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Channel 4 has announced the commission of Damned, a new comedy series about the lives of two jaded social workers. Created by Jo Brand (Getting On) and Morwenna Banks, the six 30-minute episodes will star Brand and Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek) as Rose and Al, who work in a children’s services department, “dealing every day with the all too … >
E4 has revealed the cast for its new comedic drama series about a group of travellers embarking on a three month trip around Asia. Foreign Bodies is being co-produced with American channel TNT and will star Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Tim Key (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa) with Anders Hayward (Sistema), Ade Oyefeso (Youngers), Brittney Wilson (Bates Motel) and Alice Lee (Faking … >
Michelle Gomez has revealed what would happen if she wrote a Doctor Who episode and it’s fittingly bonkers. Asked by a fan at MegaCon in Orlando last weekend what the story would be if she was allowed to write an episode, Gomez replied: “It’d be set in some kind of Victorian era with Daft Punk music playing in the background and Captain … >
BBC Two’s multi-award-winning gangster epic Peaky Blinders returns for a third season. The six new episodes see Tommy Shelby pulled into the glamorous and dangerous world of international intrigue in 1920s Britain, putting his entire organisation and family at risk, and forcing him to question everything about his own ambitions and desires. > Buy the … >
Doctor Who star Paul McGann has revealed that he feels like “there’s still a bit of potential” for the Eighth Doctor to appear onscreen again. The actor made his debut as the Time Lord twenty years ago this month in 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ and reprised the role in 2013’s minisode ‘The Night of the Doctor’, which had 2.5 … >
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has revealed that Steven Moffat will still be Doctor Who showrunner for 2017’s Christmas special. When it was announced earlier this year that Moffat would be leaving, it was unclear exactly which episode would be his swansong, with the press release merely stating that Season 10 would be his last. It was expected that … >
BBC One’s new investigative drama New Blood premieres on iPlayer today. The seven-part series from Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz stars newcomers Mark Strepan and Ben Tavassoli as two junior investigators who come together against a new breed of criminal – the uber-rich and powerful corporations, individuals and governments who hide behind legitimate facades. The cast of New Blood also includes Mark Addy (Atlantis), Anna Chancellor (The … >
The rebooted Danger Mouse will be back on CBBC for a second season. The World’s Greatest Secret Agent returned last September with 52 eleven-minute episodes. The voice cast included Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon as Danger Mouse and Penfold, alongside Dave Lamb, Stephen Fry, Morwenna Banks, Shauna Macdonald and Game of Thrones star Lena Headey. Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC, commented: “Crikey … >
Based on an incredible true story, the critically-acclaimed drama Concussion will be available from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) on Digital HD and on Blu-ray Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD and next-generation 4K Ultra HD on Monday 6 June. > Buy Concussion on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to four of our Twitter followers! For a … >
Production has started on the new TV version of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Based on the novels by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who writer Douglas Adams, BBC America’s series is written by Max Landis (Chronicle) and comes from the producers of The Walking Dead. Described as a “comedic thriller”, the story follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” … >