Long-running crime drama 'Taggart' has been axed by ITV after almost 28 years.

Saturday

REMEMBER the film Sliding Doors? It starred Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah and told the story, in parallel, of what would have happened to the lead character if she had caught a tube train she was running for in London — or missed it.

Ray Winstone is furious that ‘The Bill’ has been axed.

The third film in The Mummy series opens in 200 BC with a brief history of the rise of the Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) and his defeat at the hands of wily sorceress Zi Yuan (Michelle Yeoh).

The third of the Mummy series and one that strongly indicates the need for three strikes and out … it’s exactly what we expect and it’s not particularly good.

'Dr Who' star David Tennant has backed a campaign opposing cutbacks at his former drama school, as student campaigners prepare to meet funding experts today.

Although the Americans seem to produce the best TV legal drama, ‘New Street Law, Series 2’ (Acorn; €24.99) is a highly entertaining British alternative.

Lewis “Scooter” Libby abandoned plans to testify in his own defence and decided against calling his former boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, to help defend him in the CIA leak trial.

We may be spoiled for choice with TV legal dramas, but New Street Law (Acorn, €34.99) is a better series than most in this genre.

Once, the summer months were marked by a stream of big-name stars opening their latest blockbuster films.