Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook will not be joining Ricky Gervais in his David Brent movie.

The right legendary Peter Dinklage is best known as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones and he's totally still alive

Tom Hughes’s character uses his allure to wring secrets from women in a major new Cold War thriller, says Susan Griffin

Rhys Darby didn’t think anyone would get the joke. “New Zealand humour can be extremely dry,” says the stand-up and actor.

Your daily guide to what to look out for on the box.

Ireland is doubling its financial aid to the disaster-struck Philippines.

Highlights include the new Dracula and the return of Republic of Telly.

Highlights include RTÉ documentaries on taxi passengers and nightshift workers.

Hollywood star Val Kilmer is take a guest role in a one-off special of TV comedy 'Life’s Too Short'.

“A nice, clean, nasty piece of work — that’s what I’m looking for,” declares our eponymous anti-hero at the beginning of Hitchcock (12A).

Parting is such bittersweet sorrow in Dan Mazer’s London-set anti-romcom.

Spoof music documentary 'This Is Spinal Tap' has been ranked the greatest comedy movie of all time.

James Spader is joining the cast of the US version of 'The Office', it has emerged.

Karl Pilkington won’t do another series of 'An Idiot Abroad'.

Ricky Gervais’ animated comedy show has been commissioned for a third series.

Johnny Depp is set to guest star in Ricky Gervais' new sitcom.

Owen Wilson was glad he got to play a nerd in new comedy movie ‘Hall Pass’.

Comedian Harry Enfield has revealed how he feared Ricky Gervais had killed off his TV career.

Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is a veteran ice hockey player who has acquired the nickname of Tooth Fairy because of his aggressive play, which frequently deprives rival players of their dental work.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have written a new comedy series about a dwarf.

Comic Ricky Gervais said he sent his much-mocked sidekick Karl Pilkington to see the seven wonders of the world as an “expensive practical joke”.

Cemetery Junction (Cert 15, 90 mins, Comedy/Drama/Romance)

Ricky Gervais, with his writing partner on 'The Office', tags this film as his first move away from comedy into drama, and it might well be that his reputation as an original and inventive writer of funny scripts hampers us from seeing him as anything else.

Stephen Merchant does not want to make comedy movies, it has emerged.

Ricky Gervais wants 'Cemetery Junction' to be a "British 'Rebel Without A Cause'".

'The Ricky Gervais Show' was re-commissioned by US broadcaster HBO for a second series.

Ricky Gervais's hapless sidekick Karl Pilkington has landed his own travel series visiting the Seven Wonders of the World, it was announced today.

RICKY GERVAIS’ new animated series, which puts his buffoonish sidekick Karl Pilkington centre-stage, has been snapped up by Channel 4.

Ricky Gervais’s new animated series, which puts his buffoonish sidekick Karl Pilkington centre-stage, was snapped up by Channel 4 today.

Stephen Merchant is worried his debut film will be a huge flop.

He may seem unflappable as David Brent but Ricky Gervais has revealed that working with Hollywood's finest would cause him to break out in a sweat.

Pinewood Shepperton reported lower half-year film revenues today despite major productions including Ridley Scott’s new 'Robin Hood' adventure.

Ricky Gervais has managed to snag a Hollywood star for his big-screen directorial debut - award-winning actor Ralph Fiennes has signed on to star in 'Cemetery Junction'.

The Monty Python team is re-uniting in a documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of the show.

Ricky Gervais said he misses the series 'Extras' more than 'The Office' – and he has an idea for one more show where Andy Millman tries to make it in Hollywood.

Ricky Gervais may be planning an Extras spin-off starring Stephen Merchant’s dopey agent and Barry from EastEnders as a pair of bumbling crimefighters.

Funnyman Ricky Gervais was so afraid Robert De Niro would reject his offer to guest star on his comedy show 'Extras', he almost didn't ask.

Paul McCartney’s first gig since his divorce battle went to court was a family affair.

It is an award they might not want to actually win – David and Victoria Beckham have been nominated for the title of Funniest Double Act in the UK.

The Sopranos leads the field in this year’s Emmy nominations while Extras and Prime Suspect represent British hopes.

Casualty trounced its soap rivals on a night of surprises at the TV Baftas tonight.

'Life On Mars', 'Extras' and a drama about Lord Longford's campaign to free Moors Murderer Myra Hindley are front-runners at the TV Baftas in England tonight.

The smash-hit series 'Life On Mars' has been nominated for two TV Baftas today.