Steven Moffat has discussed why he’s chosen to increase the number of two-part stories in the new season of Doctor Who. Season 9’s opening two-parter, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, is currently filming, with some scenes shot in Tenerife last week. Episodes 3 and 4, a two-part story written by Toby Whithouse (Being … >
Doctor Who‘s Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, has been confirmed as a special guest for the next MCM London Comic Con in May. McCoy played the Doctor from 1987 to 1989, returning for 1996’s TV movie. The Scottish actor was most recently seen as Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. MCM London Comic … >
The new US version of The Returned will debut in the UK next week on Netflix. Filmed in Squamish, Canada, the ten-part remake is executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Bates Motel, Lost) and Raelle Tucker (True Blood). Based on the French supernatural thriller Les Revenants, The Returned will launch on Netflix on Tuesday 10 March, … >
The guest cast has been announced for Luther‘s new “two-part event special”. Reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther, Idris Elba began filming the new story in East London earlier this week. Written by the crime drama’s creator Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (Fortitude), the two 60-minute episodes will also star … >
Idris Elba started filming the new Luther specials in East London yesterday. The crime drama will return to BBC One later this year for two new 60-minute episodes, starring Elba as murder detective DCI John Luther. First day back to set of John Luther….stand by East London. pic.twitter.com/tkALv7zO9L — Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 2, 2015 … >
Channel 4 has announced that Indian Summers will return for a second season next year. The epic period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India began last month, starring Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon … >
The Bad Education Movie has started production in Cornwall, based on BBC Three’s hit comedy series. The movie will shoot for five weeks on location in the UK. Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall returns as teacher Alfie Wickers alongside the TV show’s regular cast, including Sarah Solemani (Him & Her), Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), … >
The creator of BBC America’s Intruders has announced that the show won’t be returning for a second season. Starring John Simm (Doctor Who, Life on Mars), Mira Sorvino (Mimic) and James Frain (The White Queen), the conspiracy thriller series launched in the UK on BBC Two last October. The X-Files writer Glen Morgan tweeted this … >
Further cast additions have been revealed for BBC One’s new adaptation of War and Peace. Adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece by Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, the six one-hour episodes will “bring the classic to life for a modern audience on a truly epic scale”. Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter) will appear as Prince Bolkonsky, … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has assured fans that the show will not be remade. Asked at BBC Worldwide Showcase, a TV industry event in Liverpool, if any foreign TV channels ever enquired about making their own version of Doctor Who, he replied: “If anyone were to ask me, I’d say it’s an absolutely insane … >