The second episode of Doctor Who’s new run pulled in a respectable 5.5m (28.8%) viewers on Saturday, but was slightly down on the previous weekend’s opening episode.
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.
The BBC has released two official new Doctor Who location reports from this week’s shoots in London for the 50 anniversary special.
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.
The first images have been released from The White Queen – BBC One’s new adaptation of Phillipa Gregory‘s historical novel series, The Cousin’s War.
Richard Lintern has joined the cast of Silent Witness, following the departure of actor William Gaminara.