Tom Ellis

Tom Ellis: People ask when Gary and Miranda will unite

Tom Ellis has become hot property since he started playing Miranda Hart's love interest Gary in the acclaimed BBC sitcom. And he says the one thing that everybody always wants to know is whether the pair are ever going to get together.

While it may be simplistic, archaic and just a little cheesy, Miranda Hart is so tragically loveable that we won't be able to help getting drawn into her ongoing relationship struggles with Gary (Tom Ellis) or attempts to please her mother (Patricia Hodge) by getting a new job. Episode two, which sees Miranda mortified after Penny decides to stand for local government, airs on New Year's Day. Miranda haters be warned - for the next few weeks you will be hearing the phrases "what I call", "bear with" and "such fun" everywhere.

Tom Ellis: Trying to keep a straight face

My sense of humour, a bit like Miranda's, is based around bodily functions and the timeless hilarity therein. Basically I'm a child trapped in a man's body.

Miranda Hart and her troupe of japers return for a third series of the popular sitcom - and it is more delightfully bonkers than ever. Despite the Christmas rush, Miranda's toy shop has succumbed to the recession and her mother (Patricia Hodge) is threatening to cancel the festivities altogether if her daughter doesn't shape up (well, down actually, as in dieting). Worst of all, though, she and Gary (Tom Ellis) have decided to be "just friends".

Tom Ellis: 'New series is the strongest yet'

Even though he was sworn to secrecy, Digital Spy snapped up the chance to speak to Tom Ellis - aka Miranda's love interest Gary - and bombarded him with questions until he opened up about that will they/won't they romance.

Tom Ellis: I'm taking a break from TV after Miranda

Tom Ellis has revealed he is taking a break from telly after comedy show Miranda - so he can concentrate on being a dad.

Miranda's Tom Ellis: I laugh about being a heart-throb

Tom Ellis talks to Metro about the new series of Miranda, his religious upbringing and how he deals with his legions of female fans.

Sky Living comedy Gates gets the American treatment

Show that starred Joanna Page, Tom Ellis and Sue Johnston in the UK is to be re-imagined on NBC across the pond.

This week there's a fight in the playground. Miss Hunter wearily frog-marches the offenders back to her classroom for a lecture while their children look on wide-eyed. Meanwhile, another mum - the over-enthusiastic Aussie - has organised an afterschool "salsa-cise" as part of the head's unpopular fitness drive. Alas, salsa-cise soon turns into a boxing match...

This school gates-set sitcom boasts a top-notch cast, including Sue Johnston as the jaded Miss Hunter, Joanna Page as a harassed mum and the dashing Tom Ellis as a dad who can't understand why an unhappy housewife keeps batting her eyelashes his way.

Sarah (Catherine Shepherd) pass-aggs Helen (Jo Page) into next week when the latter turns up late to collect Chloe from school. The parents are all talking about their feud by the time the bell rings, so Mark (Tom Ellis) goes to sort things out, but the women have their own, more direct form of negotiation. Some sharp writing and brilliant performances make this another solid comedy go-er for Sky, with the uneasy politics of parenthood guaranteeing broad appeal.