You can count the recent revival of Curb Your Enthusiasm as a success, with Larry David’s show earning acclaiming and strong ratings. So much so, in fact, that HBO has now ordered a season 10 of the programme, that’ll go into production early in 2018. President of programming at HBO, Casey Bloys, said in a … >
Last night saw the press preview for the Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, and once the episode was over, Jo Whiley hosted a Q&A with Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, David Bradley and Pearl Mackie. Lots of things were discussed, as you’d expect. But these are the non-spoilery things that were said. Steven … >
The official preview screening of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who swansong, Twice Upon A Time, took place in London last night. Reviews so far have been incredibly strong for the episode. That said, the ending was lopped off, so Jodie Whittaker’s debut in the role remains under wraps until Christmas day. The BBC has released a … >
The recent miniseries revival of Prison Break certainly seemed to do its job. The revival earned very strong ratings, bringing back Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller for another attempted break out of another prison. The show’s revival was so successful that, unexpectedly, a sixth season has now been ordered. The news was broken by Dominic … >
With season three drawing to a close, USA Network has moved quickly to secure the future of Mr Robot, by announcing it’s ordered a fourth season of the show. Rami Malek headlines the programme, that’s available in the UK via Amazon Prime Video. Show creator Sam Esmail will continue to oversee it as it heads … >
In his (thoroughly excellent) book about the making of Doctor Who, ‘The Writer’s Tale’, Russell T Davies describes dialogue as ‘two monologues clashing’. ‘Everyone,’ he says, ‘is always, always thinking about themselves.’ And though that applies to every drama, it feels especially appropriate to Peaky Blinders, and especially this week. Everyone’s got an agenda, and … >
Peter Kay has announced that he’s cancelling his planned 2018 tour, as well as all future work projects, due to “unforeseen family circumstances”. Kay announced his first nationwide tour in nearly a decade last month, and tickets promptly sold out. The surprise cancellation was announced in a statement from the comedian, that reads as follows… … >
It’s a bumper 12 months ahead for fans of Alan Partridge. Firstly, there’s a documentary coming to the BBC over Christmas, looking back over 25 years of Steve Coogan’s most famous character (and the people behind it). And then, in 2018, a brand new Alan Partridge TV series is heading to the BBC. But why … >
Adding to its roster of channels that already include 5, 5 Star, 5 USA, My5 and Spike, Channel 5 is launching another in the UK. It goes by the name of 5Prime (er, there’s no space), and it’ll be for “premium” shows. Thus, it’ll feature first run series, and the pick of Channel 5’s output. … >
A reminded that tonight marks the first of the two part Taskmaster: Champion Of Champions on Dave. And a preview clip has just been released… Earlier story… One of the best shows you’ll find on Dave is the glorious Taskmaster, whose fifth series recently came to an end. But as an added bonus, the channel also … >