James Norton has joined the cast of McMafia, BBC One’s epic new drama set in the international crime world. Created by screenwriter and director Hossein Amini (Drive) and James Watkins (The Woman in Black), the eight-part series is being produced by Cuba Pictures, the makers of BBC One’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Inspired by … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says that he is keen to avoid “the embarrassment” of drawing attention to his upcoming exit on the show. Moffat will step down from the role as lead writer in 2017’s Christmas special, following Season 10 next spring. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall will take over as showrunner for 2018’s Season … >
The fourth season of Sherlock has been made available for UK customers to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray. The three new episodes are not expected to air until January 2017, but eager fans can get their orders in now. Episode 2 will guest star Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) as “one of Doyle’s finest villains”, … >
ITV has announced the commission of a new contemporary drama serial from the writers of A Mother’s Son and Mistresses. Hermione Norris (In the Club) and Lee Ingleby (The A Word) will lead the cast of Innocent, written by Chris Lang (Unforgotten) and Matt Arlidge (The Little House). The cast also includes Angel Coulby (Merlin), Daniel Ryan (Home … >
Filming has begun on a brand new Jonathan Creek special. Titled ‘Daemons’ Roost’, the 90-minute episode will air on BBC One later this year. QI star Alan Davies returns as Creek, alongside Sarah Alexander (The Worst Week Of My Life) as his wife, Polly. Davies first revealed details of the new special earlier this year, … >
1996’s Doctor Who TV movie will finally make its HD debut on Blu-ray later this year. Starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor alongside Daphne Ashbrook as Grace and Eric Roberts as the Master, the feature-length episode celebrated its 20th anniversary in May. ‘The TV Movie’ will be released on Blu-ray on Monday 19 September … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that he currently believes Peter Capaldi will continue playing the Doctor beyond the end of the next season. Capaldi joined as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013 and Season 10 will be his third season in the role. Matt Smith and David Tennant both played the Doctor for three … >
HBO’s new programming chief has confirmed the rumours that there will only be another two seasons of Game of Thrones. Casey Bloys announced on Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles that Season 8 will the fantasy drama’s last. Bloys commented: “Believe me, as the new guy, if I could get … >
Filming is now complete on the first block of filming for the new season of Doctor Who. Season 10 began production in Cardiff last month, with Pearl Mackie joining Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as new companion Bill and comedian Matt Lucas returning as Nardole. The show’s official Twitter account announced this morning: “That’s a wrap on block 1! … >
Deep Roy is rumoured to be playing a role in the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. The Kenyan actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian was apparently spotted on location filming with the Doctor Who cast this week in Valencia, Spain. Reports on Twitter suggest that he is playing a robot in the episode, which is written … >