Sharon Gless Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Between 2000 and 2005, Gless appeared as Hal Sparks's mother, Debbie Novotny, in her biggest and most critically acclaimed role since Cagney & Lacey in the acclaimed Showtime cable television series "Queer as Folk." In 2000, she was on an episode of "Touched by an Angel" entitled "The Perfect Game". On May 26, 2005, Gless was one of the mourners at Eddie Albert's funeral, along with ex-"Switch" co-stars Robert Wagner and Charlie Callas. In 2006, Gless starred in the BBC television series "The State Within". The following year she co-starred in the USA
Tyne & Wear TV on Tuesdays to accommodate "America's Got Talent"). As of November 2017, the Made network simulcasts CBS Reality for eleven hours a day. In November 2017, following a restructuring of the Made network's operations, local output was cut and studio production of daily news and magazine programmes was transferred to other Made TV stations. The station's bespoke local news programme was also axed. On 2 January 2018, Made in Tyne & Wear ceased broadcasting on digital satellite and was replaced by a generic "Made Television" networked feed featuring a daily three-hour block of local news programming for six of the network's