BBC Four has announced the commission of new “bittersweet comedy” series Bucket. Written by and starring Frog Stone, the four 30-minute episodes will co-star Miriam Margolyes as her madcap mother. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, commented: “Miriam Margolyes gives her comedy masterclass in growing old disgracefully. This is a raucous, ribald and irreverent charting of … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat has revealed that it’s unlikely he’ll write for the show again once he departs as showrunner next year. Moffat’s final season of Doctor Who has been filming in Cardiff since June and will begin airing on BBC One in April 2017. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall will … >
Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has written “an original and modern take on the crime genre” for BBC One. Bodyguard is a contemporary thriller featuring the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. Writer Jed Mercurio commented: “I’m immensely flattered by the unstinting support my work has received from Charlotte … >
Three years since their last appearance, the Brockman family will be back on BBC One next month. Filming has commenced on a brand new Outnumbered Christmas special. Original cast members Hugh Dennis (Mock The Week), Claire Skinner (Critical), Tyger Drew-Honey (Cuckoo), Daniel Roche (Little Crackers) and Ramona Marquez (The King’s Speech) will all return in … >
BBC Two has announced the commission of The Luminaries, a new drama based on award-winning novelist Eleanor Catton’s novel. Winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize, The Luminaries is a 19th century tale of adventure and mystery set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island in the boom years of the 1860s … >
ITV’s new crime series Bancroft will explore “what happens when heinous crimes, long buried in the past, come back to haunt us.” Set in a busy northern city, the four-part thriller is written and created by Kate Brooke (Mr Selfridge, Ice Cream Girls, The Making of a Lady). Brooke commented: “I wanted to explore a … >
The director for the next block of filming on Doctor Who‘s new season has been revealed. 12 new Doctor Who episodes have been filming in Cardiff since June and will begin airing on BBC One in April 2017. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. The fourth block of filming, comprised of episodes written by … >
Jamie Mathieson has described his upcoming fourth Doctor Who episode as “a taut thrill ride, a gag fest [and] a pitch black satire.” The writer previously penned ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’, ‘Flatline’ and ‘The Girl Who Died’ (with Steven Moffat). 12 new Doctor Who episodes are currently filming in Cardiff and will begin airing on BBC One in April 2017. … >
Classic era Doctor Who writer Rona Munro has described writing her brand new episode as “a very different experience” from the last time. It was confirmed last week that Munro, who previously wrote 1989’s ‘Survival’, has written the ninth episode of 2017’s season, titled ‘The Eaters of Light’. 12 new Doctor Who episodes are currently filming in Cardiff … >
Call the Midwife will run for at least nine seasons, the BBC has confirmed today. Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, and Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama Commissioning, have announced the commission of Season 7, Season 8 and Season 9. The commission consists of eight 60-minute episodes in each season, plus three more Christmas specials. Call the … >