Charlie Brooker confirms ‘Black Mirror’ Christmas special

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has announced that the drama will return to Channel 4 this Christmas for a one-off special. Titled ‘Yuletide’, the feature-length episode will follow three interwoven stories and is described by Brooker as “the most mind-bending Black Mirror yet”. Brooker commented: “I always enjoy a good ghost story at Christmas, and … >

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‘Fresh Meat’ star on Series 4: ‘Everybody wants to do it’

Charlotte Ritchie has revealed that she is unsure if a fourth series of Fresh Meat will happen. Created by Peep Show‘s Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the comedy-drama about six students in Manchester launched on Channel 4 in September 2011 and the third series concluded last December. Asked about the show’s future, Ritchie – who … >

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‘Shameless’ creator’s new police drama ‘No Offence’ begins filming

Alexandra Roach (Utopia), Joanna Scanlan (Getting On) and Elaine Cassidy (The Paradise) will lead the cast of Channel 4’s new police procedural series, No Offence. Created by TV writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play), the eight-part series has started filming in Manchester and will air on Channel 4 in 2015. No Offence‘s cast also … >

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‘Fargo’ Season 2 will air on Channel 4

Channel 4 will show the second season of Fargo in the UK next year. Season 2 will feature a fresh cast of characters, a different time period and a new ‘true crime’ story that will unfold over the ten new episodes. Fargo‘s first season averaged an audience of 2 million viewers (8% share) on Channel … >

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‘The Inbetweeners’ season to air on Channel 4 and E4

Channel 4 and E4 will air a special season of programming next month to celebrate the release of The Inbetweeners 2. The Inbetweeners Movie will be shown on Channel 4 at 9pm on Saturday 2 August, with a special introduction from Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas. The Inbetweeners Go Global, featuring … >

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Interview: ‘The Mill’ writer John Fay on Series 2

The Mill writer John Fay discusses the second series of Channel 4’s historical drama. Currently airing at 8pm on Sunday nights on Channel 4, the new six-part series focuses on the lives of the mill workers against a backdrop of turbulent social, political and industrial change.   Series 2 covers the period between 1838-1842, starting … >

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‘Merlin’ star Bradley James in ‘Homeland’ Season 4 trailer

Showtime has released the first trailer for the new season of US political thriller Homeland. The one-minute trailer features the first look at Merlin actor Bradley James as a character named Edgar and Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey as Aasar Khan, a lieutenant-colonel in the Pakistan intelligence service. Other new cast members include Suraj Sharma (Life … >

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‘The Mill’ Series 2 trailer

Channel 4 has released a trailer for the second series of historical drama The Mill. The new six-part series covers the period between 1838-1842, focusing on the lives of the mill workers against a backdrop of turbulent social, political and industrial change. Series 2 begins at 8pm on Sunday 20 July on Channel 4. Watch … >

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