Doctor Who executive producer Brian Minchin has promised a wider variety of stories in Series 8. Speaking to CultBox at the show’s studios in Cardiff, he explained that this year’s continuous run of 12 episodes allows for “more variety” and “some quieter ‘Blink’-like episodes.” The exec also hinted that the new series has “real heart … >
BBC One has announced that a second series of Sally Wainwright’s drama Happy Valley has been commissioned. Starring Sarah Lancashire as police sergeant Catherine Cawood, the first series pulled in a weekly consolidated audience of almost 8 million and an average overnight audience of 5.5 million earlier this year. > Buy Series 1 on DVD … >
Unconfirmed reports have surfaced today that this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special will see a major change in the show’s main cast line-up. The article contains potential spoilers that some fans may wish to avoid. Scroll down to read more… The Mirror reports that Jenna Coleman … >
New Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he is not concerned by criticisms about his age. The Scottish actor was 55 years old when he began filming earlier this year – the same age as William Hartnell was when he started playing the First Doctor in 1963. Capaldi told the BBC: “I think … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has confirmed that the inspiration for the show’s new title sequence came from a fan-made clip on YouTube. Leeds-based motion graphics professional Billy Hanshaw created a mock version of a new title sequence for Peter Capaldi’s Doctor last year and posted it on his YouTube channel. The video has received over … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Into the Dalek’. The synopsis reads: “A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help them now… with the Doctor facing his greatest enemy, he needs Clara by his side. “Confronted with a … >
BBC America will screen a Doctor Who takeover week in the US next week. Starting on the morning of Monday 18 August, the channel will be showing classic nu-Who episodes “from Adipose to Zygons and everything in between”. Series 8 begins on BBC America at 8/7c on Saturday 23 August, followed by John Simm’s new … >
Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman has revealed that Clara finds herself in a “web of lies” in the new series. Coleman told the BBC: “You see a lot more of her home life. We see how she lives her life, and how she lives a double life. Spending time at home, being a teacher and … >
Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman has revealed that she thinks her new co-star Samuel Anderson will be “really popular in the show”. The BBC announced in February that Anderson was joining the cast as new recurring character Danny Pink, a teacher at Coal Hill School where companion Clara Oswald (Coleman) also teaches. The former Emmerdale … >
Mr Selfridge actress Amy Beth Hayes has revealed she’d be up for a crossover between her show and Downton Abbey for charity. Filming on the new series of ITV’s period drama began in April. Downton Abbey returns for a fifth series next month. Asked about the possibility of a crossover episode, Hayes (who plays Kitty … >