News round-up: great prizes to be won, Poirot photos, Babs and Wilde on TV and Britannia premiere

5 August 2017 23:45

Win great prizes signed by Zoë!

Just a reminder that if you'd like to be in with the chance of winning a t-shirt and photo, both autographed by Zoë, be sure to enter the free competition celebrating the website's 15th anniversary.

The competition is open to Zoë's fans all around the world. It runs until 11:59pm (UK time) on 30 August 2017. You can find details of how to enter here.

Good luck, everyone!

Behind-the-scenes Poirot photos

I recently discovered some wonderful behind-the-scenes photos of Zoë filming the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode 'Dead Man's Folly' with David Suchet. They were taken in summer 2013 by a talented photographer, SG Haywood, for ITV and the National Trust.

The filming was particularly special, as 'Dead Man's Folly' is the last episode ever made of the detective series and was shot at Christie's former holiday home, Greenway (now looked after by the National Trust), in Devon.

Brilliant Babs and wonderful Wilde on BBC Four

There's another chance to watch Zoë's brilliant portrayal of visionary director Joan Littlewood on 6 August, as Babs, the Barbara Winsdor biopic first shown in May, will be broadcast on BBC Four at 10pm.

Wilde, the wonderful, moving film in which Zoë plays genius Oscar Wilde's loyal friend Ada 'Sphinx' Leverson, is also making a welcome return to our TV screens, twenty years after it was originally released. Look out for it on 10 August, also on BBC Four at 10pm.

Britannia to premiere in Cannes this October

Sky and Amazon US's epic drama series Britannia, in which Zoë will appear as a Celtic queen, Antedia, will have its world premiere at MIPCOM 2017 in Cannes, France. The screening is scheduled for this major entertainment trade show's opening day, 16 October.

MIPCOM's press release notes that '[Britannia's] creators and key cast are due to be in Cannes to promote the show'. It also indicates that the series now consists of nine episodes rather than ten; it'll air on Sky Atlantic, not Sky 1; and we'll see it in 2018 rather than this year.

I'll let you know the TV broadcast dates as soon as they're available :-)

With thanks to Janet for letting me know about the Babs broadcast.

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