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Ian McArdell

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Stonehouse – Matthew Macfadyen & Keeley Hawes together in itv drama

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 … >

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Vienna Blood – Season 3 commissioned

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, … >

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Ralph & Katie – BBC announce filming on The A Word spin-off

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 … >

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Doc Martin begins filming his final series

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 … >

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Great Expectations – BBC announce Olivia Colman for their next Dickens

The Oscar winner will become Miss Havisham for Steven Knight’s take on the classic tale.  While the final television series of Peaky Blinders is set to debut at the end of February, the BBC have announced casting for another Steven Knight project. The writer is tackling another Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations, having previously brought … >

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The Witchfinder – New BBC Two comedy has a stellar guest cast

Starring Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, The Witchfinder promises a 1640s “road-free road trip”.   Back in October 2019, the BBC announced its 17th Century-set comedy The Witchfinder. Now it seems the show is almost here. The story follows a witchfinder and his prisoner on a journey across England, encountering civil war, famine and … >

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