ITV has announced the commission of Beowulf, an “epic re-imagining of one of literature’s greatest and most enduring heroes”. Described as “a western set in the Dark Ages of Britain’s mythic past”, the new 13-part drama is created by James Dormer (Strike Back), Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Dormer, who will write and executive produce … >
With the third season of Mr Selfridge beginning on ITV in early 2015, we thought it might be fun to look at what the new run will hold for fans. Executive producer Kate Lewis has hinted that Harry’s life will “unravel” in the new season, ominously commenting: “His story was a rollercoaster ride that ended … >
Birds of a Feather will return to ITV on Boxing Day for a Christmas special ahead of the new season. The sitcom originally ran for nine series between 1989 and 1998 on BBC One, relaunching on ITV in January this year with audiences of up to 9.5 million. Airing at 9pm on Friday 26 December, … >
ITV has commissioned a second season of Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, Grantchester launched last month on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million viewers and a 24% share of the audience. Season 2 will begin filming in London and Grantchester next year, starring James Norton and … >
ITV has announced the commission of Jekyll & Hyde, a new action-adventure series written by The Fast Show‘s Charlie Higson. Inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the ten-part drama has a brief to “exude mystery, fantasy, horror and sci-fi”. Set in 1930s London, Jekyll & Hyde … >
The final Grantchester flashes back to the initial post-war encounter between Sidney and Amanda that began their current relationship; and it ends with Sidney and Geordie, two slightly battered heroes, walking through a sunny afternoon into the future. Between those two extremes, the crime of the week recalls the horrors of the War and asks … >
TV detective dramas usually reinvent their world each week, so that other than the detectives themselves there is no connection from one story to another. With its star-crossed lovers and its ‘domestic’ elements, Grantchester has already set itself out as something a little different. This week we’re away from the village itself and instead find … >
James Norton (Happy Valley) leads the cast of ITV’s new new six-part drama Grantchester this autumn as Sidney Chambers, alongside Robson Green (Wire In The Blood) as Police Inspector, Geordie Keating. Set in 1953 in the beautiful county of Cambridgeshire, Sidney’s unlikely partnership with gruff, down to earth Geordie is central to Grantchester. Geordie’s methodical … >
ITV’s detective team of Lewis and Hathaway return this autumn for six new episodes of crime drama Lewis. A year and a half after the conclusion of the previous season – which left Robbie Lewis (Kevin Whately) focused on his retirement plans and James Hathaway (Laurence Fox) abandoning the Oxfordshire Police for an uncertain future … >
ITV has announced that Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman will lead the cast of new drama series The Trials of Jimmy Rose. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (played by Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. … >