‘Inside No. 9’ will return for Series 2

Inside No. 9 has been recommissioned by BBC Two for a second series. The League of Gentlemen stars Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton will begin filming new episodes of the dark anthology comedy series later this year. Shearsmith told Chortle: “We have now got a second series of [Inside] No. 9. We’ve got to get … >

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Trailer for ‘Twenty Twelve’ sequel ‘W1A’

BBC Two has released a trailer for W1A, the upcoming follow-up series to Olympics comedy Twenty Twelve. With the London Games of Twenty Twelve successfully delivered, W1A follows former Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), at the start of a new chapter of his life as Head of Values at the BBC, … >

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Cast announced for Jimmy McGovern’s convicts drama ‘Banished’

Myanna Buring (Ripper Street), Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour) will lead the cast of Jimmy McGovern’s epic new BBC Two drama, Banished. From the makers of Top Of The Lake, the seven-part series opens at dawn in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 and begins filming north of Sydney next month. … >

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Toby Jones to star in BBC Two true life drama ‘Marvellous’

BBC Two has ordered a one-off drama about a man once labelled with ‘learning difficulties’ whose life defies limitations. Written by Peter Bowker (Occupation, Eric and Ernie), Marvellous tells the story of Neil Baldwin, who Bowker learned of in a 2010 article in The Guardian and immediately felt he had to meet. Bowker revealed: “I … >

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‘Inside No. 9′ Episode 5: ‘The Understudy’ review

It can be a risky business, actors making up plays about actors. There’s every chance of so-called “civilians” being left cold by all the in-jokes and references to uniquely theatrical devices in the pursuit of a self-pleasuring gag. Thankfully, that doesn’t happen in tonight’s episode, although it could have been a very close call: this … >

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