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Hollywood beckons White Van Man via Stoke Newington

Posted on 17/02/2012 by Remi Makinde and saved under Comedy, Lead, Stoke Newington, TV

When Adrian Poynton first heard mumblings that American TV were interested in the comedy series he created, he shrugged it off as just another tease that never materializes. What the Staffordshire raised (Litchfield to be exact) and Stoke Newington resident of five years, didn’t count on was for things to…

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Got a few good dogs? Want to be in a commercial?

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Hackney Hive and saved under TV

The nice people at Sam and Arthur are directing a commercial for First Direct Bank and need a few dogs. If you have at least 2 dogs, both you and the furry ones can make a bob or two, actually £100 to be exact for about 3 hours work this…

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Hackney Based Thriller Coming to Channel 4

Posted on 03/07/2010 by Remi Makinde and saved under Hackney News, TV

A Hackney based thriller written by Hackney resident, novelist and screen writer Ronan Bennett, has been commissioned by channel 4. Top Boy, a four part drama centres around Dushane, a 19-year-old street gang leader, on the fictional Summerhouse Estate, who has ‘aspiritions’ of becoming a drug dealer. Bennett, who along…

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