Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones, has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Following months of rumours, 12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong’o has now also officially been cast in the movie, Den of Geek reports. Directed by JJ Abrams, Star Wars: Episode VII is filming now … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that Peter Capaldi’s arrival will see the show’s “rhythm” alter in the new series. Discussing the casting of Peter Capaldi at the recent Hay Festival, Moffat commented: “We sat there thinking ‘Of course we’re going to cast him. What are the BBC going to think?’ Are they going … >
It has been confirmed that The Smoke won’t be returning for a second series. The firefighting drama launched earlier this year on Sky1 and the first series concluded in March. Sky announced: “We’re very proud of The Smoke, which played a key part in Sky1’s plans to develop big scale dramas; something we will continue … >
Linda Bassett (East Is East) and Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) have joined the cast of Call the Midwife for the upcoming fourth series. Bassett will play Nurse Phyllis Crane and Ritchie will play as Nurse Barbara Gilbert. Series narrator Vanessa Redgrave will also appear as the mature Jennifer Worth on screen for the first time in … >
Ashley Walters has confirmed that Channel 4’s Hackney gang drama Top Boy will not be coming back for a third series. Walters told Shortlist magazine: “We had a third series in mind, which is why the second was left the way it was, but it hasn’t been commissioned again.” He added: “I was quite disappointed to … >
The BBC has announced this morning that singer-songwriter Foxes will appear in the new series of Doctor Who – and she’ll be performing a track in her episode. Foxes will guest star in Episode 8, written by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human). She commented: “I can’t believe I’m actually going to be in an episode of … >
Jack Lowden (The Tunnel) and Paddy Gibson (What Richard Did) will lead the cast of BBC One’s new World War One drama The Passing Bells. Marking the centenary of World War One, the five-part drama will be filmed in Poland and is written by Tony Jordan (EastEnders, Hustle, Life on Mars). A Polish co-production, The … >
ITV has commissionsed a new adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel, Arthur & George, based on an intriguing series of genuine events in the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Set in 1903, the three part drama will star Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as the novelist and physician who created the detective Sherlock Holmes. The official synopsis … >
Homeland star Damian Lewis will play Henry VIII in BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall. Written by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), the six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels is currently filming in the South West of England. Starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Claire Foy (The Promise) as … >
Filming has started on the fourth series of Call the Midwife and this year’s Christmas episode at the historic Chatham dockyard and at its studio base in Chertsey, Surrey. The Christmas special will be followed by eight new episodes in 2015. Series 4 sees the community of nuns and nurses in 1960, on the cusp … >