About a Boy writer Nick Hornby is adapting Nina Stibbe’s award-winning book Love, Nina for BBC One. Helena Bonham-Carter (Harry Potter, Suffragette) will lead the cast of the five 30-minute episodes. Love, Nina is a fictionalised adaptation of author Nina Stibbe’s letters home to her sister and is described as “a charming, laugh-out-loud culture clash … >
Doctor Who could apparently air in the form of “feature-length specials” in 2016 instead of a regular season. The reports follow previous rumours in Private Eye in August that “there will be no full series of Doctor Who in 2016″ due to showrunner Steven Moffat’s Sherlock commitments. The Mirror now claims that “worried BBC chiefs … >
The creator of CBBC’s Wolfblood has announced that several key cast members will not be returning in the new season. Season 4 began filming in Newcastle/Gateshead earlier this month. Wolfblood writer Debbie Moon confirmed the news on her blog: “The big news is: after three wonderful seasons, Bobby Lockwood (Rhydian), Kedar Williams-Stirling (Tom) and Louisa … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, which features Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams in a guest role. Written by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), ‘The Woman Who Lived’ will air at 8.20pm on Saturday 24 October on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “England, 1651. The … >
Big Finish has announced twelve new full-cast Doctor Who audio plays featuring John Hurt as The War Doctor. Hurt’s Doctor was introduced in 2013’s ‘The Name of the Doctor’ and featured alongside the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in the 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’. Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery commented: “I … >
Sky Living has announced the addition of Blindspot, The Catch and Limitless to the channel’s line-up of US dramas. The shows will join the likes of Scandal, Elementary, The Blacklist, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds and Bones on Sky Living this autumn/winter. Julia Barry, Director of Sky Living, commented: “At Sky Living, we know how passionate … >
Several new cast members have been announced for the next season of Wolfblood. 12 new half-hour episodes began filming in Newcastle/Gateshead last week and will air on CBBC in 2016. The BBC has promised “a fresh new look and cast” in Season 4, with “a new, urban backdrop”. Former wild wolfblood Jana (Leona Vaughan) will … >
This Is England creator Shane Meadows has revealed that last night’s finale “feels like an end”. This Is England ’90 began on Channel 4 last month and has been promoted as “the final chapter” of the saga, which has spanned a movie and three seasons. > Buy the original This is England movie on DVD … >
The new season of BBC Two’s award-winning gangster drama Peaky Blinders begins filming tomorrow. Opening on Tommy Shelby’s wedding day, Season 3 sees Tommy Shelby pulled into the glamorous and dangerous world of international intrigue in 1920s Britain, putting his entire organisation and family at risk, and forcing him to question everything about his own … >
BBC One has ordered new episodes of David Jason’s sitcom Still Open All Hours. Written by Roy Clarke, Season 2 will open with a Christmas special, which began filming on location in Doncaster last month. The festival episode will see Granville (Sir David Jason) bag himself a bargain Christmas tree, which gives him more problems … >