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Ian McArdell

Poker Face

Poker Face Season 2 – casting update

Natasha Lyonne returns as Charlie Cale returns alongside another group of high-profile guest stars.  Director Rian Johnson’s Poker Face landed last year to instant acclaim. Fronted by Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll), the show introduced us to Charlie Cale – a heroine with the uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying to her and a … >

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Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service

Colin Firth joins Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock series

The series promises an explosive re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved consulting detective. Further to May’s announcement of a Young Sherlock series, Variety have dropped news that Colin Firth is joining the cast. The Prime Video series, based on Andrew Lane’s novels, will star Hero Fiennes Tiffin in the title role. Guy Ritchie is … >

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Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle

‘Young Woman and the Sea’ comes to Disney+

Daisy Ridley stars in the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle.   Disney have confirmed that Young Woman and the Sea, the drama about the first woman to cross the English Channel, is coming to Disney+. The film comes to the streamer on Friday, 19th July 2024 after a theatrical run which began on May 31st. … >

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The Jetty - Jenna Coleman as Ember Manning

The Jetty – cast and creatives speak ahead of the show’s launch

Starring Jenna Coleman, The Jetty is a four-part mystery series examines themes of morality, age of consent, grooming, identity and memory.  The BBC’s new thriller The Jetty begins tonight, Monday, 15th July 2024. With Jenna Coleman (Wilderness) as detective Ember Manning, the series follows an investigation in a scenic Lancashire lake town. The show also … >

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The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz land on audio at Big Finish

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill reprise their roles for The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures.   Time flies and not just in the TARDIS! The ground-breaking Thirteenth Doctor began her travels back in 2017, and we said goodbye to her in October 2022. Her tenure gave us three seasons, the latter foreshortened by a global pandemic, and a … >

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Big Finish celebrate the Fourth Doctor at 50 with a special adventure

‘The Curse of Time’ will fit into Tom Baker’s celebrated first season. The indomitable Tom Baker first burst onto our screens as the Fourth Doctor in 1974. Across seven years he redefined the role, bringing an otherworldly charm to the Time Lord and creating an indelible mark on the series. While The Fourth Doctor Adventures … >

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Star Cops: Blood Moon 2 audio review

Star Cops Blood Moon 2 concludes the current storyline across three monthly episodes.   Star Cops, the police procedural set a couple of steps into the future, is now enjoying its fourth series on audio. The show has gone from strength to strength with Big Finish Productions, mixing legacy and new characters, all dealing with the … >

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Time Bandits TV series

Time Bandits tv series – full trailer lands

The Apple TV+ series adapts Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 movie Time Bandits into an epic 10-part series.  The Time Bandits series is almost upon us, with a premiere date of Wednesday, July 24th 2024. Terry Gilliam’s beloved movie becomes a sprawling 10-part series, adapted by co-showrunners Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Iain Morris … >

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