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Tony Jones

Amanda Burton Silent Witness

Amanda Burton returns to Silent Witness for the 25th anniversary

Amanda Burton (Anne Boleyn, Marcella) makes a dramatic return to Silent Witness as she reprises her role of Sam Ryan in BBC Studios production for BBC One Amanda first appeared in the lead role of pathologist Sam Ryan in 1996, starring in 54 episodes before leaving in 2004, when her character returned home to Northern … >

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Bayban the Butcher

Bayban the Butcher cover reveal — Baker back in Blake’s 7

Big Finish has revealed the Bayban the Butcher cover as Colin Baker returns to Blake’s 7 Bayban the Butcher returns in a box set of his own in the next instalment of The Worlds of Blake’s 7, due for release in December 2021.  Colin Baker makes his return as the career criminal first introduced to audiences in the 1980s Blake’s 7 episode, City at the Edge of the … >

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Doctor Who series 13 teaser

Doctor Who series 13 teaser spotted in the wild

A Doctor Who series 13 teaser trailer appeared at the weekend — is series 13 almost here? We’ve been tracking rumours of a Halloween weekend date for the first episode of Doctor Who series 13 and a (very short) teaser trailer does suggest something is on its way. Ahead of many shows (including Strictly and others) a signal … >

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James Bond box office No Time To Die

James Bond box office — so far, so good for No Time To Die

It’s not yet released worldwide, but it seems the international James Bond box office takings are looking good for Daniel Craig’s final outing No Time To Die Several sources, including Variety, are reporting strong numbers for the latest James Bond. It seems the past four days have yielded $119 million across 54 market (we’d really like to … >

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James Bond No Time To Die review

No Time To Die review — Bond is back one last time

In our No Time To Die review, we reflect on two things: is it worth watching and will it save cinema? Read on… Daniel Craig is back one final time as James Bond. Even Bond couldn’t hold back the pandemic, and the film finally hits the cinema amidst mounting interest repayments on the estimated $250-300 million … >

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Clickbait dominates Nielsens

Clickbait dominates the latest Nielsens on week 2

Clickbait dominates the latest Nielsens — but is that the only story? It’s another great week for Clickbait as it breaks through the billion minute barrier in the latest Nielsens, but are there any other stories lurking in the numbers? [If you can’t get your head behind one billion minutes, our guide will help] We dig deeper … >

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October Horror Channel premieres

October Horror Channel premieres to enjoy

The October Horror Channel premieres have been revealed — and there’s plenty to look forward to Horror Channel has seven weekend primetime premieres line up for October, including, at 9pm on Sunday nights, the UK TV premiere of Brad Peyton’s supernatural thriller Incarnate, starring Aaron Eckhart, and the channel premieres of David Cronenberg’s erotic psychological … >

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette — BBC acquires new take on the tale

BBC Two and iPlayer has acquired the eight-part historical drama, Marie Antoinette, from Banijay Rights Created and written by Deborah Davis (The Favourite), Marie Antoinette tells the story of the incredibly modern and avant-garde young queen who was barely 14 years old when she left Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. Free, independent and … >

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James Suspect stars in Suspect

Suspect — James Nesbitt leads a host of stars in new drama

James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E Grant, Anne-Marie Duff, Antonia Thomas, Niamh Algar, Sacha Dhawan, Sam Heughan and Ben Miller cast in Channel 4’s thrilling new drama, Suspect (w/t) Channel 4 has commissioned an eight-part crime thriller Suspect (w/t) from Eagle Eye Drama (Before We Die, Professor T). It is an adaptation of the original … >

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Untitled The Boys Spinoff

Untitled The Boys Spinoff finally gets the greenlight from Amazon

We’ve been talking about this show for what seems like months (and probably is) and finally Untitled The Boys Spinoff [not the snappiest title, but it might grow on us] gets the green light from Amazon Amazon Studios has ordered a new series spinoff of The Boys, the Emmy-nominated subversive superhero drama from Sony Pictures Television. The … >

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