The Famous Five

The Famous Five – Nicolas Winding Refn to helm a new series

Enid Blyton’s classic tales are getting a new lease of life as feature-length stories.  The BBC have announced the start of filming on a new series of The Famous Five. Author Enid Blyton’s classic children’s stories are becoming a trio of feature-length adventures, created by Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive) and Matthew Read (Peaky Blinders). … >

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Red Eye cast - Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage & Lesley Sharp

Red Eye – ITV commissions a high-octane thriller from Bad Wolf

The in-flight international series stars Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp.  ITV have announced that they have cleared the airborne thriller series Red Eye for take-off. The six-part show takes place both onboard an all-night plane flight from London to Beijing, as well as in the corridors of power in Westminster. Red Eye stars … >

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God of Carnage

God of Carnage – Freema Agyeman to star in revival of dark comedy

The Tony and Olivier-winning play God of Carnage is coming to the Lyric, Hammersmith.  Having recently returned to the UK and starred in the Sky Atlantic’s Dreamland, Freema Ageyman is heading for the stage. This autumn, she’s starring in a revival of the award-winning play God of Carnage. The show is described as an “unmissable … >

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Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy loses its home at Paramount+

The Protorstar’s mission is imperilled, but there’s still hope for the show’s second season.  As the Paramount+ streaming service prepares to fully integrate with Showtime, news has broken that a number of its shows are being cancelled. I guess we all knew that the streaming bubble was unsustainable and would burst at some point. In … >

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Doctor Who - Ncuti Gatwa (The Doctor) & Bonnie Langford (Mel Bush)

Doctor Who films scooter stunt on Cardiff streets

A film crew recorded scenes for the Doctor Who 2024 series with extras, stunt doubles and an orange Vespa on Park Street in Cardiff on 25 June, 2023. #dwsr Stunt doubles for Ncuti and Bonnie riding a moped in scene pic.twitter.com/SWhNMoSBf3 — Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) June 25, 2023 The stunt doubles were wearing … >

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Cover for Doctor Who - Ten Days of Christmas

Doctor Who Christmas book features Tenth Doctor

A new collection of ten festive adventures, Doctor Who: Ten Days of Christmas, featuring the Tenth Doctor and friends old and new, will publish October 2023. “I have to live on. Alone. That’s the curse of the Time Lords.” The Doctor’s tenth incarnation was: hilarious, furious, fun and vengeful. (He also had great hair.) He … >

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Alex Kingston as River Song

River Song to meet Jackie Tyler as her solo audio series concludes

Professor River Song will open her diary for a twelfth and final volume of adventures: The Orphan Quartet.  Ever since her last onscreen appearance as the time-travelling archaeologist, Alex Kingston has been reprising the character for her own audio spin-off. Across eight glorious years of audio adventures, Professor Song has met multiple Doctors, Masters and … >

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Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep – BBC acquires the Irish thriller series

Peaky Blinders and Bloodlands star Charlene McKenna leads the cast of Clean Sweep. Ever on the hunt for a quality import, the BBC acquired the Irish thriller series Clean Sweep. The show comes to BBC Four and the iPlayer later this year. Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by true events, Clean Sweep follows a seemingly ordinary … >

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