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Liverpool-born actor, who also appeared in GBH and Mean Machine, was receiving palliative care for prostate cancer

The actor Jake Abraham, best known for his role in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has died aged 56.

Abraham, who played Dean in the British gangster film, revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis in July and said he was receiving palliative care.

Alex Westthorp Oct 3, 2016

It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...

Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...

Following last night's Season 5 premiere, "The Wars to Come", HBO has released a trailer for next week's all-new episode of Game of Thrones titled "The House of Black and White". The footage reveals that Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), who left Westeros and set sail for Braavos on the other side of the Narrow Sea, finally makes it to her destination. Arya has been searching for Jaquen H'gar, and it seems she may be finally reunited with him in this episode.

The trailer also teases that Cersei (Lena Headey) will burn cities to the ground if 'they' touch her daughter. The Lannisters have received an ominous message from, most likely, the Martell's, who appear to be threatening the life of Cersei's daughter Myrcella, who has been shipped off to marry a prince in Dorne. Their arrangement has some new complications, though it isn't confirmed that it is in fact the Martell's...

After an unbearably long wait, Game of Thrones finally returns with tonight's Season 5 premiere episode, "The Wars to Come". We'll be reviewing every Season 5 episode on Sunday nights from now until the season comes to an end, so be sure to check back for our thoughts on each week's episode. Be warned, if you haven't watched the Season 5 premiere, yet, there will be plenty of Spoilers below, so read on at your own risk.

The Season 4 finale ended with two pivotal characters characters leaving Westeros, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). Tyrion fled across the Narrow Sea after he killed both his lover Shae (Sibel Kekilli) and his father Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance). With the help of Lord Varys (Conleth Hill), Tyrion escaped to Pentos, and the Season 5 premiere finds the Imp discussing the future of the Realm with Varys, and what it's like to discard human...

HBO's Game of Thrones returns tonight with the Season 5 premiere "The Wars to Come", airing at 9 Pm Et tonight. While many fans are waiting with bated breath for the premiere, HBO has confirmed that the first four episodes of Season 5 have leaked online. Here's what the network had to say in a statement.

"Sadly, it seems the leaked four episodes of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones originated from within a group approved by HBO to receive them. We're actively assessing how this breach occurred."

The episodes were uploaded to several different Torrent sites on the internet last night, just one day before the premiere, and shortly after post-production producer Greg Spence discussed the likelihood of the episodes leaking early. The season's first trailer also leaked online back in January, which was captured by a cell phone camera. The first four episodes were reportedly leaked through online screeners sent...

Game of Thrones is arguably one of the most popular shows on TV today, with legions of devoted fans eagerly awaiting the Season 5 premiere, "The Wars to Come" on Sunday, April 12 at 9 Pm Et on HBO. Anyone who has watched the show knows it certainly isn't for the faint of heart, and most definitely not for children. But why should the young ones be left out of all the fun? For those who have ever pictured the show as a Saturday morning cartoon, you're in luck, since author George R.R. Martin has debuted a new video with the TBS talk show Conan, entitled Lil Thrones.

The humorous two-minute video still features all of the bloody beheadings, poisonings and other gruesome deaths that fans are used to, but formatted as a cheery animated show, complete with a song-and-dance routine. Beloved characters such as Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), Cersei (Lena Headey), Robb Stark...

The massive statue in Meereen comes crumbling down as both Tyrion and Arya start their new lives across the Narrow Sea in three new trailers for Season 5 of Game of Thrones, debuting Sunday, April 12 at 9 Pm Et with "The Wars to Come". As you may recall, the Game of Thrones Season 4 finale showed both Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Arya (Maisie Williams) leaving Westeros, but whether they will find solace across the Narrow Sea remains to be uncertain. While these trailers do not divulge too much information about this season's plot, we do get plenty of action.

In the new season, Jon Snow is struggling to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow,...

With the Season 5 premiere of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones just a few days away, series star Kit Harington paid a visit to NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote the show. After the star's interview with Seth Meyers, fans were shown a pre-filmed sketch that shows what would happen if Jon Snow were to be invited to a New York dinner party. What follows is five minutes full of awkward conversations and, for those who haven't caught up with the show yet, plenty of spoilers.

