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Character details and storyline teasers have been revealed for BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off. The first two episodes of BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will premiere online on Saturday 22 October, it was announced today. Peter Capaldi will guest star as the Doctor in the eight-part YA sci-fi drama‘s opening instalment, titled ‘For Tonight We Might Die’. The latest official tagline for … >
BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will launch next month, it has been officially announced this afternoon. The first two episodes of Class will be made available online on BBC Three from Saturday 22 October. The opening instalments of the eight-part YA sci-fi drama are titled ‘For Tonight We Might Die’ and ‘The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo’. BBC … >
Steven Moffat has explained why the TARDIS disliked Doctor Who companion Clara. The storyline is one of many mysteries from Clara’s era that was left partially unsolved. It was first established in 2013’s ‘The Rings of Akhaten’ and ‘Hide’. The minisode ‘Clara and the TARDIS’ on Season 7’s box set further developed this relationship between them. Asked in the new issue of … >
The first trailer has been unveiled for ITV’s epic new Tutankhamun mini series. The four-part drama is based on the story of Howard Carter – played by Max Irons (Woman In Gold, The White Queen) – and his discovery of the tomb of one of Ancient Egypt’s forgotten pharaohs, the boy-king Tutankhamun. Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders, … >
ITV has ordered a second season of Victoria. Starring Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) as the young Queen alongside Tom Hughes (The Game) as Prince Albert, the period drama launched last month. The eight-part first season has so far averaged 7.7 million viewers and a 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights, making it the top rated ITV drama of … >
Filming is underway on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode and the special’s director has been confirmed. The new issue of DWM reveals that Ed Bazalgette will helm 2016’s festive outing. Bazalgette has previously directed episodes of Poldark, Casualty and DCI Banks. He also directed two of last year’s Doctor Who episodes, ‘The Girl Who Died’ and ‘The Woman … >
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he “would love to” appear in Game of Thrones. The seventh season of Game of Thrones will begin on Sky Atlantic next summer and is expected to consist of seven episodes, a shorter run than the usual ten. Daniel Radcliffe has two new movies out in UK cinemas this month – Imperium on 23 … >
2017 will mark 20 years since the release of the first Harry Potter novel. But what if the Harry, Ron and Hermione’s story had started life as a ’90s sitcom? Well, now we know what that would have looked like! For no fathomable reason, other than that it’s brilliant, the folks at Comedy Central UK have re-imagined young Daniel Radcliffe … >
London Irish writer Lisa McGee is returning to Channel 4 with a new comedy series based in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s. Set in Derry in the run-up to the ceasefire, Derry Girls is described as “a warm, funny and honest look at the lives of ordinary people living under the spectre of the Troubles, all seen through … >
BBC One has released the first teaser for the second season of The Missing. The new eight-part sequel to 2014’s hit drama series sees David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes lead the cast, with Tchéky Karyo returning as detective Julien Baptiste. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Written by creators Harry and Jack Williams, the writers of BBC One’s … >