Sad news for Poldark fans as the adventures of rugged Captain Ross Poldark will draw to a close with its fifth series, set to be broadcast on the BBC next year. Based on Winston Graham’s novels, Poldark has been a considerable success for the BBC, boosting The Hobbit star Aidan Turner’s appeal both here in the UK and in the … >
Along with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, Ryan Gosling and a performance by Rod Stewart, Jodie Whittaker will appear as a guest on The Graham Norton Show on September 28, according to Digital Spy. It shall be interesting to see how Whittaker interacts with Norton and her fellow guests. This is Jodie Whittaker’s first appearance … >
Since Matt Murdock was buried under a building and presumed dead at the end of The Defenders, we’ve seen new series of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist attempt to deal with the fallout. Now, we finally have a trailer for The Man Without Fear’s big return in Daredevil season 3.
Work is underway to bring teen sleuth Nancy Drew back to the small screen, with Gossip Girl masterminds, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz overseeing a new series for The CW. Multiple attempts have been made in the last few years to transfer Drew’s adventures from Carolyn Keene’s novels to a live-action TV show but none have launched … >
A Discovery Of Witches, the TV show inspired by Deborah Harkness’ books, will be “quite a departure” from the source material. Owen Teale, who is set to play the character of Peter Knox, warned fans of the changes during an appearance on Sunday Brunch.
Sightseers and Free Fire director Ben Wheatley’s next comedy film, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, is set to air on the BBC this winter after its premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead sees Humans star Neil Maskell take the titular role as a man who rents out a country manor for his extended family one festive … >
Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio is yet to discuss the possibility of doing a second series with the bosses at the BBC, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t keen to do one.
In some disappointing news, Sandi Toksvig revealed this weekend that she receives just 40% of what her male predecessor earned to host BBC panel show, QI. Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry in 2016 – the first woman ever to assume hosting duties – and while she previously told the Radio Times it would be “absurd” … >
The BBC’s electric thriller, Bodyguard barrels into its fourth episode as it explores the aftermath of the latest bombing… There was something very Line of Duty about this week’s episode of Bodyguard. From the oodles of interior police station scenes to the suspicious, telling absence of Keeley Hawes to the shady stairwell conversations, this week … >
Some casting news for the first filming block was discovered by a Twitter user. @Ruther2 found found a Doctor Who credit on Lisa Stokke’s Spotlight CV which lists her as portraying a character called Trine in an episode directed by Jamie Childs. Stoke is a talented actress and singer with dual American/Norwegian citizenship. #DoctorWho casting … >