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In sitcom circles, Martin Clunes has never scored a bigger hit than the phenomenon that was Men Behaving Badly. And whilst he’s been enjoying success more recently in Doc Martin, he’s heading back to comedy, for a brand new BBC One sitcom. It’s called Warren, and Clunes will be playing the title character. Warren is … >
There was much speculation in the build up to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, The Day Of The Doctor, that Christopher Eccleston would return in a role he’d insisted he’d left behind. As it happened, Steven Moffat wrote the original script with that in mind, with Eccleston ultimately turning the opportunity down, that in … >
Steven Moffat’s time as Doctor Who boss came to an end on Christmas Day, with the transmission of his final episode, Twice Upon A Time. Moffat has now passed the mantle over to Chris Chibnall, who is hard at work on series 11 of the show. And as part of his farewell interview to The … >
It’s probably fair to call Fire And Fury the publishing phenomenon of the year thus far, with Michael Wolff’s look at Donald Trump’s first year as American President selling lots of copies, and thoroughly annoying Trump himself. Wolff may very well consider that mission accomplished. But there’s more to come. Endeavor Content has now picked … >
With rumours now linking it to an acquisition of Lionsgate, Amazon has opted not to carry on with a trio of its original comedy series. This is reportedly as part of a drive by Amazon to move away from more niche shows, and presumably head towards the mainstream. The shows that have been culled are … >
Production has been ongoing on the screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens these past months, with the aim being to have it on our screens later this year. And yesterday, the UK leg of filming on the show came to an end. This was confirmed on the official Terry Pratchett Twitter … >
As part of an interesting Twitter chat that saw people choosing their favourite Doctor Who episodes from each series of the revived show yesterday, Gareth Roberts – who’s written a fair few of the choices that came up – dropped in some information on a particular episode that he put together, that never made it … >
The BBC has announced a brand new book of Doctor Who stories featuring one of the Doctor’s more notable foes: Michelle Gomez’s Missy! The Missy Chronicles will be published by BBC Books on February 22nd, in time for International Women’s Day. It’ll cost £9.99, and it features stories from Jacqueline Rayner, Cavan Scott, Paul Magrs, James … >
JJ Abrams may have his days filled with Star Wars: Episode IX at the moment (given that he’s going to direct the film), but he also continues to develop television projects. And one of them has sparked a bidding war and a half. It’s believed that both HBO and Apple are duking it out for … >
UPDATE: Whilst Mark Tonderai hasn’t been officially announced as the director of Doctor Who series 11’s second block of episodes, he clearly is. The shoot has been in and around the Cape Town area of South Africa this past week or two, and Tonderai’s Instagram account has now revealed that it’s headed to the desert for … >