Connie Fisher's first TV drama role was seen by around 4.4 million viewers on Boxing Day, early figures suggest. Caught In A Trap, a one-off piece about an Elvis obsessive who starts stealing to fund memorabilia, averaged 4.43m (20.1%) for ITV1 between 9pm and 10.30pm. It was solidly beaten by BBC One's premiere of swashbuckling movie sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, seen by 6.79m (31%) between 8.30pm and 10.50pm. EastEnders drew 9.64m (42.4%) before Pirates, placing the BBC soap a clear 2 million viewers ahead of its ITV1 rival Coronation Street. Corrie managed 7.54m (33.5%) at 7.30pm, then 7.54m (33.1%) for a second episode an hour later. Emmerdale, brought forward to the earlier time of 6.30pm, had just 5.03m (24.5%). Harry Hill's TV Burp Review of the Year put in 6.13m (28.1%) at 7pm and (more)...
- 12/28/2008
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
Connie Fisher is keen for a starring role as the Doctor's assistant in Doctor Who. The West End star has recently filmed her first TV drama - playing an Elvis obsessive in ITV's Caught In A Trap - and now has her sights set on a key part in the long-running cult show. A new assistant is expected to accompany David Tennant's successor in the fifth series of Doctor Who, which is due to air in 2010. (more)...
- 12/15/2008
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
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