very human story…about the undead. The mini-series springs to life with the channel’s special broadcast event, premiering over three consecutive nights. Zombie teenager Kieren Walker isn’t comfortable in his ‘undead’ state. After months of re-habilitation and medication, the zombies, now known as Pds (Partially Deceased Syndrome) sufferers, are gradually being returned to their homes. When Kieran returns, he is forced to confront his family, the community that rejected him and the haunting flashbacks of what he did in his untreated state. BBC America’s special three-night premiere event of In The Flesh begins Thursday, June 6, 10:00pm Et/Pt.

Emily Bevan (The Thick of It), Steve Evets...

Sky Atlantic HD‘s six-episode comedy series from writer/director Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm), has added five cast members to join Nick Frost who’s playing the titular Mr. Sloane. Olivia Colman (Broadchurch, Hyde Park On Hudson), Ophelia Lovibond (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Peter Serafinowicz (The Muppets… Again!) and Lawry Lewin (Horrible Histories) have boarded the bittersweet 1960s-set romantic comedy that centers on Frost’s buttoned-down man in crisis. Shooting is underway in London for a 2014 airdate. Sky Atlantic has been pushing deeper into original series, recently partnersing with Starz on drama Fortitude, with Canal Plus on The Tunnel and with BBC America on biopic Fleming. This is Weide’s first UK series. He’ll write and direct all six episodes of Mr. Sloane with Aschlin Ditta (The Catherine Tate Show) and Oliver Lansley (Whites) as co-writers on two episodes. Mr. Sloane is a co-production between Weide’s...

It's a slow time in the TV season. Most shows aren't airing new episodes this week, though, even if they were, many of us are still digging our ways out of postholiday funks. It's a Netflix week is what we're saying. Luckily, in the last few weeks, a ton of stuff has either made its way or made its way back to ye olde Instant Netflix. Here are some recently Instant-able picks for your perusal. (And duh, still watch West Wing.) British Shows A tonne — har, har — of British shows just reappeared: On the sketch front, the always strange Little Britain, the essential Stephen Fry/Hugh Laurie collaboration A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and The Catherine Tate show are all back. Sitcom-wise, Gavin & Stacey, Coupling, and all eight seasons of the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf are also back from Instant purgatory. Pretty much everything in the BBC catalogue...

Since Una Stubbs's film debut half a century ago, she's never been out of work. With a string of memorable TV series to her name, from Till Death Do Us Part to Sherlock, how does she feel now about her return to the National theatre stage at 75?

Una Stubbs can't quite believe she's being interviewed. "So who else are you speaking to from this production?" she asks when we meet backstage at the National Theatre. No one, I tell her. Just you. Behind her round-framed spectacles, Stubbs's eyes widen anxiously. "Oh," she says, brow crinkling. "Really?"

You might expect Una Stubbs to be more convinced by her own reputation. At 75, she has starred in some of the most memorable television programmes of the past four decades (Till Death Us Do Part, Give Us a Clue, Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock) and been directed on stage by such theatrical luminaries as Sir Peter Hall and Michael Grandage.

Catherine Tate may be joining the cast of NBC's The Office as a series regular, it has been reported. Tate, known in the UK for roles on The Catherine Tate Show and Doctor Who, appeared as boss Nellie Bertram in the second half of the comedy's latest season. A source told TVLine that Tate is poised to return to the ninth season as a full castmember, though no official announcement has been made. Show stars including John Krasinski, Rainn (more)...

Merlin continues to surprise, and now that we’re underway on the fourth season, it’s a great time to look back and/or catch up on events in Camelot. The third season DVD set is as surprisingly well put together as the show itself, and considering the overall production, budget, and general possibilities inherent in the beast we’ve got, you could hardly ask for a better release.

While not exactly overloaded with special features, it includes cast and crew commentaries, which fans will love, and a pretty solid Making Of featurette.

For all that the show is something of a write-off, and all too simple to dismiss for many a viewer, the third season kicks things up a notch, and the writing is often surprising. As may be easily guessed, the rub of the show is dealing with its general premise – the fact that Merlin has to hide...

If you're still bummed that Catherine Tate wasn't chosen as the new boss on "The Office," the show has a consolation prize for you: She'll return this season. Tate's character, Nellie Bertram, appeared in last season's finale to interview for Michael Scott's former position. She returns as a "corporate special projects manager, and her relationship with Robert California [played by James Spader] will be far from professional," executive producer Paul Lieberstein said. She will join in the second half of the season. Tate's credits include the BBC series, "The Catherine Tate Show," in...