The sketch features Seth Meyers trying to coach Jon on the art of "small talk," as his brutal stories from Westeros don't exactly translate well over a civil dinner table conversation. The sketch even teases one of the show's great mysteries, the identity of Jon Snow's mother, which has lead to countless fan theories sprouting up on the Internet. We also...

With just over two weeks left until Season 5 of Game of Thrones debuts with "The Wars to Come", HBO has released a new behind-the-scenes preview that focuses on the elaborate stunt sequences. Stunt coordinator Rowley Irlam explains the process of creating these massive fight scenes, while explaining that Kit Harington (Jon Snow) does all of his own stunts, and Kristofer Hivju (Tormund) actually needs to be pulled back a bit because he is so intense. This featurette also gives us a new look at the Sand Snakes, Nym Sand (Jessica Henwick), Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers) and Obara Sand (Keisha Castle-Hughes), with Rowley Irlam explaining that all three actresses had to be trained remotely, since they all live in different countries.

In Season 5, Jon Snow is struggling to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself the rightful king of Westeros.

Back in December, HBO released a series of brief and vague clips from Season 5 of Game of Thrones, one of which appeared to show the door of The House of Black and White in Braavos. Last night, series star Maisie Williams appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where she unveiled a new clip that showed Arya finally making it to The House of Black and White. At the end of Season 4, Arya set sail for Braavos, across the Narrow Sea, and this clip shows that her plan may have been in vain all along. Here's what she had to say on Jimmy Kimmel Live! about this scene.

"The new season for Arya is totally different than what we've seen before. She's in a completely new location, and you see the doors were black and white, and anyone who's read the books knows that's a really exciting place for her to be.

The countdown towards Season 5 of Game of Thrones continues, with just under three weeks left until the season premiere "The Wars to Come" debuts Sunday, April 12 at 9 Pm Et on HBO. Aside from all of the narrative questions fans have been asking in the lead-up to this season, many are also wondering if Season 5 will actually spoil certain moments from George R.R. Martin's last two books in his A Song of Fire and Ice series, which have yet to be published. While we wait to see when these books will finally arrive, series co-creator David Benioff revealed that they have been talking with the author for quite some time, and they know where he is heading, and that does means certain aspects of these unpublished books will be spoiled for readers. Take a look at what he had to say below, during an appearance at The Oxford Union with...

With just under one month left until the Season 5 premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones, the network has released two new clips, one of which reveals why the episode is entitled "The Wars to Come". The first scene features Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), who escaped from Westeros at the end of Season 4, conversing with the man who helped him get out of King's Landing, Lord Varys (Conleth Hill). Since Varys is not related to the Lannisters in any way, Tyrion asks him why he arranged the escape. Varys reveals that he did what he did for the good of the realm, and that a man of Tyrion's talents will be needed in "the wars to come."

The second clip takes us north of the Wall, with Jon Snow (Kit Harington) talking to Mance Rayder (Ciar&#225n Hinds) about pride. This clip also references that Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) and his...

HBO has launched a brand new trailer and 3 behind-the-scenes "making of" style videos from the fifth season of Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones Season 5 begins it's run the network on April 12, 2015 with the episode "The Wars To Come". Take a look at the all-new video previews below.

Game of Thrones will premiere in over 170 countries and territories across the globe simultaneously with HBO's U.S. airing on Sunday, April 12 at 9:00pm Et. The entire fifth season of the Emmy&#174-, Golden Globe&#174- and Peabody&#174-winning series will be simulcast to HBO branded networks and broadcast partners across the world, creating a global television event week after week throughout the season's 10-episode run.

Since its debut Game of Thrones has become a worldwide phenomenon and the most popular series in HBO history. Last year, the series was the most searched television show worldwide on Google and the #1 most...

The anticipation for Game of Thrones epic return this April has reached a fever pitch! HBO's hugely popular fantasy series is set to debut Season 5 in just 6 Sundays from now (a little over one month). To help tide fans over, HBO has released the titles for the first 4 episodes, and the synopses for the first 3. The episode titles for Game of Thrones Season 5 are revealed here, followed by their plots, which promise the return of old favorites and new adventures:

Season 5 Episode 1: The Wars To Come

Season 5 Episode 2: The House Of Black and White

Season 5 Episode 3: High Sparrow

Season 5 Episode 4: The Sons Of The Harpy

Episode #41: The Wars To Come: Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Varys reveals a conspiracy to Tyrion. Dany faces a new threat to her rule. Jon is caught between two kings. (Written by David Benioff & D. B.

