Here’s a curious case of ‘what could have been’: we’ve just learned that Timothy Spall, the revered British actor, was almost cast as Mike in The Young Ones back in the day. “We nearly gave the part to Timothy Spall, who did an absolutely brilliant reading,” the show’s co-writer Lise Mayer has revealed in a new documentary. However, they … >
Doctor Who fans have been invited to send welcome videos to Jodie Whittaker, ahead of her first full series in the show’s lead role. The campaign is being led by BBC America, who are planning to compile the video messages together into one big happy montage to show to Whittaker. With regards to exactly what they’re … >
The acclaimed military drama Our Girl is heading back to BBC One early next month, it’s been confirmed. The episodes making up the third series of the show have been split up. As such, we’re getting series three part two from Tuesday June 5th. The first block of episodes debuted late last year. A 9pm … >
Over 500 classic Doctor Who episodes will stream worldwide on Switch – an online video platform with a built-in chatroom – from May 29th to July 23rd. BBC Studios has teamed up with Switch to put together this online broadcast, which is being described as ‘the first-ever digital broadcasting event of the Classic Doctor Who era’. 26 … >
A space western featuring everyone’s favourite scruffy looking nerf herder and his faithful buddy? Pretty much…
The cast for Sony’s upcoming Men in Black spin-off movie is shaping up to very interesting indeed, with Liam Neeson joining Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the film.
Further to the news that Sky has renewed Riviera for a second series, we’ve now learned that another famous face will be joining the steamy drama: Will Arnett, stepping out the comedic sandbox that he mainly plays in these days, has signed up for a recurring role in Riviera series 2. Arnett has been prolific on the small and … >
Philomena Cunk – the comedic persona of Diane Morgan, who debuted on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe before going on to star in her own ‘factual’ TV shows – is releasing an encyclopedia. It has the rather brilliant title of Cunk On Everything, and it was written in real life by Morgan, Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. Publisher … >
Krypton has been renewed for a second season, with Syfy ordering another batch of Superman prequel episodes. This news arrived shortly before the American broadcast of the Krypton season 1 finale, which is taking place tonight (May 23rd). The show focuses on Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, who is played by Cameron Cuffe. At the heart of the drama … >
Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have revealed that Sherlock is coming back for “a new adventure”, although it won’t be in the format that we’ve come to expect from the Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman-starring series. On International Sherlock Holmes day, Moffat and Gatiss made their announcement with this video: Moffat and Gatiss, speaking together in the video, … >