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Here’s a blast from the past: remember Worzel Gummidge? The talking scarecrow brought to the screen by the late, great Jon Pertwee? Well, he’s heading back to TV screens. A new take on Worzel is coming courtesy of Mackenzie Crook, who is both developing the new show, and set to take the title role. He’ll … >
13 years on, the revival of Doctor Who, kickstarted by Russell T Davies, has continued to reap benefits for the BBC. But it’s easy to overlook just how big a risk it was seen to be at the time. With a big Saturday evening slot, huge publicity and no shortage of fanfare, it was still … >
The television sitcom archives look set to be raided again, with the news that the Michael Crawford-headlined Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em could be getting a modern day reboot. Comedian Joe Pasquale has snagged the rights to the show, and presumably has his eye on the lead role of Frank Spencer. He confirmed to the … >
The BBC’s merchandise arm is set to make the most of Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the Doctor in Doctor Who this autumn, with news of some more books heading our way. This time, it’s a pair of children’s books that the BBC is releasing, for which the release date for the first has just been … >
Filming is now firmly underway on the BBC’s new War Of The Worlds TV show, that’s been adapted by Peter Harness. And we now know who’ll be leading the show’s cast too. Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle and Rupert Graves have all taken roles in the production, with Tomlinson and Spall the leads. More details … >
We believe the word here is ‘yikes’. Amazon prevailed in a bidding war at the end of last year, that saw it snap up the rights to make a TV show based on J R R Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The deal was said to have cost Amazon an up front fee … >
Gradually, the identity of the directors of Doctor Who series 11 is becoming known, mainly via set snaps and online agent leaks. But now we know, sadly, one face who won’t be back: Rachel Talalay. She directed some of the key episodes of the Capaldi era, including Twice Upon A Time, Heaven Sent and Hell … >
It’s clickbait gold a headline like that, isn’t it? But, in this instance, it’s a headline that’s also entirely true. Netflix has opted to invest in a new British comedy drama by the name of Sex Education, that it’s going to have before the cameras soon, with an eye on releasing it in 2019. Created … >
We wonder if he got ONE MILLION DOLLARS for his turn…
Ryan Coogler’s Marvel superhero flick will be first to show as country ends 35 years cinema ban.