With the Season 5 premiere getting closer by the day, HBO has released a new poster for the highly-anticipated return of Game of Thrones, featuring Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lannister and Drogon, one of the three massive dragons raised by Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). As you may recall, in the Season 4 finale, the fugitive Tyrion left Westeros and set sail for Essos, where Daenerys currently rules in the city of Meereen. You may also recall that, in the trailer released last month, Varys (Conleth Hill) told Tyrion to seek out the dragon queen Daenerys. Could this poster be a hint that Tyrion and Daenerys are forming an alliance?

It's also completely possible that this scenario never actually happens, especially since it isn't a part of George R.R. Martin's books. However, there has been plenty of talk that Season 5 will stray from the beloved novels, including deaths of some characters in...

Exactly two months from today, Game of Thrones will finally return with the Season 5 Premiere, which may be the most anticipated season yet, following the successful IMAX screenings last month and the A Day in the Life special that aired last weekend. One story line that fans are waiting for is the new journey of Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), who reluctantly fled Kings Landing with Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen). The actress recently spoke about Season 5 in a new interview with The Huffington Post, where she teased that this season is even more shocking than the Red Wedding.

"There's some massive moments, perhaps even more shocking than the Red Wedding type of thing. There's like a lot going on this season. There's also, you know, a lot of blood, a lot of death. And a lot of people kind of come far. And there are a few familiar faces around as well.

Yesterday, we reported that HBO is debuting a new half-hour special entitled A Day in the Life to get fans ready for Season 5 of Game of Thrones. This behind-the-scenes documentary will air in February, just a few months before the Game of Thrones season premiere debuts on Sunday, April 12. Today, HBO has released a brief preview for the special, showcasing the epic scope of this immense series, one of the only shows to shoot multiple units in different countries at the same time. We get brief glimpses at series stars Lena Headey (Cersei Lanister) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) in this new footage, along with some of the hundreds of extras that bring these intense battle scenes to life.

The special, airing at 7:30 Pm Et on February 8, highlights the epic sets, renowned cast and global scale of Thrones, as well as the more intimate and individual challenges of our subjects,...

Following the new teasers that debuted earlier today for Season 5 of Game of Thrones, Entertainment Weekly reports that HBO is debuting a new special entitled Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life on Sunday, February 8 at 7:30 Pm Et. The half-hour documentary will follow one day on the set in three different countries, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Sevilla and Osuna, Spain. Take a look at the official description for this special below.

"(The special highlights) the epic sets, renowned cast and global scale of Thrones, as well as the more intimate and individual challenges of our subjects, giving the audience a new perspective on one of the most elaborate productions in television history."

The network hasn't confirmed which cast members will be featured in Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life quite yet, but it will come just a few days after the show's IMAX...

How do you rank perfection? Duncan has a go, as he lists the top 25 Jason Statham films...

For regular Den Of Geek readers, it will come as little surprise to see this list come round. We've chosen our favourite Statham films before, but such is the productivity of the great man, it was decided that a mere top ten was no longer large enough to contain his ever growing body of work. Last time I mentioned updating this piece to the man himself back in 2012 due to his insane workload, he cracked up and responded, “My productivity is overwhelming! 'Have a fucking day off!'”

Since this list has now expanded to encompass 25 of his movies, it seemed only right to include multiple sequels, with his big trio of action franchises all spawning some thoroughly entertaining fare worthy of mention, though I’ve tried to exclude the personal bias that...

As he takes pride of place in The Expendables, Duncan counts down the finest movies of his action movie idol, Mr Jason Statham...

Now, before you start reading any further, you might be thinking, "What the hell have they written this list for? Surely he hasn't even made ten films yet?"

But you'd be wrong on two counts.

Firstly, the reason that Jason Statham has been so successful is from working damn hard since he broke through in 1998 with Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. In the last twelve years, he's clocked up twenty-four onscreen appearances.

Sensibly, he's chosen to concentrate on mostly making the films that he's naturally suited to: action movies.

The reason I'm most grateful for this is because of the seeming generosity with which it feels he's rewarding me as an action fan. I'd be happy if every other film he ever did was a sequel to The Transporter,...