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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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. … >
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 … >
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 … >
EastEnders star Rakhee Thakrar has responded to the reports that she has been cast as the new companion in Doctor Who. The actress is best known for playing Shabnam Masood in EastEnders. She departed BBC One’s long-running soap opera in January after two years in the role. Rumours have circulated since February that Thakrar will … >
Original Torchwood stars John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd are teaming up again for a brand new Torchwood story this summer. Based on the Doctor Who spin-off series, the penultimate instalment of Big Finish’s second season of Torchwood audio stories will delve into the life of loyal administrator Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd). ‘Broken’, written by Joseph … >
The official synopsis for the new season of Sherlock has confirmed the arrival of an expected addition to the cast. The first of three new feature-length episodes began filming earlier this week, directed by Rachel Talalay (Doctor Who, The Flash). The BBC’s synopsis reads: “[Season 4] begins with the nation’s favourite detective, the mercurial Sherlock … >