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Ian McArdell

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Hugh Bonneville to narrate Sherlock Holmes, Short Stories podcast

Journey through fog-laden streets, across windswept moors, and into crumbling manor homes with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original short stories.  Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, The Agency) is to narrate a series of Sherlock Holmes tales for a new short stories podcast. Produced by Noiser Podcasts, who produce the brilliant Real Dictators and Short History Of…, the … >

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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – trailer released

It’s time to bid goodbye to the West and Shipman clans as Gavin & Stacey signs off.  Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll doubtless be aware that Gavin & Stacey is back for another Christmas Special. Billed as the show’s finale, the bumper-sized outing promises to resolve the proposal cliffhanger of five years … >

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The Assembly – ITV commissions a full run of the interview series

Michael Sheen was the first to face The Assembly in 2023.  After an initial outing last year on the BBC, The Assembly is coming back for a series. However, the show is hopping broadcasters as it’s ITV who have commissioned a four-episode run. Based on a French format, The Assembly sees a different celebrity forced to … >

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Severance Season 2

Severance S2 official trailer lands

Updated 11/12/24: The official trailer for Severance Season 2 is here.  With the show returning on January 17th, Apple TV+ have released the full trailer for the new season of Severance. We’re just catching up with the news, but it dropped at the recent CCXP24 event in São Paulo where writer and executive producer Dan … >

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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth – full trailer

Colin Firth & Catherine McCormack play Jim and Jane Swire.  Updated 11/12/24: Full trailer released. With the impactful series set to be one of the first major dramas of the year, Sky have released a full trailer for Lockerbie – A Search for Truth. The two minute promo focusses on Jim Swire (Colin Firth) and … >

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Rafael Mathé & Matt Smith in The Death of Bunny Munro

The Death of Bunny Munro – first look at Matt Smith

Nick Cave’s darkly comic novel is becoming a six-part series.  Updated 10/12/24: First look at Matt Smith Announced last year, Sky have revealed a first look at Matt Smith in The Death of Bunny Munro. He appears alongside his diminutive co-star, newcomer Rafael Mathé. The series, adapting Nick Cave’s novel, comes from writer Pete Jackson … >

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North Shore

North Shore – ITVX picks up Australian crime drama

The show stars Game of Thrones‘ John Bradley and Downton Abbey‘s Joanne Froggatt.  ITV has announced that it has acquired Aussie drama North Shore for its ITVX streaming service. The six-part crime drama stars John Bradley (3 Body Problem) as a British detective brought in to help solve the complex murder of a UK politician’s … >

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King & Conqueror – first look at BBC’s starry 1066 drama

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays William of Normandy, with James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex in the eight-part historical epic.  It’s a story we all grew up on, Vikings, Normans, and an almighty battle to decide who would sit on the throne of England. While the ultimate victor won’t be a surprise, the forthcoming historical drama … >

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