Benedict Cumberbatch will join the line-up of celebrities at Madame Tussauds in London later this year. The wax figure will feature the Sherlock star in a stylish dark suit with “a warm and relaxed expression and his famous tousled hairstyle”. Cumberbatch joked: “Finally I can photobomb myself! What a weird and wonderful compliment to be … >
Showtime has released the first trailer for the new season of US political thriller Homeland. The one-minute trailer features the first look at Merlin actor Bradley James as a character named Edgar and Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey as Aasar Khan, a lieutenant-colonel in the Pakistan intelligence service. Other new cast members include Suraj Sharma (Life … >
Filming has started in south London on the third series of BBC Three’s comedy Some Girls. The six new 30-minute episodes follow the lives and loves of Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Amber (Alice Felgate) and Saz (Mandeep Dhillon) as the end of the term is in sight and they continue their painful and … >
Gritty Italian crime drama Gomorrah will launch in the UK next month. Based on Robert Saviano’s bestselling book, the 12-part series begins at 9pm on Monday 4 August on Sky Atlantic. Gomorrah paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and … >
Christina Chong has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. The actress is best known as Lorna Bucket in Doctor Who‘s ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ and her role in ITV medical drama Monroe. She most recently appeared in 24: Live Another Day. Chong will play “a minor role” in the new Star … >
Doctor Who actress Jemma Redgrave has revealed she’d be up for a spin-off featuring her character Kate Stewart and UNIT scientist Osgood, played by Ingrid Oliver. Discussing the idea of a spin-off with Blogtor Who at London Film & Comic Con, Redgrave teased: “Your mouth to god’s ears! Who knows? Waft that thought over in … >
Noel Fielding has described the new series of his E4 show Luxury Comedy as “like an insect version of the Antiques Roadshow“. Featuring a mixture of live action and animation, Series 2 takes place in a coffee shop on the edge of a volcano in Hawaii, with Noel and the gang – Andy Warhol (Tom … >
Paul Whitehouse has started filming Nurse, a new “bittersweet” comedy drama for BBC Two about a community psychiatric nurse. The series of four 30-minute episodes stars Whitehouse in multiple character roles, alongside Esther Coles in the central role of Liz, the titular nurse. Based on the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series of the same name, … >
The first trailer has been released for The Driver, BBC One’s new drama written by Danny Brocklehurst (Clocking Off, Exile, Accused). The three-part series will star David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) as taxi driver Vince McKee, an ordinary man who – because of family mystery, frustration with his job and his life – makes a … >
BBC One aired an epic one-minute trailer for Doctor Who‘s new series tonight. Watch the trailer… > Take a closer look at Series 8’s new monsters and aliens in our pics gallery. Series 8 will begin on BBC One on Saturday 23 August with a feature-length premiere episode entitled ‘Deep Breath’. > Here’s everything we … >