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 … >
The BBC has announced the first guest star for the new season of Doctor Who. Stephanie Hyam has signed up for a role in Season 10. She will play a character named Heather in either Episode 1 or Episode 2. Hyam appeared as Jane in the recent Sherlock special ‘The Abominable Bride’. She has also been in BBC Three’s Murdered by My Boyfriend and … >
Australian writer Sarah Dollard has written an episode of Doctor Who for the new season, the BBC has confirmed. Dollard wrote 2015’s ‘Face the Raven’ and has previously written episodes of Being Human, Aussie soap Neighbours and BBC Two’s thriller The Game. She commented last year ahead of her first episode: “Getting to play in the Doctor Who toy box … >
The BBC has officially announced today that Matt Lucas will be joining the cast of Doctor Who as a regular next season. The Little Britain star made his debut as Nardole in last year’s Christmas special, ‘The Husbands of River Song’. A new press released confirms: “Matt Lucas returns to Doctor Who from the opening episode of series 10 which starts … >
BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will have an LGBT lead character, the show’s writer has announced. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class began filming in Cardiff in April. The eight-part series is set in contemporary London at Coal Hill School and “will shine a light on a whole new corner of the Whoniverse.” Ness revealed the news on Twitter … >
Frank Cottrell-Boyce has written an episode of Doctor Who for the new season. The British screenwriter and author made his Doctor Who debut in 2014 with Season 8’s ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Cottrell-Boyce’s new story will be Season 10’s second episode, the BBC confirmed today. Episode 1 will be Steven Moffat’s season opener, which will introduce Pearl Mackie … >