The end of Mrs Brown’s Boys has been teased

The comedy where a man plays the mother of his real-life wife may be on its final strait. Mrs Brown’s Boys, created by and starring Brendan O’Carroll, could finally be reaching its final episode in 2020. That’s when the contract for the show comes to an end. The BBC had ordered a bunch of Christmas … >

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The Doctor Who Fan Service Hot Line Week 5: The Tsuranga Conundrum

Woah. We’re halfway there. Woah. Caught me unawares. Reduced episode count but we’ll make it I swear. Woah. Ending on a prayer. Press 1 if you felt the conundrum aspect of this episode was overemphasised. Press 2 if you noticed Chibnall’s cunning trick of distracting us from this week’s implant device by using a word that sounded a bit … >

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Doctor Who Series 11: seventh episode titled Kerblam!

The title a photo and synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who series 11, Kerblam! was announced in a BBC press release: “Delivery for the Doctor!” A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of … >

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Mr Bean has become a huge YouTube hit, and won some prize or other

Who knew? Apparently, YouTube has something called a Diamond Play button, that it awards to channels that have 10 million subscribers or more. Presumably, this is reserved for generally young people who play computer games primarily, or very rich musicians. But heck: what do you know, Mr Bean has gone and bagged one. Furthermore, just … >

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Clique series 2 confirmed to land this week

The BBC has confirmed when we’ll be getting the second series of Jess Brittain’s hit psychological thriller, Clique. And the good news is that it’s just days away. The new run of the show will be available on BBC Three from Saturday November 10th – this Saturday coming – and it looks as if all … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: what to make of the rumours

On November 1, The Mirror reported that the Doctor Who special for Series 11 will air on New Year’s Day of 2019 rather than on Christmas day. “Doctor Who will not have a Christmas Day outing this year for the first time since the reboot in 2005. Instead, 13th Time Lord Jodie Whittaker will have an … >

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Black Mirror: more mash-up/sequel episodes are likely

Charlie Brooker has been chatting about his acclaimed Netflix anthology series in a new book, Inside Black Mirror, and he’s revealed that he’s open to producing follow-up episodes in the future… Brooker entertained the possibility of a sequel to White Bear, his 2013 episode about a woman trapped in a punishment loop (something she discovers at the … >

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