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Filming on the long-awaited Downton Abbey may finally be getting close, but we wouldn’t bet on Dame Maggie Smith being in it right now. It was revealed today that the film’s shoot is due to begin in September. Last October there were reports that Smith had signed on to appear in the big screen version of the period drama as Violet Crawley, Dowager … >
The long-awaited Downton Abbey film is set to begin filming this autumn. Rumours surrounding the movie have been going around for over a year now, with a production source announcing in January that “the financing ducks are being lined up very nicely” and a report last month confirming that production will take place at “the end of this year”. … >
The start date has been confirmed the final season of Inspector George Gently. Created by Peter Flannery and originally based on the Gently novels by Alan Hunter, Inspector George Gently first aired in April 2007 and 23 episodes have been made so far. Buy the complete Season 1-7 box set on Amazon here. Two new feature-length films began … >
The first promotional photo has been released for BBC One’s new adaptation of Howards End. The upcoming four-part drama series stars Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter), Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street) and comedian Tracey Ullman. Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea, Gangs of New York) has adapted E.M. Forster’s classic novel for the BBC and … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by Peter Harness, ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’ airs on Saturday 27 May on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “A 5,000 year-old Pyramid stands at the centre of a war zone, where the Chinese, Russian … >
ITV has announced the cast for the brand new series from Fat Friends creator Kay Mellor. Girlfriends will star Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey), Zoë Wanamaker (Mr Selfridge) and Miranda Richardson (Mapp & Lucia) as three women – Linda, Sue and Gail – each pushing 60 and struggling to cope with what life has to throw at them. The … >
BBC Four has announced a series of all-star monologues as part of the BBC’s Gay Britannia season this summer. Curated and directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who), Queers will feature Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Front, Russell Tovey, Gemma Whelan, Ian Gelder, Kadiff Kirwan and Fionn Whitehead each delivering a 15-minute monologue. The eight episodes will … >
A new “live entertainment extravaganza” will begin airing every Saturday morning on CBBC this autumn. The series will continue in the tradition of classic Saturday morning programmes like Going Live!, Saturday Superstore and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. Set to be titled Live & Dangerous, the show will be broadcast live from MediaCityUK and “packed full of celebrity guests, … >
A new promotional photo of Broadchurch star Jodie Whittaker in BBC One’s Trust Me has been released. The four-part character-led thriller from The Five writer Dan Sefton began filming in Scotland in February and tells the story of a hardworking and skilled nurse, who, having lost her job for whistleblowing, is forced to take drastic measures to … >
Ripper Street will return to BBC Two next month for a final season. Following the grisly death of Detective Inspector Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn), the six new episodes reunite his old friends, Detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen), surgeon Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg) and ‘Long’ Susan Hart (MyAnna Buring) to bring his murderer to … >