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It wouldn’t be the first time the acting profession has been labelled incestuous. But a glance at the star-strewn cast for new BBC drama The Pursuit Of Love suggests that a number of them were extremely well acquainted long before the series started filming last year. Not only does Emily Mortimer write, direct and act in the much anticipated show, she appears to have employed at least 12 members of her family and close friends in the production – including her mother, two children and two n...

Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells: ‘We’re like a middle-aged Thelma and Louise’ Friends since childhood, the duo behind acclaimed TV show Doll & Em are now starring in a new BBC adaptation of The Pursuit of Love 1 May 2021 • 6:00pm This page Emily wears: dress, £7,000, Dior (dior.com). Dolly wears: dress, £5,500, Dior (as before).  Credit: Photography by Yelena Yemchuk and styling by Leith Clark Its lunchtime in New York City and Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells – best friends, long-tim...

Former senator Scott Brown played a pivotal role in bringing back road races next month By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated April 29, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend In 2014, then-US Senate candidate Scott Brown, Dos Equis beer in hand, chatted with a fellow runner after finishing the Cinco de Miles 5k, a Cinco de Mayo-themed road race in Bedford, N.H. Brown quietly arranged a meeting last month between race organizers and Governor Charlie Baker’s point people for the states economic reo...

Runners, rejoice: Real-life races resume in Rhode Island After months of cancelations, postponements, and planning, popular road races -- including the Providence marathon, half-marathon, and 5K -- kick off in May, with more to follow this year. By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated April 30, 2021, 5:50 p.m. Email to a Friend After a long hiatus during the pandemic, some road races in Rhode Island are returning, starting with the Providence marathon, half marathon and 5K this Sunday. The Rona...

Replies(2) The owners of the Connecticut Post Mall are back with new plans aimed to revitalize the mall. (Patch graphic) MILFORD, CT — Last year the Connecticut Post Mall owners were turned away by the citys Planning and Zoning Board from redeveloping a portion of the mall into luxury apartments. At the time, mall owners said approval of the redevelopment plans was paramount in the states largest mall survival as traditional malls have been slowly dying due to online shopping, i.e. Amazon a...

‘I can’t go on’ … Laurence Olivier and Helen Mirren in 1976 in The Collection. Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock ‘I can’t go on’ … Laurence Olivier and Helen Mirren in 1976 in The Collection. Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock On his centenary, the veteran producer recalls adding punch to Coronation Street, bringing Brideshead to the screen and his ‘turbulent’ relationship with one of the acting world’s greats Mon 19 Apr 2021 01.00 EDT There a...

Reply The first marathon of the year in New England was held in Windham and Derry on Sunday — and nearly 700 runners ran the race. (Provided by John Mortimer, Millennium Running) WINDHAM, NH — Sundays Cheap Marathon was the first marathon of the year in New England and featured nearly 700 racers — including 109 who have times that qualify them for the Boston Marathon. The race, normally held in Salisbury, Massachusetts, was moved to Derry and Windham rail trail, due to COVID-19 restrictio...

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (Film4, 9pm) OLD-school thrills. Peter Weir’s swashbuckling adventure, adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s novels, is a proper swashbuckler . Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and the 197 crew of the HMS Surprise are ordered to intercept the French Privateer Acheron and “sink, burn or take her as a prize”. The first altercation between the two vessels leaves Aubrey’s ship badly damaged and many crew injured. Aubrey he...

Split Milford P&Z board approves apartment plan at historic property Saul Flores FacebookTwitterEmail The David Baldwin House at 67 Prospect StPam McLoughlin / Hearst Media ConnecticutShow MoreShow Less 3of3 MILFORD - It was a split decision, but the Planning and Zoning Board approved a mixed-use commercial building at 67 Prospect St. The board approved a plan that calls for a three-story, 36-unit building to be built behind the historic David Baldwin House. The house will have its exterior r...

Nicola Pagett, Upstairs, Downstairs star who excelled on stage and wrote about her manic depression – obituary Her beauty and air of vulnerability made her in much in demand with directors including Jonathan Miller and Harold Pinter Nicola Pagett as Elizabeth Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs Credit: ITV/Shutterstock Nicola Pagett, who has died from a brain tumour aged 75, was the feline beauty with saucer eyes whose roles included Elizabeth Bellamy in the popular ITV 1970s costume drama Upst...