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Vampire Diaries 8/7c CW Vicki's dead? Didn't see that one coming. And neither did she when Stefan staked her last week.

SHOP, DROP, REPEAT: "The Real Housewives of Orange County" -- including Gretchen, left, and Vicki -- return for another season at 10 p.m. on Bravo.

SERIES Ultimate Factories: The furniture manufacturer and retail giant known as IKEA is examined in this new installment .

ROOKIE Timelord Matt Smith beams in his bow tie and tweed as filming began today on the new series of Doctor Who.

The days when British actors seemed to be cast only as baddies in America are clearly over.

NEW BBC drama Hope Springs hits our screens this week with those involved believing the real star of the show is the setting...Wanlockhead. Filming took place for the show last August with stars including former ER actress Alex Kingston, Cutting It favourite Sian Reeves, Christine Bottomley and Vinette Robinson.

Caption: Alex Kingston Picture 2009 TV Land Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheater - Arrivals Los Angeles, California .... British actress ALEX KINGSTON is seriously considering a cosmetic surgery makeover in an effort to win more roles in Hollywood.

ALEX KINGSTON and her mates were just getting round to discussing the snorting of cocaine when the waiter approached them.

The actress - whose eight-year-old daughter Salome was conceived after In Vitro Fertilisation treatment - and journalist husband Florian Haertel have "been through the emotional mill" in their attempts to extend their family after twice being let down.

Alex Kingston plays an ex-con in new BBC family drama Hope Springs, starting this summer.