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Sky Arts boss Phil Edgar-Jones and Netflix’s global production strategy chief have signed up as ambassadors to a charity offering grants to people of colour.
Screen industry talent can apply to the Grand Plan charity, which is offering three £1,000 grants per month for at least its first two years.
Edgar-Jones and Netflix’s Sophie Taitt are two of the ambassadors alongside the likes of former National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner and Dishoom owner Shamil Thakrar.
The charity was co-founded by Marina Diamandis – also known as the singer Marina and the Diamonds – alongside singer/songwriter Tom Rosenthal and former BBC producer Siddharth Khajuria.
Friday Night Dinner s creator Robert Popper has revealed series six is the last one.
The writer, 53, said he feels the last episode, where Adam (Simon Bird) and Jonny s girlfriends (Tom Rosenthal) revealed they were pregnant, finished on a high.
It comes after Paul Ritter, who played father Martin Goodman on the show, tragically died aged 54 last month of a brain tumour.
Final: Friday Night Dinner s creator Robert Popper has revealed series six is the last one ( pictured Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal)
Asked if he had planned for series six to always be the final series, Rob told LadBible: It wasn t, actually. I never really know until I start. I have all my ideas and I have my board up on a wall, but I never really know, until I start an episode, what it s going to be about.
Friday Night Dinner s creator announces season six is the last after Paul Ritter s death Mirror 5 days ago Zara Woodcock
Friday Night Dinner s creator Robert Popper announced that season six will be the last following Paul Ritter s death.
The actor played father Martin Goodman in the series and died aged 54 in April from a brain tumour.
Meanwhile, the 53-year-old creator felt like the last episode - where fans found out Adam (Simon Bird) and Jonny s girlfriends (Tom Rosenthal) were pregnant - finished on a high note.
Rob revealed: It wasn t, actually. I never really know until I start. I have all my ideas and I have my board up on a wall, but I never really know, until I start an episode, what it s going to be about.
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Sunday, Channel 5, 6.30pm During a survey to celebrate National Cake Day last year, 30 per cent of Brits confessed that they eat cake as a regular snack in-between meals. So with programmes like the Great British Bake Off seemingly making cake more popular than ever before, what is the nation’s favourite? Here, celebrities including JLS singer JB Gill, Blue star Duncan James, broadcaster and author Grace Dent, former Emmerdale actress Natalie Anderson, and ex-Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya help count down the nation’s top 20 cakes. Plus, we discover the mysteries of lifelike cake illusions and the secret messages hidden in Royal cakes, as well as taking a look behind the scenes at an exceedingly big cake factory.