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Julian Fellowes been reflecting on the “incredible experience” of Downton Abbey. The period drama launched in September 2010 and ran for six seasons, with the final episode airing on Christmas Day in 2015. Buy the complete Season 1-6 box set on Amazon here. Asked if he was personally satisfied with the way the show ended, Fellowes told Yahoo: … >
Steven Moffat has revealed which story from the most recent season of Doctor Who was his favourite. Moffat’s fifth season as showrunner, and Peter Capaldi’s second season as the Doctor, aired in the autumn of 2015. The writer recently discussed the filming of Season 9’s two-part Zygon story, ‘The Zygon Invasion’ and ‘The Zygon Inversion’ with Doctor … >
Channel 4 has announced the commission of a brand new full season of The Crystal Maze. 20 new one-hour episodes will be hosted by Richard Ayoade as the new Maze Master. The commission includes a set of celebrity specials for Stand Up to Cancer. The new season will be filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios in … >
Theta Sigma Productions has uploaded a brilliant fan trailer on YouTube for the new season of Doctor Who. Using footage from the recent ‘coming soon’ trailer and Nardole’s dialogue from the end of ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, the 30-second trailer is set to a track by French electronic band M83. Watch it here… Animator Lucy Crewe … >
Julian Fellowes has explained why he is drawn to writing for women in his period dramas. Downton Abbey launched in September 2010 and ran for six seasons, with the final episode airing on Christmas Day in 2015. Buy the complete Season 1-6 box set on Amazon here. Discussing the appeal of the show’s era, Fellowes told Yahoo: “I’m very … >
Our Girl star Michelle Keegan is apparently in talks to appear in a future Pirates of the Caribbean movie with Johnny Depp. Now! magazine reports that Keegan has been in Los Angeles to chat with producers about a role in the franchise. The role would be in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, which is due … >
Steven Moffat has revealed that he regrets how Amy and Rory’s grief for their lost baby was written in his second season of Doctor Who. 2011’s mid-season finale ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ saw Madame Kovarian kidnap Amy and Rory’s baby, Melody. When Doctor Who returned in the autumn of 2011 with ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’, several months … >
Long-running crime drama Midsomer Murders returns to ITV for a nineteenth season this winter. Neil Dudgeon is back as DCI Barnaby, alongside Manjinder Virk as pathologist Dr Kam Karimore and Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby. They will be joined by newcomer Nick Hendrix (Marcella, The Crown) as DS Jamie Winter. Buy the complete Season 18 box set on Amazon here. … >
ITV has announced the commission of Clean Break, a new “characterful drama” starring Sheridan Smith from the producers of Humans. Created and written by screenwriting newcomer Mark Marlow, the six part series focuses on an ordinary working class woman, Sam, who is caught between two worlds – the everyday life of a devoted and loving Mum and … >
Class received its long-awaited first airing on BBC One this week, following its debut on iPlayer last year. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, the new Doctor Who spin-off launched last October on BBC Three, which is now only available to watch online. The first two episodes of Class were shown on BBC One in a late … >