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 … >
Channel 4 has announced the cast for new sitcom Scrotal Recall. Written by Tom Edge (The Midnight Beast), the six-part series will star singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn, Misfits actress Antonia Thomas and Daniel Ings (Peep Show, Psychoville). Flynn will play Dylan Witter – “a hapless chap whose romantic conquests have landed him in a sticky situation”. Dylan … >
Actress Laura Main has revealed that Call the Midwife has “expanded” to fill the gap left by Nurse Jenny Lee. Original star Jessica Raine departed the show at the end of the third series. Main, who plays Shelagh Turner (formerly Sister Bernadette), told Radio Times: “I wonder if people will think there isn’t a fourth series … >
James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore visits Brighton next month for one night only as part of an exclusive new tour of the UK. An Evening with Sir Roger Moore will play at Brighton’s Theatre Royal at 7.30pm on Thursday 18 September. > Buy tickets online now. Hosted by Gareth Owen, the talk coincides with … >
A second series of Swedish crime drama Arne Dahl will begin filming soon. Based on the crime novels of Jan Arnald, Arne Dahl‘s ten-part first series began airing in the UK on BBC Four last April. > Buy Series 1 on DVD on Amazon. Series 2 will comprise of ten one-hour episodes and will air … >
Peter Capaldi has confirmed that shooting on the new series of Doctor Who was completed on Wednesday this week. Capaldi appeared alongside co-star Jenna Coleman and writer Steven Moffat at the BFI in London last night for the screening of Series 8’s first episode, attended by CultBox. > Here’s our round-up of the first reviews … >
The producer of New Tricks has revealed that Tamzin Outhwaite’s character “brings something slightly different to the dynamic” in the crime drama’s new series. New Tricks returns to BBC One later this month for a 10-part eleventh series. EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite was introduced as DCI Sasha Miller at the end of Series 10, joining … >
Peter Capaldi’s feature-length debut episode of Doctor Who will be released on DVD and Blu-ray next month, with exclusive added content. Directed by Ben Wheatley (Sightseers), ‘Deep Breath’ is the first episode of Series 8 and sees the Doctor arrive in Victorian London to find a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of … >
Charlotte Ritchie has revealed that she is unsure if a fourth series of Fresh Meat will happen. Created by Peep Show‘s Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the comedy-drama about six students in Manchester launched on Channel 4 in September 2011 and the third series concluded last December. Asked about the show’s future, Ritchie – who … >