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DARK SECRETS: Stephen tompkinson | Vintage Vibes

Ballykissangel returning to UK TV screens for first time in a decade

The Nineties phenomenon dealt with off-screen tragedy and a very high profile romance between its stars

The Independent UK

‘I attacked Daniel Craig with a toasting fork’: inside the wild creation of Drop the Dead Donkey

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4’s classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: As You Like It; Tambo & Bones; Stumped – review

Seasoned actors turn Shakespeare’s romcom on its head in an enchanted RSC production; US race relations meet Waiting for Godot; and at the crease with Beckett and Pinter

The Guardian - UK

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Hit sitcom makes return with actor Stephen Tompkinson reprising role after court trial

Drop the Dead Donkey, which ran on TV from 1990 to 1998, is now set to return with a stage adaptation

Chronicle Live

Classic Channel 4 comedy returning with original cast members

The programme ran in the 1990s and won a BAFTA and two Emmys

Wales Online

Hit Channel 4 sitcom returns as lead star makes comeback weeks after being cleared of GBH

Daily Mirror

Newsroom sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey to return as stage show

The play will feature seven of the iconic Channel 4 show’s original cast members

Evening Standard

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Newsroom satire Drop the Dead Donkey to return in stage revival

The stage version of the much-loved sitcom, which finished on TV 25 years ago, will be written by the duo behind the original series and feature several members of the original cast

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Tompkinson stars as playwright Samuel Beckett in first show since trial

The British actor was cleared of inflicting GBH earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Stephen Tompkinson reveals partner's parents died in tragic crash weeks after GBH arrest

Stephen Tompkinson opened up on his partner's parents dying in a car crash just weeks after he was accused of attacking a man outside his home, during an interview on Lorraine

Daily Mirror

Stephen Tompkinson says he's 'eating again' as he breaks silence after GBH trial

The DCI Banks star has spoken for the first time about being cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man

Manchester Evening News

Stephen Tompkinson says Educating Rita co-star Jessica Johnson got him through GBH trial

Mr Tompkinson was cleared at Newcastle Crown Court earlier this month

Wales Online

Stephen Tompkinson says he’s ‘eating again’ after GBH charge gets dropped

Actor was accused of inflicting grievious bodily harm on a man who was drinking outside his house in 2021

The Independent UK

Actor Stephen Tompkinson speaks out on GBH trial ordeal on ITV show Lorraine

Earlier this month, jurors at Newcastle Crown Court found the DCI Banks star not guilty of inflicting GBH on a man in Whitley Bay

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Daily Mirror

Stephen Tompkinson breaks silence on 'horrible' trial as he admits relationship 'difficulties'

Stephen Tompkinson joined Lorraine Kelly on Friday as he opened up on being found not guilty of GBH after confronting a drunk man outside his home

Chronicle Live

Actor Stephen Tompkinson breaks silence after being found not guilty of GBH

The Ballykissangel, DCI Banks and Wild at Heart star was cleared of causing grievous bodily harm to a drunken man making noise outside his home

The Independent UK

Stephen Tompkinson: ‘One of Britain’s finest actors’

Newcastle Crown Court heard Tompkinson had been working solidly since the 1980s before being charged with punching Karl Poole.

Daily Record

DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty in assault trial

The DCI Banks actor was accused of punching a man to the ground outside of his home.

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Chronicle Live

TV star Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of GBH on drunken man outside his Whitley Bay home

Jurors at Newcastle Crown Court have found DCI Banks and Ballykissangel star Stephen Tompkinson not guilty of inflicting GBH on Karl Poole in Whitley Bay

Daily Mirror

DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson breaks silence on trial as accuser slams verdict

DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson has shared his reaction outside Newcastle Crown Court as he was found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Karl Poole i

Irish Mirror

Ballykissangel star Stephen Tompkinson breaks silence on trial as accuser slams verdict

DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson has shared his reaction outside Newcastle Crown Court as he was found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Karl Poole i

Wales Online

Actor Stephen Tompkinson cleared of GBH

The DCI Banks star was accused of punching Karl Poole in the head

Evening Standard

Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of inflicting GBH on man outside his home

The DCI Banks star was cleared of punching Karl Poole in the head after finding him and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway

The Independent UK

Stephen Tompkinson cleared of punching drunk man outside his house

The DCI Banks star was accused of punching Karl Poole in the head after finding him and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway.

The Independent UK

Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm

The 57-year-old DCI Banks star was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm

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