Merlin star Colin Morgan, who plays the fantasy drama’s titular hero, has revealed that he finds it “exciting” to see elements of the Athurian legend such as the Knights of the Round Table incorporated into the show.
Misfits creator Howard Overman’s Dirk Gently drama will return to BBC Four next year for three 60-minute episodes.
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has hinted that the whole story of River Song’s identity may not be completely revealed in the show’s upcoming sixth series, which begins on BBC One next month.
BBC One have commissioned an original psychological thriller series from the makers of Bedlam and Single Father to air in winter 2012, written by Bill Gallagher (The Prisoner).
Former Skins actors Lily Loveless (Naomi) and Daniel Kaluuya (Kenneth) will star in BBC Three’s new supernatural horror The Fades, which has just begun filming.
Channel 4 have announced that comedy series Friday Night Dinner, starring Tamsin Greig (Green Wing) and Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), will return to the channel for a second series.
BBC One’s legal drama Silk, starring Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks) and Maxine Peake (Shameless), has been recommissioned for a second series.
Danish crime drama The Killing and French police series Spiral will both return to BBC Four later this year, the channel has announced.
BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential have announced a new competition that will give a team of school children the chance to write their own Doctor Who mini-adventure.
Theo James, star of Sky Living’s supernatural drama Bedlam, will join Maxine Peake (Shameless, Silk) and Matthew McNulty (Misfits, Five Days) in BBC Four’s new adaptation of Room At The Top.