BBC One orders new thriller ‘Bodyguard’ from writer of ‘Line of Duty’

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 … >

Posted Filed under

‘Outnumbered’ returning for new one-off special this Christmas

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 … >

Posted Filed under

Eleanor Catton to adapt her novel ‘The Luminaries’ for BBC Two

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 … >

Posted Filed under

ITV orders female-led crime thriller ‘Bancroft’

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 … >

Posted Filed under

‘Zygon Invasion’ director is returning to ‘Doctor Who’

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 … >

Posted Filed under

‘Doctor Who’ writer Jamie Mathieson promises ‘very, very scary’ Season 10 ep

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. … >

Posted Filed under
Doctor Who

Rona Munro chats about writing her new ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10 episode

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 … >

Posted Filed under

BBC One orders three more seasons of ‘Call the Midwife’

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 … >

Posted Filed under

‘Last Tango in Halifax’ is returning for two-part Christmas special

A pair of new one-off episodes of Last Tango in Halifax have begun filming. Regular cast members Sarah Lancashire, Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, and Nicola Walker will all return for the two-part Christmas special on BBC One next month. The drama’s third season concluded in February 2015, averaging 7.4 million viewers. Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set … >

Posted Filed under

Can we learn anything from TV lottery winners?

Lotteries are played by a whopping 70% of British adults, and that popularity is replicated in countries all over the world. In the US, for example, roughly 143 million people play each year. This life-changing competition has been represented in TV many times over the years. For the sake of entertainment, though, things aren’t always … >

Posted Filed under