It’s the final run for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s superlative anthology series. What horrors lurk Inside No. 9 this time? Since 2014, Inside No. 9 has treated us to the weird and wonderful imaginations of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. With a new story, setting and characters each week, the show has taken us … >
Meet Tony Mammoth – a PE teacher out of time. Defrosting on April 17th, Mammoth is a new comedy co-written and starring Mike Bubbins. It takes the frozen in time concept and applies it to a late 1970s PE teacher, like Captain America without the heroics – or a reverse Ashes to Ashes. Here’s the … >
A new BBC documentary series looks at the past, present and future of the space race. BBC Factual have announced the commission of a new series which promises to tell the human story of space exploration. The show, titled Once Upon a Time in Space, comes from the award-winning team behind Once Upon a Time … >
In a new special, the redoubtable Philomena Cunk will seek an answer to the ultimate question. The mighty Ms Cunk has tackled Britain and Earth, so it’s only natural that her next investigation should up the ante. In her most ambitious documentary yet, Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) is seeking a definitive answer to the meaning … >
The upcoming series nine of Inside No. 9 will be its last. The BBC have announced the start of filming on the ninth series of Inside No. 9. This six-episode series is the final run of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s anthology series. Arriving next year, the BBC have revealed a first image, as well … >
This year, BBC Two once again brings us A Ghost Story for Christmas – Lot No.249. There’s nothing quite like having the wits scared out of you at Christmastime! The BBC used to make these films in the 1970s and revived the fine tradition in 2010. 2023’s festive frightener is once again adapted by Mark … >
The show comes from the same “Immortal Universe” as Interview with the Vampire. The BBC has announced that it has acquired the latest Anne Rice series from AMC Networks. Based on the book trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the show stars Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) as Dr Ronan Fielding, an intuitive young neurosurgeon … >
Diane Morgan returns as Mandy, battling through her own personal cost of living crisis. The BBC have announced that Diane Morgan (Cunk on Earth) is hard at work on a another series of the hilarious Mandy. Six more 15-minute episodes will see the character in a further run of micro-aggressive adventures. As before, she’s joined by … >
The adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid. The BBC has acquired AMC Network’s recent adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel. The seven-part telling of the story comes from showrunner and writer Rolin Jones (Friday Night Lights). Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid& Claudia (Image: BBC/AMC Network … >
Professor Hannah Fry returns to discover (and dismantle) the stories behind everyday technology. 2022’s hands-on BBC Two documentary series The Secret Genius of Modern Life is returning for a second run. The show, presented by Professor Hannah Fry, struck a winning formula as it dug into the history behind, and the technology underneath, products and … >