BBC3 has commissioned a documentary from production company Prospect Pictures, looking at the men and women who stand in for the stars. One of those tantalisingly promised is a man who kissed on behalf of Jude Law in Alfie. Law, who claims never to use doubles (and least of all, I’d hazard, for his lips, certainly not when one of the film’s love interests is Sienna Miller), is displeased.

Kathryn Tregidgo, the documentary’s assistant producer, told the Stage newspaper: ‘We’re interested in talking to people with funny stories about things they have done. Quite a lot of the time, body doubling is long shots - that’s too general for us. We need something more close up, situations where an actor does not want to do it for whatever reason, maybe because it is a tricky shot or because they have to be half-naked.’

When I call Law’s spokesman, the idea that anyone kissed on the actor’s behalf is dismissed as ‘complete rubbish’. I’m told: ‘We can’t understand it. We don’t know who this man is or where they found him, but Jude never uses body doubles and it is expressly forbidden in his contracts. The only possibility is that he played the back of his head at a time when they needed to reshoot and Jude was on the other side of the world, but certainly nothing more than that.’

Law’s agents have been in touch with the production company who have agreed to look into the matter. Whether it threatens the show’s broadcast remains to be seen; the producers are searching for other contributors. When I called them, they were not willing to discuss the matter.

The director of The English Patient and Cold Mountain died aged 54 last month after an operation on a growth in his neck.

Law and Rickman both addressed the service at Minster Church of St Thomas in Newport, Isle of Wight.

Minghella was born and brought up in nearby Ryde, where his parents Edward and Gloria still live and run an ice cream business.

His brother Dominic told the service: “He was a genius but he was also a person - human, flawed, gorgeous and infuriating.”

Quoting from his brother’s film Truly, Madly Deeply, he said: “Anthony is still with us: Really, truly, madly, deeply, passionately, remarkably.”

Tv gardener Alan Titchmarsh, recently made the High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, also attended

source: people.co.uk

A source said: “People burst out laughing when he took off his cap, and said he needs a hair op. He told them to ‘f*** off’ but in the end he laughed along.”

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WWD reports today that the Cold Mountain star is fronting the campaign for Dior’s latest scent, but that the adverts will not be seen in the UK and US.

Although Law will represent the new scent worldwide, it is believed that a male model will replace him in the advertisements for Britain and the States.

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Jude will now spend £1 million gutting and refurbishing the five-bedroom, four-storey Georgian house.

Our source said: “Jude is tired of being an eternal bachelor without a permanent base and is fed up with renting or living out of hotel rooms when he is filming.

“The refurb will be a significant step towards him settling down and a chance to put his mark on the house so he can call it home.”

The house is less than a mile from his old marital home in Belsize Park, which Sadie kept in their divorce settlement. The pair are still close and both play an equal role in bringing up Rafferty, 11, Iris, seven and five-year-old Rudy.

Jude is a regular visitor to Sadie’s house, pictured leaving there only yesterday.Friends say they will never rule out the possibility of getting back together, however unlikely.

Our source added: “Sadie may be rekindling her relationship with her old toyboy Kristian Marr, but there will always be a place in her heart for Jude.

“Jude has felt like a bit of a traveller since his split from Sienna 18 months ago, and he’s ready for a fresh start.

“He lives alone at the Maida Vale house, so will be able to put his own mark on it. Each of his children have their own room, so they will be choosing how they will be done out.

“Installing himself in a permanent base is an important part of Jude leaving his bachelor lifestyle behind, and he hopes it will help him eventually find himself a permanent partner. He would like to have more children in the future.”

Jude has rented the property for four years, and his delay in buying it earlier cost him at least £1 million. When he considered buying the house three years ago, he was told it would be £2.5 million.

He famously admitted in an interview that he was “skint”, so maybe he could be a little more shrewd in the housing market in future, even if it’s for the sake of just a million quid…

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Production of the film, directed by Terry Gilliam, was suspended after Ledger died on January 22 of an accidental drug overdose.

A spokesperson for Jude Law has confirmed that the role of Tony will be played by three actors. It has not been explained how this will affect the script, although they will attempt to salvage as much of Ledger’s contribution as possible.

Parnassus is the story of  troubadours who travel the countryside, offering people the chance to pass into alternate dimensions through a magical mirror.

The film, which Gilliam will reportedly dedicate to Ledger, is expected to be released in 2009.