Sky Living acquires three new hit US dramas

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 … >

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New cast announced for ‘Wolfblood’ Season 4

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 … >

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Paddy Considine joins ‘Peaky Blinders’ cast for Season 3

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 … >

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Second season of ‘Still Open All Hours’ begins filming

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 … >

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E4 orders new sitcom ‘Wasted’ from ‘Cuckoo’ writers

E4 has commissioned a new six-part comedy series about “the stupid things you end up doing when there’s nothing to do.” Created by the BAFTA Award winning writing team of James Lamont and Jon Foster (Cuckoo, Amazing World of Gumball), Wasted will air on E4 next year. The official synopsis reads: “Wasted focuses on four … >

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David Walliams adapting his ‘Billionaire Boy’ book for BBC One

BBC One has announced the cast for Billionaire Boy, the channel’s fourth dramatisation of a David Walliams book. The hour-long adaptation begins filming this week in Sheffield and Rotherham. Billionaire Boy is the story of Len, who makes a billion from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe (Elliot Sprakes) who appears … >

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‘Terminator’ franchise is ‘on hold indefinitely’

The future of the Terminator franchise is looking bleak after the disappointing reaction to this summer’s reboot. Featuring Doctor Who star Matt Smith alongside Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Sarah Connor, Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard) as Kyle Reese and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) as John Connor, Terminator Genisys was … >

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