Daily Entertainment & Lifestyle roundup: Thursday 27 March, 2025.
Here's your daily roundup of entertainment news and lifestyle for Thursday 27 March.
Hello you! Here’s your daily entertainment and lifestyle roundup for Thursday 27 March.
2025 BAFTA Television Awards Nominees announced
The BAFTA Television Awards nominations have dropped today and Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates V The Post Office lead the way. Yes, it might feel like 100 years since you were watching either tv show, but that’s just how things roll in the world of awards.
Other nominees involve Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure (we’ve no idea, either), Stacey Solomon: Sort Your Life Out (honestly!) and Love Is Blind UK (I promise, we’re not making these up! The winners will be announced in May.
Downton-Out
Yes, there’s still life in the old Abbey yet! It’s been announced today that Downton Abbey will be wheeled out one last time for a third and final movie.
Returning cast members ready to cash in their pay cheques, are: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Harry Hadden-Paton, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Michael Fox, Robert James-Collier, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McShera, and Lesley Nicols.
‘The Grand Finale’ is out on September 12th.
Apple TV Plus announce new crime thriller ‘The Despatcher’
Another new crime thriller is heading to Apple TV Plus.
Here’s what it’s about:
Police detective Ian Hunt’s life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.
The cast includes Maxine Peake (“Words of War,” “Say Nothing,” “Black Mirror”), Brendan Cowell (“Dune: Prophecy,” “Plum”), Daniel Henshall (“Mickey 17,” “How to Make Gravy”), Jessica Wren (“Mr. Inbetween,” “Return to Devil’s Playground”), Zahra Newman (“Thirteen Lives,” “Addition”) and newcomer Chloe Geisker cast in new six-episode thriller “The Dispatcher,” directed and executive produced by Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Christian Schwochow (“The Crown,” “Bad Banks,” “Munich - The Edge of War").
The drama is set in Australia and will be out later this year, so it will.
ITV kick off 70th Celebrations with Queen Camilla
The Queen formerly known as The Queen Consort visited the set of ITV drama Trigger Point today. She attended a reception with ITV stars, and staff working behind the scenes, in the first significant event to mark 70 years since the 1955 launch of ITV.
We’re hoping the next significant event will include ‘99 To Beat’ being axed.
Doctor Who begins US press junket
Ncuti Gatwa has been busy popping up on US tv shows to promote the next season of Doctor Who, season 2, even though its actually season 15.
Ncuti told host Jimmy Fallon about the lols on the Barbie set when he told cast members he was going to be the Doctor and his obsession with the influencer Bomanizer that led him to do Kourtney Kardashian impressions.
He talked about actual Doctor Who, too.
This City Is Ours
Have you watched new BBC drama ‘This City Is Ours’ yet? It’s so good, it could actually be on Netflix.
Actor Names Nelson says “I knew I wanted to be in it straight away. I can honestly say it’s been an honour, and I’m not using that word lightly. I felt privileged to be offered a part in something that I really wanted to be a part of. And I really wanted to do it justice.
It’s got everything - loyalty, friendship, shock value, and the surprising key theme throughout of real love all set against a very real crime world.
I play Michael Kavanagh, who works for and with drug lord Ronnie Phelan, played by Sean Bean. They are life-long friends, but for the first time in his life, Michael falls in love – it’s never happened to him before now and that leads to him thinking about a crime-free future.
The dilemma is a life-changing one, whether he will he take over from Ronnie or not. Ronnie is hinting about retiring, and his son Jamie (Jack McMullen) wants the crown. There is a power struggle between Michael and Jamie, who have their own distinct plans. Real conflict”.
Stream it on BBC iPlayer.
What to Watch on Friday night
Brace yourselves, cos BBC One are airing brand new Beyond Paradise straight before Death in Paradise this Friday night. Sounds like paradise right?
Yes at 8pm, Beyond Paradise (that’s the one that’s the spin-off) returns for season 3. When a body is found in the river on the county border between Devon and Cornwall, Humphrey and Esther are thrown in at the deep end, having to work alongside their Cornish counterparts. While their rivals are quick to brush off the death as a tragic accident, Humphrey’s instincts tell him there may be more lurking under the surface.
Meanwhile, Martha has her hands full as Ten Mile Kitchen expands to a bigger and bolder venue. With the demands of their careers ever growing, Martha and Humphrey start to consider what their future may hold.
Watch it on BBC One or BBC iPlayer.
Lifestyle Latest
This week, we’ve been busy sampling a bunch of Easter Eggs courtesy of B&M who have a massive range available for free. We will give you our verdict on all of them next week, but a head’s up, the Rowntree’s Random one is ace.
Feed Your Family for Less
Can’t be bothered with a big shop? Hate the idea of cooking? Don’t worry, we can help you with that…
