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E4 orders new comedy ‘Aliens’ from team behind ‘Misfits’

The makers of Misfits will return to E4 with Aliens, a brand new comedy-drama. The six 60-minute episodes will begin filming later this year. Aliens is created by In the Flesh writer Fintan Ryan. Ryan commented: “Clerkenwell is the only company capable of making this show, E4 is the only place they’d let us make … >

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Christopher Eccleston in ITV’s ‘Safe House’ trailer

ITV has released the trailer for Safe House, a new thriller set in the Lake District, from the makers of Foyle’s War. Inspired by a real couple, the four-part drama series tells the story of a married couple: Robert (Christopher Eccleston) a former detective and Katy (Marsha Thomason) a teacher who are asked by close … >

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‘Indian Summers’ Season 1 episode guide

Channel 4’s epic new ten-part period drama tells the story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, Indian Summers stars Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), … >

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Win ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ on Blu-ray 3D™!

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the epic The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy Box Set is out on Digital Download NOW and Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on Monday 20 April. To celebrate, we’ve got copies of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Blu-ray 3D™ (which also includes … >

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Peter Capaldi keen for ‘Doctor Who’ movie to happen

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he thinks a movie adventure would be “great”. The possibility of a big-screen outing for the Doctor has been discussed many times over the past few years, with ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘Deep Breath’ both receiving cinema releases in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Capaldi told … >

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Karen Gillan confirmed for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has announced that Karen Gillan is definitely returning for the hit Marvel movie’s sequel. The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released in UK cinemas last July and featured the Doctor Who actress as Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos. Answering questions from fans on Periscope, Gunn … >

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E4 orders sci-fi comedy ‘Tripped’ from ‘Doctor Who’ writer

The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison will lead the cast of Tripped, a new comedy-drama set in parallel universes. Tripped was originally created by Doctor Who writer Jamie Mathieson (‘Flatline’, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’) as Alt, a pilot for E4 last year. Mathieson is now joined on the four-part series by Harry and Jack Williams, … >

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‘W1A’ return date confirmed for Season 2

The second season of Twenty Twelve spin-off W1A will begin later this month. The award-winning mockumentary comedy about the BBC returns with a one-hour special at 9pm on Thursday 23 April on BBC Two. > Order Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, commented last year: “There’s an all-too-painful yet comedic … >

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Video: Classic ‘Doctor Who’ moments in colour

A selection of classic Doctor Who scenes have appeared online, with stunning new colourisation by Scott Burditt and a haunting score by Kevin Mcleod. The 5-minute video includes iconic moments from ‘The Daleks’ Masterplan’, ‘The Mind Robber’, ‘The Moonbase’, ‘The Enemy the World’, ‘The Space Pirates’, ‘The Edge of Destruction’ and the show’s first ever … >

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‘Luther 4’ has finished filming

Luther star Idris Elba has revealed that filming is now complete on the crime drama’s upcoming two-part special. The Thor actor began filming the new story in East London last month, reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther. Speaking in a brief video released on BBC One’s Facebook page, Elba announced: “It is … >

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