Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has revealed that he hopes the police corruption drama will “run and run”. The second series concludes next week on BBC Two. Mercurio told Radio Times: “It’s a terrific show to work on. As a writer, particularly one who has done returning series, I have no plans to hand … >
Myanna Buring (Ripper Street), Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour) will lead the cast of Jimmy McGovern’s epic new BBC Two drama, Banished. From the makers of Top Of The Lake, the seven-part series opens at dawn in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 and begins filming north of Sydney next month. … >
Atlantis star Robert Emms, who plays Pythagoras, has revealed that the fantasy drama’s writers have a long-term plan for the show. Series 2 begins filming soon and will air on BBC One this autumn. Speaking exclusively to CultBox recently, Emms commented: “They definitely have a five-year plan for it, for sure. Obviously the first season … >
Shooting has begun on the second series of The Fall in Belfast. Gillian Anderson is back as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, alongside Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. The psychological thriller series launched on BBC Two last May and was the channel’s biggest drama series in eight years with an average audience of 3.5 … >
Three new cast members for the second series of Peaky Blinders have been revealed. Noah Taylor (Submarine) joins the cast of BBC Two’s gangster drama as the head of an organisation that stands in the way of the Peaky Blinders’ plans for expansion. Charlotte Riley (World Without End) will play an aristocrat who crosses paths … >
Ripper Street writer Toby Finlay has revealed that there will be “no diminishing of creative freedom” in the recently-commissioned third series. The period crime drama was axed by BBC One after two series last December, but brand new episodes will now debut on Amazon Prime Instant Video before airing on BBC One a few months … >
Sharon Rooney has revealed that she’d like to appear in Sherlock again. The My Mad Fat Diary star played a fan of Holmes in Series 3’s ‘The Empty Hearse’ earlier this year. Rooney commented: “That was amazing to be part of. I feel so honoured to be a tiny part of something so magical and … >
Sky has announced that Mount Pleasant has been recommissioned for a new series. The comedy-drama will return for Series 4 on Sky Living later this year, with Sally Lindsay and Daniel Ryan reprising their roles as Lisa and Dan Johnson. Other returning cast members include Nigel Harman as Bradley, Samantha Womack as Tanya and Adrian … >
Channel 4 has acquired the UK premiere broadcast rights to Fargo, the new US drama series inspired by the 1996 movie. The ten-part series will begin airing in the US next month and will arrive on Channel 4 later this spring. Adapted by novelist/writer Noah Hawley (Bones, The Unusuals), Fargo follows an all-new “true crime” … >
A new nationwide poll has been commissioned to discover the nation’s favourite character in Game of Thrones. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) topped the poll, closely followed by Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow. Jon Snow and Ygritte were voted viewers’ favourite couple, while the Starks are the nation’s favourite Game Of Thrones family and Season 1’s … >