ITV has announced today that Patricia Hodge will join the cast of Downton Abbey for the period drama’s series finale. The show’s last ever episode will air on Christmas Day on ITV, following eight episodes this autumn. Hodge is best known for her role as Penny in BBC One’s sitcom Miranda. ITV officially announced in … >
Friends fans will be able to explore a full-scale recreaction of the set of Monica’s apartment in London in September. To celebrate today’s announcement that Comedy Central UK will remain classic sitcom’s exclusive TV home in the UK for the next four years, the channel is running the ultimate Friends experience from Wednesday 16 September until … >
A one-off version of Googlebox featuring kids will air on Channel 4 this Christmas. Observational documentary Gogglebox launched in March 2013, taking the living room conversations that happen in front of the TV and putting them on the TV. Titled Googlebox Kids, the new 60-minute special will feature kids aged up to 13 from across … >
Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has confirmed that there have not been talks “on any official level” about him becoming showrunner of Doctor Who. Whithouse has written a two-part story for the show’s new season, following his previous episodes ‘School Reunion’, ‘The Vampire of Venice’, ‘The God Complex’ and ‘A Town Called Mercy’. Asked about … >
The executive producers of Doctor Who have given their expert advice on effective writing. Aside from his work on Doctor Who, 53-year-old Scottish writer Steven Moffat is best known as the co-creator of BBC One’s hit Sherlock. His other popular credits include Coupling, Chalk and Jekyll, as well as co-writing Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of … >
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has responded to a fan’s enquiry about the possibility of a TV series based on the boy wizard. Twitter user Skyler Spitz asked: “So like… We had seven books and 8 movies. We are getting a play and 3 spin off movies. Where is our TV Show @jk_rowling ?!” Sadly, … >
Netflix has announced that Sense8 will be back for a second season. The first season of the new original sci-fi series from the creators of The Matrix launched worldwide on Netflix in June. Sense8 tells the story of eight people from around the world whose lives are suddenly and inexplicably connected in a fight for … >
David Arnold has revealed that he and Sherlock collaborator Michael Price will be composing the music for ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde. Created by The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson and inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the new ten-part fantasy drama is set in 1930s London. > … >
Fight Club director David Fincher’s planned US remake of Utopia for HBO has been cancelled. Based on Dennis Kelly’s Channel 4 conspiracy drama, the remake was set to star Rooney Mara, Colm Feore, Eric McCormack, Dallas Roberts, Jason Ritter, Brandon Scott and Agyness Deyn. However, the cast have now been officially released from their contracts … >
Game of Thrones actor Enzo Cilenti has revealed that ITV’s upcoming Jekyll and Hyde series is “very chic, very funny” and has “loads of action”. Created by The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson and inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the new ten-part fantasy drama is set … >