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’ … >
Production has started on the new series of David Jason’s BBC One sitcom Still Open All Hours on location in Doncaster and at the studios in Teddington. Following the success of last year’s one-off special, Jason reprise his role as Granville, running the corner shop with his son Leroy (James Baxter). We follow Granville’s antics … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has discussed the problems with Clara’s introduction in Series 7 and how the character has changed in this year’s series. Jenna Coleman made her debut as regular companion Clara Oswald in ‘The Bells of Saint John’ in March 2013, following previous appearances in ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ and ‘The Snowmen’ … >
The 24th James Bond film will begin filming later this year, with Daniel Craig playing 007 for a fourth time. Principal photography on the follow-up to Skyfall has been confirmed to start on 6 December 2014, MI6 HQ reports. Sam Mendes will return to direct the movie, which will be released in UK cinemas on … >
Director Douglas Mackinnon has chatted about what to expect from the next episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One. Mackinnon told The Daily Record: “What we wanted to do was a heist movie for … >