In The Picture

Maverick doc: Hugh Laurie as House

Sky’s the limit

Skin deep: Franky and Matty (Dakota Blue Richards and Sebastian De Souza)

Skin deep: Franky and Matty (Dakota Blue Richards and Sebastian De Souza)

New Faces

Being Human: the successful British series is being remade for the US market

Being Human: the successful British series is being remade for the US market

British exports

Baby swap: actress Samantha Womack, who plays new mum, Ronnie

Baby swap: actress Samantha Womack, who plays new mum, Ronnie

Storyline shockers

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Christmas TV: Old favourites

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12 Show of Christmas

Rose returns: Jean Marsh in the new Upstairs Downstairs

Rose returns: Jean Marsh in the new Upstairs Downstairs

Only a Rose

Tram tragedy: Corrie’s Chris Gray, played by Will Thorpe

Tram tragedy: Corrie’s Chris Gray, played by Will Thorpe

They shall die . . .

Loose women: Partying in New York

Loose women: Partying in New York

On the loose in NY

New job: Claudia Winkleman has taken over from Jonathan Ross on Film 2010

New job: Claudia Winkleman has taken over from Jonathan Ross on Film 2010

Cast in a new role

Misfit: Miranda Hart

Misfit: Miranda Hart

Some funny girl

Object of desire: Mr Bates

Object of desire: Mr Bates

He’s getting to be a habit

Chat supremo: Michael Parkinson

Chat supremo: Michael Parkinson

It’s all talk talk

Man in the moon: Mark Gatiss

Man in the moon: Mark Gatiss

He can do it

Graeme (Craig Gazey): another name on the Corrie victims list

Graeme (Craig Gazey): another name on the Corrie victims list

Death on the cobbles

Getting into a tights spot

PERIOD DRAMA: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey

PERIOD DRAMA: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey

Doing her duty

CASTING WIDE: Rodney Bewes in his one-man show Three Men In A Boat

CASTING WIDE: Rodney Bewes in his one-man show Three Men In A Boat

Bewes cruise

LAST ORDERS: Joe McFadden as PC Joe Mason in Heartbeat

LAST ORDERS: Joe McFadden as PC Joe Mason in Heartbeat

The final Heartbeat

DANGER MAN: Neil Morrissey reveals the secrets of his schooldays

DANGER MAN: Neil Morrissey reveals the secrets of his schooldays

Class acts

NO LETTING GO: X Factor runner-up Olly Murs, who is enjoying success in the run-up to the release of his single and album

NO LETTING GO: X Factor runner-up Olly Murs, who is enjoying success in the run-up to the release of his single and album

Not bad for second place

NEW TERM: From left, Jason Done, Wil Johnson, Will Ash and Amanda Burton in Waterloo Road

NEW TERM: From left, Jason Done, Wil Johnson, Will Ash and Amanda Burton in Waterloo Road

A class act

ACTION MEN: Sylvester Stallone with old friends in the movie The Expendables

ACTION MEN: Sylvester Stallone with old friends in the movie The Expendables

Tough guise

SOFA STARS: Alex Jones and Jason Manford make their debut as co-presenters of BBC1’s The One Show on Monday

SOFA STARS: Alex Jones and Jason Manford make their debut as co-presenters of BBC1’s The One Show on Monday

Are they the ones

MIXED REACTION: A scene from The Last Airbender

MIXED REACTION: A scene from The Last Airbender

Still bending the rules

Katherine Dow Blyton, plays eleven Corrie character in the stage comedy 'Corrie'

Katherine Dow Blyton, plays eleven Corrie character in the stage comedy 'Corrie'

Such a Corrie on

ALL ACTION: The new A-Team

ALL ACTION: The new A-Team

The Q and A-Team

THE OLD BLOCK: Jaden Smith in high-kicking action in the remake of The Karate Kid

THE OLD BLOCK: Jaden Smith in high-kicking action in the remake of The Karate Kid

The family way

DYNAMIC DUO: Holmes and Watson, alias Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

DYNAMIC DUO: Holmes and Watson, alias Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

Elementary

NORTH-EAST DATE: Stacey Solomon is appearing at the South Tyneside Summer Festival on July 25

NORTH-EAST DATE: Stacey Solomon is appearing at the South Tyneside Summer Festival on July 25

Dagenham diva in town

BADLY INJURED: Ena Sharples, played by Violet Carson, lies injured in rubble after a train crashed off the viaduct

