BBC One has announced today that Paul McGann is joining the cast of Holby City. The Doctor Who star will play Professor John Gaskell, “a surgical star with irrepressible charm”, in the long-running medical drama series. McGann will begin filming in August and will appear on screen from December. The actor commented: “I’m really excited to be … >
Martin Clunes has returned to Port Isaac in Cornwall as filming starts on the eighth season of Doc Martin. The Men Behaving Badly star is back as the nation’s favourite grumpy medic, Dr. Martin Ellingham, in eight new episodes of ITV’s long-running medical drama. Buy the Season 7 box set on Amazon here. All the show’s … >
A new drama combining “sci-fi, horror, adventure, suspense, fantasy and mystery” will launch on CBBC this autumn. A 13-part original drama anthology of spooky tales, Creeped Out will be filmed in the UK and Canada. The series is created by Bede Blake and Rob Butler and the individual stories will be linked together by ‘The Curious’, a mysterious … >
Detectorists will return to BBC Four later this year. Written, directed and starring Mackenzie Crook (The Office), the hit comedy series launched in October 2014 and follows Andy (Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones) as they arm themselves with their metal detectors in a bid to strike gold. Six new 30-minute episodes will begin filming this summer. … >
BBC Four’s latest Scandi TV acquisition is Black Lake. The eight-part Swedish drama series follows a group of young friends and the unsettling chain of events that are set into motion when they visit an abandoned ski resort. Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC Four, commented: “Having expanded our international drama slate to take viewers to Canada … >
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Channel 4 and AMC have announced the re-commission of Humans. A third season of the sci-fi drama will begin filming this autumn, with key cast returning. The eight new episodes will again be written by series creators Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley. Based on the award-winning Swedish drama Real Humans, Humans launched on Channel 4 in June 2015 … >
The new season of ITV Encore’s The Frankenstein Chronicles has started filming in Northern Ireland. Incorporating elements from Mary Shelley’s Gothic literary classic, the period crime drama launched in November 2015, starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Sharpe) as Inspector John Marlott. The Frankenstein Chronicles is set in Georgian London in 1827 and was created by Benjamin Ross (The … >
BBC One has announced the commission of an original new drama from BAFTA-winning writer Sally Wainwright. Shibden Hall will be co-produced with HBO. Created, directed and written by Sally Wainwright (To Walk Invisible, Last Tango In Halifax, Happy Valley), the eight part drama series is set in West Yorkshire in 1832 and is described as “a remarkable … >
The creators of The Missing are writing a new drama for ITV. Written by Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams, The Widow introduces us to Georgia Wells who has cut herself off from her previous life and is no longer the woman she once was. The eight-part series will follow Georgia as … >