P136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:21:06 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON (URNS BACK ON TEARS OF MISERY Lindsey Coulson does misery extremely well^ The best-remembered anguished performance by the star, 45, with the pretty, but lived-in face, has to be as the long-suffering arol Jackson in EastEnders. How the tears flowed. Now the actress is back on ITV1 with a second series of Bill spin-off Murder Investigation (jam (MIT). Coulson plays hard-working DS Rose MacManus which, to her relief, involves no sobbing. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Jonathan Donald PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:24:20 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON TURNS BACK ON TEARS OF MISERY MIT's DS Rose MacManus is a welcome change for actress Lindsey Coulson after years of playing women on the verge of a nervous breakdown. "It's so nice because otherwise I'm playing girlie roles," she says. "It's so nice noe having to do all that emotional stuff^ "I don't want to cry any more. I'd actually like to do something funny next, something to lift my face up a little^" ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Marjorie Orr's horoscopes 148/149 ITV1 PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:22:55 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON (URNS BACK ON TEARS OF MISERY One aspect of MIT that did amuse Lindsey Coulson was having to wield an asp - not the venomous variety. As DS Rosie MacManus she is called upon to use the weapon, a telescopic stick that can be used to bludgeon violent or difficult suspects. "That was great whizzing them out," she smiles. "They are such powerful things. You have to know how to stand or you can fall over. Wielding an asp and doing dialogue was fun." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Great recipes and food news 573 PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:24:18 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON (URNS BACK ON (EARS OF MISERY MIT sees Lindsey Coulson's character team up with a new sidekick, played by former Bill star Diane Parish. A friendship was forged between them when they worked on Clocking Off as both were raised in Edmonton in north London^ "We went to the same school and had the same horrendous teacher," laughs Coulson, who's about 10 years older. "We also bought our first flats in the same road." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Latest motoring news 701 C4 GOT A CAMERA PHONE? SEND US A WACKY PHOTO AND WIN £250!! SEE p682 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:14:13 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON TURNS BACK ON TEARS OF MISERY Lindsey Coulson has barely stopped working since MIT wrapped last year. There's been parts in The Last Detective, Where The Heart Is, The Stepfather and she's just finished The Girls Of Chernobyl. Coulson and Alum Armstrong play a couple who put up youngsters visiting Britain from the site of the nuclear disaster. "20 years on and it's still a mess," she says^ "The effects are in the gene pool and it's a forgotten place." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Personal Finance news 530 C4 ACCIDENT ADVICE HELPLINE ITV1 p385 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:17:17 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON (URNS BACK ON TEARS OF MISERY While her career continues to flourish, Lindsey Coulson admits her family life has suffered as a result. "It has been hard because there's been a lot of filming in Manchester, and my children are here in London," says the actress, who with husband Harry has two daughters Molly, 12, and Grace, 4. "It's hard having a home life." Harry is the brother of actress Patsy Palmer, who played her on-screen daughter Bianca in EastEnders. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Angling weather and tips 159 ITV1 S W I T C H M O R T G A G E You could save £££ See p614 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAdP136 Teletext 136 Jul18 23:12:41 ——————————————————————————————————————— COULSON (URNS BACK ON (EARS OF MISERY Lindsey Coulson looks back fondly on her EastEnders days but is happy to have moved on - much to the relief of her daughter Molly. "She would be really embarrassed if I was in something as high profile as that now," she admits. "She hates it when I get recognised. But it's amazing that I still do, six years after leaving. I suppose it's a compliment." MIT, ITV1, Mondays, 9pm ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— UK resort weather 176 ITV1 TOTALLY SHOWBIZ p140 ITV1/300 C4 Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd