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The Regime – new trailer for Kate Winslet’s darkly satirical drama

The second trailer for The Regime promises more comic moments than we’d previously expected.  It’s been a long time coming, but we know now that Kate Winslet’s new series lands in April. The Regime takes us inside a modern European country where Winslet’s Chancellor clings to power as her authoritarian regime begins to crumble. Here’s … >

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The Regime - Kate Winslet

The Regime – official trailer for Kate Winslet’s new political drama

Kate Winslet impresses as the hard-edged leader of a modern European regime.  Updated 21/11/23: Sky reveal the official trailer for The Regime, but there’s still no confirmed start date. It’s been almost eight months since we first got a taste of Kate Winslet in her role as Chancellor. The show, from Succession‘s Will Tracy, follows … >

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Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders – BBC picks up Horowitz adaptation & announces sequel

Magpie Murders airs this spring, Moonflower Murders will film later this year.  The BBC have picked up Anthony Horowitz’s Magpie Murders, a six-part adaptation originally commissioned by BritBox. The show comes to BBC One and iPlayer in the spring. Adapted by its author, the story revolves around the character of Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville), editor … >

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Magpie Murders – BritBox drops a trailer ahead of February launch

The show drops next month and we have been granted the first clues… Here at CultBox, we’ve been following the television adaptation of Magpie Murders for some time. Based on Anthony Horowitz’s 2016 best-seller, this is a high-profile show for BritBox. Known as a home for classics like Doctor Who, the streamer is now commissioning … >

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Magpie Murders — first look images for new BritBox crime adaptation

BritBox reveals first-look images for Magpie Murders adaptation BritBox has revealed a selection of initial images from the upcoming adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed and best-selling novel Magpie Murders, which wrapped production in London, Suffolk and Ireland last month. The plot to Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, played by Lesley Manville, an editor … >

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Rewind: ‘Green Wing’ revisited

What was it about? First shown on 3 September 2004, Green Wing revolves around the staff of East Hampton Hospital. Caroline Todd starts work in the Hospital as a Surgeon and promptly becomes one side of a love triangle between the witty Dr. “Mac” Macartney and vain anaesthetist Guy Secretan. Alongside the central trio we … >

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‘Prisoners’ Wives’: Series 2 episode guide

In Series 2 of Prisoners’ Wives, glamorous gangster’s wife Francesca and long-suffering prisoner’s Mum, Harriet are joined by two new characters: Kim, the respectable wife of a man falsely accused of the most heinous crime, and Aisling, the gutsy teenage daughter of a repeat offender.

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