FILMING has started on BBC’s drama about the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard five years ago.
The two-parter will look at the circumstances that , which shocked the nation and highlighted the dangers women face on the streets of Britain.
was kidnapped by off-duty Met police officer Wayne Couzens as she walked home through Clapham, South London, in 2021.
I can reveal the drama, headed by acclaimed writer and producer Jeff Pope, has the title Among Us.
A show insider said: “This was a phrase which appeared in articles around the time of the shocking case. It was used to describe the fact that the sadistic and violent men who commit crimes like this were ‘among us’ and, on the outside at least, seemed like perfectly normal, civilised people.
“It shows how we could unwittingly be sharing homes and workplaces with individuals who show no signs of the insidious figures they might be underneath.”
Among Us, which has been made in conjunction with Sarah’s family, will look at how constable Couzens was able to move within different forces without his history of sexual offending ever being discovered.
When the announced the drama in March, Jeff said: “He should never have been a police officer, but opportunities to deny him that privilege were missed.
“That he was still a serving officer on the night of March 3 2021, after committing numerous sexual offences over a long period of time, was a tragedy waiting to happen — and the key question asked by this drama.”
Shirley’s scary scores
gave US celebrities a fright on the Halloween special of Dancing With The Stars.
the American version of , no-nonsense Shirley drew gasps when she awarded Save The Last Dance actress Julia Stiles a lowly four for her Argentine tango.
“Wow, excuse me?” screamed fellow judge in horror.
She was no easier on her own son Mark, partnered with reality star . Shirley gave them a seven among a sea of eights and nines. Fans were divided over her brutal style.
The guest-judge stint may have left some dancers having nightmares, but Shirley said it was a “dream come true”.
catty critiques have become the stuff of legend on Strictly.
His trademark comments leave celebs reeling, while also riling up the fans.
But he comes up with them first while a bit tipsy.
Craig said: “All of those things, I actually say drunk. That’s where ‘dis-as-ter’ came from.”
The judge loves the drama of being the villain on Strictly – and it has also set him good stead to be the perfect panto villain on stage.
A staple of the festive season, Craig has published The Book Of Panto, looking at the history of the traditional Christmas show.
This year he will appear as the wicked fairy Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty at the Bristol Hippodrome from December.
And never mind about starring opposite top actors, he’s chosen the ideal person he’d love to perform with.
“Oh forget, Simon Callow, it’s ,” he says about the judge
“Can you imagine what fun the two of us would have on stage, with his dry sense of humour and all that authority.
“That would be fabulous, I’d love that we’d be snapping it up.”
A prime target for fun
DOWNING STREET is a shabby dump where even the toilets don’t work properly, according to top TV writer Steven Moffat.
The Sherlock creator has taken a swipe at the state of the Prime Minister’s official residence as he prepares to set his new comedy, Number 10, behind its famous black door.
He reckons the chaos of Westminster makes it the perfect setting for his new Channel 4 sitcom, which stars Rafe Spall, Katherine Kelly and Jenna Coleman.
Steven told the Telly Cast podcast: “Other countries are run from massive palaces and castles. Ours is run from a shabby little street where the toilets don’t always work.
“I like that about Britain – it says something about how we see ourselves. Slightly grand, a little bit pompous, shabby.
“I think it’s a good self-image for a nation.
BEN FOGLE embarks on a personal odyssey across Canada for Channel 5.
The four-parter with the working title Ben Fogle’s Canadian Journey sees him return to the country that sparked his love of the great outdoors, and where he spent summers at his grandfather’s cabin by a lake in Ontario.
