‘Sherlock’ actress to star in ‘Ripper Street’ Series 3

Louise Brealey has joined the cast of Ripper Street as a female physician in the new series. The actress, who plays Molly in BBC One’s Sherlock, told Radio Times: “I’m playing one of the first women doctors. I’m really excited because I did history at university and I love a bit of research. Elizabeth Garrett … >

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‘Utopia’ writer hoping for Series 3 and Series 4

The creator of Channel 4′s conspiracy thriller Utopia has revealed that he “always intended” for the show to return. Utopia‘s second series begins on Channel 4 in July. Speaking at Series 2’s launch screening in London earlier this week, writer Dennis Kelly commented: “It was always a series. I think that’s my mistake, because a … >

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Matt Lucas begins filming BBC One comedy ‘Pompidou’

Shooting has begun on Pompidou, BBC One’s new prime-time visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas. The six 30-minute episodes star Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the titular Pompidou, an elderly oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times,, alongside Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. The official synopsis reads: “In … >

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‘Doctor Who Experience’ will regenerate in October

Visitors to the Doctor Who Experience attraction in Cardiff will no longer be able to rescue the Eleventh Doctor from the Pandorica as of 1 September. The current walk-through adventure, featuring Matt Smith, will be refreshed later this autumn to coincide with Peter Capaldi’s arrival as the Twelfth Doctor. More details on the attraction’s updated … >

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Karen Gillan on action roles: ‘I’m not really very kick-ass’

Karen Gillan has been chatting about her role in Marvel’s upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy movie. The former Doctor Who star will play the villainous Nebula in the film, alongside Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Djimon Hounsou and Benicio Del Toro. Discussing how evil her character is in the movie, Gillan told Empire: … >

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More dates announced for ‘Secret Cinema presents Back to the Future’

The organisers of Secret Cinema have announced additional dates for this summer’s Secret Cinema presents Back to the Future – the biggest live cinema event ever staged in the world. 42,000 tickets sold out last week just 4 hours after going on sale. Tickets for the new dates between Thursday 14 August and Sunday 31 … >

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‘Doctor Who’ stars to embark on world tour to promote Series 8

Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman will visit five continents in the space of 12 days later this summer on a promotional tour for the new series of Doctor Who. The pair will be joined by showrunner Steven Moffat. Amanda Hill, chief brands officer at BBC Worldwide, commented: “Doctor Who encompasses British creativity at its best … >

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‘The Crimson Field’ has been axed

BBC One has confirmed that The Crimson Field will not be returning for a second series. Creator and writer Sarah Phelps revealed on Twitter: “Found out today that #TheCrimsonField won’t be recommissioned by @BBCOne Gutted doesn’t even touch the sides of how I feel.” Starring Oona Chaplin, Hermione Norris and Suranne Jones, the World War … >

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‘In the Flesh’ star hoping for Series 3

Emily Bevan has revealed that she has heard “nothing” yet about a third series of In the Flesh. Series 2 concluded on BBC Three on Sunday night. Speaking exclusively to CultBox about the possibility of Series 3, Bevan (who plays Amy) said: “That would be really lovely. We’ll just have to watch this space!” She … >

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