‘Doctor Who’ star writes songs for new musical

Arthur Darvill has written the music for a new children’s show for the National Theatre. The 33-year-old actor played companion Rory Williams in Doctor Who from 2010-2012 and his previous theatre work includes roles in Our Boys, Once and Treasure Island. Based on Jon Klassen’s 2011 book, I Want My Hat Back plays in the … >

Posted Filed under

Andrew Scott’s character in ‘SPECTRE’ confirmed

The latest official synopsis for the upcoming 24th James Bond movie SPECTRE has revealed details of Andrew Scott’s character. A brand new two-and-a-half-minute trailer for Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 movie was unveiled today, featuring the first glimpse of the Sherlock star. Scott will play Max Denbigh, who is “the new head of the Centre for … >

Posted Filed under

‘Grantchester’ Season 2 begins filming

James Norton and Robson Green are about to start filming the second season of Grantchester. Six new episodes will be filmed in London, Cambridge, and Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, Grantchester launched last October on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million viewers. > Buy Season 1 … >

Posted Filed under

Martin Freeman hints at ‘Captain America: Civil War’ character

Sherlock star Martin Freeman has revealed some new details about his character in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the movie is filming now in Atlanta, Georgia and features the return of Chris Evans as Captain America alongside Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. > … >

Posted Filed under

‘Humans’ writers hoping the show will run for ‘multiple’ seasons

The writers of Channel 4’s Humans have revealed that they have plans for a second season and beyond. The new sci-fi drama, which began last month, is set in a world with life-like humanoids called ‘Synths’. Asked about their hopes for the future of Humans, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley told Den of Geek: “Six … >

Posted Filed under

Will Clara have a new love interest in ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9?

Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman has confirmed if Clara will be moving on from Danny Pink in the new season with another romance. Asked by Yael Tygiel at Comic-Con in San Diego if Clara is going to find a new love interest, Coleman revealed: “Absolutely not.” She explained: “I think what [Danny’s death] has done … >

Posted Filed under

Sky1 orders full season of crime comedy ‘Agatha Raisin’

Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen will return as Agatha Raisin for a full season of Sky1’s quirky crime drama. Following the success of last year’s one-off Christmas special, Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death, Sky1 has commissioned eight new 60-minute episodes. The new season will see Jensen resume her role as the notorious Agatha, … >

Posted Filed under

‘Detectorists’ cast begin filming Season 2

Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones have started shooting the new season of BBC Four’s comedy Detectorists. Written and directed by Crook, six new episodes and a one-off Christmas special will be filmed in Suffolk, Essex and London this summer. Detectorists launched last October and follows the relationship between two friends who share a passion for … >

Posted Filed under

Ianto returns in brand new ‘Torchwood’ adventure

Gareth David-Lloyd will return as original Torchwood character Ianto Jones in an official new audio drama later this year. The Welsh actor played Ianto for the first three seasons of the BBC sci-fi series, created by Russell T Davies. The character also appeared in Doctor Who in Season 4’s finale. The new story, titled Torchwood: … >

Posted Filed under

New James Bond boxset and limited edition steelbooks announced

Seven brand new special edition James Bond Blu-rays will be released later this year. The set of limited edition Blu-ray steelbooks, available exclusively from Zavvi, includes six Bond films featuring the SPECTRE organisation (From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever and For Your Eyes Only) … >

Posted Filed under