Vigil Series 2 - Amy Silva (Suranne Jones), Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie)

Vigil – BBC reveals first look images for Series 2

The show swaps its submarine setting for a weapons testing site and the closed ranks of the RAF.  After its highly successful first series in 2021, Tom Edge’s Vigil was an unsurprising recommission for the BBC. In addition to attracting over 13 million viewers for its launch, it scooped up an international Emmy and a … >

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Vigil series 2 cast and story details

Vigil series 2 — casting and story details revealed

The BBC has revealed casting and story details for Vigil series 2 As per the BBC’s press release: Hit BBC drama Vigil will look to the skies for its second series, with a brand-new investigation that takes Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) into the world of the British air force. The six-part drama, … >

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Time Gentleman Jack, Please?

HBO are not renewing Gentleman Jack for a third series.  Thanks to news broken by Deadline, we’ve learned that the future of Gentlemen Jack is in doubt. While the popular drama airs on BBC One, it’s a co-production with HBO who have decided not to proceed with a third series. Set in the 1830s and … >

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Gentleman Jack Series 2 has a trailer and a launch date

The award-winning Gentleman Jack is back on BBC One for eight more episodes.  It’s been a long time coming, with its recommission announced in 2019 while the first series was on air, but Gentleman Jack series two is nearly here. Starring Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle and Lydia Leonard, the show returns on Sunday 10th of … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – January 2022

Welcome to the CultBox Podcast roundup for January 2022.  Our favourites this month have included, in no particular order… Back To One #186 – Eric Roberts The prolific Eric Roberts talks to Peter Rinaldi about his approach to acting and how he achieves such a volume of work. He’s a fascinating subject with plenty of … >

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Vigil attracts huge audience

Vigil attracted a huge audience — we have the data

Submarine based drama Vigil attracted a huge audience, making it the UK’s most watched new drama in three years The six-part submarine thriller’s first episode attracted an audience of 13.4 million viewers, making it the highest rated new drama launch across all UK channels since Bodyguard back in 2018. Vigil has been a hit with … >

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Vigil Bank Holiday release

Vigil Bank Holiday double release announced by the BBC

BBC has announce a Vigil Bank Holiday release and we’ll be getting two episodes as well We’ve been looking forward to seeing new Suranne Jones and Shaun Evans drama Vigil for some time, and now the BBC has revealed it will be coming this August Bank Holiday, and there will be two episodes. Episode one will … >

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Gentleman Jack series two has started filming

The BBC has (finally) announced film is underway for Gentleman Jack series two. We first confirmed there would be a second series of the Sally Wainwright drama back in May 2019, and as well as announcing the series has moved into production, the BBC has also given the following plot summary: Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes … >

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