ITV lines up its big new drama, Next Of Kin, for January

If you’re looking for something to keep you company in the cold January evenings, then ITV reckons it might have you covered. It’s put together a new drama by the name of Next Of Kin, billed as a “gripping contemporary family thriller”. It’s penned by Natasha Narayan and Paul Rutman, and stars Archie Panjabi and … >

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Goodnight Sweetheart is heading to the stage

The time-dashing sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart originally ran between 1993 and 1999, and followed Nicholas Lyndhurst’s Gary Sparrow, as he jumped between the 1940s and the present day. Oh, and managing two relationships with two different women as he did so. Nothing dodgy about that. Not at all. Family friendly stuff. The show was briefly revived … >

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The year that David Tennant dominated Christmas TV

Television viewing habits have changed an enormous amount since the end of 2009. Now, we’re as likely to watch programmes on catch-up services, or eschew broadcast television altogether. And with that in mind, it’s easy to overlook that at the end of 2009, and the start of 2010, there was a point when half of … >

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The League Of Gentlemen: now they’re going back on tour!

Next week, we get the long-awaited return of The League Of Gentlemen to our screens, in a trio of new episodes to mark the 20th anniversary of the League. Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith all star, and have co-written the new shows with Jeremy Dyson. And now, it’s been revealed that for the … >

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Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi’s farewell message to the show

Earlier this week, the cast and crew of Doctor Who gathered for the official press launch of this year’s emotional Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time. But not everyone was there. Director Rachel Talalay is working on another project in the US at the moment. And Peter Capaldi? He was in Scotland, and unable to … >

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John Barrowman panto branded lewd and offensive

Last year, we had the pleasure of seeing the mighty John Barrowman in pantomime, where he co-starred with the Krankies. It was a terrific show, too, and not without a few risqué moments. Very funny ones at that. This year, John Barrowman and The Krankies – which sounds like a great Eurovision act to us … >

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Curb Your Enthusiasm has been renewed for season 10

You can count the recent revival of Curb Your Enthusiasm as a success, with Larry David’s show earning acclaiming and strong ratings. So much so, in fact, that HBO has now ordered a season 10 of the programme, that’ll go into production early in 2018. President of programming at HBO, Casey Bloys, said in a … >

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Prison Break season 6 is pressing ahead

The recent miniseries revival of Prison Break certainly seemed to do its job. The revival earned very strong ratings, bringing back Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller for another attempted break out of another prison. The show’s revival was so successful that, unexpectedly, a sixth season has now been ordered. The news was broken by Dominic … >

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