"The Office" is about to get another taste of Tate. BAFTA nominee Catherine Tate (star of BBC’s enigmatically titled "The Catherine Tate Show") is returning to the NBC comedy this season, reprising her role as Nellie Bertram. Bertram is hired by Dundler-Mifflin Chairman of the Board Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) as a favored special projects manager who works directly for the corporate office, enjoying special attention from Bennett. Tate's character was introduced last season as one of the candidates interviewing for the vacant Regional Manager position, after Michael Scott (Steve Carell) left the company. "Catherine is hysterical," said executive producer Paul...

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Expiring from Netflix Instant on September 19th The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) – Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) – Uma Thurman Quid Pro Quo (2008) – Vera Farmiga Expiring from Netflix Instant on September 23rd A bunch of British shows: Saxondale, Big Cat Diary,...

Filming started today in Enfield on a brand new six part comedy for Sky called Gates, a character based sitcom based around relationships formed between parents at the school gates.

Tom Ellis and Joanna Page play parents Mark and Helen who’ve recently moved to the South East where their nine-year-old daughter is starting at a new primary school. And they’re about to discover what happens when your children choose your friends.

Essentially a character comedy, but with a nod to those sketch-like moments of madness which can only ever happen in the playground, Gates casts an eye on how relationships with parents formed during fifteen minutes of a school drop off and pick up can so easily take over your life. The school gates can be an unforgiving, socially exposed political minefield.

Gates boasts a distinguished cast that also includes:

Sue Johnston (The Royle Family, Waking The Dead), Tony Gardner (Lead Balloon,...

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Chances are, Catherine Tate isn't a household name in your home ... yet.

However, reports indicate the English actress is the frontrunner to join NBC's 'The Office' as the new boss.

Tate will make her 'Office' debut on tonight's one-hour season finale (Thurs., May 19, 9Pm Et). She's one of many famous faces -- including Ray Romano, Warren Buffett, Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, Ricky Gervais and James Spader -- vying for the job vacated by Steve Carell's Michael Scott.

Yep, that's a lot of big names, so why is Tate right for the job? Simple: She's pretty damn funny.

The star of her own series, 'The Catherine Tate Show,' Tate has won several BAFTAs and was nominated for an International Emmy.

 

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The new boss at Dunder Mifflin may be the season finale guest star with whom Americans are least familiar.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show's producers want British star Catherine Tate to be Steve Carell/Michael Scott's longterm replacement -- he just left the show after seven seasons. Tate is one of a number of major guest stars set for Thursday night's season finale, which will see a laundry list of candidates hoping to take the reigns now that Will Ferrell/Deangelo Vickers' brief arc and Dwight Schrute's even briefer reign have ended.

According to a tweet from the star/writer Mindy Kaling, Tate will play a character named Nellie Bertrum. She's a well known comedic force in Britain; she has her own sketch series, "The Catherine Tate Show," and has appeared in "Doctor Who."

Also appearing on the show will be Will Arnett and Ricky Gervais, as well as Jim Carrey,...

THR is reporting that Jim Carrey is going to be making a cameo appearance in the finale of season seven of The Office over in the States. If memory serves, this will be Carrey’s first television role in well over a decade, since his part(s) in the ’90s TV series, In Living Color, created by Keenen Ivory Wayans, and starring no less than five of the Wayans family (Keenen included), Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez.

For most people, myself included, Jim Carrey is a comedy genius, and there’s no doubt that he’ll be a brilliant addition to the already high-profile line-up of guest stars for the season finale. He’ll be joining Ricky Gervais (naturally from the British original), Will Ferrell (Anchorman), James Spader (Boston Legal), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show), and one of my all-time favourite actors on television,...

Three more actors to add to the “who will replace Steve Carell on The Office” list: word has come out that Catherine Tate, James Spader, and Ray Romano will all be appearing the season finale. With the already announced Ricky Gervais and Will Arnett appearances, that makes five possible successors to the Michael Scott throne. But screw all those other guys! Give it to Tate, NBC. Now, it's entirely possible you don't know who Tate is, especially if you're not from the UK or into aliens that travel through time and space. (That is a Doctor Who reference. I can't say for sure if Tate is an alien or not, nor can I speak of her hobbies.) So, a quick primer: her sketch comedy show, The Catherine Tate Show, has been nominated for six BAFTAs, she played quite possibly the best companion of the revived [...]...

With Steve Carell’s Office exit set to air in a matter of weeks (April 28 to be exact), you’d think the pool of possible Michael Scott successors would be narrowing.

