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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first stepped down as working royals, no one had any idea that the couple would divulge the royal family’s private matters in the way they did. Meetings and conversations that Harry’s relatives thought would always be private were suddenly put out there for the entire world to digest.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex aired the royal’s dirty laundry out in public through televised interviews, podcasts, the prince’s memoir, and a Netflix docuseries.

In their docuseries, Meghan and Harry spoke about what the royal family thought of Meghan being a “Hollywood actress.” However, the duchess isn’t the first TV star to marry into the family and the woman who did before her insisted the royals did not bear any judgment against her.

What Prince Harry and Meghan said the royal family thought of the ‘Hollywood actress’ Screengrab from an...

Exclusive: Iconic British comedian Harry Enfield has stepped down as director of his production company after 12 years.

The Harry & Paul star founded Balloon Entertainment in 2012 alongside Skins writer Bryan Elsley, with a focus on “nurturing emerging talent.” Its first commission was Channel 4 comedy Dates.

Enfield was terminated as director of Balloon Entertainment on January 12, according to Companies House. The remaining three directors are Elsley, development boss Dave Evans and company manager Lindsay Taggart. Deadline understands Enfield could still make shows for Balloon and he remains on good terms with the company. Balloon declined comment and reps for Enfield did not respond to requests for comment.

Balloon has been a consistent player in UK TV over the past dozen years, making numerous shows with and without Enfield.

Past shows include An Evening With Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse, Channel 4/Netflix cyber-thriller Kiss Me First and BBC Three drama Clique, the...

Historical British comedy Seize Them! lands in UK cinemas in April, and the trailer has landed.

Prolific comedy writer Andy Riley, along with his writing partner Kevin Cecil, has written for numerous comedy shows including Trigger Happy TV, So Graham Norton, Smack the Pony, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Black Books, Harry and Paul, Big Bad World and Veep. They also created and wrote the underrated Matt Berry sitcom Year of The Rabbit for Channel 4.

On the big screen, Cecil and Riley wrote the scripts for Gnomeo And Juliet and the sequel, Sherlock Gnomes.

Now, Riley has written the screenplay for Seize Them! a historical comedy with a huge ensemble cast of familiar faces from the British comedy scene. Originally set for release last year, we’re delighted to see it’s now returned to the cinema release schedule.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Brimming with warmth, humour and swordfights,...