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Jamestown will return to Sky1 for a second season. From the makers of Downton Abbey and The Last Kingdom, the eight-part first season launches at 9pm tomorrow night and charts the early days of the first British settlers as they embark on their lives in America. Jamestown stars Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Dean Lennox-Kelly, Shaun Dooley, Matt … >
Doctor Who stars Caitlin Blackwood and Frazer Hines will appear together in a new short drama from award winning and BAFTA nominated film director Ryan Hendrick. Caitlin Blackwood played the young Amelia Pond in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2011, while Emmerdale actor Frazer Hines played the Second Doctor’s companion Jamie. Sundown tells the story of William … >
E4 and Netflix have ordered a brand new eight-part drama from the makers of Misfits and Lovesick. Written by Charlie Covell (Banana) and based on the award-winning series of comic books by Charles Forsman, The End Of The F***ing World is described as “dark, intriguing, tense and chilling … shot through with moments of dark absurdity and humour.” The series … >
Here we take a look at some of the actors who’ve appeared in both the Star Wars universe and Doctor Who… > Buy the complete Star Wars saga box set on Amazon. Hugh Quarshie as Captain Panaka in Episode I and as Solomon in ‘Evolution of the Daleks’ and ‘Daleks in Manhattan’ Celia … >
A couple of years ago Vimeo user Kelvington created an awesome mash-up featuring the worlds of Doctor Who and Star Wars (with a bit of Star Trek thrown in for good measure). Featuring nearly 1,500 image files, over 500 sound effects, 28 rotoscope shots and 50 effects shots, the project took 48 production days to … >
Steven Moffat has admitted he was upset not to be able to persuade Christopher Eccleston to appear in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special. As has been widely reported before, the Doctor Who showrunner originally approached Eccleston to be in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ but the actor declined. The episode aired on Saturday 23 November 2013 and … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has commented on the attempts to get The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson to film an episode. Moffat had previously revealed: “I’ve spoken to [Peter Jackson] face to face, and he would like to do one. He accepts that there’s no money and that there’s no time, and … >
A few years ago, a video surfaced on YouTube using dialogue clips from Downton Abbey to form the lyrics of One Directon’s hit single ‘What Makes You Beautiful’. The video was originally made for Richard Sandling’s Perfect Movie, a monthly live comedy show at The Leicester Square Theatre about films featuring comedians, special guests, reviews, trailers, games … >
The new season of Our Girl has begun filming. BBC One announced the commission of a third run last October following Season 2’s dramatic finale. Buy Season 2 on DVD on Amazon here. Season 2 introduced Coronation Street actress as Corporal Georgie Lane and an official photo of Season 3’s cast at a script read-through last month has confirmed a number of other returning … >
Gorillaz have announced dates for a new UK tour later this year. Damon Albarn’s band released their fifth studio album last week. ‘Humanz’ features collaborations with Vince Staples, Benjamin Clementine and Mavis Staples. Kicking off at Brighton Centre on Monday 27 November, the tour will then visit Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London across November and … >