TV

Dennis Waterman has quit 'New Tricks'.
The 66-year-old actor has decided to leave the unsolved crime drama and will appear in just two episodes in series 12.
His agent Derek Webster told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Dennis has decided to quit 'New Tricks'. There are another 10 episodes that they are going to start filming in November and he will be in two of them. So he will be filming with them until the New Year, but then that will be it."
Waterman was the last original cast member left on the BBC show and his main motivation for walking away from his role as former Detective Sergeant Gerry Standing is that he "misses the old crew" - which included Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Amanda Redman. - and is ready for a new challenge.
Webster added: "Dennis misses the old crew, the original line-up. The chemistry between them on the set was remarkable. It's difficult to get chemistry like that on set and being on the show with new cast members now just isn't quite the same.
"I'm not saying there has been a big falling out or anything, but the original team worked together for 10 years, so it was always going to be a bit strange when people started leaving ... Dennis has now decided it is his time to go."
'New Tricks' is currently in its 11th series and has a star-studded cast which includes Tamzin Outhwaite, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Denis Lawson.
The show first aired in March 2003 as a one-off episode featuring a group of retired police officers solving unresolved crimes and it was so well received the BBC commissioned a full series which has continued to run.

Esther Rantzen is considering using online dating to find love.
The 'That's Life!' presenter has admitted to being lonely following the death of her husband and confessed she was tempted to give the popular mobile dating app Tinder a try.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I've heard of Tinder, it sounds fabulous. I shall certainly think about that."
The 74-year-old's husband - broadcaster Desmond Wilcox - passed away in 2000, and while the TV veteran has said she is open to heading online to meet somebody new, she dismissed social networking sites for being too dull.
She said: "I'm not sure I like Facebook, I think there are various Esther Rantzens on there. I think that there are impersonators. I tried Twitter but got a bit bored."
Meanwhile, the journalist and presenter - who previously set up ChildLine - has now launched The Silver Line; a free 24-hour service which pensioners can call for a chat when they are feeling lonely, following her own feelings of isolation after the passing of her husband.
She confessed: "About three years ago I moved from a house to a flat, living alone for the first time, and I realised that coming home to a dark flat with no one to say, 'How was your day?' I didn't enjoy."
Now that the service has launched, Esther is urging pensioners to pick up the phone to ensure mental well being amongst the elderly.
She added: "We're reaching out to people who nobody wants to listen to."

Ben Whishaw is to play the lead role in BBC Two's new drama series 'London Spy'.
The 33-year-old actor will take on the role of Danny, who is described as an "innocent, young romantic", in the five-part thriller, with filming set to begin next month.
The new series comes from 'Child 44' author Tom Rob Smith, who said: "Ben Whishaw is quite simply one of the best actors in the country. It's an extraordinary privilege, as a writer, to have him play the lead."
Elsewhere, Polly Hill, BBC's head of independent drama, said: "This is a beautifully written love story, caught up in a spy thriller. A wonderfully complex and surprising story, of one man's search for the truth."
The series - which is set on a London street that houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service on one side of the road and the headquarters of the gay clubbing scene on the opposite - is set to air on BBC Two in 2015.
Meanwhile, Whishaw - who has also starred as gadget wizard Q in James Bond movie 'Skyfall' - claimed recently he doesn't fear being typecast now he has come out as a gay man.
He said: "It's not a consideration for me, because gay characters are as varied and different as heterosexual characters.
"I've played all sorts of different people, so I don't see the need to balance them out."

Ryan Thomas and Amy Jackson are "very happy" together.
The 'Coronation Street' actor began dating the Bollywood star in April this year, revealing the news via a number of Instagram snaps in which they were seen kissing, and he's now spoken out to say they are still "very happy" in their relationship.
Writing on Twitter he said: "@i_am_amyjackson and I haven't split up - We are very happy together! #fact (sic)."
The 30-year-old soap hunk first met Amy, 23 - who is "currently in India promoting her latest Bollywood blockbuster" - when he was judging a Miss England competition in which she was taking part in, in 2010.
However, despite his comments, it was rumoured the pair had hit a rocky patch in their relationship this month due to their hectic work schedules.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Things suddenly started to go wrong between them in the past few weeks. It was to do with their busy work schedules - they hardly saw each other.
"Amy is also quite a bit younger than Ryan and maybe wasn't ready for a serious relationship."

