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Filming has begun on Been So Long for Channel 4. Described as “a modern day love story set on the streets of Camden”, Been So Long is based on the critically acclaimed stage musical by Ché Walker and Doctor Who actor Arthur Darvill. With a soundtrack featuring a diverse mix of RnB, Nu Soul, UK dance and cinematic orchestration, … >
The next season of Inside No.9 has already begun filming. The third season of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning BBC Two anthology series concluded last month. Buy Season 3 on DVD on Amazon here. Production is now underway on six new films at locations in West London, Pinewood Studios and Waltham Abbey until … >
Filming has begun this month on six new episodes of Midsomer Murders. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the UK’s longest running contemporary detective drama, Neil Dudgeon will be back as DCI John Barnaby for a seventh season, alongside Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter and Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby. Buy the complete Season 18 box set on Amazon … >
ITV has released the first trailer for the new season of The Durrells. Six new 60-minute episodes were commissioned by ITV in April 2016 following the success of the first season and filming began in Corfu last August. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Based upon Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, the family drama tells the story of … >
Channel 4 has ordered a new docu-drama series depicting “chilling tales of real life horror stories.” Featuring “straight-to-camera documentary interviews and visually-striking, elegantly realised and terrifying drama”, each week Nightmares will tell single, spine-tingling story, drawing on eyewitness testimonies. The official synopsis for the four-part series reads: “Witnesses will recount stories of paranoia, paranormal activity … >
Filming has begun in Newport, Wales on new thriller series Requiem. Described as “part psychological thriller but also a subtle tale of the supernatural”, the six-part drama is created and written by Kris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly). Requiem is a co-production between Netflix and New Pictures, the makers of The Missing and Indian Summers. The series will air … >
The second season of The A Word has started shooting in the Lake District. Starring Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Lee Ingleby (Our Zoo), Morven Christie (Grantchester), Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat) and Vinette Robinson (Sherlock), alongside newcomer Max Vento, the drama series launched on BBC One in March 2016. The official synopsis reads: “[Season 2] picks up two years on from … >
Ever wonder why some of the most popular television shows mirror some of the most mundane things about real life? While there are plenty of well-loved shows that couldn’t be farther from a regular old day, like Doctor Who or Red Dwarf, many of us could watch (and re-watch) a show that could be a … >
BBC One has announced that Casualty will celebrate the end of its 30th Anniversary season with a first for the show. The long-running medical drama’s current season finale will be filmed all in one take on a single camera. Written by original Casualty co-creator Paul Unwin, ‘One Shot’ will air on BBC One this Summer and covers an hour … >
BBC One has announced today that Paul McGann is joining the cast of Holby City. The Doctor Who star will play Professor John Gaskell, “a surgical star with irrepressible charm”, in the long-running medical drama series. McGann will begin filming in August and will appear on screen from December. The actor commented: “I’m really excited to be … >