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Hugh Keays-Byrne has passed away. He was 73-years old. The English-Australian actor played Toecutter in the 1979's Mad Max, then reunited with George Miller for 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, where he played the villainous "Immortan Joe." The Man From Hong Kong director Brian Trenchard-Smith revealed that the Keays-Byrne died Wednesday in the hospital. No other information has been given as to the cause of death. Keays-Byrne is one of three actors to play two separate and characters in the Mad Max franchise, the others being Bruce Spence (Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 and Jedediah in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome) and Max Fairchild (Benno in Mad Max and Broken Victim in Mad Max 2).

In addition to his work with George Miller, Hugh Keays-Byrne also was known for portraying the back-stabbing Grunchlk on the series Farscape and the following miniseries. He was also an accomplished stage actor. Between 1968 and...

Daniel Langrish-Beard Sep 2, 2016

A few words for those who are transgender, or have friends or colleagues who are...

Welcome to Geeks Vs Loneliness, our weekly slot where we try and talk about issues and things that may be affecting you, or someone you know. As always, we don't promise miracles, we don't have magic wands, and we are just us. But hopefully in these articles, over the year, there's something of use to you.

This week, we're talking about transgender and transphobia. And we're handing you over to Daniel Langrish-Beard...

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I was at a staff party for the Southampton branch of Tgi Fridays about 15 years ago. It was in a big hotel somewhere in the New Forest and it was our Christmas do. Tgi Fridays did always seem to have great staff parties and to this one, for a change, people were allowed to bring guests. I had started to...

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To celebrate the release of Boy Meets Girl, available on DVD from 12th October 2015, we have an amazing chance for 2 readers to take home a copy of the DVD signed by Rebecca Root.

Leo (Harry Hepple – Holby City) has just been fired and his mum (Denise Welch – Waterloo Road) is giving him a hard time.

Playing gooseberry on a night out with his younger brother, he bumps into Judy (Rebecca Root – The Danish Girl) and finds himself deeply attracted to her.

They bond over drinks and, unfazed by the age gap and the fact that Judy is transgender, they agree to meet up the following day.

Written by Elliott Kerrigan, Boy Meets Girl is the first ever transgender rom-com and is one of the most talked about TV series of 2015.

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Danny Baker's autobiographical sitcom Cradle to Grave looks set to return for a second series.

Though the BBC is yet to make an official announcement, outgoing director of television Danny Cohen may have let the news slip on Twitter.

Thanks Danny. With Series Two commissioned all is well. Thank you for working with us on it! https://t.co/0RzCiEmKmz

— Danny Cohen (@DannyCohen) October 13, 2015

When Baker quipped that Cohen's "work is done" after commissioning his sitcom, he responded: "With Series Two commissioned all is well."

Speaking to Digital Spy, a BBC spokesperson said: "We're having active conversations about a further series of Cradle to Grave. It's too early to confirm any details."

Based on Baker's memoirs, Cradle to Grave stars Laurie Kynaston as a young Danny, with Peter Kay adopting a cockney accent to play the boy's father Fred.

The 8-part first series wraps with a double-bill on October 15 on BBC Two.

Rebecca Root has admitted that she would love to play the first female Doctor on Doctor Who.

The Boy Meets Girl star told Digital Spy that she mentioned her love of the show to a journalist and has now prompted a "mini-campaign".

"I did this talk with Kellie Maloney at the Radio Times Festival a couple of weeks ago and almost in passing, I mentioned something to the chair, a lovely journalist called Emma Barnett," she explained.

"I mentioned something about Steven Moffat being in the next tent along, because I vaguely know Steven. I was like, 'Oh my God, I've got to try and get hold of him - next time the Doctor comes up I'd love to do that'.

"And then Emma sort of outed me in the course of the conversation that we had and it was picked up and somebody tweeted it and then the Radio...

Rebecca Root has revealed that she's on "tenterhooks" waiting to see if Boy Meets Girl is renewed.

Root admitted to Digital Spy that it is "awful" waiting for news about whether or not the BBC Two show will get a second series.

"As far as I know, the production team have got storylines ready to go," she said. "They've got episode breakdowns, character breakdowns if the BBC says, 'Okay, please will you give us another series'. But until that time, everybody's just treading water really and keeping our fingers crossed.

"When people come up to me and say, 'Oh my God, I love the show', I say, 'Thank you so much but please also tell the BBC!' I have no influence at all whether a show's going to be commissioned or not but the people who watch will, so the more people who write to the Beeb, the better.