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With his writing partner Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln introduced the Brigadier and the Yeti to Doctor Who. Over the weekend, the sad news reached us that Henry Lincoln has died, aged 91. In the 1960s, he helped create one of Doctor Who‘s enduring allies: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. However, the following decade took his career in a … >
Billed as a thrilling fable, Outer Range blends wry humour and a supernatural mystery. Promising a Western with a twist, Amazon Studios have released details of their upcoming series Outer Range. Starring John Brolin, it’s the tale of a rancher which spins off into the supernatural. Here’s the synopsis for Outer Range: Outer Range centers … >
Peter Flannery has retooled his acclaimed television series as an audio drama. Taking four friends through three decades, across nine episodes, Our Friends In The North was a major television moment in 1996. The ambitious BBC Two series tackled several topics as it moved through the years. In the sixties, it looked at corporate, political … >
Updated 24/02/22 – Prime Video have released a trailer for Upload Season 2, ahead of its March release. Upload returns and we have a trailer… A psychiatrist with a canine avatar? MindFrisk? Bicep inflation? Plus those terrifying proto-tykes! It looks like Upload is really upping its digital game, as well as placing an Ingrid shaped … >
Based on real life events, Matthew Macfadyen will play the disgraced Labour minister John Stonehouse. itv have announced the commissioning of Stonehouse, a drama based on the life and times of the disgraced Labour politician. In November 1947, John Stonehouse, a high-flying member of Harold Wilson’s Government, vanished from a Florida beach. Leaving a neatly … >
itv’s new spy thriller, The Ipcress File, sees Joe Cole taking on the famous Michael Caine role. With the clock ticking to the launch of their big budget adaptation of Len Deighton’s novel, itv have released a first look scene from The Ipcress File. It sees the wayward Harry Palmer (Joe Cole) being recruited to … >
The period crime drama will return for a third run, with filming due to start in March. Fans of Vienna Blood can celebrate, as the 1900s set crime series is coming back for a further run of episodes. The show, created by Steve Thompson (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and based on the Liebermann Papers stories by Frank Tallis, … >
The show will follow the newlyweds through their domestic challenges. After three series of The A Word, the drama which chronicles the life of a family with an autistic son, the BBC have announced the start of filming on a spin-off show: Ralph & Katie will follow the the newlyweds last seen getting married in … >
The new take on the 1963 novel by Walter Nevis also stars Naomie Harris. Updated 22/02/22: Showtime have landed a full trailer for The Man Who Fell to Earth ahead of its April launch. The promo, which runs for over two minutes gives us a better feel for the show and offers a first look … >
The enduringly popular tale of Martin Clunes’ curmudgeonly medic Doc Martin ends with a tenth series. itv have announced start of filming on Doc Martin‘s final series. The show, follows the life of a GP with a brusque bedside manner and a blood phobia. With its setting a core part of the appeal, it takes … >