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Ian McArdell

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise – Christmas Special and Series 15 confirmed

The show’s coming back, but is Don Patterson?  It comes as no surprise, with a dangling plot threat left for DI Mervin Wilson, but Death in Paradise will be back. The show’s official social media confirmed the expected recommission for series 15, along with the now customary Christmas Special too. Series 14 is over… But … >

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Tom Baker & Lalla Ward in a Prime Computers advert

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – March 2025

Here’s our March 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, this month’s picks are… Virtually Parkinson interviews Steven Moffat Doctor Who and Sherlock scribe Steven Moffat joined the AI version of the late Sir Michael Parkinson for a chat. It’s an interesting project, with the AI trained … >

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Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders season 5 – Renée Zellweger joins the cast

Filming commences in New York on season 5 of Only Murders in the Building this week.  As it kicks off, Deadline have broken news of another starry addition to the cast: Renée Zellweger. The Bridget Jones star joins the previously announced Christoph Waltz, Tea Leoni and Keegan-Michael Key. Understandably, character details and plotlines remain rightly under … >

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Mint cast headshots - Emma Laird, Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lindsay Duncan, Ben Coyle Larner, Lewis Gribben

Mint – BBC announces cast for new crime family drama

The drama is the televison series debut of director Charlotte Regan.  The BBC have revealed details of a new eight-part television series from filmmaker Charlotte Regan (Scrapper). Mint is a darkly comic and unconventional drama about a crime family’s inner life. It explores the question of what love might feel like when everyone outside of … >

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Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo – Netflix confirms a live action television series

Last year, news broke that Netflix were at work on a live-action version of Scooby-Doo.  Now, the streamer confirms that it’s granted the show an eight-episode series order. Scooby-Doo comes from Warner Bros. TV, with creators Josh Applebaum and Scott Rosenberg (of Midnight Radio), and executive producer Greg Berlanti. Applebaum and Rosenberg will serve as … >

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Gemma Arterton, star of Secret Service

Secret Service – Gemma Arterton to lead new ITV spy drama

The show adapts the novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby.  ITV have announced Secret Service, a new, high-profile espionage drama starring Gemma Arterton. Adapted from Tom Bradby’s novel, the show promises “to be a powerful drama that captures the complexity of contemporary geopolitics while delivering edge-of-your-seat storytelling.” Arterton will play senior MI6 officer Kate … >

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The Cage cast - Sheridan Smith & Michael Socha

The Cage – BBC announces drama for Sheridan Smith & Michael Socha

The pair will play rivals who are robbing the casino they work for.  The BBC have announced a new show from writer Tony Schumacher, creator of The Responder. The Cage is a high-stakes, high energy crime story set in the world of a Liverpool casino. When Leanne (Smith) and Matty (Socha) discover they are both … >

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