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Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson has been fined for possession of drugs after being found with crack cocaine on Boxing Day. The TV and film star was found with cocaine and other illegal substances last month, throwing the future of the hit BBC show into question.
Culinary and entrepreneurial icon Levi Roots, who leaped to fame following a memorable pitch in the Dragon’s Den, has been announced as keynote speaker for Birmingham Black Business Show. The Birmingham Black Business Show has announced multi-talented Levi Roots will be keynote speaker for their much-anticipated event this year, scheduled to take place on Saturday 15 June,…
An action-packed new dance show based on the hit BBC show about Small Heath’s Peaky Blinders is coming to Birmingham this week. Famed dance group Rambert – Britain’s oldest dance company – will premiere the dramatic new show at The Birmingham Hippodrome on 27 September.
Netflix has surprised Squid Game fans on Halloween by bringing a replica of the show’s iconic animatronic doll to Westfield shopping centre in London, ahead of the life-size figure also appearing in Birmingham and Manchester next weekend. As part of the one-day attraction, adult fans are being invited to experience the fully functioning 3-metre tall doll, complete with moving light-up…
BBC One’s daytime drama Doctors returns to filming today, with production having been on pause since March due to lockdown; other than a special episode in early June, entirely self-shot by the cast at home on their mobile phones. The popular medical soap opera – launched in March 2000 – is primarily filmed in Birmingham and…
There’s speculation about footballer David Beckham having a cameo in the latest series of ‘Peaky Blinders’ after actor Paul Anderson shared a cryptic post on social media. Paul Anderson, who plays Arthur Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’, uploaded photo on Instagram on Monday 16 June with some very interesting tags which have sparked speculation that David…
Production of the highly anticipated latest series of ‘Peaky Blinders’ has been shelved by the BBC due to concerns over coronavirus. The cast and crew of ‘Peaky Blinders‘ which was set to start filming for series six have been told that production has temporarily halted due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak sweeping across the…
UPDATE: This event has now been altered and will be attended by popular children’s TV characters Peppa Pig and George instead. Star City in Birmingham is hosting a FREE family event on Saturday 30 November with a visit from Paw Patrol’s favourite characters, Chase, Marshall, Rubble and Skye. If your little ones are huge fans…
MP Jess Phillips‘ light-hearted autobiography Everywoman is to be turned into TV drama by the people behind Years and Years and Black Mirror. The Manchester-based RED production company will “explore how an engaged woman can make a difference in today’s very complicated world” as it captures the life of the outspoken Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley.
We’re at the NEC in Birmingham for this year’s first MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including Umbrella Academy stars Emmy Raver-Lampman and Tom Hopper, Sex Education star Asa Butterfield, Supernatural talent Felicia Day and Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. But it’s not all about the celebrity and memorabilia guests, paying homage to everything from Star Wars, Star Trek and Disney to…