Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp have started filming the new mini-season of Scott and Bailey on location in Manchester. Three new episodes of ITV’s hit crime drama will tell a single story “with scale and ambition as Scott and Bailey tackle one of the biggest and darkest cases they have ever had to face.” Scott … >
Plans for the next season of Doctor Who continue to appear very vague. Rumours have circulated since August that a full season will not air in 2016, with feature-length specials or a split season over 2016-2017 looking possible. Since the show’s return in 2005, there has been a full season each year apart from 2009, … >
Derren Brown will return to Channel 4 next year for a brand new one-off psychological experiment, Derren Brown: The Push. The “groundbreaking special” will air in January 2016 and sees Derren Brown expose the psychological secrets of obedience and social compliance. The Push will lift the lid on “the terrifying truth that, when confronted with … >
Lewis will not be returning after the current season’s finale airs. Starring Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox, the Inspector Morse spin-off launched in January 2006 and the show’s ninth season concludes at 9pm on Tuesday 10 November on ITV with the second part of ‘What Lies Tangled’. > Buy the complete Season 1-8 boxset on … >
BBC One has announced that Doctor Foster will be back for a second season. Starring Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey) and Bertie Carvel (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell), Season 1 concluded with a consolidated audience of 10.1m viewers last month. > Buy Doctor Foster on DVD on Amazon. Creator and writer Mike Bartlett commented: “I’ve … >
CBS Television Studios has officially announced today that a “totally new” Star Trek television series will arrive in January 2017. The new series will launch with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network in the US. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States … >
Steven Moffat has confirmed that Doctor Who will run for “five more years” at least. Doctor Who first aired on 23 November 1963 and this year marked the tenth anniversary of the show’s 21st century revival. Moffat told Variety: “It is definitely going to last five more years, I’ve seen the business plan.” The showrunner … >
A sequel to last year’s The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm will air on BBC One this Christmas. Harry Hill will reprise his role as the title character in The Further Adventures of Professor Branestawm, adapted by Charlie Higson from Norman Hunter’s classic children’s books. > Buy last year’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm … >
Steven Moffat has revealed that Clara will “never return” when Jenna Coleman departs Doctor Who on screen later this season. Coleman filmed her final scenes this summer but it has not been announced in which episode Clara will leave. Moffat told Italian fans: “Clara is gone and will never return. I will not reveal any … >
Steven Moffat has announced that Peter Capaldi will definitely be back for a third season of Doctor Who next year. Capaldi joined the show as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013 and his second season is currently airing on BBC One. Asked to give an update on Season 10‘s casting, Moffat told Variety: “Peter Capaldi is … >