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Former Doctor Who lead Christopher Eccleston will be playing John Lennon in an upcoming British television drama commissioned by BBC Four about the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971.

That's mostly because he had a car accident in 2007, woke up in 1973 and, as he says over the opening credits, isn't sure if he's "mad, in a coma, or back in time." The answers come in a terrific two-parter ending the second season of the gritty BBC series, which hits these shores in DVD form this week.

Carole E. Barrowman , an Alverno College professor of English who regularly reviews mysteries for the Journal Sentinel, will make a bookstore appearance this week on a subject that's no mystery to her: John Barrowman, her performing brother.

John Barrowman , star of "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood," has put his own spin on Beyonce's "Single Ladies." Video below.

John Barrowman can barely keep a straight face as he meditates in the desert with some folk who believe they've been contacted by aliens.

Thriller starring two former EastEnders actors will run online in six episodes over a week.

John Barrowman unleashes his sci-fi side as Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood .

It's the last day of Embedda-Scare-A-Thon! Happy Halloween, y'all! If you're a fan of British television, you're likely familiar with the theory that every actor working in Britain today has either been in an episode of Doctor Who or Eastenders .

Since Ianto Jones perished in the penultimate episode of Torchwood: Children Of Earth earlier this year, there's been a Gareth David-Lloyd-shaped hole in our hearts.

In a curious testament to the fundamental nature of gender roles, there is something very jarring about watching a man decked out in his wife's finery - the dress, hair, maquillage and nails - talking candidly about his life as a transvestite.

YOU may recall, way back in the spring of 2007, a madcap film crew parked up in Tredegar town.

Q: You are appearing in the West End production La Cage Aux Folles. How do you feel about playing a drag queen? A: Dressing up as a woman is kind of liberating - I don't know what you women complain about, but the high heels are really painful.

John Barrowman disappoints in the lead role of the exuberant musical. Rating: * * * Previous of Images John Barrowman stars in La Cage aux Folles Photo: ALASTAIR MUIR Photo: ALISTAIR MUIR There aren't many musicals I would happily return to for the fourth time in less than two years, but Terry Johnson's glorious revival of La Cage aux Folles is ...

Monday here at Mirror.co.uk's Showbiz Towers and we're coloured distinctly unsurprised that John Barrowman has made his stage debut in drag.

CAERNARFON was transformed into Victorian London when one of the world's most famous sleuths came to town.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has opened up about his experiences with yobs.

J.J. Abrams is taking a comedic turn at Fox with a half-hour project written by Mike Markowitz.

J.J. Abrams is taking a comedic turn at Fox with a half-hour project written by Mike Markowitz.

FROM sci-fi hero to reality TV judge, singer and performer, Scot John Barrowman has packed a lot into his stellar career.

A HOST of film and television celebrities will descend on Wrexham this Sunday for a comic convention, now in its second year.