The BBC has annouced that children’s novelist Frank Cottrell Boyce is the final writer for the new series of Doctor Who. As rumoured earlier this week, the writer for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony has written Episode 10 of Series 8. The episode will feature a cast of child actors including Harley Bird (voice of … >
Torchwood star John Barrowman has hinted that the show could still return. Starring the Scottish-American actor as Captain Jack Harkness, the Doctor Who spin-off launched on BBC Three in 2006 and was last seen on BBC One with 2011’s US co-production Miracle Day. Barrowman told Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 show: “[Torchwood] ran … >
Filming has begun on a second series of Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters. Six new 30-minute episodes will premiere on Sky Atlantic in 2015. The channel has also commissioned a one-off 60-minute “hard-hitting documentary special” hosted by Alan Partridge. Written by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons, Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters follows Alan … >
Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie has revealed that she found it “exhilarating to be such a horrible character” in the new series of Channel 4’s Utopia. Series 2 of Utopia opens with a flashback episode set in the 1970s. Best known as Ygritte in Game of Thrones and as housemaid Gwen Dawson in Downton Abbey, … >
BBC Three has announced the commission of Tatau, a brand new eight-part fantasy drama series. Tatau is the first new drama series to be commissioned for BBC Three since In the Flesh. The future of In the Flesh has yet to be announced by BBC Three. Written by Richard Zajdlic and co-produced by Touchpaper TV … >
Frank Cottrell Boyce appears to be the final writer to be confirmed for Doctor Who‘s new series. The British screenwriter has previously written 24 Hour Party People and Danny Boyle’s 2004 movie Millions. Most recently he co-wrote the script for The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. The writer told the Liverpool Echo: … >
Following today’s announcement that Sherlock will return for a one-off special, followed by a series of three new episodes, the show’s writers have teased that the new episodes will be “the very last thing you’d expect”. Shooting on the special will begin in January 2015, with Series 4 shooting later next year. Co-creator Steven Moffat … >
The BBC has confirmed that Sherlock will return for a one-off special, followed by a series of three new episodes. Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, teased: “Steven and Mark are ready to unleash the most shocking and surprising series of Sherlock yet. The only thing to expect is the unexpected…” Producer Sue Vertue added: “It’s … >
Adeel Akhtar has revealed that filming the new series of Utopia was “a real challenge”. Channel 4’s conspiracy thriller returns for a second series later this month. > Order Series 2 on DVD on Amazon. Akhtar, who plays Wilson Wilson, teased: “The things which you liked about it in the first series are all there … >
ITV has announced the commission of Home Fires, a new World War II drama inspired by Julie Summers’ book, Jambusters. The six-part series is created and written by Simon Block (Lewis). The official synopsis reads: “With the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud, [Home Fires] follows a group of inspirational women in … >