BBC One confirms ‘Poldark’ will return for Season 2

The controller of BBC One has revealed that Poldark will return for a second season. Charlotte Moore announced this week: “It’s been an outstanding start to the year for programme-makers on the channel and their ambition has been in evidence throughout … I can also exclusively announce that Sunday’s night new phenomenon Poldark that has … >

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‘EastEnders’ actor’s ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ role confirmed

EastEnders star Ben Hardy’s role in the next X-Men movie has been revealed. Directed by Bryan Singer, the follow-up to X-Men: Days Of Future Past is due to arrive in UK cinemas in May 2016. Singer told Empire: “Ben Hardy is Angel – I shall confirm it for you!” He teased: “But he’s not a … >

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ITV orders Season 9 of ‘Lewis’

Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox will return for a ninth season of Lewis. ITV has commissioned six new episodes of the long-running crime drama, with Whately and Fox reprising their roles as Detectives Robbie Lewis and James Hathaway. Angela Griffin (Mount Pleasant) will also be back as Detective Sergeant Lizzie Maddox. Season 9 will see … >

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Why Doctor Who doesn’t gamble and the rest of us have no choice

Obviously Doctor Who doesn’t gamble. He doesn’t need to. Freed from the constraints of time and space that restrict the rest of us to merely linear timelines, the Doctor’s freewheeling ability to time travel means he could – if he wanted – never lose. Admittedly, it would be a pretty meaningless existence compared to the … >

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Free ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off e-book available

Candy Jar Books are celebrating the success of the first of their Lethbridge-Stewart novels, ‘The Forgotten Son’, by offering fans a free 65-page e-book. ‘Top Secret Files’ is available from their website or can be downloaded on Kindle for 99p. The e-book features previously unpublished material, as well as an extended short story first published … >

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ITV reveals cast for supernatural drama ‘Midwinter of the Spirit’

The cast has been announced for Midwinter of the Spirit, a new crime drama “with a supernatural twist” for ITV Encore. Based on Phil Rickman’s books, the three-part drama will be adapted by screenwriter Stephen Volk (Afterlife, The Awakening, Ghostwatch) and produced by Phil Collinson (Doctor Who). Anna Maxwell-Martin (The Bletchley Circle) will lead the … >

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Peter Firth is ‘very happy’ with ‘Spooks’ movie

Spooks star Peter Firth has revealed that the spy drama’s new spin-off movie is “the same deal [as the TV show] but bigger”. Spooks: The Greater Good arrives in UK cinemas on 8 May 2015. Firth, who appeared in every episode of BBC One’s long-running drama series, is back as MI5 chief Harry Pearce in the … >

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Steven Moffat reassures fans about ‘Doctor Who’ future

Doctor Who‘s executive producer Steven Moffat has told fans that the show will continue for at least another five years. Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine in the new issue, Moffat commented: “Ten years on, our ratings are pretty much the same. Actually, internationally, bigger. No show does that! You’re meant to go down! Doctor Who … >

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