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Nigel Havers says it was ‘extraordinary’ to play grandfather for new ITV drama

The actor and presenter stars as Justice Cecil Havers in a new ITV historical drama.

Evening Standard

‘Too rude for kids’: Families walk out of Catherine Tate's 'smut fest' panto at London's Palladium

Families say the London Palladium’s Sleeping Beauty contains adult humour unsuitable for children

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Nigel Havers and Anita Dobson’s retirement village romance

The BBC’s classic strand Play for Today finds a new home on Channel 5. Plus: it’s the reliably bizarre Taskmaster final. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Actor Richard Armitage ‘choked up’ over VE Day concert reading

Famous faces performed a varied programme in Horse Guards Parade on Thursday evening.

Evening Standard

Nigel Havers calls I’m a Celeb appearance ‘big mistake’ and admits he wanted to ‘kill’ another contestant

‘It was terrible,’ actor said of his time on ITV series

The Independent UK

‘I hum the Chariots of Fire theme all day, every day’: Nigel Havers on beach-running, playing Michael Caine’s son and hating his name

The quintessential English actor answers your questions about being posh, appearing on I’m a Celebrity, and asking parked motorists to turn off their engines

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Nigel Havers

Here’s your chance to ask the quintessentially charming actor anything about his storied career, or just get a tip for the 4.30pm at Kempton Park

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Catherine Tate to star in Sleeping Beauty pantomime at the London Palladium

She will share the stage with stars including Julian Clary and Nigel Havers.

Evening Standard

Sunday with Nigel Havers: ‘We’ll take the dog for a walk, she’s a rare poodle-poodle’

The actor talks about breakfast, dinner, dogs and horses, and tells Rich Pelley his tips on racing and learning lines

The Guardian - UK

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story review – the sad, shocking tale of the last woman to be hanged in Britain

Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones’s outstanding performances meet beautifully claustrophobic cinematography in this tale of a young mother sentenced to death for killing her violent lover

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Havers’ astonishing real-life family connection to the Ruth Ellis case

He plays his own grandfather in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

Evening Standard

A Cruel Love: from Toby Jones to Lucy Boynton, who plays who in the Ruth Ellis drama?

The show tells the tragic story of the last woman in the UK to be hanged for murder

Evening Standard

I went to see two very different pantos this week. Here’s what I learned

After watching the glitziest pantomime in London, I had a night out at a hilarious ‘adult’ show. It was a good reminder that you don’t need big money to deliver big laughs, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Robin Hood at the London Palladium review: panto royalty Julian Clary remains peerless

3/5 The smut is as OTT as the sets, costumes and effects in this now annual staple of the theatrical calendar

Evening Standard

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It’s only LSD but I like it: the play telling the untold story about the Rolling Stones drugs bust

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger’s 1967 raid and trial caused a national storm, seeming to pitch old against young, Establishment against counterculture. But was the real story overlooked? We return to the 60s at their most swinging

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Coronation Street legend shares amazing comeback twist — despite being dead!

A former Coronation Street actor has revealed how their character could return even though they were killed off...

Evening Standard

Peter Pan at the London Palladium review: Julian Clary leads us on a riotous trip to never-never land

An entertaining mix of camp, slapstick, smut... and occasional acting

Evening Standard

Private Lives at Ambassadors Theatre review – Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge on consummate form

Veiled in comedy, the play discusses religion, morality and mortality

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Nottingham Post

BBC The Bidding Room contestant delighted by big profit on 'iconic' item

Nigel Havers welcomed five more sellers to The Bidding Room, where participants try to sell interesting items to professional dealers, on Thursday, April 13.

Liverpool Echo

Paul O'Grady 'counted blessings' after surviving heart attacks years before death

The TV personality previously suffered three heart attacks in 2002, 2006 and 2014

Daily Record

ITV This Morning's Vanessa Feltz fights back tears comparing Paul O'Grady to Nelson Mandela in emotional tribute

Vanessa celebrated her "clever and quick witted" pal's life on This Morning alongside presenters Holly Willoughby and Joel Dommett, Scott Mitchell and Nigel Havers.

Liverpool Echo

ITV Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid supports Nigel Havers after Paul O'Grady tribute

The actor paid tribute to the legacy of his close friend on the ITV news programme

Los Angeles Times

Hugh Hudson, director of Oscar best picture 'Chariots of Fire,' dies at 86

Hugh Hudson, the director of the influential 1981 film and 1982 Oscar best picture winner "Chariots of Fire," died Friday at age 86.

Daily Record

Chariots Of Fire director Hugh Hudson dies aged 86 after short illness

Nigel Havers, who starred in the 1981 film, said he was 'beyond devastated' at the news announced by the Hudson family on Friday evening.

Daily Mirror

Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson dies after battling short illness as family mourn star

Director of Chariots Of Fire, Hugh Hudson, has sadly passed away in a London hospital at the age of 86 following a short illness as his family mourn the talented star

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