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Lynda Obst, who had producing credits on high-profile films including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Flashdance” and “Adventures in Babysitting,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 74.

“I was immensely proud of her. She was a trailblazer for women in the industry at a time when it was very difficult for women to have prominent roles. She was passionate about her work but even more passionate about her family,” her brother, WME’s Rick Rosen, said to Variety.

Obst told the Hollywood Reporter earlier this year that she had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Most recently, she served as producer or executive producer on TV series including “The Hot Zone,” “Good Girls Revolt,” “Hot in Cleveland” and “Helix.” Obst’s final feature producing credit was Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” in 2014. Among her other credits were “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Hope Floats,” “Bad Girls” and “The Fisher King.

Warning: contains spoilers for the Shetland series eight finale.

Blood is everything to the Bain family, said Kieran Quinn in the Shetland series eight finale, and how right he turned out to be. Shetland fans had been prompted to consider whether or not Kieran was Ellen’s father as far back as episode three, when Di Ruth Calder first suspected her own dad of having had an affair with Stella Bain that resulted in Ellen’s birth, but the truth turned out to be all about Bain family blood.

Let’s break down the revelations and twists of the finale, along with any other questions left dangling about the life and death of Ellen Quinn, and the events of series eight.

Who Killed Ellen Quinn?

Kieran Quinn (Barry O’Connor) – the man who’d raised Ellen and always believed himself to be her biological father – strangled Ellen in a blackout rage...

After Di Jimmy Perez deliberately sacrificed his career in the name of justice (if not the law) and went off to pastures new with nurse Meg at the end of series seven, Shetland now has a new sheriff in town. Sort of.

While DS Tosh performs the duties of acting Di at Lerwick Police Station, detective Ruth Calder has come up from London in search of a missing witness in a serious crime case. It just so happens that Calder is an old Shetlander who left the islands as a teenager and was glad to be rid of the place, where she’s confronted by some old ghosts.

Ugly Betty and Agatha Raisin’s Ashley Jensen plays Calder, along with a new guest cast of Scottish stars as well as Shetland’s returning favourites. The latter includes Alison O’Donnell as DS Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh, Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson,...

The Palm Beverly Hills has closed. Long the shorthand for industry power dining, it was for years run by Bruce Bozzi, the fourth generation in the family steakhouse business. A complicated court battle led to a 2020 sale to the hospitality firm Landry’s, whose brands include Del Frisco’s, Mastro’s and Morton’s. Below, Bozzi — husband of CAA co-chair Bryan Lourd and buzzy podcaster — sums up the storied, singular, nearly half-century run of the restaurant, which opened in West Hollywood in 1975 (where it was known for the many celebrity caricatures on the walls) and moved to Beverly Hills in 2014.

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You won’t be able to tell the story of Hollywood without The Palm. It’s where on the same day you’d find Richard Zanuck in one booth, Bernie Brillstein in another and Mike Ovitz in a third. My favorite screen memory is Karen Walker in Will & Grace...

Dawn Steele has confessed that she was "hysterical" after filming the final episode of Wild at Heart. The actress, who plays Alice Trevanion in the long-running ITV1 drama, became emotional after realising it was the final time she would work with the cast and crew. "It had a very good run, we are very lucky to be going out one last time," Steele told The Mirror. "For me, it has been the best job I have ever done, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we will probably never get to do that again. "At the end we had a big party (more)...

Dawn Steele ''cried like a baby'' after filming the final episode of 'Wild at Heart'. The 37-year-old actress - who plays Trevanion family matriarch Alice - admits she was was very emotional when shooting on the long-running ITV1 drama, which follows the lives of a family who run a game reserve for wild animals in South Africa, wrapped for good in September. Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: ''For me, it has been the best job I have ever done, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we will probably never get to do that again. ''At the end we had a big party...

