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The BBC has renewed McMafia for a second series, it’s been confirmed. The first series of McMafia was a fictionalised adaptation of Misha Glenny’s nonfiction crime book of the same name, with James Norton playing a central role as Alex Godman. The show explores organised crime relations between Britain and Russia. McMafia series 1 earned strong ratings and critical acclaim all … >
ITV is marking the 20th of anniversary of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a week of special episodes hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, but today we’ve learned that the Millionaire format has changed a little bit since we last saw Chris Tarrant hosting the show. Some things remain the same: ‘fastest finger first’ selects a contestant from … >
Ben Wheatley – the British film and TV director that helmed High-Rise, Sightseers, Free Fire and Peter Capaldi’s first episode as the lead in Doctor Who – is reportedly being tapped for “one of the big Marvel films”. With the mixture of horror, action and family fun on his C.V., Wheatley seems like a really exciting choice for a … >
The eerie ‘parallel present’ of Channel 4’s Humans series is seeping into our world a little bit more, as it’s been announced that a ‘synth test’ is being released – here in the real world – across Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. This inventive advertising campaign makes Channel 4 the first UK broadcaster to use smart … >
Katherine Parkinson – she of Humans, The IT Crowd and The Boat That Rocked fame – will star in a new legal comedy entitled Defending The Guilty. This six-part comedy series heralds from BBC Two, and its cast alongside Parkinson includes Will Sharpe, Gwyneth Keyworth, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Hugh Coles. The series is based on a book entitled Defending The Guilty: Truth And Lies … >
The fifth series of People Just Do Nothing will be the show’s last, the BBC has revealed. The heavily improvised comedy mockumentary first launched on BBC Three back in 2014, chronicling the lives and times of Kurupt FM’s weird and wacky staff of pirate radio pioneers. To wrap things up for good, the Beeb has ordered … >
The original cast of The Crown was “begging” to find out which actors are replacing them in series 3, fresh quotes from the cast have revealed. As we’ve known since the start, the entire core cast of the show will be replaced with older actors for The Crown series 3, as the show is planning a time jump to … >
The Crown actress Claire Foy could receive £200,000 in back pay after it was revealed that she was getting less money than her male co-star, Matt Smith.
The BBC has granted a special dispensation of the license fee with regards to The Royal Wedding, allowing places that don’t have TV licenses – such as town halls and community areas – to screen the regal nuptials without having to purchase a TV license especially. His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Suits alum Megan Markle will … >
It has been confirmed that Red Dwarf XIII is pressing ahead. UKTV’s Dave channel has ordered the thirteenth series of Red Dwarf, and Baby Cow Productions will shoot it in the early stages of 2019. Co-creator Doug Naylor will once again write all the episodes, and the core cast of Robert Llewellyn’s Kryten, Danny John-Jules’ Cat, Craig Charles’ … >