Think again.

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that three additional names have been added to the short long list of potential replacements: Ray Romano, James Spader and British funny lady Catherine Tate!

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Although an NBC rep declined to comment, an insider confirms that the trio will appear in The Office‘s hour-long May 19 season finale as candidates...

Three years ago on St. Patrick's Day we presented ten Irish men we'd love to share a shamrock shake with, and the list (Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan, Bono, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Stuart Townsend, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Cillian Murphy, Daniel-Day Lewis, and Ronan Keating) turned out to be a "Greatest Hits" of irish hotness.

We thought it was time for an update, so we're giving you ten more Irish guys we'd love to go brogue with! Okay, that was terrible, but don't let that stop you from perusing these pots o' gold!

Mark Feehily

On our first list we featured hot Irish boybander Ronan Keating, which was a difficult decision considering there are approximately 1,753 hot Irish boybanders.

For instance, Westlife singer Mark Feehily, who's not only hot and Irish, but openly gay, and engaged to Kevin McDaid, who is also hot, a former boybander, but strangely ... not Irish.

Aidan Turner...

And you thought the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble would never get together again...

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are set to star in a new West End production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, beginning performances at Wyndham's Theatre May 16, prior to an official opening June 1, for a run lasting through September 3. Tennant, who will play Benedick, was last seen on the London stage in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, opposite Sir Patrick Stewart. (Man, it's still weird typing "Sir" in front of his name.)

Tennant is best known for his time on "Doctor Who", but his extensive prior stage credits include seasons with the RSC, for whom he has appeared in As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Love's Labour's Lost in addition to Hamlet.

Catherine Tate, who will be playing Beatrice, can...

Monsters & Critics Christmas Advent 3 - TV Of Christmas Past & Present Catherine Tate: Nan.s Christmas Carol We.re in the home stretch of these three articles. So as promised last week, we.re going to throw a bit of UK TV into the mix, with my thoughts on a Christmas Special that aired on Christmas Day of 2009 and will be repeated again this year. This particular special was The Catherine Tate Show, which was titled "Nans Christmas Carol." For those in the states who are not in the know, Catherine Tate was an established comedy act before she took the role of Donna Noble in "Doctor Who", and her show titled "The Catherine Tate Show" was a mainstay...

Courtesy of Universal Pictures, we have the British comedy series Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny.

Brought to you y the makers of The Catherine Tate Show, this is the naughtier little sister of hidden camera shows. Watch as unsuspecting members of the public unwittingly ecome Olivia’s tormented co-stars at themercy of her anarchic characters – and all for your viewing pleasure. Prepare to squirm, cringe and possibly cry as you watch Olivia Lee’s skill for on-the-spot comedy, naughty hi-jinks and downright filty behaviour.

Olivia Lee’s characters include Miss Single, Ms Technophobe, Lady Gatecrasher, The Door Bitch, Bad Date and Neurotic Flatmate.

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Charlotte Church is one of the UK’s most successful, talented and beloved young performers. A Welsh icon, classical and contemporary songstress and mainstream television hostess, she continues to entertain audiences across the world with her glowing, natural charm and burgeoning talent.

Born in Cardiff in 1986, Charlotte first came to the nation’s attention in 1997 aged 11 when she sang Pie Jesu (written by Andrew Lloyd Webber) over the telephone on the television show This Morning, followed by a performance on ITV’s Big, Big Talent Show.

Only a year later she became an international sensation with the release of her debut album Voice Of An Angel in 1998. Showcasing her unique vocals across a collection of arias, hymns and traditional pieces, it sold over four million copies worldwide and made her the youngest artist ever with a No. 1 album. It also propelled her to double platinum success in both the UK and USA.

Sheila Hancock is one of the UK’s best loved and most prolific actors. Her work spans theatre, radio, television and film and she is also a successful writer. Sheila is currently performing as Mother Superior in Sister Act to rave reviews.

Her other theatre credits include: The Birthday Party at the Lyric Hammersmith, the role of ‘Fraulein Schneider’ in Cabaret in the West End, for which she won an Olivier Award, and the Clarence Derwent award.

She played ‘Mum’ in the Liverpool Playhouse production of The Anniversary (a role played by Bette Davis, while Sheila played the daughter-in-law, in the original film version), which then transferred to the West End and appeared in The Arab Israeli Cookbook at the Gate Theatre, Under The Blue Sky at the Royal Court Theatre, Vassa at the Albery Theatre in the West End and In Extremis at the Royal National Theatre.

