The BBC has officially announced today that Rachel Talalay will direct this year’s two-part Doctor Who finale. As expected, it has also now been confirmed that the episodes will both be written by showrunner Steven Moffat. The Tank Girl director is currently filming Episode 11 and will also be shooting Episode 12. Talalay hinted on … >
Peter Harness has revealed that a key theme of his upcoming two-part Doctor Who story will be “consequences”. Episodes 7 and 8 of the new season will feature the return of Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, last seen being killed by Missy in ‘Death in Heaven’, alongside Jemma Redgrave as UNIT’s Kate Stewart, who will also … >
Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly) will adapt Gerald Durrell’s Corfu memoirs for ITV. The classic trilogy of novels that will form the basis for The Durrells includes ‘My Family and Other Animals’, ‘Birds, Beasts and Relatives’ and ‘The Garden of the Gods’. Set in 1935, the six-part series will begin filming in Corfu in September. … >
Doctor Who writer Peter Harness has revealed that he’d “love to carry on” BBC One’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. His seven-part adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s epic novel concluded last night. Speaking exclusively to CultBox to promote the show’s release on DVD and Blu-ray this week, Harness told us: “I’m sure that if Susanna wrote … >
ITV has announced the commission of Marcella, a new original, multi-stranded crime drama. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of The Bridge, the eight-part series is set in contemporary London and described as “Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain”. Marcella follows a single female detective working on a serial murder case and will … >
Big Finish has announced a new range of Doctor Who boxsets for 2016, featuring heroes and monsters from the show’s modern era. The releases will include the return of Alex Kingston as River Song for brand new adventures. Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2 will see River encounter the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), alongside Liv Chenka … >
Crime writer Lynda La Plante will return to ITV next year with a prequel to Prime Suspect. ITV has commissioned six 60-minute episodes, which will follow the young Jane Tennison at the start of her career in the Metropolitan Police. Starring Dame Helen Mirren as DCI Tennison, Prime Suspect launched on ITV in 1991 and … >
Episodes star Stephen Mangan will play Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in new crime drama, Houdini and Doyle. Executive produced by House creator David Shore, the 10-part series will air in the UK in 2016 exclusively on ITV Encore. A UK/Canada co-production, Houdini and Doyle will be set at the turn of the 20th century and … >
The new season of Doctor Who will consist of 12 episodes. The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine reveals that Episodes 11 and 12 “will bring this year’s series to a close”. These two episodes are the next to be filmed, the magazine has announced, with Episode 9 (believed to be written by Mark Gatiss) … >
Doctor Who star Matt Smith has been (very, very vaguely!) discussing his character in the upcoming fifth Terminator movie. Smith’s exact role in Terminator Genisys, released in UK cinemas next month, has been kept a closely guarded secret since it was announced that he was joining the movie last May. The actor joked with Den … >