30th June

1. The creator of Spooks, David Wolstencroft, has written an article in the Guardian about the recent alleged Russian spy ring and writing espionage fiction. There’s a picture of Ros and Lucas too.

2. Another lovely Spooks signature from Jessie has been added to the Spooks signatures page.

29th June

You may remember voting for Richard, Spooks and/or Strike Back in the TV Choice Awards long list. Unfortunately neither he nor those 2 shows made it to the short list: TV Choice short list voting.

28th June

1. Strike Back in Australia: BBC Worldwide Australia, who own the distribution rights for Strike Back, have arranged the sale of Strike Back to ABC TV. Details here on Mumbrella.com. The series will be shown later this year.

2. Thanks to Jessie for some fantastic graphics which she has sent to us, as follows:

• 3 Strike Back signatures
• 1 Spooks signature
• 2 Spooks wallpapers
• 1 Ricky Deeming wallpaper
• 1 Guy Wallpaper

3. Richard has narrated a new series of Homes from Hell, according to the TVguide.co.uk site. This is a four part documentary series telling the stories of those who have had disastrous house buying/building experiences in the UK and abroad. The series will be in four parts, and the first will be shown on Thursday 1st July 9.00 – 10.00 on ITV1 and ITV1 HD and then repeated on Monday 5th July at 8pm on ITV2. According to the ITV Press Centre, the first episode will focus on dream homes in Dubai. The second episode will concentrate on Dream Developments, self-built homes in the UK. Details of the other episodes have not yet been released, but will be added to the Homes from Hell career page when we have more news.

4. While channel hopping this evening, I caught a new Santander advert on the GOLD channel with another voiceover from Richard. You can view or download it from the 2010 Adverts page.

5. Quotes from Richard in Digital Spy today – click for link but be warned about Spooks spoilers.

27th June

It’s one year ago today that we watched Sir Guy of Gisborne’s sad demise on British TV and the finale of Robin Hood, the TV series. Here’s our last screencap of this wonderful character to commemorate that fact and also because without Sir Guy, my online friends and I would not have met and neither perhaps would this site exist.

Any chance of a resurrection and a spin off series…please?

25th June

A few journalists interviewed Richard today to talk about Spooks at the PPRTV offices. David Stephenson, TV editor for the Sunday Express, announced this on twitter so there will be audio to listen to soon. Also TV.com posted this on twitter yesterday and many questions have already been submitted. TV.com have announced that the interview cannot be posted until September, however the lady that conducted the interview has posted a picture of Richard which is in this tweet and also here:

This is the Richard Armitage page on TV.com where the interview will appear (and also on their Spooks page).

23rd June

Screencaps from the Strike Back DVD Extras are now in the Strike Back gallery.

22nd June

1. A trailer for the Strike Back DVD has appeared on Amazon UK and Play.com and Bccmee has uploaded it to youtube and given us permission to link to it. Go to the Strike Back downloads page to view the video.

2. Strike Back in Canada: Strike Back will air on Friday 12th November at 10pm ET/PT on the Showcase channel. Thanks to cesta for finding this link. The TV schedule however, shows that it will be broadcast at 11am and 5pm. It seems that 2 episodes will be shown back to back, just as it was broadcast in the UK, so Strike Back will be on for 3 weeks in total.

3. Thank you to Naxos Audiobooks for sending us a 4 minute extract from the beginning of The Convenient Marriage audiobook by Georgette Heyer and also part of their interview with Richard. You can listen or download on The Convenient Marriage career page.

21st June

1. There’s a new Strike Back Promotional Pics gallery which contains all the promotional pictures and wallpapers for Strike Back, credited to the Sky site. Thanks to Bccmee for finding the first 2 pictures on the revamped Left Back Productions site. The last picture is courtesy of Daniel Kennedy and was reported in the news on this site on 26th April here.

2. Thanks to Bee for finding this page which details when the remaining parts of North and South will air on BBC Entertainment in Germany. Scroll down to news on 9th June for information about when North and South is broadcast across Europe and Asia on the BBC Entertainment channel.

3. Just caught this alert from Helen James on Twitter, who has interviewed Richard today for the Spooks series 9 DVD extra features. There is more information on the Spooks page of her website.

