The rebooted Danger Mouse will be back on CBBC for a second season. The World’s Greatest Secret Agent returned last September with 52 eleven-minute episodes. The voice cast included Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon as Danger Mouse and Penfold, alongside Dave Lamb, Stephen Fry, Morwenna Banks, Shauna Macdonald and Game of Thrones star Lena Headey. Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC, commented: “Crikey … >
Production has started on the new TV version of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Based on the novels by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who writer Douglas Adams, BBC America’s series is written by Max Landis (Chronicle) and comes from the producers of The Walking Dead. Described as a “comedic thriller”, the story follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” … >
Peter Kay’s Car Share will return next year for an “intimate, poignant and hilarious” new season. The comedy series premiered exclusively on BBC iPlayer in 2015, receiving three million iPlayer requests in its first four days before airing on BBC One to over six million viewers. Car Share went on to win Best Scripted Comedy at the BAFTA Television Awards, with Peter Kay bagging the … >
The ultimate cat cosplay adventure arrives this summer from Genix Lab and Channel 4’s games division, All 4 Games. Fancy Cats will be free to download on the App Store, the Google Play store and the Amazon App Store. Whether it’s Purr-fessor Dumbleclaw or X-Men‘s Kitty Pryde, cosplay your cat as a variety of claw-some characters from the worlds of film, gaming, comic … >
Michelle Gomez has revealed that she’s keen for Missy to meet Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who. Asked by a fan at MegaCon in Orlando over the weekend if she’d like to see Missy and Jack appear in an episode together, the Scottish actress replied: “Oh my god, that would just be total carnage. And kinda sexy as well.” … >
Detective drama Endeavour will return for a new season in 2017, marking the 30th anniversary of Inspector Morse on ITV. Set in the summer of 1967, next year’s episodes will celebrate the anniversary with “many respectful tips of the trilby from Endeavour to its much admired progenitor in terms of guest casting, heritage characters and stories.” Shaun Evans (The Scandalous Lady … >
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint will lead the cast of a new comedy from David Walliams and Miranda Hart’s producion company. The cast of Sick Note also includes Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) and Don Johnson (Miami Vice). The series is created and written by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz. The official synopsis reads: “Sick Note is the story … >
The writers of BBC Two’s Inside No. 9 have given some new hints about what to expect from the upcoming third season. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes, directed by Guillam Morales (Julia’s Eyes). Guest stars will include Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty), Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife), … >
It’s been confirmed that The Aliens won’t be returning to E4 for a second season. From the makers of Misfits and created by In the Flesh writer Fintan Ryan, the six-part comedy-drama launched on E4 earlier this year. The Aliens starred Michael Socha (This is England, Being Human) and Michaela Coel (Top Boy, Chewing Gum), alongside Michael Smiley (Black … >
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is set to return to BBC Radio 4. More than a decade since the show last aired in 2005, a new season of the sci-fi comedy series has been commissioned. The sixth season is expected to be titled ‘The Hexagonal Phase’, the British Comedy Guide reports. The new episodes will apparently be … >