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Anyone out there remember the brilliant TV adaptation of The Demon Headmaster? Based on the books by Gillian Cross, three series were made in all, running to 19 episodes between 1996 and 1998. And now – finally! – they’re all being released on DVD. Terrence Hardiman starred in the title role, of course, and he’s … >
Murray Gold’s tenure as composer on Doctor Who may have now, sadly, come to an end, but there’s still more of his music to be released at least. In fact, the soundtrack to Doctor Who series 9 has just now gone on sale. The soundtrack is available for streaming, for download and on CD. If … >
It’s not the most surprising recommission news, but the BBC confirmed that it’d ordered another run of its hit drama, Death In Paradise back in February. It seems a winter cocktail for ratings success, mixing in crime solving and sunshine locations, and more will be in store on BBC One at the start of next year. … >
It’s definite: the last two episodes of Peter Kay’s sitcom Car Share are heading to our screens this month. BBC One is going to debut the first of the two episodes on May 7th (the first of May’s bank holidays), which will be an improvised instalment from himself and co-star Sian Gibson. Here’s the trailer … >
Penned by Tim Crouch and Toby Jones, the BBC has given the greenlight to a new comedy series by the name of Don’t Forget The Driver. Jones will also star in what’s described as the “dark comedy”, a series that “explores what it means to live, work and parent at a point when the entire … >
The classic Doctor Who adventure Genesis Of the Daleks regularly – and rightly – bubbles to the top end of lists of the show’s finest ever stories. Headlined by Tom Baker of course, it’s an astoundingly ambitious, challenging slice of Who, with Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter on top form. It first debuted back … >
Here’s a very welcome update: the new series of Taskmaster is a little closer than we though. Dave has confirmed that Taskmaster series 6 is nearly with us, and that the show will begin its new run this week, on May 2nd! What’s more, we’ve now been gifted a clip from the first episode of the new series. Feast … >
From the pen of the brilliant Sally Wainwright comes a brand new BBC drama series, Gentleman Jack. Wainwright, who has written the likes of Last Tango In Halifax and Happy Valley, has written and will direct the new eight-part drama, and the cast for the series has been announced. Suranne Jones is set to headline … >
When Doctor Who triumphantly returned to our screens in 2005, Christopher Eccleston was of course cast as the Time Lord by the man who brought the show back, Russell T Davies. In recent months, Eccleston has opened up about his departure from the show, and how he fell out with certain people behind the scenes. … >
The BBC confirmed an eighth series of Death In Paradise earlier this year, that’s set to debut in 2019. But it turns out that when the show returns, it’s going to be missing a key member of its cast. Danny John-Jules, who has played Office Dwayne Myers since the show began, will not be returning … >