17th June

1. Ann has sent us another scan of a review of Robin Hood series 3 episode 8 in The Age’s Green Guide, read it on the Robin Hood Reviews page. A positive review although they have Toby Stephens mixed up with another actor! Thanks Ann.

2. Several more galleries have been added to the ‘Richard’ gallery which includes appearances and interviews over the last few years.

3. New artwork on the site today thanks to Rossella who has created some signatures and icons for John Porter, Lucas North and Alec Track.

4. Behind the Scenes pictures have been added to the Strike Back gallery, sourced from the Sky mini-site. Click here for the gallery.

16th June

A favourable review of Robin Hood series 3 episode 8 in today’s Herald Sun newspaper which airs this Saturday in Australia on ABC2. You can read it on the Robin Hood Reviews page. Thanks to Ann for the scan.

15th June

1. UK viewers: Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall in which Richard played Percy Courtenay is on BBC4 tonight at 10.25pm.

2. Our Sparkhouse gallery has been revamped. It’s now more extensive and seperated into each episode of the drama. Thanks to Jen for taking all the screencaps – much appreciated!

3. Thank you to June for our first BAFTA themed wallpaper. You can see it on the Richard Armitage wallpapers page. Also thanks to Rossella for 2 new Lucas wallpapers. See them at the end of the Lucas North wallpapers page.

4. The TV.com site has a lovely picture of Richard and Miranda Raison which is slightly different to the one I’ve seen before. I’ve added to the BAFTA 2010 screencap gallery.

14th June

Thanks to Laure for finding a short video of Richard talking to the press at the BAFTAs on the Getty site. I can’t lip read so I’ve no idea what he’s saying! The other videos on that page are from the Strike Back Premiere held on 15 April 2010.

13th June

1. 13 more pictures from the red carpet have been put up this morning donated kindly to our site. You can see them at the end of the 2010 Candid BAFTA gallery plus a video from youtube added to the 2010 BAFTA downloads page.

2. 2 high resolution pictures of Guy from Robin Hood series 2 episode 13 have been added to the Robin Hood Promotional Gallery courtesy of Jonia. The new ones can be enlarged and are as follows: this one and this one.

12th June

1. Six more press pictures of Richard on the red carpet have been added to the end of the BAFTA 2010 screencap gallery, thanks to Cesta.

2. Voting in the long list for the TV Choice awards has now closed. The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 29 June when we will be able to vote again. I’ll put up the link when the voting opens.

3. If you live in the UK or Ireland you can try your luck in a competition to win one of two Blu-ray copies of Strike Back, details are on the site cheapbluraymovies.co.uk. The closing date is 26 June.

4. I’ve disabled the registration system on this site as it’s no longer necessary, hence the Log In form on the left-hand side has been removed. All material on this site is freely available to all.

5. Thanks for voting in the Strike Back character poll. Layla was the most popular character with 31% of the vote and Katie came second with 19%. Our new poll is asking whether you have ever written to Richard or sent him anything in the post. You can write to Richard at his agent’s address which you can find at the bottom of the FAQ page.

10th June

1. Ann has sent us two scans from Australia with reviews of series 3 episode 7 of Robin Hood which you can read on the Robin Hood Reviews page. The Age is a lot more complimentary than the Herald Sun as you will see. Thanks Ann.

2. Thanks to Nadia for the email about Robin Hood series 1 which is currently being shown in Russia on the TV3 channel. Each Friday, three episodes are shown – here is the schedule for Friday 11 June. This is the same page translated into English using Google Translate as our Russian is a little rusty You can click on ‘Robin Hood’ to read more and see a clip.

3. Eight more pictures added to the 2010 Candid BAFTA gallery courtesy of Ady, many thanks to him for sharing with us.

9th June

1. The BBC Entertainment channel is showing North and South episode 1 today at 5.05pm in many countries across Europe and the Middle East. Check the schedule and select your country from the Time Zone box to see if it’s showing for you. The rest of the series will be shown each Wednesday at 5pm in most countries. Thanks to Rosie for the email.

