Eve Myles in 'Framed' at 8.30pm, tonight on BBC1

Not very 'Who releated but just a reminder to tune in and watch Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) star as Angharad, a local welsh school teacher in new Drama 'Framed', tonight at 8.30pm on BBC1. It is a screen adaption of the award winning novel by Frank Cottrell Boyce. The running time is 90 minutes.

Eve said: "Angharad is quite different to Gwen, as she's quieter, and more thoughtful. She's not soft, she's feisty, but a lot more complicated. She's quite nosy, but only because she's lived there for such a long time, and nothing much happens.

I have read the book myself and it is one of my all time favourites. Below is a synopsis.

Set almost entirely in Wales, Framed tells the story of 10-year-old Dylan Hughes and his family's struggle to keep their small petrol station, which sits at the foot of a mountain in North Wales, afloat.

Manod village is a rain-soaked community where hope is thin on the ground, and money even thinner. When Dylan's dad suddenly leaves home, things get even tougher for him, his sisters Minnie and Marie, baby brother Max, and his mother.

Da's departure however, coincides with the secretive arrival of a convoy of men and trucks, who take residence on top of the mountain. The villagers discover that the National Gallery in London has been flooded, and the priceless paintings sent by the lorry load to Wales for safe storage in the bowels of the old slate mine inside Manod mountain (as they were back in the Second World War).

In charge of this is Lester, an intelligent but uptight art curator who prefers paintings to people. That is, until a funny and pivotal misunderstanding leads him to invite Dylan to view the paintings inside the mountain. What ensues is good news for both Lester and the rather depressed town of Manod.

Manod develops an interest in art and Lester develops an interest in Manod, in the form of the lovely Angharad, the local school teacher. Through the transformative power of art, Manod starts to transform itself, beginning with the service station, where Mam and the children revive the flagging fortunes of the petrol station by broadening the services they offer into catering and a coffee bar.

However, despite everybody's best efforts, the petrol station faces closure when the family fail to generate enough cash to keep it going. Could an audacious art theft solve their problems?

Please do watch this. You won't be dissapointed, I'm sure.

Chandra.

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An unknown source has said:
"The show has renewed for 2010 for an unspecified number of episodes. Possible subjects include Konnie Huq, and David Schwimmer who have filmed episodes. Also thought to be appearing is TV presenter Yvette Fielding and former Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman who has been seen with a film crew in Ghana. Also, Piers Morgan has apparently been thought to be taking part in the next series."

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Like father, like daughter..

The Sun have reported that Georgia Moffett, well known for portraying the role of Jenny in The Doctor's Daughter, will be starring in the hit TV show, Casualty. They have said that she will be one of four new people joining. The other three are Laura Aikman, Steve Miller and Will Sharpe.

This should may not be true as it's The Sun.
However, she will apparently, she will be playing a junior Doctor in this. The Sun have said: The girlfriend of Doctor Who star David Tennant is becoming a doctor herself - in BBC1 hit Casualty.

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