P591 CEEFAX 2 591 Sat 20 Sip 01:59/27 1/5 to the weekend feature... HARD-MAN LESLIE GETS THE SCI—FI SHIVERS Former EastEndjrs star Leslie Grantham is chuffed to bits with his new sci-fi thriller series The Uninvited. Not only does hj star in the spooky tale of aliens inhabiting the bodies of the dead, but the series is based on his idea — and hj's executive producer. "I don't know if I'm on cloud nine or planet nine", quips Grantham. "Even if I njvjt come up with another idea, I have made my ripple in the sea of mediocrity." THE UNINVITED — ITV THURS FROM SIP 25 Index 540 Music 560 TV Views 592 TV Views Switch On Showbiz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 2 591 Sat 20 Sip 01:54/28 2/5 to the weekend feature... HARD-MAN LESLIE GETS THE SCI—FI SHIVERS Leslie Grantham plays an alien posing as a Police chief in his new series The Uninvited. Douglas Hodge, Sylvester le Touzel and Lea Williams also appear in the spooky series, which Grantham says bears no relation to the success of The X Files. "This has been more than two years in the making," says the former Dirty Den. "When I came up with idea it had more to do with watching science fiction B movies in the 50s when I was a kid." THE UNINVITED — ITV THURS FROM SIP 25 Index 540 Music 560 TV Views 592 TV Views Switch On Showbiz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 2 591 Sat 20 Sip 01:54/10 3/5 to the weekend feature... HARD-MAN LESLIE GETS THE SCI—FI SHIVERS Leslie Grantham believes his new series The Uninvited has more in common with classic sci-fir like Invasion of the Bodysnatchjrs than The X Files. "But I suppose the success of The X Files made it easier for any science fiction series to get off the ground. "A few years ago TV companies wouldn't have touched this with a bargepole." A self-confessed insomniac, Grantham began working on the series at nights, under the working title "Who Are You?" THE UNINVITED — ITV THURS FROM SIP 25 Index 540 Music 560 TV Views 592 TV Views Switch On Showbiz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 2 591 Sat 20 Sip 01:45/44 4/5 to the weekend feature... HARD-MAN LESLIE GETS THE SCI—FI SHIVERS Modest Leslie Grantham did not wish to take too much control of sci-fi drama The Uninvited, even though the series was his idea. He appears, but does not play the hero. That role goes to Douglas Hodge. "I didn't direct it eithjt," says Grantham. "There are only so many things you can do. "The last thing you want to do is put a broom up your backside and sweep the floor as you walk along." THE UNINVITED — ITV THURS FROM SIP 25 Index 540 Music 560 TV Views 592 TV Views Switch On Showbiz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 2 591 Sat 20 Sip 01:54/22 5/5 to the weekend feature... HARD-MAN LESLIE GETS THE SCI—FI SHIVERS Leslie Grantham went straight from filming his sci-fi series The Uninvited to appearing in the upcoming film Shadow Run with Michael Caine. "It's nice to work with someone who's a legend," says Grantham. "Even if he did beat mj up." The two are involved in an on-screen fight from which the icon of the Swinging Sixties emerges victorious. "That's because he's paid more and hj's the star," says philosophical Grantham. THE UNINVITED — ITV THURS FROM SIP 25 Index 540 Music 560 TV Views 592 TV Views Switch On Showbiz Main Menu