Cold Feet will be back for a brand new season next year, ITV has now officially announced. Eight new episodes of the BAFTA-winning comedy-drama will begin filming in Manchester in February, with original series creator Mike Bullen returning as writer. Cold Feet launched in 1997 and ran for 33 episodes over five seasons. > Buy … >
ITV has ordered a new ‘domestic horror’ drama from the makers of Unforgotten. Written by Paula Milne (The Politician’s Husband, White Heat, Small Island), the three-part series will focus on “life’s major themes: the painful breakdown of relationships, love, loss, betrayal and passion”. Him is described as the story of a 17-year-old boy and his … >
ITV has announced the commission of a new six-part medical series created by Death in Paradise writer Dan Sefton. The Good Karma Hospital is set in the tropical paradise of Goa and is described as “a drama with heart” and “vibrant and colourful”. The modern-day series will follow a team of British and Indian medics … >
Channel 5 has announced today that Neighbours episodes will be broadcast on the same day as their Australian broadcast from January. Fans of the Australian soap will no longer have to wait to catch up, in a bid to reduce online spoilers and piracy. Channel 5 will close the current two week gap by airing … >
BBC One has announced the commission of The Last Post from The Village writer Peter Moffat. Based on Moffat’s childhood memories, the series is described as “an up-close look at soldiering and police work, but it’s as much about the pressures and excitements of being married to the British army in a dangerous place at … >
EastEnders star Paul Nicholls has joined the cast of BBC One’s In the Club for the pregnancy drama’s second season. Featuring “more secrets, heartbreak, comedy and pathos”, Season 2 has begun filming and will feature the return of all six couples from Season 1. In the Club launched in August 2014 and is created by Kay … >
BBC One has announced new adaptations of Robert Galbraith’s best-selling novels The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm. From the makers of The Casual Vacancy, the series is set in modern London and will bring “one of the most memorable detective duos of modern times” to television. The Cormoran Strike Mysteries will be executive produced by … >
Production has commenced on Ricky Gervais’ new movie based on The Office character David Brent. David Brent: Life on the Road was announced earlier this year and will be filming in and around London and Slough for the next five weeks, reports Den of Geek. Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The Office ran … >
BBC One has ordered a “visceral multi-part series” retelling the fall of Troy from Humans makers Kudos. Created by Spooks writer David Farr, Troy: Fall Of A City is described as “thrilling and heart-breakingly intimate.” The official synopsis reads: “The story of the war between Greece and Troy is an epic tale of love, revenge, … >
Hanif Kureishi will adapt ER Braithwaite’s autobiographical novel To Sir With Love for BBC One. Set in the bomb-damaged East End of London in the aftermath of World War II, the 90-minute film “celebrates the transformational power of education in the face of racial prejudice” with “a story that counters prejudice with personal dignity and … >