Stath Lets Flats episode 1 review

New estate agent sitcom Stath Lets Flats is worth signing on the dotted line for. Back in 2015, BBC Three released a comedy pilot called People Time – a sketch show starring seven writer-performers including siblings Jamie and Natasia Demetriou. It was incredibly well-received, with the New Statesman suggesting it could be “the beginning of … >

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Doctor Who: producer recalls Tom Baker series that was planned but never filmed

Former Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe has revealed some intriguing details about a series of Doctor Who that was planned but never filmed. Hinchcliffe was the boss for Tom Baker’s first three series, but if Hinchcliffe had stuck around for a fourth collaboration with Baker instead of heading off for pastures new, things would have looked very different. “We did … >

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More Doctor Who lands on Netflix

With lots of Doctor Who now available on BBC iPlayer to download, where it’ll be until the end of the new series in November, Netflix has got in on the act too. It’s added another episode to its service, the 2016 Christmas special, The Return Of Doctor Mysterio. Helpfully, it’s classified this as a series … >

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Brexit: first look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings

Channel 4 is making a one-off political thriller about the Brexit vote, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing a starring role. The Sherlock, Doctor Strange and Patrick Melrose actor will play a real-life political strategist, Dominic Cummings, who was Director of the Vote League campaign. Today, we have a first-look image to share of Cumberbatch as Cummings… And here’s a snap … >

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Netflix is planning to set up a base in London

Reports suggest that Netflix is planning to set up a base of operations in London, with a new facility intended to create more content for the European market. Diego Bunuel, who used to work as head of documentaries for the French premium cable channel Canal+, is said to be heading up this new Netflix base. … >

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Nobodies: Melissa McCarthy series cancelled after two seasons

Nobodies, the Melissa McCarthy comedy series that originated in the States on the basic cable network TV Land, has been cancelled after two seasons. When the first season of Nobodies did strong ratings, the second was moved over to the Paramount Network. But when that second season failed to do quite so well, it was pushed … >

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Line Of Duty series 5: first script teased

The time to return to the world of AC-12 is edging closer, with Line Of Duty’s fifth series moving closer. Jed Mercurio has been putting together the scripts for the new run, that’s set to see Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar all return. On his Instagram account, Compston has teased the start of … >

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