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Olivier-award winning actress Denise Gough and Victoria star Tom Hughes will lead the cast of BBC Two’s Paula. The new three-part revenge drama about a brief encounter that ends in violence is written by Conor McPherson, in his first original television series. Directed by Alex Holmes (Coalition, House of Saddam), Paula begins filming in Belfast next month. Writer … >
BBC Two has announced the commission of White Gold, a new comedy from The Inbetweeners co-creator Damon Beesley. The six-part series will reunite The Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas (Fresh Meat) and James Buckley (Rock & Chips), alongside Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) and Lauren O’Rourke (This is England ’90). White Gold tells the story of a double-glazing showroom in Essex in 1983, led by charismatic … >
Our Girl returns to BBC One this autumn for a second season, this time featuring the British Army on a posting in contemporary Kenya. Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan joins the cast as medic Georgie Lane for the five new episodes. ‘Two Section’ return to our screens for this African mission, with a new female medic at their … >
A survey to discover viewers’ favourite TV character of the 21st century so far was held by Digital Spy recently. Nearly quarter of a million fans took part and the results are now in. Coming in first place, with a huge 35,000 votes, is David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. The Doctor Who actor just beat Castiel from Supernatural (Misha Collins), who had 32,000 … >
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has discussed the possibility of him writing an episode of Doctor Who. Asked if he was interested in the prospect during a Nerd Machine Q&A, the Avengers Assemble writer answered:“I’m not sure, and here’s why… Yeah, I’d have to do a lot of research – like, watch 40 years of television. I’ve seen some … >
Marvel has released a brand new TV spot for Benedict Cumberbatch’s upcoming Doctor Strange movie. The Sherlock star plays neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions. Doctor Strange arrives in UK cinemas on 28 October. Cumberbatch has also confirmed that he will be appearing in the third Avengers movie in … >
The writer of Our Girl has revealed that “there are more stories to tell” after the current season. The army drama returned to BBC One earlier this month, with Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan replacing former lead Lacey Turner as new medic Georgie Lane in East Africa. Pre-order Season 2 on DVD on Amazon here Our Girl creator Tony … >
Channel 4 has released new details about what’s coming up in the next season of Humans. The sci-fi drama’s second season began filming in April, with Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Emily Berrington, Will Tudor, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Neil Maskell and Ruth Bradley all reprising their roles from last year’s Season 1. Buy Season 1 on … >
The fourth season of Arrow is out now on DVD and Blu-ray, featuring a brilliant 5-minute collection of bloopers. It looks like the DC show is a lot of fun to film – and you can guess which star is the one having the most fun… yep, John Barrowman! Buy the Season 4 box set on Amazon here. … >
Channel 4 has announced the writers for its new ten-part anthology series based on the short stories of sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick. Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston will be executive producing and appearing in the “hugely ambitious” drama, which will be written and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and Michael Dinner (Justified) … >