WE’VE waited virtually a yr for a Martin Compston drama, now three come alongside without delay.
I can reveal he’s joined the solid of Amazon Prime’s large funds supernatural thriller The Rig, which is ready to start out filming subsequent month.
Martin performs communications officer Fulmer, a part of a crew trapped on an oil rig within the North Sea as a mysterious fog surrounds them.
He’s fascinated with codes and feels extra at dwelling in his radio room than becoming a member of within the banter together with his colleagues.
The brand new half comes as he resumes his position of hero cop Steve Arnott in BBC’s Line Of Obligation.
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He’ll then star reverse Suranne Jones in upcoming BBC thriller collection Vigil.
A TV insider stated: “Martin is now one of the crucial fashionable actors on TV, and never simply because he’s been on the coronary heart of 5 collection of Line Of Obligation.
“He proved he may flip his hand to something final spring when he delivered a prime efficiency within the hit thriller The Nest, which was additionally on BBC1.”
The long-awaited sixth season of Line Of Obligation is anticipated to return in spring.
Vigil is prone to be out later this yr and tells the story of a disappeared Scottish trawler and a dying onboard a nuclear submarine.
The Rig is the primary Amazon Authentic collection made solely in Scotland and is directed by John Strickland, who additionally directed Bodyguard and Line of Obligation.
Martin is certainly one of an ensemble solid of massive names nonetheless to be revealed.
I hope they’re equally spectacular signings.
Comics flock to Vegas
JOHNNY Vegas and Automotive Share star Sian Gibson shall be joined by a number of massive comedy names in new collection Homicide, They Hope.
It’s the newest instalment of Gold’s homicide thriller franchise which has included Homicide On The Blackpool Specific, Demise On The Tyne and Dial M For Middlesbrough.
Lancashire-born Johnny and Sian beforehand starred as central characters Terry and Gemma, however this time they are going to be fully-fledged personal detectives – and their first case is at a automobile boot sale.
The three-parter, beginning this spring, will see them joined by Paul Whitehouse, Jason Manford, Lee Mack, Shobna Gulati and Miranda star Sarah Hadland, who’s pictured right here as Gemma’s sister, Monica.
I reckon Terry and Gemma may give Jessica Fletcher a run for her cash . . .
Exes wine and dine
THERE are few issues worse than confronting your ex after a messy break-up – and that’s what makes Consuming With My Ex entertaining.
The movie star model of the BBC Three present is again for a 3rd collection, I can reveal – with Love Island’s Megan Barton Hanson and Towie’s Demi Sims going through off.
Towie’s James “Lockie” Lock and Yazmin Oukhellou additionally see if they will reconcile, whereas Geordie Shore’s Nathan Henry and The Apprentice’s Ryan-Mark Parsons face their former flames.
Consuming With My Ex Celeb Particular returns to BBC Three and iPlayer on Valentine’s Day, and sees the {couples} hammer out their variations over a particular dinner.
A daily collection is scheduled to observe the movie star version later this yr.
Eyes on horny thriller
NETFLIX has launched the trailer for its new drama Behind Her Eyes – and it supplies a glimpse of simply how steamy the present will get.
The thriller options Tom Bateman as a psychiatrist who has an affair together with his worker, single mum Louise, performed by Simona Brown, each pictured.
She then befriends his spouse, performed by actress Eve Hewson – who additionally occurs to be the daughter of rock star Bono.
The six-parter is launched on February 17 – simply in time for the romantic glow of Valentine’s Day to have worn off.
Lockdown birthday for Holly
HOLLY Willoughby has confirmed that tonight ought to have been her fortieth celebration – however she’s needed to cancel as a consequence of Covid restrictions.
The presenter noticed the intense aspect on yesterday’s This Morning, saying: “So long as I’ve acquired a cake and a glass in my hand I’ll be positive.”
Hit present Friels a bit odd, say followers
MAINTAINING continuity on a drama can’t be straightforward when there’s a niche of months and years between filming collection.
That’s what occurred with ITV’s Marcella – and followers have picked up on a string of gaffes.
They embody Anna Friel’s title character sporting a scar which moved round her face, in addition to a bedside lamp going AWOL in the midst of the night time and the disappearance of an arm tattoo on her husband Bobby, performed by Martin McCann.
Viewer Jamie Heard stated: “Love Marcella however this collection is attending to me. Not solely the storyline however observed some set blunders which has put me off.
“In episode 5, when Marcella wakes up in the midst of the night time and turns the lamp on but within the morning she wakes there’s no lamp there.”
Fellow fan Stephen Farmer stated: “I’m pretty positive in a single scene her scar was on the unsuitable aspect of her face.”
And it didn’t cease there.
The present, which sees Anna play a former detective working undercover in Northern Eire, additionally noticed a tree seem out of the blue on her drive and a pavement turning into soaked halfway by means of one scene.
And my favorite is a schoolgirl’s sandwich which turns from a sq. right into a triangle with out being touched.
Nelson’s date with charity
Telly host Jonny Nelson is doing his finest for singletons – and charity – on Valentine’s Day.
CBBC star Jonny is hosting a virtual event in association with Latin bar chain Barrio and suicide-prevention charity CALM – and will be joined by guests including Jordan North, Jonathan Ross and Myles Stephenson.
To raise money for the charity, Barrio is giving £10 from every £20 ready-to-pour cocktail box ordered directly to CALM, while my mate Jonny also encourages people to book a date with him on the night.
You’ll have to make him promise not to bore on about Preston North End or show you his topless pics.
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