Mr Bean has become a huge YouTube hit, and won some prize or other

Who knew? Apparently, YouTube has something called a Diamond Play button, that it awards to channels that have 10 million subscribers or more. Presumably, this is reserved for generally young people who play computer games primarily, or very rich musicians. But heck: what do you know, Mr Bean has gone and bagged one. Furthermore, just … >

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Clique series 2 confirmed to land this week

The BBC has confirmed when we’ll be getting the second series of Jess Brittain’s hit psychological thriller, Clique. And the good news is that it’s just days away. The new run of the show will be available on BBC Three from Saturday November 10th – this Saturday coming – and it looks as if all … >

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Black River Meadow: a brand web horror series

We’ve asked the team behind Black River Meadow to tell us a little about their new project… “Beneath the mist, among the embers, lies Black River Meadow and its damned descendants.” Black River Meadow is a three-part horror web series set in an otherworldly village hidden deep in the Welsh mountains. The Story There is … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: what to make of the rumours

On November 1, The Mirror reported that the Doctor Who special for Series 11 will air on New Year’s Day of 2019 rather than on Christmas day. “Doctor Who will not have a Christmas Day outing this year for the first time since the reboot in 2005. Instead, 13th Time Lord Jodie Whittaker will have an … >

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Black Mirror: more mash-up/sequel episodes are likely

Charlie Brooker has been chatting about his acclaimed Netflix anthology series in a new book, Inside Black Mirror, and he’s revealed that he’s open to producing follow-up episodes in the future… Brooker entertained the possibility of a sequel to White Bear, his 2013 episode about a woman trapped in a punishment loop (something she discovers at the … >

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Bodyguard: series 2 talks are about to begin

Bodyguard, Jed Mercurio’s crime drama starring Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes, went on to become the BBC’s biggest drama of all time earlier this year – and talks about a second series are about to begin… Richard Madden, on the press tour for Bodyguard‘s US release, was chatting to Deadline about the possibility of a second … >

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Watership Down: first look pictures released, more join cast

Watership Down, the BBC’s forthcoming adaptation of Richard Adams’ classic, traumatic novel, will be released this Christmas and we’ve now got our first look at the series… The previously announced cast was already studded with stars but now joining James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Olivia Colman and John Boyega is – deep … >

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Doctor Who, Demons of the Punjab: cast list, demons named

The guest cast list for the sixth episode of Doctor Who, Series 11, Demons of the Punjab was released: Shobna Gulati: Najia Khan, Yaz’s mother Ravin J Ganatra: Hakim Khan, Yaz’s father Bhavnisha Parmar: Sonya Khan, Yaz’s sister Leena Dhingra: Nani Umbreen, Yaz’s grandmother Amita Suman: Umbreen, Yaz’s grandmother 1947 Shane Zaza: Prem  Hamza Jeetooa: Manish Shaheen Khan: Hasna Barbara Fadden, Almak, likely a demon … >

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