The former Doctor Who head-honcho Russell T. Davies has once again put pen-to-paper for the corporation on A Very English Scandal. A three-part drama, it will feature as a part of the BBC’s recently announced new season of original shows. Based on the book by journalist John Preston, A Very English Scandal will be directed by Stephen … >
Patrick Ness is a man with with a pretty stellar writing pedigree. Not only did the man behind Doctor Who spin-off series Class pen the book upon which the fantastic A Monster Calls is based, soon more of his novels – the Chaos Walking series – are to be made into a film starring Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley … >
A late contender has reportedly entered the shortlist to replace Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who. Capaldi’s final scenes as the Doctor will air this Christmas in Steven Moffat’s last episode as showrunner, but the actor playing the new Doctor is expected to be announced fairly soon. Now Fortitude actor Luke Treadaway is being tipped to replace Capaldi, … >
Filming on the long-awaited Downton Abbey may finally be getting close, but we wouldn’t bet on Dame Maggie Smith being in it right now. It was revealed today that the film’s shoot is due to begin in September. Last October there were reports that Smith had signed on to appear in the big screen version of the period drama as Violet Crawley, Dowager … >
The long-awaited Downton Abbey film is set to begin filming this autumn. Rumours surrounding the movie have been going around for over a year now, with a production source announcing in January that “the financing ducks are being lined up very nicely” and a report last month confirming that production will take place at “the end of this year”. … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by Peter Harness, ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’ airs on Saturday 27 May on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “A 5,000 year-old Pyramid stands at the centre of a war zone, where the Chinese, Russian … >
ITV has announced the cast for the brand new series from Fat Friends creator Kay Mellor. Girlfriends will star Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey), Zoë Wanamaker (Mr Selfridge) and Miranda Richardson (Mapp & Lucia) as three women – Linda, Sue and Gail – each pushing 60 and struggling to cope with what life has to throw at them. The … >
BBC Four has announced a series of all-star monologues as part of the BBC’s Gay Britannia season this summer. Curated and directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who), Queers will feature Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Front, Russell Tovey, Gemma Whelan, Ian Gelder, Kadiff Kirwan and Fionn Whitehead each delivering a 15-minute monologue. The eight episodes will … >
A new “live entertainment extravaganza” will begin airing every Saturday morning on CBBC this autumn. The series will continue in the tradition of classic Saturday morning programmes like Going Live!, Saturday Superstore and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. Set to be titled Live & Dangerous, the show will be broadcast live from MediaCityUK and “packed full of celebrity guests, … >
All Round to Mrs Brown’s will return to BBC One next year. The first season of the British-Irish comedy talk show launched in March. Six new episodes will air in 2018, the BBC has announced. Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll commented: “The whole family are thrilled with the reception the show has received on Saturday nights. … >