Game of Thrones, HBO’s fantasy drama based on the bestselling novels by George RR Martin, returns to Sky Atlantic tonight for a fifth season. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 boxset on Amazon. CultBox caught up with Welsh actor Iwan Rheon for an exclusive chat about playing the evil Ramsay Bolton, his new album and … >
John Waters is back with Carsick, a hilarious (if not always 100% true) account of hitchhiking fearlessly into the heart of middle America. CultBox writer Alice Woordward phoned the American filmmaker, actor, writer and visual artist at his home for a chat about the book and everything from Vincent Price, RuPaul’s Drag Race and crowdsourcing to Zandra Rhodes, … >
The second season of Broadchurch is out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Season 2 concluded in the UK last month and saw Eve Myles, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D’Arcy and Phoebe Waller-Bridge join the cast, alongside returning Season 1 stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill. > Order Season 2 … >
Fisayo Akinade stars as Dean in Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies‘ two new dramas, Cucumber and Banana. CultBox caught up with Fisayo for a chat about the shows and his new BBC One series, Ordinary Lies… > Order Cucumber on DVD on Amazon. > Order Banana on DVD on Amazon. Dean is … >
Denise Black returned as Hazel Tyler, Vince’s mum in Queer as Folk, in tonight’s episode of Cucumber on Channel 4. CultBox caught up with Denise, currently in Australia, for an exclusive chat about the episode… [CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 6 IF YOU’VE NOT SEEN IT] When did Queer as Folk writer Russell T … >
Matt Lucas (Little Britain) stars as the titular elderly oddball aristocrat in Pompidou, BBC Two’s new visual comedy series. The six 30-minute episodes also star Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. Pompidou begins at 6.30pm on Sunday 1 March on BBC Two. In a clapped-out old caravan, parked in front of his now … >
E4’s teen thriller Glue stars The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Lawrence Knight. The eight-part murder mystery series aired last autumn on E4 and arrives on DVD on Monday 23 February, also featuring Yasmin Paige (The Sarah Jane Adventures), Jordan Stephens from Rizzle Kicks, Callum Turner (Ripper Street), Kierston Wareing (Luther) and Steve Oram (Sightseers). … >
Charlie Covell writes and stars in the sixth episode of E4’s new LGBT drama Banana next week. Episode 6 airs at 10pm on Thursday 26 February on E4 and Amy (Charlie Covell) has got a date with Kay (T’nia Miller), but in order to find happiness, she must defeat her greatest enemy – her own … >
Best known to Doctor Who fans as Madame Vastra, Scottish actress Neve McIntosh stars as head nurse Nicola Hicklin in Sky1’s Critical. An ultra-realistic real-time medical drama from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, the 13-part series begins at 9pm on Tuesday 24 February on Sky1. Set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, each episode scrubs … >
Bethany Black stars as Helen in the fourth episode of E4’s new LGBT drama Banana, becoming the first trans woman to play a trans character in an ongoing British TV series. Episode 4 airs at 10pm tonight on E4 and sees Helen getting tough with her ex, Eddie; but her birthday turns into a disaster … >