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Cast announced for ITV’s new double-life cop thriller ‘The Level’

ITV has announced the cast for its new “high stakes, high intensity thriller” from the writers of Shetland. Set in Brighton, The Level tells the story of a Detective Sergeant living a double-life. The six-part drama stars Karla Crome (Misfits), Philip Glenister (Ashes to Ashes), Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who), Robert James Collier (Downton Abbey), Lindsey Coulson (Casualty), … >

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‘The Durrells’ will return to ITV for Season 2

Keeley Hawes has confirmed that The Durrells will be back for a second season. Based upon Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, ITV’s new family drama launched earlier this month with 6.4 million viewers. Hawes reveals on tonight’s The Graham Norton Show that the cast will be returning to Corfu this summer to film new episodes. The Line of Duty actress commented: “I am so … >

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Neil Gaiman to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Good Omens’ for TV

Author Neil Gaiman has announced he will be writing the adaptation of Good Omens, his co-authored novel with Sir Terry Pratchett, for television. The Doctor Who writer and longtime friend of Pratchett had previously declared that he didn’t want to adapt the pair’s 1990 fantasy novel without Pratchett, who died in 2015. Gaiman commented: “Terry and I had a deal that we would … >

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Exclusive: Paul McGann joins ‘The Musketeers’ in final season

Doctor Who star Paul McGann will appear in the upcoming third season of BBC One’s The Musketeers. It was confirmed earlier this week that the action-adventure drama will end after this season. McGann is best known to cult TV fans for his role as the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who. Co-showrunner Simon Allen exclusively told CultBox: “Paul plays a wealthy … >

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New ‘Broadchurch’ cast announced for Season 3

The third and final season of Broadchurch will begin filming in Dorset this summer. David Tennant and Olivia Colman will both reprise their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, with Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan also back as Beth and Mark Latimer. Other returning cast members include Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill also returns as … >

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‘Doctor Who’ exec Moffat says ‘Class’ spin-off is ‘a British Buffy’

Steven Moffat has described BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off as “dark and sexy and right now.” Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class began filming in Cardiff last week. The eight-part series is set in contemporary London and follows four students with “hidden secrets and desires” at Coal Hill School. Steven Moffat, executive producer … >

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‘The Musketeers’ star is ‘sad to see the show end’

The cast of BBC One’s The Musketeers have reacted to the news that the show will not be returning after the new season. It was confirmed yesterday that the action-adventure drama’s story will conclude with Season 3. Starring Luke Pasqualino as d’Artagnan, Tom Burke as Athos, Howard Charles as Porthos, Santiago Cabrera as Aramis, Hugo Speer as Captain Treville, Ryan Gage … >

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Irish hit police drama ‘Red Rock’ to air on BBC One

Award-winning Irish soap Red Rock will be shown daily on BBC Daytime later this year. Written by Peter McKenna (EastEnders, Casualty), the 40-part series premiered in Ireland in 2015. Red Rock is set around the busy police precinct in a fictional seaside town just outside of Dublin, Red Rock follows the Hennessys and the Kielys, two local warring families. … >

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‘Sherlock’ writer’s ITV drama ‘Jericho’ won’t be returning

ITV has confirmed that Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine’s recent drama series Jericho has been axed after one season. Created and written by Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Doctor Who), the eight-part series launched in January and was set in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s. > Buy Jericho on DVD on Amazon. An ITV spokesperson told The Sun: “ITV … >

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‘The Musketeers’ has been axed

It’s been confirmed today that the third season The Musketeers will be the last. The third season began filming in April last year and DS has revealed that the action-adventure drama’s story will conclude with these final ten episodes. Executive producer Jessica Pope commented: “Season 3 of The Musketeers completes this 30-hour series with ambition and energy. It is packed … >

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