Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay has revealed that it was hoped Timothy Dalton would return in last year’s season finale. The character of Rassilon – the founder of Time Lord society on the planet Gallifrey and its first leader, as Lord High President – had previously been seen in ‘The End of Time: Part 2’ in 2010, played by … >
Rowan Atkinson will return as legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret in two further single films. The Blackadder star made his debut as Maigret earlier this year in ‘Maigret Sets a Trap’, which attracted 7.2 million viewers and a 28% share of the audience. Two new 120-minute films will begin filming in November, again set in Paris in the 1950s. Pre-order Maigret on DVD on Amazon … >
The makers of last year’s hit And Then There Were None are reuniting to adapt another classic Agatha Christie story. Writer Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None, The Casual Vacancy) and director Julian Jarrold (The Crown, Appropriate Adult) will adapt The Witness For The Prosecution as a two-part drama for BBC One with Mammoth Screen (And Then There Were None, Poldark) and Agatha Christie Productions (And … >
Filming has wrapped on the second episode of Sherlock‘s new season. Season 4 Episode 2 began filming in Cardiff on Monday 16 May and is directed by Nick Hurran, who previously helmed Season 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’ and Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special. It was announced last month that Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) would be “bringing to … >
Karen Gillan has finished filming the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released in UK cinemas in July 2014 and introduced the former Doctor Who actress as Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos. Marvel’s follow-up, titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, is due for release in UK cinemas on 5 May 2017. … >
BBC America has announced that Orphan Black is coming to an end. The Canadian sci-fi thriller series has been renewed for a fifth and final season of ten episodes which will air in 2017. Starring Tatiana Maslany as various clones, Orphan Black launched in March 2013 and Maslany has received a 2015 Emmy nomination for Best Actress, two Critics’ Choice Awards for … >
ITV has announced the commission of a new true crime mini-series from the producers of BBC Two’s hit police corruption drama Line of Duty. Based on the story of a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel, Muncie begins filming in Scotland this month. The three-part drama will star Douglas Henshall (Shetland) as detective William Muncie and Martin Compston (Line of Duty) as … >
Little Britain star Matt Lucas has revealed that his Doctor Who character will be developed further when he returns to the show next year. It was officially announced on Tuesday that the comedy actor will be joining the cast of Doctor Who as a regular in Season 10, which begins filming next week. Lucas tweeted yesterday: “I’m so excited about these Doctor Who scripts … >
Mike Bartlett will make his Doctor Who debut with an episode in Season 10, the BBC has confirmed. The writer had a huge hit on BBC One last year with his drama series Doctor Foster, starring Suranne Jones, who played Idris in Neil Gaiman’s first Doctor Who episode, ‘The Doctor’s Wife’. Doctor Foster will return for a second … >
Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow will return to BBC Two for six further 30-minute episodes and a Christmas special in 2017. Commissioned as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare Festival 2016, marking the 400th anniversary of the writer’s death, the first season launched on BBC Two last month, averaging over two million viewers. Actor David Mitchell commented: “I’m thrilled that we’ll be … >