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis visited the set of 'Downton Abbey'.
The showbiz couple - who are expecting their first child together - took a trip to the set of the ITV period drama during the making of the upcoming fifth series, which will kicks off this weekend.
Michelle Dockery - who plays Lady Mary Crawley in the hit programme - revealed that she was overjoyed when she found out that the Hollywood superstars would be coming down to the set, saying that they are huge fans of the show.
She told Radio Times magazine: "It's true Mila and Ashton came to visit us on set. They're big fans and were lovely!"
Ashton, 36, and Mila, 31, aren't the only celebrity fans of the show, however.
J.J. Abrams, who is famed for directing 'Star Trek' and the upcoming 'Star Wars: Episode VII', has previously declared his soft spot for the programme and last June, 'The Honourable Woman' actress Maggie Gyllenhaal expressed her desire to join the programme's cast.
Meanwhile, Michelle suggested it might be tough for new cast members joining 'Downton' because the original cast are all so close.
She explained: "We're all like a family on the show. Hugh Bonneville plays my father, which is weird because he's just my mate!"
The fifth series of 'Downton Abbey' begins on ITV at 9pm on September 21.

Holly Willoughby has bid a tearful farewell to 'This Morning'.
The 33-year-old beauty - who is expecting her third child with TV producer husband Daniel Baldwin - filmed her last episode of the ITV series before going on maternity leave this morning (18.09.14) and struggled to fight back her tears.
Speaking as her replacement Amanda Holden walked on set to present her with a bouquet of flowers, Holly said: "I'm officially handing my baton over to you, look after my Phillip [Schofield]."
The former 'Dancing on Ice' presenter - who is also taking a break from her duties as a team captain on 'Celebrity Juice' - then received a phone call from her husband, causing her to burst into tears as she said goodbye to the 'This Morning' team.
Dan said: "We can't wait for you to come home, all of us. The kids are so excited. We were talking about it this morning. I think [our daughter] Belle thinks you got the sack!"
Holly's husband - with whom she also has son Harry - then joked that they were expecting a second daughter, which she quickly denied.
He said: "I just wanted to say, have you made the announcement yet that we're having a baby girl?"
Holly added: "No we're not, we really don't know."

Julian Fellowes admits it was a "great privilege" to have George Clooney star in a 'Downton Abbey' special.
The creator of the ITV period drama heaped praise on the Hollywood actor for filming a cameo in an upcoming mini-episode of the programme for ITV's Text Santa charity, insisting it was "very sweet" of him to agree to be in the Christmas show.
Speaking at a CTBF (Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund) charity screening of 'Downton' in London's Leicester Square last night (17.09.14), he told BANG Showbiz: "He very, very, very kindly agreed to come and be part of a little special we did that supports the ITV group of charities.
"It was a great privilege and pleasure to have him on the set, and he was very sweet to do it."
Julian, 65, joked that George probably only came on board because he knows 'Downton' star Hugh Bonneville - who plays the Earl of Grantham in the programme - but admitted the 53-year-old hunk was very complimentary about the series.
He added: "He and Hugh have just made 'Monuments Men' but he did seem to like the show, but he would say that wouldn't he?
"We all worked on it [the special episode] and it was marvellous."
And fans of Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham, will be pleased to hear Julian insist there is "no chance" of her alter-ego being killed off in the period drama.

Stephen Fry has hinted he may have recorded a cameo for 'American Dad!'
The 'Blackadder' star has a number of voice acting roles under his belt and he's now revealed he may have added another to his CV by taking on a role in the US animation series.
Writing on Twitter, he said: "That was fun - just played an @AmericanDadFOX character. My life is complete."
The 57-year-old actor and comedian - who has starred in a number of blockbuster movies including 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' in addition to his TV roles - went on to joke that he wouldn't be happy until he'd appeared on long-running BBC medical drama 'Casualty'.
He added: "Oh wait, I haven't been on @BBCCasualty yet. (sic)"
Other stars who have had cameos in 'American Dad!' - which was created by 'Family Guy' funnyman Seth MacFarlane - include Amanda Seyfried, 'Mad Men' star Jon Hamm and Mariah Carey, although it is so far unclear whether Stephen himself is set to appear in an episode.

Ben Cohen has split from his wife.
The former professional rugby player has announced that he and wife Abby have separated just days after reports emerged that he'd been spotted with his 'Strictly Come Dancing' partner from last years' series, Kristina Rihanoff.
A spokesperson for the couple said: "Ben and Abby Cohen have agreed to take time apart to deal with some marital issues but remain fully committed to the welfare of their children."
The couple - who met in 1995 and married in 2003 before having daughters Harriette and Isabelle - deny that Ben has been dating his former dance partner, however.
The spokesman continued: "There is no third party involved, and Ben and Abby now ask that their privacy and that of their family be respected at this difficult time."
Despite insisting that Ben and Kristina - who previously dated her former celebrity dance partner Joe Calzaghe - have not become involved romantically, the pair were seen getting close to one another on a London Underground train earlier this year and Ben previously confessed that Strictly had put a strain on his relationship.
He said at the time: "It can be a bit challenging sometimes but she [Abby] is a good girl and understands the spirit of the show."
News of Ben's split comes shortly after Rachel Riley and her Strictly partner Pasha Kovalev confirmed they were dating after she split from her husband during the 2013 competition.
'Good Morning Britain' presenter Susanna Reid also ended her 16-year marriage following her stint on the BBC One show.