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‘Suddenly I was a celebrity. I didn’t want to be!’ Sue Johnston on fame, loneliness and her new robot pal

She’s been a soap icon, a Royle and even a zombie pensioner. Now the actor is starring in Ann Droid, Diane Morgan’s madcap comedy about an elderly woman and her cybernetic companion

The Guardian - UK

Comedy legend to make Brookside return for Hollyoaks crossover episode

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The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson will return to Brookside as Bobby Grant for special one-off episode

The 85-year-old will reprise his role as Liverpudlian trade unionist Bobby Grant in the episode

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Ricky Tomlinson to return to Brookside for one-off special episode

The 85-year-old will reprise his role as Bobby Grant alongside his former co-star, Sue Johnston.

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Phil Spencer is bowled over by New Zealand’s most amazing homes

The property guru takes a tour of the country’s most spectacular residences. Plus: Cush Jumbo poses for Portrait Artist of the Year. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

DNA Journey season 6: release date, celebrities, episodes and everything we know

DNA Journey season 6 features a shocking revelation that almost caused one star to drop out.

WhatToWatch

‘I really deserved that Bafta’: Paul Abbott on the liberation of making Clocking Off

‘In practical terms, we were asking very big actors to suddenly slide into the background. All the biggest names – Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Lancashire, Ricky Tomlinson – absolutely got it’

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Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two: release date, locations and everything we know

In More4 travelogue Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two, Brookside and The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston reunite for a magical history tour

WhatToWatch

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy; Murder Is Easy; The Castaways – review

The new Doctor dazzles, a tribute to Manchester’s comedy queen is unexpectedly emotional, and a Christie adaptation brings a fresh eye to murder

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d never seen anything like it’: How Caroline Aherne changed comedy

A new BBC Arena film exploring the work of the co-creator and star of ‘The Royle Family’ will air on Christmas Day, seven years after her death. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the filmmakers about her comedy legacy

The Independent UK

‘She was sharp as a tack but daft as a brush’: friends and colleagues remember the genius of the Royle Family’s Caroline Aherne

Shy, intelligent, prone to a drink and generous to a fault. The people closest to the star remember a comedy legend hounded by the press and racked by depression

The Guardian - UK

Sue Johnston couldn’t bear to watch The Royle Family after four of its stars died

The veteran actress, who spent 14 years playing downtrodden wife Barbara on the beloved sitcom, found it “very hard” to watch The Royle Family after it was hit by a string of its stars deaths

The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson brings joy to Gogglebox fans as some say he's just Jim Royle

The Royle Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston were reunited for Celebrity Gogglebox. But while they haven't appeared on The Royle Family for years, some say one of them still resembles their character.

Manchester Evening News

Celebrity Gogglebox announces three new stars joining the line-up

Celebrity Gogglebox has added three new stars to the line-up.

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Daily Mirror

Gogglebox viewers fume over controversial celebrity signing for latest series

Gogglebox viewers had the same complaint as they heard the news that Alastair Campbell and his daughter joined the panel of the Channel 4 show, with many taking to social media to fume about the new additions to the popular series

Leeds Live

Channel 4 Celebrity Gogglebox fans go crazy as two TV favourites reunite

Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston, best known as Jim and Barb Royle, appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox on Friday night

Wales Online

Gogglebox fans can't get enough of new pairing Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston

The Royle Family stars were a welcome addition to the show, with fans dubbing them national treasures

Wales Online

Celebrity Gogglebox fans say 'dreams come true' as two TV favourites reunite to join cast

More famous faces have joined the star-studded cast list including The Royle Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston

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Manchester Evening News

Gogglebox fans left screaming 'TV gold' as Celebirty spin-off adds two icons to line-up and are compared to show legends

Gogglebox has said 'it's a long-awaited sofa-reunion for our favourite TV family'

Daily Mirror

First look at iconic British TV couple joining Celebrity Gogglebox THIS WEEK

Celebrity Gogglebox returns on Friday with plenty of fresh famous faces, including Davina McCall, Katherine Ryan and Chris Packham

Daily Mirror

Tom Grennan teases 'controversial' quips with 'national treasure' on Celebrity Gogglebox

Celebrity Googlebox star Tom Grennan has already teased there will be 'controversial' comments from him and his 'national treasure' dad ahead of their Channel 4 debut

Evening Standard

Stars of beloved BBC sitcom The Royle Family set to reunite on Celebrity Gogglebox after 11 years

Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston, of the sitcom that served as inspiration for the Channel 4 show, will appear on the new series

Daily Mirror

The Royle Family reunites as Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston sign up for Gogglebox

It is more than a decade since their much-loved characters Jim and Barbara last settled down in front of a telly for the BBC comedy, and now the pair will now be among celebs who judge TV shows on Channel 4 hit

Liverpool Echo

Ricky Tomlinson's emotional Eurovision speech has fans in tears

The Royle Family star delivered a passionate poem at the National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome event at the weekend

Liverpool Echo

Ricky Tomlinson shares memories of The Royle Family castmates

The actor spoke to the ECHO at The National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome party

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