Steven Moffat has discussed the shift towards more two-part stories in the new season of Doctor Who. Season 9 will open with a two-parter written by showrunner Moffat, followed by another two-parter written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse. Episodes 5 and 6, titled ‘The Girl Who Died’ and ‘The Woman Who Lived’, are written … >
ITV has recommissioned Midsomer Murders for an eighteenth season. The long-running crime drama will return for six new feature-length episodes in 2016. Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee are both back as DCI John Barnaby and DS Charlie Nelson. The pair will be joined by Manjinder Virk (Ordinary Lies, Call the Midwife) as Dr Kam Karimore, … >
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth season of comedy Friday Night Dinner. Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal will all return as the Goodman Family, along with Spaced star Mark Heap as Jim. Creator Robert Popper commented: “I am verry hapy I am writin a new serries of Friday Niht Dinners for … >
Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman have joined the cast of a new gay short film about time travel. Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (Dream On, Celluloid), Closets is described as “an unusual, compassionate and ultimately uplifting story, peppered with sorrow, humour and hope”. Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator … >
Steven Moffat has hinted that the new season of Doctor Who will continue in the same direction as Peter Capaldi’s debut season. Season 8 launched last August and saw the show explore a darker tone and take a “more rooted” approach than the “fairytale” feel of Matt Smith’s era. Speaking to EW, Moffat revealed: “I … >
The makers of Misfits will return to E4 with Aliens, a brand new comedy-drama. The six 60-minute episodes will begin filming later this year. Aliens is created by In the Flesh writer Fintan Ryan. Ryan commented: “Clerkenwell is the only company capable of making this show, E4 is the only place they’d let us make … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he thinks a movie adventure would be “great”. The possibility of a big-screen outing for the Doctor has been discussed many times over the past few years, with ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘Deep Breath’ both receiving cinema releases in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Capaldi told … >
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has announced that Karen Gillan is definitely returning for the hit Marvel movie’s sequel. The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released in UK cinemas last July and featured the Doctor Who actress as Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos. Answering questions from fans on Periscope, Gunn … >
The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison will lead the cast of Tripped, a new comedy-drama set in parallel universes. Tripped was originally created by Doctor Who writer Jamie Mathieson (‘Flatline’, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’) as Alt, a pilot for E4 last year. Mathieson is now joined on the four-part series by Harry and Jack Williams, … >
Luther star Idris Elba has revealed that filming is now complete on the crime drama’s upcoming two-part special. The Thor actor began filming the new story in East London last month, reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther. Speaking in a brief video released on BBC One’s Facebook page, Elba announced: “It is … >