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ITV’s popular drama Wild at Heart will return to the network for a seventh season that will premiere on 8 January at 8.30 p.m. Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele and Hayley Mills resume their roles and joining them in the cast will be Downton Abbey star Robert Bathurst. He takes on the role of Ed Lynch who is billed as a business savvy vet with five years experience working in South Africa. Ed is Danny’s (Stephen Tompkinson) new boss and his business acumen does not mesh well with Danny’s ideology and it does not take long for the duo to fall out with one another.

Wild at Heart was created by Ashley Pharoah (Life on Mars) and 2012 will be a big year for him as Eternal Law...

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Downton Abbey star Robert Bathurst is set to join the cast of ITV’s Wild at Heart. Filming for the new season of the show will begin next month. Bathurst will play a veterinary surgeon named Ed Lynch and will join returning cast regulars such as Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele and Hayley Mills. The new season will consist of 10 one hour long episodes that will air some time in 2012. The filming for the new season is largely being carried out in Africa and it is expected to wrap up in February of next year. The second season of Downton Abbey will also be screened on ITV some time in late 2012.

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ITV has ordered a seventh series of its drama Wild At Heart. The show, which stars Stephen Tompkinson and Dawn Steele, focuses on a group of people living on a game park in South Africa. ITV announced that it has ordered ten new episodes, which will begin a few weeks after Danny, Alice, Caroline and Du Plessis lost Leopard's Den. Alice and Caroline return to the UK, while Danny and Du Plessis search for a new place to live. However, Du Plessis makes a decision which causes Danny to reconsider their relationship. Meanwhile, mining boss Peeters (David Butler) continues to cause problems for the family. The new series will also (more)...

Ewan McGregor's producer mum is pushing her son to clear his schedule so he can star in her upcoming movie Between Weathers.

Carol McGregor, an executive producer of the film, admits a number of roles have yet to be filled and she hopes the Trainspotting star will find the time to take part.

She says, "It depends on his schedule. He's been very supportive of the film."

Ewan is said to be eager to join the cast, which boasts Texas rocker Sharleen Spiteri and actress Dawn Steele. The movie, described as a modern-day David and Goliath story, is due to be filmed in Scotland this summer.

Wild At Heart has been renewed for a seventh season. The ITV1 drama - set in South Africa and starring Hayley Mills and Deon Stewardson - will focus on how veterinarians Danny (Stephen Tompkinson) and Alice Trevanion (Dawn Steele) cope when they lose their home and surgery Leopard's Den, when the show returns to screens next year. ITV drama commissioner Steve November said: "I am delighted that 'Wild At Heart' will be returning to ITV1 in 2012. We can look forward to seeing our favourite characters in new and exciting situations and to seeing significant new characters join the mix."...

Dawn Steele has confessed that she struggles to look sexy on Wild At Heart. The 35-year-old, who plays vet Alice Collins in ITV's Africa-based drama, accepted that she had to sacrifice glitz and glamour in order to portray such a strong and intelligent character. She admitted to The Mirror: "It’s not a very sexy job. I never get to dress up.

My character is always in boots and khaki trousers and I can never grow my nails - they just get so mucky and dirty on the farm. "Actually, it’s quite nice not to have to be like that. There’s this idea today that everything’s got to be (more)...

The cast and crew of ITV drama Wild At Heart are said to be devastated today following the death of Hamley the giraffe. Hamley was described as one of the most-loved animals on the reserve at Glen Afric , where cast including Stephen Tompkinson and Dawn Steele have worked with him for the past five years. The 7-year-old giraffe died after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm yesterday. "We are all desperately upset about the passing of Hamley, who has been part of the Wild At (more)...

ITV has confirmed that Warren Clarke has joined the cast of Wild At Heart, as production on the sixth series got under way this week. Stephen Tompkinson and Dawn Steele will return for ten new episodes of the South Africa-based drama, which will begin its new run with the couple on honeymoon in London. However, with the trip cut short, Tompkinson's Danny Travanion is reunited with his estranged father - played by Clarke - who then travels back to meet the extended family in Leopard's den. Speaking of the former Dalziel and Pascoe star's casting, Tompkinson said in a statement: "I first worked (more)...