Keeley for Upstairs, Downstairs Remake!

Keeley will play Lady Agnes Holland in the remake/sequel to the '70s hit Upstairs, Downstairs. The new show will follow a different family, the Hollands, living at 165 Eaton Place. Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins, who created the original series, will both appear -- Marsh as her original character, Rose.

The cast will also include:
Ed Stoppard
Claire Foy
Art Malik
Anne Reid
Ellie Kendrick
Nico Mirallegro
Adrian Scarborough

The show will be set in 1936 (abdication crisis). Three one-hour episodes have been ordered and will air on Sunday nights in the fall, and on PBS in the winter (presumably as part of Masterpiece Classic).

The show is filming in Cardiff and the show runner is Heidi Thomas, who worked on Cranford.

Read more at the Daily Mail. Read More......

New Interview from The Telegraph

The Telegraph has a new interview with Keeley talking about Identity.

At the end she mentions she's almost ready to sign on for a play in the West End :)

There's also a "What's In My Beauty Bag" feature here. Read More......

Identity to Start July 5

Identity will begin airing on ITV on Monday, July 5, 2010.

ITV's media kit for the show is here.

Ian Wylie has also posted material from the press conference here.

(Photo: ITV via Life of Wylie.) Read More......

Twitter & Identity

Keeley has left Twitter. However, someone has begun a petition to encourage her to come back.

Keeley's new show Identity has joined Twitter and posted 3 screen caps from the show (none including Keeley). They are listing a possible premiere date for the show as Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Read More......

Identity Press Conference

Ian Wylie has a recap of the press conference for Identity on his blog. It includes comments from Keeley on her own experience with identity theft, and the kiss from Ashes to Ashes. Read More......

Ashes to Ashes tonight on BBC America

Don't forget season two (series two) of Ashes to Ashes starts on BBC America tonight at 10pm EST!

And now, promotional photos (in HQ) for series three of Ashes.





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Identity to Air in July

Identity will air on ITV in July. The show is mentioned in this long article in The Independent about new British crime dramas.

Keeley also tweeted that she and the cast attended a screening of the show last night. Read More......

More from the Ian Wylie Interview

Ian Wylie (author of the Keeley interview in The Manchester Times) has posted some more excerpts from his interview with Keeley on his blog. Read More......

Keeley on Twitter!

Keeley has joined Twitter! She's tweeting as kcj100.

It isn't a verified account (yet), but this was first reported by Keeley-Hawes.com. They are in contact with Keeley/her agent, so I assume they verified the account themselves before posting the announcement.

(Picture from the 2008 press tour for Ashes.) Read More......

Keeley on the End of Ashes to Ashes

There's long interview with Keeley about the ending of Ashes to Ashes in the April 29, 2010 edition of The Manchester Evening News:

As is the way with filming, the last scene captured is not the final one viewers will see on screen. “It was a very strange ending to the whole thing,” explains Keeley.

"We finished shooting on February 10th, which is mine and Phil’s birthday, which is odd to begin with. And we were in a crematorium and it was a night shoot. So we all ended up outside this crem in a graveyard.

“There was a big cake for me and a big cake for Phil and some champagne - and we’re trying to be very quiet and respectful, whilst trying to celebrate a little bit. It was very odd, very surreal, a little bit dark and quite funny, which is all very appropriate for Ashes.

“It was a good way to end, a perfect ending, really. Ultimately you think, ‘God, it was such a big part of all our lives and so life changing for everybody in one way or another.’ But it’s also nice to think, ‘Right, we’ve done it, we’ve got to the ending.’”

Read the whole article. Read More......