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Doctor Who: Matt Lucas hints at a return

One of the delights of Doctor Who series 10 was Matt Lucas’ character, Nardole. Following his debut in The Husbands Of River Song, Nardole travelled with the Doctor and Bill for the duration of series 10, but it had been assumed that, with the changes taking place on the show, he would be making an … >

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ITV picks up the rights to Ghosted

20th Century Fox’s new live action comedy Ghosted is heading to the UK, courtesy of ITV2. The channel has announced that it’s picked up the show, and will start broadcasting it in the week commencing 30th October. The official announcement brings with it some added details, too. For here is the requisite blurb on the … >

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Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi on Rachel Talalay’s directing

When it came time to decide who was going to direct this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi had one person firmly in mind: Rachel Talalay. Talalay has built quite a reputation for her excellent work on Doctor Who, including the last two finale two-parters, and she … >

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Channel 4 reportedly considering a V For Vendetta TV show

Channel 4 is having some success with science fiction, thanks to the success of Humans, and the currently-running Electric Dreams. So much so that it’s now reportedly considering bringing a version of V For Vendetta to the small screen. The Alan Moore comic book was made into a movie back in 2005, but now a … >

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Line Of Duty creator making new show for BBC One

Now this is good news. Jed Mecurio, the writer behind the brilliant Line Of Duty, has a new project lined up at the BBC. It’s going by the name of Bodyguard, and will follow a former soldier – played by Richard Madden – who comes home to join the protection brand of the London Metropolitan … >

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Little Britain: why the BBC cancelled the show

Now on sale is Matt Lucas’ excellent sort-of-autobiography, Little Me: My Life From A-Z. It’s a candid, interesting book, and one that shed light on why he and David Walliams never got to make a fourth UK series of Little Britain. Lucas openly discusses the difficulties getting the BBC to take on the show in … >

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