After she debuted the role of Jenny in Doctor Who back in 2008, there was some speculation that Georgia Tennant would get a call to reprise the part again. Now, as she embarks on new adventures courtesy of Big Finish, she’s confirmed that a TV return for the character was never on the cards. Tennant … >
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces to invest £125 million into a new Freeview app, which the British broadcasters hope can rival Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and all the other streaming services vying for the attention of British audiences. Network operator Arqiva is also involved in the deal. Rumours of a collaboration between … >
Channel 4 has opted not to press ahead with further episodes of Damned, Jo Brand’s social worker sitcom, which debuted in 2016 and returned for a second series earlier this year. Sadly, for fans of the show, Channel 4 will not be making a third series of Damned. Jo Brand wrote the series (with comedian collaborators Will … >
We’ve been hearing for months that HBO has been developing Game Of Thrones spinoff series ideas, and now it looks like the network is pressing ahead with one of the concepts. The news today is that HBO has ordered a pilot episode for one of these Game Of Thrones prequels, and George R.R. Martin is involved in the … >
It’s testament to The Fast Show’s incredible depth of quality that narrowing this list down to a manageable number proved to be so exceedingly difficult. There were so many brilliant characters across the show’s run, it’s easy to forget some absolute gems.There was the thespian who spent “over six hours in make up”, the ever-so … >
Channel 4 continues to make programming decisions that other outlets would shy away from, which is a very admirable thing indeed. The UK broadcaster has just announced Home, a sitcom centred on a Syrian refugee who lives in the UK. Home is written by Rufus Jones (who you’ve probably seen on screen in W1A, Camping and/or Hunderby), who will also star in … >
Matt Berry – who’s known for Toast Of London, The IT Crowd and many other hilarious projects – has a new series on Channel 4. It’s called Year Of The Rabbit, and it’s a detective series with comedy elements set in Victorian-era London. The synopsis for Year Of The Rabbit, which makes it sound like a real hoot, is right … >
The Escape, starring Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper, is a British drama movie that focuses on the mental health struggles of its protagonist, Tara. Played by Arterton, Tara admits to her husband (Cooper) that she isn’t happy, and that something needs to change in her life. A new trailer for the film has now arrived online, … >
Going from Lilibet Windsor to Lisbeth Salander, Claire Foy has swapped The Crown for The Girl In The Spider’s Web. It’s quite a hairpin turn of a shift in characters for the Golden-Globe-winning British actress, which provides even more evidence of how talented and versatile she is as a performer. And now, we have a The Girl In The … >
Peter Jackson has reacted to the rumours that he might be involved in Amazon’s in-development TV series based on The Lord Of The Rings, clarifying for his fans that he is not working on the project in any way. Jackson, who directed all of The Lord Of The Rings movies and The Hobbit trilogy, said the following to Allocine … >