BBC One has announced the commission of a new adaptation of Ian McEwan’s The Child In Time. The BBC co-production with Masterpiece and Downton Abbey executive producer Rebecca Eaton will adapted from McEwan’s Whitbread Prize winning novel by Stephen Butchard (Five Daughters, The Last Kingdom). Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch will lead the cast of the 90-minute film as … >
Sky Atlantic has ordered a third and final season of crime thriller The Tunnel. Adapted from the Danish/Swedish crime drama The Bridge, the British-French series launched in October 2013 and a second season began in April 2016. Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. Written by the show’s lead writer Emilia Di Girolamo (Law & Order: … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has addressed the possibility of CGI being used to revive past Doctors on screen. The technique was prominently used recently in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with a substantial role for Peter Cushing’s character Grand Moff Tarkin, despite the actor’s death in 1994. There has been much discussion since the film’s … >
The creator of BBC One’s Taboo is already planning at least another two seasons. Produced by Ridley Scott and based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, the eight-part series is written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and is currently airing on Saturday nights on BBC One. Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy), a man who … >
Gambling in one of the oldest forms of entertainment in the world. There’s a special feeling you get when you play for real money in a casino and get a big win in front of your eyes. The adrenaline rush of free money is like no other feeling in the world for a compulsive gambler. … >
The relationship is a complex matter where a single detail matters. If partners are happy, they don’t feel any anxiety about their relationship. However, they should be alert because as their relationship progresses, their models of behavior gradually change and these changes might be not for the better. From the side, they may come across … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has hinted that fans might not have seen the last of River Song in the show. Played by Alex Kingston, the character made her (non-chronological) debut in ‘Silence in the Library’ in 2008. River Song was last seen in 2015’s Christmas special, ‘The Husbands of River Song’, which appeared to be the final time … >
Channel 4 has announced the commission of second season of Damned. Created by Jo Brand (Getting On) and Morwenna Banks (Miss You Already), the sharp black comedy based around the lives of two jaded social workers launched on Channel 4 last year. Damned will return for six new 30-minute episodes in late 2017. Jo Brand commented: … >
The cast of Victoria have gathered this week to read through the first scripts for the new season. The period drama series launched on ITV last August and follows Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman) from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Victoria is currently … >
Canadian drama Cardinal will air in the UK on BBC Four later this year. Adapted from author Giles Blunt’s award-winning Forty Words for Sorrow, the first of the John Cardinal Mysteries book series, the six-part crime drama will be the channel’s first TV series from Canada. Sue Deeks, BBC Head of Programme Acquisition teased: “Set in … >