In the world of popular television, there may be little alchemy more precarious than that of creating a popular sitcom hit. If ever the philosophy was that British viewers liked something a little savage or self-loathing, the success, in recent years, of shows such as Mrs Brown’s Boys, Benidorm and Miranda has proven that going … >
The opening episode of Doctor Who‘s new series premiered in Cardiff and London yesterday and the first reviews have been appearing in the media. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on DVD on Amazon. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on Blu-ray on Amazon. ‘Deep Breath’ airs on Saturday 23 August on BBC One. Here are some of the … >
The presence of David Morrissey’s name is usually an indicator of quality. We can forgive the man Basic Instinct 2 when his career highs include such dramas as State of Play, Clocking Off, Cape Wrath and The Walking Dead. With The Driver – a new three-part drama from BBC One – Morrissey’s name is credited … >
This morning I was wedged amongst the world’s press for the Monty Python press conference ahead of their 10 O2 shows which start tomorrow (1 July) and culminate with the final ever time the Python’s will be together on a stage on 20 July. A promo of Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts kicked off proceedings, … >
In the TV drama landscape, not every drama can be as genre-busting as, say, Line of Duty or Happy Valley. The surer commissions are those which guarantee sofa-grabbing returns – where resilience of format, and potential for re-commission, matter more than the moral or emotional challenging of the viewer. Which is why a writer with … >
We decided to take a look at the best ways of bringing the art of cinematography back into the home. Amazon seems to be a company with big aspirations. They’ve released the Kindle to great acclaim, the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HDX were a hit with consumers, and they’re even talking of a new … >
The horror genre has always been most closely associated with the medium of film, but in recent years it has made long over-due in-roads into television. The ratings behemoth that is The Walking Dead has proved that horror in the long-form format of television can be hugely successful, while other shows like American Horror Story, … >
It’s been over 15 years since arguably the most iconic monster in cinema history made an appearance on the big screen. But the less said about Roland Emmerich’s big budget attempt to drag the mutated giant lizard into the present day, the better – it was a near total failure, and doesn’t hold up well … >
Who says that blockbuster movies are just for summer? Here we take a look at five of the cinematic highlights that are heading your way over the next couple of months… Divergent Who’s in it? Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet. What’s it about? Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica … >
More men have played Ian Fleming on-screen than have portrayed his key creation James Bond 007. At least nine in total. Charles Dance (Goldeneye, 1989), Leo Fenn and Jason Connery (Spymaker, 1990), Ben Daniels (Bondmaker, 2005), Skip Goeree (Bernhard – Scoundrel of Orange, 2010), Tobias Menzies (Any Human Heart, 2010), James D’Arcy (Age Of Heroes, 2011), Jeremy Crutchley (A Caribbean Mystery, 2013) and now Dominic Cooper in Ecosse Films’ new four-part Sky Atlantic / BBC America series Fleming.