2. All news for May 2010 has been archived here.

8th June

1. All BAFTA red carpet candid photos have been put into a new 2010 gallery. Many thanks to Tony, Siouxsie Sioux and JJ who generously gave their pictures, including Koolkat whose pictures I have just received. These ones are extra large and fantastic quality!

2. More pics in the 2010 Candid BAFTA gallery from Kiteflier. Thanks so much KF they are brilliant!

3. There’s now an edited version of the This Morning clip which shows mostly RA with Sharon Marshall, thanks to TEHI for editing the clip. View it on the 2010 BAFTAs page.

4. Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall in which Richard played Percy Courtenay, is being repeated on BBC4 next Tuesday 15 June at 10.25pm. More details on the BBC4 site or our Marie Lloyd career page.

5. Richard has recorded an advertisement for Platinum jewellery which you can listen to/download on the 2010 Adverts page or on the Sounds page (press the ‘play’ button to listen). Thank you Camila for recording this for us.

6. A couple more pictures added to the 2010 Candid BAFTA gallery from Sadie – thank you!

7th June

1. Thanks to TEHI for editing my clip (I’m still learning how to do this!) – the extended third clip of the BAFTAs has been edited to remove the nomination clips so it’s just Richard in the video now. Thanks also to Siouxsie Sioux for allowing me to post her candid shot of Richard on the red carpet yesterday. You can find all of this on the 2010 BAFTAs page and more pics will be added later today.

2. More pictures added to the BAFTA 2010 gallery, including bow tie-less pictures Thanks to cesta for the red carpet pictures.

3. Bccmee has created a lovely BAFTA signature & icon set. See it here.

4. JJ has written a BAFTA report telling us about her experience on the red carpet yesterday. It’s now in the main menu on the left or click here.

5. The ITV show This Morning had a report from the BAFTAs earlier today in which Richard appears several times. You can view it from the ITV.com website. Apparently this is not available outside the UK but there is a download and a couple of screencaps on the 2010 BAFTAs page. The download is taken from the website so the video quality is not the best.

6th June

1. You can download three clips of Richard at the BAFTAs on the 2010 BAFTAs page. Also many thanks to JJ for emailing me her pictures from the red carpet, apparently there are more to follow! I’m pleased to say that JJ  has agreed to write a BAFTA report for the site to tell us what happened when she met Richard earlier today. Watch this space.

2. There’s a picture of Richard on the red carpet on the BAFTA site. Picture #24. Click here.

3. Screencaps from the BAFTA awards shown on BBC1 this evening are in the gallery.

4. Unfortunately Spooks did not win in the category of Best Drama Series, that award went to the E4 show Misfits.

5. Photo of Richard on the WENN press site.

5th June

1. Hedgey has found her photoshop muse and created a gorgeous John Porter wallpaper – see it here.

2. IndieLondon has reviewed the entire series of Strike Back to coincide with the DVD release: ‘Armitage brought convincing muscular energy and wore the haunted look of a troubled but efficient killing machine in his portrayal of Porter…’. All reviews are on the Strike Back Reviews page.

4th June

1. David Stephenson, TV editor for the Sunday Express has published his full audio interview with Richard. Read More

2. It’s confirmed that Richard will attend the BAFTA TV awards on Sunday 6 June at the London Palladium and he will be presenting an award. An email from BAFTA has confirmed this, many thanks Patty for finding out.

3. The new Gisborne picture found on the Studio Canal site yesterday has been put into the Robin Hood Promo pics gallery. You can see it here and also a close up pic which I also found on the site here.

4. The pic of the day archive for May 2010 has been added to the menu on the left-hand side. You can view it and download all the individual pictures here.

5. A scan of the interview that appeared in last Sunday’s Mirror Celebs magazine has now been added to the Interviews page (sorry, better late than never…)

3rd June

The Robin Hood series 3 DVD boxset is released today in France and Studio Canal has released some new promotional pictures of the cast to coincide with this release. There is a picture of Gisborne with his sword that is new to us, and I will add it to the RH promo gallery when I return from holiday tomorrow (my internet access is somewhat limited). Click here then scroll through the picture list on the right and see if you can spot the ‘new’ picture. Many thanks to Céline for the email.