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Ian McArdell

Torchwood: Sabotage – Doctor Who’s Ace has a third audio encounter

Once upon a time, Dorothy McShane used to blow things up. Now she runs a charity putting them back together. Mr Colchester works for Torchwood, and he’s suspicious of everything. Torchwood’s 80th monthly audio release, out this February, reteams former Doctor Who companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) with the organisation’s Mr Colchester (Paul Clayton). While crossovers … >

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Lockerbie – Colin Firth to lead the Sky & Peacock limited series

The show examines the 1988 Lockerbie disaster and the subsequent search for justice.  Sky have announced the casting of Colin Firth (Operation Mincemeat) in their upcoming five-part dramatization of the Lockerbie disaster. The series draws on the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. It tells the … >

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Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley

Ripley – teaser and date for Netflix’s new psychological thriller

The former Sherlock star takes on the role of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley. Updated 23/01/23: Netflix have dropped an atmospheric teaser. Ahead of an April release, Netflix have dropped a first glimpse of Andrew Scott (Sherlock, SPECTRE) in action as Tom Ripley. The show, adapting Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, follows its eponymous antihero … >

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Constellation – Official trailer for Apple TV+’s conspiracy thriller

Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks lead the cast of an action packed psychological thriller. Updated 23/01/24: Apple TV+ lands the full trailer for Constellation. Ahead of its February 21st premiere, Apple TV+ have dropped a full trailer for the new show from Peter Harness (Wallander, War of the Worlds). Constellation stars Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) as … >

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Harry Potter television series – it’s still happening

If it comes to fruition, there could be a decade of Harry Potter shows on the small screen.  It’s been nearly eight months since news broke of MAXs plans to make a Harry Potter television series, but a report in Deadline suggests there’s some movement. The piece, an exclusive from a trio of their writers, … >

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The Terminal List

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf – Amazon line up the prequel series

Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch reprise their characters from The Terminal List in Dark Wolf – a series which explores their backstory.  Prime Video have announced that the prequel to their Navy SEAL conspiracy thriller The Terminal List begins filming soon. Called The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, the new show is expected to focus on … >

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KIN – BBC pick up Series 2 of the Dublin crime drama

The drama stars Charlie Cox, Aidan Gillen and Ciarán Hinds.  The BBC have announced that it has acquired the second series of the Irish crime drama KIN. The show follows a local crime family, the Kinsellas, who take on an international cartel in a seemingly impossible war. It’s inspired by notorious real-life gangster families who … >

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