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First trailer released for Netflix’s new Harlan Coben series filmed in Manchester

Straight on our watch lists.

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The first trailer for a highly-anticipated new Netflix mystery series has been released, and we’ve already stuck it on our watch lists.

Fresh off the back of the undeniable success of Fool Me Once – which aired globally on Netflix at the start of this year, and shot to the top of the most-streamed charts in the days after it was released – you may remember that it was announced not long after that two new Harlen Coben series had been commissioned and were in the works.

Fool Me Once amassed 61 million views worldwide in its first two weeks, had the nation obsessing over Michelle Keegan’s coats, introduced the world to the UK’s North/South divide, and questioned if anyone could ever end an argument quite as abruptly as Dame Joanna Lumley.

So, is it really any wonder why Netflix is after more from Coben then? Probably not.

Missing You is set to air on Netflix in the UK on New Year’s Day / Credit: Vishal Sharma / Netflix © 2024 (via Supplied)

Now, the trailer for one of those commissioned series, Missing You, has just been released to the world, merely weeks after we were given a sneak peak at the first-look images shared last month.

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Missing You follows the story of Detective Kat Donovan, who’s fiancé Josh disappeared 11 years ago and she has never heard from him since – but now, when swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again.

Josh’s reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder, and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.

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The new series stars Rosalind Eleazar as Kat Donovan and Ashley Walters as Josh, alongside an ensemble cast including Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage – who also starred in Fool Me Once – Steve Pemberton, and even Sir Lenny Henry.

Coben’s novel takes place in New York City, but the series adaptation of Missing You is set to relocate the story to the UK.

Filming took place in and around Manchester and the North West of England.

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Just like its predecessor, Missing You is set to be released on Netflix worldwide on New Year’s Day (1 January 2025).

Featured Image – Vishal Sharma / Netflix

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Jason Manford adds TONNES of new dates to 2025 UK tour

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Local comedy legend Jason Manford has just added a tonne of new tour dates to his 2025 UK tour, and when we say a TONNE, we mean a big metric mega-tonne of them.

To be honest, there are so many he might as well be doing a whole extra tour and a half.

Jason already had plenty of gigs scheduled all throughout the year but now the Salford-born comic, presenter and all-round performer will be pretty much doubling his work rate and then some with an additional 89 new dates – 89!

Better yet, a good old chunk of them are in and around Greater Manchester, so if you’re mad for Manford, we’re going to go out on a limb and say you will absolutely be able to grab yourself a ticket.

Jason, 43, will be bringing his ‘A Manford All Seasons’ tour to a laundry list of new locations up and down the country.

Having already booked in a whopping 88 dates before deciding to hit copy and paste, this takes his total 2025 UK tour dates to a staggering 176 tour dates. Unreal.

Wouldn’t expect anything less than from a Northern lad putting the graft in, though, would you?

The now Stockport-based showman’s latest comedy offering has had a warm reception from fans and critics, with The Guardian hailing it as “expert observational comedy” and the Daily Telegraph applauding his “laid-back charm and sharp turn of phrase you can’t manufacture”.

Manford has had standing ovations most nights and as for the Manc funny man himself, Jason said: “I’m absolutely blown away by the response to this tour so far. I love touring and bringing some chuckles in these difficult times and so adding these dates means I can see even more of you all over the country.”

Having amassed a following through various projects on stage and screen, be it stand-up, acting, presenting, panel shows and even singing, he’s not only a household name but a pretty family-friendly one at that – a bonus that can go a long way with audiences.

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Adding dates at the Stockport Plaza, Middleton Arena, The Albert Halls in Bolton; The Storyhouse in Chester, Parr Hall in Warrington, The Opera House in Buxton (let me catch my breath) and literally dozens more reaching far beyond the North West, he’s going to a busy man next year.

Oh, and there’s a big Co-op Live Arena gig thrown in there on 24 October 2025 too.

Put it this way, if you live in a place, he’s most likely coming somewhere near your direction.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, 29 November at 10am. You can get ready to grab yours HERE.

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Lauren Laverne says she has ‘so much to be grateful for’ after getting the cancer all clear

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BBC presenter Lauren Laverne has been given the all clear following her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

The 46-year-old star announced back in August that the cancer was detected ‘unexpectedly’ during a screening test, but revealed that it was luckily caught ‘early’ and that she was therefore expected to make a full recovery.

Laverne – who currently presents for BBC’s The One Show, as well as for BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and on BBC Radio 6 Music too – thanked the “incredible skill and kindness” of the medical team treating her at the time of her diagnosis, as well as her family and friends who she said had been “extraordinary every step of the way”.

She also urged anyone avoiding a test or putting off a medical appointment to “get yourself checked out” as soon as possible.

Lauren Laverne asks for 'good vibes' after revealing cancer diagnosis. Credit: Instagram, Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne asks for ‘good vibes’ after revealing cancer diagnosis / Credit: Lauren Laverne (via Instagram)

But now, several months after revealing to her thousands of fans that she had been diagnosed with cancer, Laverne has taken to Instagram once again to share the news that she has been given the all clear and that she now has “so much to be grateful for and excited about”.

“Just a quick update from me to say that, after taking some time off to get better, I’ve had the all clear and will be back to work on your TV this Tuesday with the wonderful The One Show team,” Laverne wrote on Instagram yesterday.

“I want to say a huge thank you to the brilliant medical teams who took such great care of me, to the thousands of people who sent me such beautiful and encouraging messages, my friends and the acquaintances who took the time to support me after going through cancer themselves, and most of all to my family.

“It’s been a difficult time, but one that has taught me so much about what really matters.

“I can’t say I suddenly regretted never having hiked the Inca Trail, more that I now see more beauty in ordinary things than I could have imagined, and feel more than ever that the small things in life – the connections we make and care we take with each other – are the big things really. I have so much to be grateful for and excited about, and that is thanks to everyone mentioned above.”

Laverne also sent “loads of love” to anyone going through cancer treatment or supporting a loved one through it.”

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She also revealed that she’s been working on some new Desert Island Discs episodes, which will air soon on BBC Radio 4, and that she will also be returning to BBC Radio 6 Music in the new year too.

Featured Image – Lauren Laverne (via Instagram)

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