Auf
Wiedersehen, Pet tops the bill of BBC Christmas season.
With
Christmas fast approaching, we have the usual boring
television to look forward to, with the Queens speech, The
Sound of Music, The Snowman, and no doubt a James Bond film
kicking about somewhere. But it's not all bad news. Auf
Wiedersehen, Pet is back, with a two part Christmas special
set in Thailand. "Hut on the River Kwai" reunites the boys
for yet more overseas work courtesy of the Overseas Estates
Development. Tim Healy, Kevin Whatley, Jimmy Nail, Timothy
Spall and Christopher Fairbank are back, along with other
past pet faces Branka Katic as Tatiana, and Alexander Hanson
as Tarquin.
Sadly following
the tragic death of Pat Roach earlier this year, it has been
announced that this will be the last ever "Auf Wiedersehen,
Pet". There are no definite broadcast dates for the two
episodes, but they are likely to be around the big day
itself. The DVD of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Hut on the River
Kwai" is due for release by VCI on December 27th.
Jimmy
Nail - Autobiography now on sale
Oz's
story has now been told in full, with the publishing of
Jimmy Nail's "A Northern Soul, an Autobiography".
The book
is packed with stories of the big mans life, along with a
fascinating series of never before seen photographs, many
from the production of AufPet. The book is now available
from all major book stores
Wyman
boards the TARDIS!
For
those television fans who have had their head in the sand
for the past year, 2005 mark the return of a British
institution. "Doctor Who" is returning in a brand new series
made by BBC Wales.
British film
legend Christopher Eccleston takeson the role of the famous
Timelord, with pop songtress Billie Piper as his new
assistant. Piper plays Rose Tyler, a modern day shop girl.
Her boyfriend in the series is Mickey Smith, played by
AufPet's 'Wyman', Noel Clarke.
Filming
is currently underway in Cardiff and at BBC Wales studios,
and is due for broadcast around Easter 2005
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