Richard E. Grant – Official Website

The Liverpool Echo Website - 6th August, 2010

According to the Liverpool Echo, a raunchy TV drama starring actor Richard E Grant and X-Files star Gillian Anderson will be shot in Liverpool.

The city’s Georgian Quarter is to be transformed into 1870s London for the BBC Victorian period drama, The Crimson Petal and The White.

Cast and crew working on the four-part adaptation of Michel Faber’s international best-selling novel will come to Liverpool in two weeks.

The Crimson Petal and The White, produced by Origin Productions, will tell the story of Sugar, a well-read prostitute who yearns for a better life having become trapped by the limitations of a woman’s role in Victorian society.

Things change for her, however, when she meets William Rackham, a wealthy man who falls for her charms and buys her out of the brothel.

Lynn Saunders, manager of Liverpool Film Office, said: "Liverpool's Georgian Quarter is a huge favourite for film makers. “The style and almost perfect condition of the architecture, and the ease with which we can make a few quick changes to revert it back to its original look, makes it a very appealing location. We've hosted so many productions there now that residents and our partners make it easy for them to do their work with the minimum of fuss and hassle. And that welcoming, can-do reputation is a big factor when studios choose to film in Liverpool."

Codename Kyril - The Complete Series is now available on DVD (Region 2 only) as a web exclusive at networkdvd.net

Codename Kyril - The Complete Series clip, Edward Woodward and Ian Charleson out 26th July 2010

Out 26th July 2010 as a web exclusive from http://www.networkdvd.net/: Codename Kyril DVD http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1180

Among an illustrious cast that includes Joss Ackland, Peter Vaughan, Richard E. Grant and Denholm Elliott, Edward Woodward (Callan) stars opposite Ian Charleson (Chariots of Fire) in a taut and skilfully plotted Cold War thriller.

Thought to be one of the last great made-for television spy series, produced as the Cold War era came to an end, Codename: Kyril offers complex characterisations and an intelligent treatment of the classic espionage theme of trust and betrayal. This compelling, evocative series is adapted by the award-winning John Hopkins – whose previous credits include Smiley’s People and Z Cars – and co-produced by Primetime Emmy winner Patrick Dromgoole (Robin of Sherwood). This release presents the complete two-part mini-series (usually only seen these days in a radically edited ‘TV movie’ form), originally screened in 1989.

The KGB has a particularly evasive spy to eliminate: a high-ranking Kremlin traitor who has been leaking crucial secrets to London. Bucharensky, code-name Kyril, is ordered to defect to catch the attention of the intelligence services of both East and West, setting himself up as a target and drawing fi re from all sides as he makes his way across Europe to London; the object of his mission is to panic the traitor into making a mistake. But waiting in London is Kyril’s deadliest enemy: Royston, a KGB mole whose life now depends upon silencing Kyril before he can disclose Royston’s identity as a Soviet double agent...

Screenrush.co.uk have posted a short interview clip featuring Richard E. Grant & Emilia Fox in The Man Who Married Himself which can be viewed by clicking the link below.

The film is directed by director Garrick Hamm and is based on Charlie Fish's short story of the same title. In the film, Richard plays an interesting character called Oliver, who decides to marry himself after unsuccessfully dating a number of women without finding his perfect partner. It's kind of a mid-life crisis thing!

The cast also includes Warren Clarke (Bishop Zatarga), Emilia Fox (Sarah) and Celia Imrie (Oliver's mum).

Richard recently appeared on season 4, episode 1 of Would I Lie To You? (BBC1) on July 23 - a comedy panel show about bluffing and lies. You can check out the videos below.

REG presented the award for "Female Artist Of The Year" to actress Angela Gheorghiu at the Classical BRIT Awards, 2010.

In a category that pitted three previous winners against each other, Angela Gheorghiu was crowned the winner gaining her second Classical BRIT Award. The Romanian opera superstar Angela Gheorghiu last won the award ten years ago in 2001.