The BBC has revealed details of the cast for The Cleaner As we first reported in August, Greg Davies is to star in The Cleaner, a remake of German crime scene cleaner comedy Der Tatortreiniger. Now we can report further casting details. The cast includes: Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown), David Mitchell (Upstart Crow, Back), Stephanie Cole (Still Open … >
Merlin’s ensemble cast was brilliant – each actor was nothing like any other adaption of their character. As the writers say in the DVD extras, two strong actors were needed who had already got a big reputation as a foundation for the story, which ended up being Richard Wilson as Gaius and Anthony Head as … >
Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay has revealed that it was hoped Timothy Dalton would return in last year’s season finale. The character of Rassilon – the founder of Time Lord society on the planet Gallifrey and its first leader, as Lord High President – had previously been seen in ‘The End of Time: Part 2’ in 2010, played by … >
Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Run) stars in One Child, BBC Two’s new drama mini-series from Blood And Oil writer Guy Hibbert. Leung play a young Chinese-born woman adopted by Anglo-American parents struggles with who she really is and where her loyalties lies. Mei, a first-born Chinese girl adopted by an American mother and British father, … >
BBC Two has released a trailer for One Child, the channel’s new mini-series from Blood And Oil writer Guy Hibbert. The three-part drama stars Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Run) as Mei, a young Chinese-born woman adopted by Anglo-American parents struggles with who she really is and where her loyalties lies. One Child begins at 9pm … >
Charlie Higson has confirmed the rumours that Jekyll and Hyde will not be returning for a second season. It was reported yesterday that ITV had axed the fantasy adventure drama following disappointing ratings, after last month’s final episode attracted just 1.8m viewers. Inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert … >
ITV has apparently axed Jekyll and Hyde following disappointing ratings for its first season. Created by Charlie Higson (The Fast Show) and inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the ten-part action adventure drama launched in October with 4.3m (18.9%) viewers. However, the final episode last month … >
After ten weeks of trials and tribulations on-screen and behind the scenes, the first season of ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde comes to a close with a double-episode finale. After an uneven opening few episodes – despite having a cracking pilot – Jekyll and Hyde found its feet halfway through its run, as it struck a … >
Dr Jekyll meets Ms Hyde this week in a tantalising run-up to next weekend’s double-bill finale. After a run of more original monsters-of-the-week drawn from mostly British legend (e.g. the Black Shuck and Spring-Heeled Jack), I was a bit dismayed, upon seeing the tease at the end of last week’s episode, that the series was … >
Tom Bateman, Richard E Grant and Natalie Gumede join forces in Jekyll and Hyde, ITV’s new ten-part action adventure drama. From an idea conceived by acclaimed novelist Charlie Higson (The Fast Show), the series has been inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. > Like Jekyll and … >