Sir David Jason will be returning to our screens for another series of Still Open All Hours. The BBC broke the news, saying in a statement that location filming and studio recording will take place over the summer, which should allow Still Open All Hours to reach our TV sets at some point during the back end of the … >
Benedict Cumberbatch is Patrick Melrose – and here’s the new trailer and launch date for the new show.
Legion season 2 will be slightly longer than we originally anticipated: it’s been confirmed that an additional episode has been ordered by the show’s home network, Fox, which will bring Legion season 2’s duration from 10 episodes up to 11. Deadline broke the news, confirming that Legion season 2 will now wrap up a week later than we thought, with … >
Martin Freeman has clarified his comments about Sherlock‘s fans, for the second time. Freeman originally said in an interview that “some of it’s not fun anymore”, with the weight of fan expectation sitting heavily on his Sherlock commitments. The internet, it’s fair to say, made quite a lot of noise about Freeman’s comments. Freeman already clarified these comments … >
The BBC has renewed McMafia for a second series, it’s been confirmed. The first series of McMafia was a fictionalised adaptation of Misha Glenny’s nonfiction crime book of the same name, with James Norton playing a central role as Alex Godman. The show explores organised crime relations between Britain and Russia. McMafia series 1 earned strong ratings and critical acclaim all … >
ITV is marking the 20th of anniversary of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a week of special episodes hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, but today we’ve learned that the Millionaire format has changed a little bit since we last saw Chris Tarrant hosting the show. Some things remain the same: ‘fastest finger first’ selects a contestant from … >
Ben Wheatley – the British film and TV director that helmed High-Rise, Sightseers, Free Fire and Peter Capaldi’s first episode as the lead in Doctor Who – is reportedly being tapped for “one of the big Marvel films”. With the mixture of horror, action and family fun on his C.V., Wheatley seems like a really exciting choice for a … >
Anyone out there remember the brilliant TV adaptation of The Demon Headmaster? Based on the books by Gillian Cross, three series were made in all, running to 19 episodes between 1996 and 1998. And now – finally! – they’re all being released on DVD. Terrence Hardiman starred in the title role, of course, and he’s … >
Murray Gold’s tenure as composer on Doctor Who may have now, sadly, come to an end, but there’s still more of his music to be released at least. In fact, the soundtrack to Doctor Who series 9 has just now gone on sale. The soundtrack is available for streaming, for download and on CD. If … >
It’s not the most surprising recommission news, but the BBC confirmed that it’d ordered another run of its hit drama, Death In Paradise back in February. It seems a winter cocktail for ratings success, mixing in crime solving and sunshine locations, and more will be in store on BBC One at the start of next year. … >