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Christopher Eccleston has discussed his regrets about only doing one season of Doctor Who. The Leftovers actor played the Ninth Doctor for one year in 2005 and later declined the invitation to return as the Doctor in 2013’s 50th anniversary special. Over the years it has emerged that the making of 2005’s season was fraught … >
The Five creator Dan Sefton has written a new drama series for BBC One set in Edinburgh. The four-part character-led thriller tells the story of Cathy, a hardworking and skilled nurse, who, having lost her job for whistleblowing, is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter. Dan Sefton (Mr Selfridge, Secret Diary … >
One of Us is a new thriller from the creators of The Missing. Set in the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh, BBC One’s four-part drama series sees a horrific double murder rock the lives of two families living side by side in rural Scotland. Buy One of Us on DVD on Amazon here. The cast … >
Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has opened up about the troubled production on the sci-fi series’ relaunch a decade ago. Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor for just one year and his departure was announced after the first episode aired in March 2005. He later declined the invitation to return as the Doctor in 2013’s 50th … >
The companion in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode has been revealed. 2016’s festive special began filming in Cardiff this week. Steven Moffat revealed in June that the Christmas ep will not feature Pearl Mackie and that new companion Bill won’t be introduced until the first episode of Season 10 next year. He teased: “So there’ll be somebody else – a … >
Our Girl returns to BBC One this autumn for a second season, this time featuring the British Army on a posting in contemporary Kenya. ‘Two Section’ return to our screens for this African mission, with a new female medic at their centre; Lance Corporal Georgie Lane (Michelle Keegan), a brilliant and committed soldier who loves the … >
Tom Burke has been cast as Cormoran Strike in BBC One’s major new series based on J.K. Rowling’s crime novels. The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm and Career Of Evil, which were written under Rowling’s pseudonym, Robert Galbraith, will be produced as three separate event dramas. The seven episodes – one 3-part story and two 2-part stories – will begin filming in London … >
With the exciting news that Patrick Troughton’s debut story, ‘The Power of the Daleks’, long missing from the BBC archive, is to be animated and released through BBC Store, thoughts naturally turn to what other stories might benefit from the same treatment. With no missing episodes returned since Phillip Morris’ terrific 2013 discovery of ‘The … >
BBC Worldwide has unveiled a trailer for the new animated version of missing Doctor Who story ‘The Power of the Daleks’. Patrick Troughton’s debut as the Doctor will be released later this year as a digital download on BBC Store and then on BBC DVD. Order ‘The Power of the Daleks’ on DVD on Amazon here. Having originally … >
Can it really be three years since Doctor Who fans were speculating madly about what would happen in ‘The Day of the Doctor’? Who would be returning? Who wouldn’t be returning? Of course, it all worked out rather marvellously in the end, but that didn’t stop fandom losing their minds in 2013 trying to guess what Steven Moffat … >