The Corrie stunner ditched her usual on-set casual clobber in turn for a gorgeous flowing dress that featured a bespoke Jacobean print created by designer Celia Birtwell.

When this unusual film, made in 1976 by the French director Jacques Rivette, opens in New York this week, it will be making its official debut here.

A 400-year-old ceiling was demolished a day before an inspection by historic listings officers, it has been claimed. The elaborate Jacobean fresco was inside a former town house in Small Street ...

Shapiro casts a fascinating new light on Shakespeare’s finest Jacobean works, including Measure For Measure, Macbeth, King Lear, Coriolanus and The Winter’s Tale. FD. Related BBC Links.