Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed which of the Doctor Who episodes he’s starred in so far have been his favourites. The Scottish actor first appeared as the Twelfth Doctor in the show’s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, in November 2013 and his first full season launched in August 2014. Asked by DWM in … >
BBC One’s new psychological thriller The Replacement has started filming in Glasgow. The three-part series is written and directed by Joe Ahearne (The Secret of Crickley Hall, Doctor Who). Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Morven Christie (The A Word) will lead the cast, alongside Richard Rankin, Dougray Scott, Neve McIntosh, Navin Chowdhry and Siobhan Redmond. MClure … >
Following over a decade of London-based companions, it looks like Doctor Who newcomer Pearl Mackie’s character Bill will break the trend. Modern Doctor Who companions Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones, Donna Noble and Clara Oswald all lived in the London area (although Clara originally hailed from Blackpool). Even Amy Pond and Rory Williams, who were first seen in the … >
We’ve had lots of fans of BBC One’s new supernatural drama The Living and the Dead asking who the haunting theme music which plays over the equally spooky title sequence is by. Director Alice Troughton (Merlin, In the Flesh) has kindly informed CultBox that the track is called ‘A Lyke Wake Dirge’. It’s arranged and performed by The Insects, with vocals from Howling’ Lord. The … >
ITV Encore has announced the commission of of a new crime drama from the writer of Unforgotten and the producer of The Missing. Dark Heart will star Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demon, Doctor Who) as DI Will Wagstaffe, a man haunted by his past. Set in London, the two-hour drama is written by Chris Lang (A Mother’s Son), directed by Colin Teague (Jekyll & Hyde) and based … >
The cast has been announced for a new heist thriller based on last year’s extraordinary robbery of £14m worth of jewels from London’s Hatton Garden Vault. The Hatton Garden Job began filming in London this week and is the first movie to catalogue the remarkable burglary. Downton Abbey star Matthew Goode and Nip Tuck star Joely Richardson will head up the cast. The … >
The Frankenstein Chronicles will return to ITV Encore for a second season. Incorporating elements from Mary Shelley’s Gothic literary classic, the period crime drama launched last November, starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Sharpe) as Inspector John Marlott. The Frankenstein Chronicles is set in Georgian London in 1827 and was created by Benjamin Ross (The Young Poisoner’s Handbook) … >
Filming has begun on BBC One’s new one-off film about murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor. Told from the perspective of the Taylor family, the 90-minute drama explores their journey from Lagos to London, the emotional repercussions of Damilola’s death and the family’s quest for justice. Our Loved Boy is written by award-winning screenwriter and playwright Levi David Addai and directed by Euros Lynn … >
Sacha Dhawan is going to guest star in Sherlock. The actor is best known for his roles in The History Boys, In the Club, 24: Live Another Day and Mr Selfridge. He also appeared in Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss’s Doctor Who drama An Adventure in Space and Time. Dhawan will play a character named AJ in the fourth season of … >
The creator of BBC One’s The Living And The Dead has hinted at the possibility of a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), all six episodes of the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer last week and will begin airing on BBC One later this month. > Read our 5-star review of the first episode. Asked at … >