Samantha Womack has announced that her return to EastEnders will be filmed in July. She is back in the show for six months, starting later this year. “Lots of people asking when I go back to EE. I start filming in mid-July,” Sam revealed on her Twitter page this morning….

Fans of BBC One’s Holby City will be treated to a one-off episode on the BBC Red Button service, featuring Chrissie Williams (Tina Hobley) and Michael Spence (Hari Dhillon) – “two of the show’s most popular characters”. After next Tuesday’s (18th June) episode, viewers can press red for an extra…

Philip Martin Brown has confirmed that his character Grantly Budgen is to leave Waterloo Road. The popular character has been in the show since it started in 2006. He tweeted at 8pm this evening: “Grantly’s final scenes will be shot at the end of May.” An hour and a half…

Coronation Street is reportedly being prepared for filming in 3D. The soap will move to a new set at MediaCityUK in Salford with bosses wanting it to be “future-proofed”, according to The Sunday Express. Plans have emerged that will see special episodes be shot in 3D for people with the…

Coronation Street‘s Paul Kershaw has been axed from the soap. Tony Hirst plays the character who first appeared in 2010, he will leave when his current contract ends later on this years. The Sunday Mirror reports that he will be killed off but it is currently unknown how. His death…

Scott Maslen has announced that he is leaving EastEnders at the end of his current contract. The actor, who plays Jack Branning in the BBC One soap, has appeared on the show since 2007. Speak of his decision, Scott said: “I’ve loved playing Jack, and who wouldn’t want to work…