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Andrew Zein has been tapped by Warner Bros. as programming head for its recently formed international television production unit based in London. As senior VP, creative, format development and sales at Warner Bros Intl. TV Distribution, the British production exec will play a key role in the unit's core business team of senior execs, reporting to Ronald Goes, who joined the group last year and serves as Evp and head of International Television Production.

Established last summer, the production unit has a mandate to acquire or build production companies in major territories to develop original local shows and to adapt the output from the Hollywood studio on a market-by-market basis.

In his new post, Zein will work closely with Goes to develop and implement the unit's creative and licensing strategy. Zein will directly oversee all operations related to the development and production of shows for the unit throughout the world,...

Actor Colin Morgan is most famous for playing the title role in the BBC1 fantasy adventure series Merlin, which follows the early years of the sorcerer at Camelot.

Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, the 23-year-old has also appeared on the Catherine Tate Show and in the acclaimed Doctor Who episode Midnight in 2008.

The second series of Merlin recently ended on BBC1 and will be out on DVD in February. A third series has been commissioned and in a new interview, Colin has spoken about what's coming and also what he would like to see in the show.

How Did Working On The Second Series Of Merlin Compare To The First Run?

When we first started on the series, filming was new to me. So whenever you start on a second series you're familiar with the technical things for a start. Also there's the character - you know how to approach a scene,...

London -- Sky director of programming Stuart Murphy has appointed BBC comedy executive Lucy Lumsden to be its first dedicated head of comedy, working across Sky's three entertainment channels Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3.

Lumsden, currently controller of comedy commissioning at the BBC, has brought such hits as "Gavin and Stacey" and "The Catherine Tate Show" to BBC audiences, and was described by Murphy as "simply the best commissioner in the comedy business."

The heavyweight appointment signals a new direction for Sky's entertainment channels, which have traditionally focused on acquired comedy rather than home-grown fare.

"Comedy takes time to get right, and it's an art not a science, but with Lucy at the helm it feels like we are giving ourselves the best chance of generating hits which our subscribers will love," said Murphy.

London -- Shine chairman and CEO Elisabeth Murdoch is stepping back from the day-to-day running of Shine Prods. to focus on developing opportunities across the Shine portfolio of companies.

Effective Oct. 6, Jamie Munro, formerly commercial director and senior vp international productions at Tiger Aspect, will run the commercial side of the business, reporting to Shine Group president Alex Mahon.

Shine programs director Karen Smith, meanwhile, has been promoted to run creative operations and will report to Murdoch.

The move will free up Murdoch and Mahon "to devote time evenly across the Shine Group of companies," which include Reveille, Kudos, Princess Prods. and distribution arm Shine Reveille International, the company said Thursday.

Under the new structure, director of production Joe McLusky and John Gilbert, Shine TV director of legal and business affairs, who reported to Mahon, now will report to Munro.

Munro, a seasoned factual and reality executive who has worked on both sides of the Atlantic, will be charged with growing and evolving Shine's TV portfolio.

Before joining Tiger Aspect in 2005, Munro spent 12 years at the BBC and BBC Worldwide, contributing to such international commercial successes as "Life of Mammals," "What Not to Wear" and "Strictly Come Dancing," on which he first worked with Smith, then an executive producer at the BBC.

Munro also was part of the team that set up the BBC's New York production office and successfully sold and launched "Dancing With the Stars" to ABC. At Tiger Aspect, he exploited the commercial potential of such hits as "Robin Hood," "The Catherine Tate Show" and "The Vicar of Dibley" and launched international formats like "Make Me a Supermodel."

Since being launched by Murdoch seven years ago, Shine has grown through acquisitions from a relatively modest U.K. production house to an international player on both sides of the Atlantic. Shine recently announced plans for a move into feature films via last month's launch of movie division Shine Pictures in partnership with New Regency.

The new offshoot, designed to put Shine on a bigger stage, will be overseen by Murdoch and run on a day-to-day basis by Kudos execs Stephen Garrett and Paul Webster -- the team behind such hits as "Spooks" and "Life on Mars."...

LONDON -- The BBC and Channel 4 shared the accolades at the Royal Television Society Awards on Tuesday night, taking home 22 of the 29 awards on offer. At a glitzy event held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane, the BBC walked away with 12 nods, Channel 4 took 10 and ITV won five. The Five channel left empty-handed but satcaster Sky took home two awards including one for best international show for Mary-Louise Parker starrer Weeds. Catherine Tate walked away with the best comedy performance award for BBC2's The Catherine Tate Show, beating off competition from last year's winners -- Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams.