Tina Barrett arrives at the UK premiere of ‘Speed Racer’ on April 29, 2008.
5 entries from the month of: April, 2008
Jon return’s to Five role
Jon Lee – who provides a voice for one of the new Famous Five – has revealed he’s been a fan of the young adventurers for years.
The former S Club 7 singer voices the character of Julian’s son Max in the new Disney Channel version of the classic children’s stories.
The 25-year-old started reading the books aged 11, when he was cast as Julian in a national tour of Famous Five The Musical – Smuggler’s Gold.
He even met Enid Blyton’s daughter Gillian, who signed one of his books.
“Twelve years down the line I’m now playing Julian’s son, so I’ve gone on a bit of a weird circle back round on myself!” he laughs.
He admits the Famous Five needed updating for today’s children.
“Children nowadays are very different. It had to be updated. It would have felt immediately dated to watch anything with the language as it was back then.
“I think the key thing is to engage children into this thing of adventure, coming together, being intelligent and relying on each other. It’s brilliant the way it’s been done because it’s really respectful to the old stories.”
The Famous Five: On The Case starts on the Disney Channel on Monday May 5 and then every Saturday from May 10.
New stars join Primeval 3
A brand new series of Primeval is in production – with two hot new additions to its cast.
Sexy Laila Rouass, of Footballer’s Wives fame, and movie star Jason Flemyng will join Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller and Andrew-Lee Potts in an extended run of the ITV1 drama.
And fans will be pleased to know they will be spoiled with a stonking ten episodes after the show’s successful second series.
Not only is the cast getting sexier and the series longer, the plots are getting wilder – and our heroes will soon have a terrifying Giganotosaurus to deal with…
Scary!
Primeval to return for series three
ITV1′s popular time-travel drama Primeval is set to return to our screens with an extended 10-episode run.
Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels) and Laila Rouass (Footballers’ Wives) join the cast including Douglas Henshall and Hannah Spearritt as the anomalies continue to present an unrelenting series of threats.
Still reeling from Stephen’s death in series two and with the depth of Helen’s betrayal now revealed, events get even wilder but it’s not just the creatures that Cutter and the team have to contend with.
The cloak of secrecy behind which they have been working is beginning to slip as deadlier creatures continue to rampage through the anomalies and questions are being asked as the conspiracy spreads its net wide.
Co-creator Tim Haines said: “I’m delighted that Primeval is back and its extended run of 10 episodes demonstrates not only a confidence at ITV, but a real desire from the fans to see more of Cutter and the team in action.”
Prepare for more explosive action as Primeval bares its newly sharpened teeth soon.
S Club 7 – 1999 promo commercial
Back in 1999 you could see this commercial advertising a totally new concept in youth culture. A brand new seven piece pop phenomenon named… S Club 7:
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