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Share with: In this British crime series from the late 1950s, Canadian actor Robert Beatty is Detective Inspector Mike Maguire - a ‘Mountie’ assigned to London’s Scotland Yard in order to learn native crime fighting methods. Together with his English colleagues he takes on all sorts of cases ranging from blackmail, robberies, kidnapping and of course bloody murder. Produced by the one and only Harry Alan Towers, the 39 episodes were directed by Bernard Knowles, Robert Lynn, Alvin Rakoff,...

Share with: In this British crime series from the late 1950s, Canadian actor Robert Beatty is Detective Inspector Mike Maguire - a ‘Mountie’ assigned to London’s Scotland Yard in order to learn native crime fighting methods. Together with his English colleagues he takes on all sorts of cases ranging from blackmail, robberies, kidnapping and of course bloody murder. Produced by the one and only Harry Alan Towers, the 39 episodes were directed by Bernard Knowles, Robert Lynn, Alvin Rakoff,...

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon wrote first words of book series in church car park in Arizona Exclusive Updated: 15 Apr 2021, 22:19 THIRTY years ago the Outlander phenomenon was born – when the first book in the series was published in 1991. Written by a then unknown American academic Diana Gabaldon the series has spanned eight novels - selling an astonishing 50 million copies in 39 languages - and sparked off a major Scottish tourism boom. 9 Writer Diana Gabaldon with actress Caitriona Balf...

Odds slashed on Line of Duty star to be next Doctor Who. (BBC/PA) Odds have been slashed on Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald replacing Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who, according to Betfair. The star of the current Line of Duty series, Kelly MacDonald has seen her odds slashed to become the next Doctor Who into 6/1 second favourite in the past week. Fellow Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure is fifth favourite to become the 14th Doctor at 12/1. The odds have been slashed following speculat...

When you’re making a show that depends as much on fresh inspiration as Doctor Who does, some of your ideas are not going to make it in front of a camera. There is an untold history of the TV show that contains potential stories that were never brought to life, some because of budget limitations, some because the concepts were too close to other ideas, and some because they are just a bit too odd. Here are 10 of the most intriguing examples: 1. “The Son of Doctor Who” This was an idea pit...

Odds slashed on Line of Duty star to be next Doctor Who. (BBC/PA) ODDS have been slashed on Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald replacing Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who, according to Betfair. The star of the current Line of Duty series, Kelly MacDonald has seen her odds slashed to become the next Doctor Who into 6/1 second favourite in the past week. Fellow Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure is fifth favourite to become the 14th Doctor at 12/1. The odds have been slashed following specula...

Odds slashed on Line of Duty star to be next Doctor Who. (BBC/PA) Odds have been slashed on Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald replacing Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who, according to Betfair. The star of the current Line of Duty series, Kelly MacDonald has seen her odds slashed to become the next Doctor Who into 6/1 second favourite in the past week. Fellow Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure is fifth favourite to become the 14th Doctor at 12/1. The odds have been slashed following speculat...

Odds slashed on Line of Duty star to be next Doctor Who. (BBC/PA) Odds have been slashed on Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald replacing Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who, according to Betfair. The star of the current Line of Duty series, Kelly MacDonald has seen her odds slashed to become the next Doctor Who into 6/1 second favourite in the past week. Fellow Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure is fifth favourite to become the 14th Doctor at 12/1. The odds have been slashed following speculat...

Monday, 5th April 2021 at 8:00 am It was a world of Fork Handles and Raspberry Blowers, one that rejoiced in witty wordplay and made a mockery of social norms, and its floodgates of fun opened on 10th April 1971. Advertisement Following The Saturday Western and before A Man Called Ironside, The Two Ronnies brought together the immense individual talents of Ronnies Barker and Corbett on the suggestion of BBC head of light entertainment Bill Cotton. Their packed programme of colourful comedy cam...

Supergran actress Gudrun Ure turns 95 as we remember the hit 80s Scottish TV series Despite being labelled a granny at the time, Goodrun was just 59 when she appeared in the series. Sign up to FREE email alerts from Daily Record - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your ri...