BBC Three has recommissioned Bluestone 42 for a new season. The comedy follows a bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan and will return for six new 30-minute episodes in 2015. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, said: “This raft of new and returning comedy series celebrates how successful the comedy on Three remains and is a timely … >
Tom Baker has confirmed that it was planned for him to appear on The Sarah Jane Adventures. The final episode of the Doctor Who spin-off aired on CBBC in October 2011, following the death of star Elisabeth Sladen. Baker told TV Choice: “I think it was being mooted at a time when Elisabeth began to … >
John Barrowman has revealed that he believes “there’s a lot more to tell” with his Doctor Who and Torchwood character Captain Jack. Asked if he thinks he’s played Jack Harkness for the last time, Barrowman told Nerd Bastards: “I mean, that’s not my decision, that’s a decision for the BBC. The thing is, I go … >
Sherlock star Martin Freeman has revealed that plans to shoot the show’s fourth series later this year have now “fallen away”. Asked about when Series 4 will begin filming, the Fargo actor told The Guardian: “I don’t know. Really. I wish I did. I thought the plan was to do it in the autumn but … >
The cast of Red Dwarf have revealed that a new series will be filmed later this year. Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn confirmed the news at a Red Dwarf panel at the Sci-Fi Scarborough convention. John-Jules announced that Series XI is due to start shooting in October and the new episodes are expected … >
HBO has ordered a further two seasons of Game of Thrones. Season 4 began airing earlier this month and continues in the UK on Monday night on Sky Atlantic. Executive producer David Benioff revealed last month that a seven-season run for the fantasy drama is planned. He explained: “Once we got to the point where … >
The second series of The Musketeers has begun filming in Prague. Returning cast members include Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as D’Artagnan, Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos. Tamla Kari (Cuckoo), Maimie McCoy (Loving Miss Hatto), Hugo Speer (Bedlam), Ryan Gage (The Hobbit) and … >
Colin Morgan has been cast in the new series of BBC Two’s The Fall. The crime drama’s second series is currently filming in Belfast and will air on BBC Two later this year. Colin will appear in the final three episodes of Series 2 as DS Tom Anderson, an officer involved in the hunt for … >
ITV has confirmed that The Bletchley Circle has been axed. Based on the lives of four women who worked at top-secret HQ Bletchley Park during World War II, the code-breaking thriller’s second series concluded earlier this year. ITV has told Digital Spy that the show has not been re-commissioned for a third series. Are you … >
BBC One has recommissioned Scottish crime drama Shetland for a third series. Starring Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez, Shetland is adapted from Ann Cleeves’s successful Shetland quartet crime novels and will return six new 60-minute episodes. Christopher Aird, BBC Head of Drama Production Scotland, commented: “Shetland is a really distinctive crime series that has … >