Channel 4 reportedly considering a V For Vendetta TV show

Channel 4 is having some success with science fiction, thanks to the success of Humans, and the currently-running Electric Dreams. So much so that it’s now reportedly considering bringing a version of V For Vendetta to the small screen. The Alan Moore comic book was made into a movie back in 2005, but now a … >

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Line Of Duty creator making new show for BBC One

Now this is good news. Jed Mecurio, the writer behind the brilliant Line Of Duty, has a new project lined up at the BBC. It’s going by the name of Bodyguard, and will follow a former soldier – played by Richard Madden – who comes home to join the protection brand of the London Metropolitan … >

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Little Britain: why the BBC cancelled the show

Now on sale is Matt Lucas’ excellent sort-of-autobiography, Little Me: My Life From A-Z. It’s a candid, interesting book, and one that shed light on why he and David Walliams never got to make a fourth UK series of Little Britain. Lucas openly discusses the difficulties getting the BBC to take on the show in … >

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Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons: original series heading to Blu-ray!

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s been confirmed that Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s original version of Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons is getting a Blu-ray release. It’s been announced by the excellent Network releasing, and on 20th November, it’s releasing a first volume of episodes. A generous collection of them too, with eight … >

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