ITV has ordered a fourth season of detective drama DCI Banks. Stephen Tompkinson will return as DCI Alan Banks in six new 60-minute episodes, inspired by novelist Peter Robinson’s books. Andrea Lowe (Love Life) also reprises her role as DS Annie Cabbot, alongside Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as DI Helen Morton. Season 4 will feature … >
Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast of Strike Back‘s final season. Season 5 of Sky1’s action drama has recommenced production in Hungary, following star Sullivan Stapleton’s head injury in Thailand earlier this year. Yeoh is best known for her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never … >
Steven Moffat has discussed how Danny Pink is different from Doctor Who‘s previous boyfriend characters. Samuel Anderson made his debut as Danny in Season 8’s second episode, ‘Into the Dalek’, last month. Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine: “I like the idea of Clara starting a romance – not one that’s already underway, but one that’s … >
A new 16-disc Doctor Who box set, featuring every episode starring Matt Smith, is going to be released on Blu-ray in the US later this year. Doctor Who: The Complete Matt Smith Years will be available to own from Tuesday 4 November, featuring Season 5, Season 6 and Season 7, plus ‘The Day of the … >
The BBC has confirmed the main guest stars for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The episode’s cast will include Spaced actor Nick Frost, Misfits actor Nathan McMullen, and Michael Troughton, the son of actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. They will be joined by Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street) and Faye Marsay (Pride). … >
Backyard Cinema has revealed details of Zombie Apocalypse, a new theatrical indoor cinema experience this Halloween. Running for eight nights from 31 October to 7 November, the “4-hour journey of survival” will take place in a top-secret East London location, where horror fans will make your way through quarantine, the survival zone and a secret … >
James Bond star Sir Roger Moore has revealed that he visited the set of the new Star Wars movie earlier this week. Directed by JJ Abrams, Star Wars: Episode VII is currently filming at Pinewood Studios and arrives in UK cinemas on 18 December 2015. Speaking as part of his An Evening with Sir Roger … >
Kay Mellor’s pregnancy drama In The Club will return for a second six-part season on BBC One next year. The first season launched this August, reaching a live peak of five million viewers. On the news of a second series, Kay Mellor said: “I’m absolutely delighted for Rollem to be commissioned to produce a second … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Kill the Moon’. The synopsis reads: “In the near future, the Doctor and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. “Crash-landing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full … >
BBC Shop has announced the release of a new limited edition Doctor Who box set featuring all of David Tennant’s episodes from 2005-2010. Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Years will be available to buy exclusively from Monday 24 November from BBC Shop, priced £99.99. The 26-disc set will also include the animated stories ‘Dreamland’ … >