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BBC One has commissioned new animations based on Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl from the makers of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes features classic fairy stories such as Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk with some surprising twists and illustrations by Quentin Blake. The two half-hour animated films will air … >
BBC One has commissioned a new “fast-paced and adrenalin-fuelled cop show” set in Brighton for an 8pm weekday slot. Created and written by Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives), Cuffs will be the first new drama series for this slot in over 8 years. Describes as “a character-led drama as well as a police procedural”, the eight … >
The first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been unveiled! The movie’s cast includes Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones and Lexi in CBBC fantasy series Wizards vs Aliens, alongside British actors Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Christina Chong (Monroe, Doctor Who’s ‘A Good Man Goes to War’). … >
To celebrate the release of the hilarious Horrible Bosses 2 (out now in UK cinemas), we’ve got goodies to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win touch screen gloves, a party pack, a magnetic phone clip, a golf ball set, a men’s eco-fleece, a women’s long sleeve pull over … >
Top of the Lake will return to BBC Two next year for six new episodes. Written by Jane Campion (The Piano) and Gerard Lee, the story will be set in Sydney, Australia. Starring Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Holly Hunter (The Piano), Peter Mullan (Trainspotting) and David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings), the first season … >
ITV has commissioned a second season of Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, Grantchester launched last month on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million viewers and a 24% share of the audience. Season 2 will begin filming in London and Grantchester next year, starring James Norton and … >
The BBC has released a set of photos of Northern Irish actor Colin Morgan in the new season of The Fall. The Merlin star joins the cast of BBC Two’s serial killer thriller as DS Tom Anderson in Episode 4 at 9pm on Thursday 4 December. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. > … >
Sherlock producer Sue Vertue has posted an intriguing new photo of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman “as they’ll appear in [next year’s] Special”. Vertue tweeted the above image this afternoon with the hastags “#221back #Sherlock #notkidding”. The one-off special begins filming in January, with Season 4 shooting later in 2015. > Here’s everything we know … >
A brand new, top-down puzzling action/RPG Adventure Time game that fully realizes the Land of Ooo, Adventure Time™: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is out on Friday 28 November on 3DS, PS3 and X360. To celebrate the release, we’ve got a set of goodies to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For … >
The BBC has revealed the short synopsis for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, ‘Last Christmas’. The official synopsis reads: “The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!” Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ guest stars Spaced … >