Tom Burke has been cast as Cormoran Strike in BBC One’s major new series based on J.K. Rowling’s crime novels. The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm and Career Of Evil, which were written under Rowling’s pseudonym, Robert Galbraith, will be produced as three separate event dramas. The seven episodes – one 3-part story and two 2-part stories – will begin filming in London … >
Can it really be three years since Doctor Who fans were speculating madly about what would happen in ‘The Day of the Doctor’? Who would be returning? Who wouldn’t be returning? Of course, it all worked out rather marvellously in the end, but that didn’t stop fandom losing their minds in 2013 trying to guess what Steven Moffat … >
Sherlock co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have given some hints about what to expect from the show’s new villain. It was announced in May that Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) will guest star in Season 4’s second episode. Pre-order Season 4 on DVD on Amazon. Pre-order Season 4 on Blu-ray on Amazon. The 49-year-old British actor’s online CV later … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed when the show’s new season will begin. Season 10 began filming in Cardiff in June, with Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas joining the TARDIS as Bill and Nardole. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Chatting to fans this week while filming Episode 3, written by Sarah Dollard (‘Face … >
As rumoured, Peter Capaldi will indeed be guest starring in BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Set in contemporary London at Coal Hill Academy, the eight-part YA sci-fi series will premiere on BBC Three online and air on BBC One in October. The Mirror reports that “Peter Capaldi’s Doctor is to guest star in the opening episode of Class.” An … >
The next season of Poldark began filming earlier today. A ten-part second season of the award-winning Cornish saga launched on BBC One last night. The BBC announced the commission of Season 3 in July. The Hobbit star Aidan Turner will reprise his role as Ross Poldark, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson as his wife Demelza. The official synopsis for Season 3 reads: “1794: Ross must … >
The creator of Line of Duty says he’s “looking forward to tormenting the nation” with the police corruption drama’s new season. Thandie Newton (Westworld, Crash) is joining the cast as DCI Roz Huntley, alongside returning regulars Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, and new cast members Jason Watkins (Being Human), Lee Ingleby (The A Word) and Royce Pierreson (Our Girl). … >
BBC Two has announced the commission of a brand new drama series from best-selling author and screenwriter Tom Rob Smith (Child 44). Described as a political and psychological thriller series, MotherFatherSon “sits at the intersections of police, politics and the press, as much a family saga as it is a savage, unflinching study of power and how even the … >
Thandie Newton has been announced as the guest lead in the new season of Line of Duty. Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama will move to BBC One in 2017 for its fourth season, which starts filming in Belfast this month. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, Line of Duty launched on BBC Two in June 2012 and the third season concluded earlier this … >
Desiree Akhavan will write and star in The Bisexual for Channel 4. The new comedy series is described as “a painfully hilarious look at the difference of dating men and women from the perspective of a person who finds herself doing both. It’s an honest look at the last taboo, bisexuality and what it means to refuse to … >