Two Doors Down will return to BBC Two for a second season. Written by Gregor Sharp and Simon Carlyle, the Scottish comedy launched last month. Six new 30-minute episodes will begin filming from mid-August on location in Glasgow and at BBC Scotland’s Dumbarton Studios. Starring Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Elaine C Smith, Doon Mackichan, Sharon Rooney, Jonathan Watson, Jamie Quinn … >
The BBC has confirmed that Line of Duty will move to BBC One for its fourth season next year. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, the police corruption drama launched on BBC Two in June 2012 and the third season concluded last month with 5.6 million viewers; the highest-rating BBC Two drama series ever since current measuring … >
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s popular musical theatre extravaganza is returning later this year. London’s Royal Albert Hall will host Best of Broadway at 7.30pm on Tuesday 18 October. The show will feature hit show tunes and music from Broadway and the West End’s biggest shows, including Chicago, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Matilda, Cabaret and Wicked. The new 2016 line-up … >
E4 has announced the cast for its new comedy-horror series from the makers of Merlin. Created by Misfits writer Howard Overman, who also created BBC One’s short-lived Atlantis and wrote many episode of Merlin, Crazyhead will be broadcast in the UK exclusively on E4, with Netflix streaming the series around the rest of the world. The six-part series began filming … >
John Barrowman has posted a teasing video on Facebook, revealing that he’s returning to Cardiff later this month. The Arrow actor had been in Cardiff at a signing session at Waterstones to promote his latest book. Barrowman hinted in the video: “I will be back in Cardiff in about a week and a half… but I’m not … >
Sherlock star Mark Gatiss will appear in the ground-breaking The Boys in the Band in Brighton this autumn, alongside his husband Ian Hallard. As part of a short UK tour, Mart Crowley’s witty, dark American play will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 8 November until Saturday 12 November. Tickets are on sale now atgtickets.com/brighton or by calling 0844 871 7650. The official … >
Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has revealed that he once discussed writing a Doctor Who episode with Steven Moffat. Mercurio, currently promoting the third season of Line of Duty arriving on DVD, exclusively told CultBox: “I know [Doctor Who showrunner] Steven Moffat pretty well and we talked about it a long time ago, but it wasn’t something that ever really materialised … >
The creator of Sky1’s Critical has discussed the broadcaster’s decision not to renew the show for a second season. Starring Lennie James (Line of Duty), Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat), the 13-part real-time medical drama launched in February 2015. Sky1 announced last July that Critical had been axed due to low … >
Lionsgate has started developing a big screen version of the BBC’s Jekyll. Written by Doctor Who showrunner and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, the six-part series aired on BBC One in 2007. A sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde novella, Jekyll starred James Nesbitt (The Missing) as a modern-day descendant of Dr. Jekyll. > Buy Jekyll … >
It looks like the director for the final episode of Sherlock‘s fourth season has has been revealed. Following yesterday’s news that Doctor Who director Nick Hurran is returning for the new season’s second episode, Benjamin Caron posted this image on Instagram earlier today, with the caption “It’s happening #sherlock”. It’s happening #sherlock A photo posted by Benjamin Caron (@benjamincaron) on May 5, … >