The BBC has announced the commission of a new continuing drama serial by Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Accused). The eight-part series is inspired by the events of the late 1780s when Britain deported its unwanted citizens to the very edge of the known world.
The BBC has announced the commission of The Great War, an epic new series written by Tony Jordan (Hustle, Life On Mars).
Set during the First World War, the five-part drama is told through the eyes of two ordinary young men who enlist in a war they expect will be over within months. As the conflict unfolds, so do the boys stories, as they grow up amid the horror of war, and find love.
The BBC has announced that Ben Miller will depart the cast of Death in Paradise in the next series.
Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong will star in The Whale, a new dramatisation of the real events which inspired Moby Dick.
The BBC has confirmed that Jemma Redgrave will be appearing in Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special.
Actress Nicola Walker has revealed that she hopes viewers are “uncertain” about her new character in ITV’s Scott & Bailey.
Richard Lintern has joined the cast of Silent Witness, following the departure of actor William Gaminara.
The final series of Misfits will see the gang having to “up their game”, Channel 4 has teased.
The BBC has re-commissioned murder-mystery drama Shetland for a second series.
Suranne Jones has revealed that her Scott & Bailey character “feels like she’s being dragged back to her roots” in the new series.