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Ian McArdell

Vigil

Vigil returns for Series 3 and shifts the action to the Arctic

After a submarine and a drone facility, Vigil is bound for a remote Arctic research station.  Over the past two series, World Productions’ Vigil has made a virtue of putting its stars in closely confined locations. The show takes its name from the submarine setting of the season 1, before the drama came on land … >

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Film Club - Aimee Lou Wood & Nabhaan Rizwaan

Film Club – first look pictures from Aimee Lou Wood’s new comedy

The Sex Education star has co-written Film Club and appears opposite Nabhaan Rizwan and Suranne Jones.  As the launch pad for a generation of talent, it’s hard to deny the impact of Sex Education. The Netflix show has propelled Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey and Conor Swindells, amongst others, on to bigger things. It’s also supercharged … >

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The Dream Lands cast

The Dream Lands – BBC announces new drama with Anna Friel & Connor Swindells

The six-part drama also stars Pascale Kann, Clara Rugaard, Katherine Parkinson and Golda Rosheuvel.  The BBC have announced The Dream Lands, a new futuristic coming-of-age drama from writer Kayleigh Llewellyn (Killing Eve). The series adapts Rosa Rankin-Gee’s novel Dreamland and takes place in 2039. The Dream Lands comes from producer SISTER (KAOS) and Universal International … >

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Bergerac - Damien Molony

Bergerac – teaser trailer for new series, coming February 2025

The reboot of the Jersey based detective show stars Damien Molony.  Updated 17/02/25: Series launch date announced. For television watchers of a certain age, through the 1980s, Bergerac was an institution. On a weekly basis, John Nettles solved Jersey-based crime in his own idiosyncratic way and also kept his wayward father-in-law Charlie Hungerford (and his … >

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The cast of The Walsh Sisters - Caroline Menton, Carrie Crowley, Aidan Quinn, Louisa Harland. (Bottom) Stefanie Preissner, Máiréad Tyers, Danielle Galligan, Debi Mazar

The Walsh Sisters – new comedy for Louisa Harland and Aidan Quinn

The BBC/RTÉ co-production also stars Extraordinary‘s Máiréad Tyers.  The BBC have announced the eight leading cast members of The Walsh Sisters. The forthcoming comedy drama series takes its inspiration from the bestselling novels of author Marian Keyes. Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon (Moone Boy), the show features a chaotic, dysfunctional but deeply loveable family of five … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures

The Ninth Doctor and Rose reunite for a new audio drama series

Big Finish announced a series of audio adventures starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.  Twenty years ago, Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper reinvigorated Saturday evenings with their starring roles on Doctor Who. As the traumatised Ninth Doctor and his new companion Rose Tyler, the pair visited the end of the world, met Charles Dickens and … >

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Mitchell & Webb return to Channel 4 with a new sketch show

The pair will team with a new generation of comic performers and writers.  Channel 4 have announced the return of David Mitchell and Robert Webb to the world of the sketch show. The pair, who had a long association with the channel as stars of Peep Show, have previously starred in sketch shows for both … >

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Billie Piper & David Tennant in Doctor Who 'Fear Her'

Missing Tenth Doctor story ‘Fear Her’ returns to BBC iPlayer

2006’s ‘Fear Her’ has been revoiced, removing the disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards.  Updated 16/02/25: As the Tenth Doctor would doubtless say… “I’m Sorry, I’m So Sorry.” For reasons as yet unexplained, ‘Fear Her’ is temporarily unavailable again, with the iPlayer link diverting to an episode listing on the main BBC website instead. We’ll keep you … >

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