BADLY INJURED: Ena Sharples, played by Violet Carson, lies injured in rubble after a train crashed off the viaduct

Many unhappy returns

LOVE TRIANGLE: Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy

LOVE TRIANGLE: Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy

The fantasy continues

GETTING SHIRTY: Robin Windsor

GETTING SHIRTY: Robin Windsor

New blood on dancefloor

LESBIAN LOVERS: Maxine Peake and Anna Madeley in The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

LESBIAN LOVERS: Maxine Peake and Anna Madeley in The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Peake practise

EIGHTIES ICON: Douglas Booth as Boy George in Worried About The Boy

EIGHTIES ICON: Douglas Booth as Boy George in Worried About The Boy

Boy, what a performance

TALL STORIES: Writer Malcolm Gladwell is bringing his storytelling show to the stage in Newcastle

TALL STORIES: Writer Malcolm Gladwell is bringing his storytelling show to the stage in Newcastle

Glad tidings

NORTHERN SOULS: Kevin Whately and Robson Green in Joe Maddison’s War

NORTHERN SOULS: Kevin Whately and Robson Green in Joe Maddison’s War

North-Easteners reunited

FAMILIAR FACE: Philip Jackson hasn’t made an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot for ten years, but repeats on ITV3 mean the public still think of him as Inspector Japp

FAMILIAR FACE: Philip Jackson hasn’t made an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot for ten years, but repeats on ITV3 mean the public still think of him as Inspector Japp

Arresting stage role for Jackson

WORD PLAY: Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang, in The Ghost Writer

WORD PLAY: Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang, in The Ghost Writer

Cherie lady

11TH LORD: Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who, starting tonight on BBC1

11TH LORD: Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who, starting tonight on BBC1

Expect some hot stuff

ALL TALK: Peter Dickson with X Factor judge Dannii Minogue

ALL TALK: Peter Dickson with X Factor judge Dannii Minogue

Voice male

ON STAGE: Peter Egan and Philip Franks, as Holmes and Watson

ON STAGE: Peter Egan and Philip Franks, as Holmes and Watson

Elementary..

TRAVEL GUIDE: Simon Reeve meets some remarkable people in his latest series, Tropic Of Cancer

TRAVEL GUIDE: Simon Reeve meets some remarkable people in his latest series, Tropic Of Cancer

Hot tropics

BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Strictly Come Dancing and Rising Damp star Don Warrington grew up in the North-East

BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Strictly Come Dancing and Rising Damp star Don Warrington grew up in the North-East

Strictly Geordie

BROTHERS IN ARMS: Graham Seed, right, with Adam Best in Journey’s End

BROTHERS IN ARMS: Graham Seed, right, with Adam Best in Journey’s End

Put that in your pipe...

SHE DUNNIT: Stacey Slater talking to Max Branning as she was unmasked

SHE DUNNIT: Stacey Slater talking to Max Branning as she was unmasked

Archie enemy

OH BROTHER: Kelly Blatz, right, with co-star (and on-screen brother) Joey Pollari in Disney XD’s new movie Skyrunners

OH BROTHER: Kelly Blatz, right, with co-star (and on-screen brother) Joey Pollari in Disney XD’s new movie Skyrunners

Blatz life

ART ATTRACTS: Animator and musician Ste McGregor, aka Kidda

ART ATTRACTS: Animator and musician Ste McGregor, aka Kidda

Animated about his job

DRAWER: Animation artist Andreas Deja

DRAWER: Animation artist Andreas Deja

Deja views

NEW SERIES: Melvyn Bragg will present The South Bank Revisited

NEW SERIES: Melvyn Bragg will present The South Bank Revisited

Bragging rights

HISTORY FAN: David Dimbleby, who is fronting a new BBC show looking at history through art which starts on BBC1 on Sunday, January 31

HISTORY FAN: David Dimbleby, who is fronting a new BBC show looking at history through art which starts on BBC1 on Sunday, January 31

More questions

MATERIAL GIRL: Crichlow as designer Ali

MATERIAL GIRL: Crichlow as designer Ali

Ethereal goes Material

ON-SCREEN COUPLE: Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen as EastEnders’ Bianca and Ricky

ON-SCREEN COUPLE: Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen as EastEnders’ Bianca and Ricky

Going live in Albert Square

THE MANY FACES OF JUNO: Juno Temple in Atonement. in Cracks

THE MANY FACES OF JUNO: Juno Temple in Atonement. in Cracks

Alter egos

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