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. … >
A brand new nine-episode drama created by Riz Ahmed will air on BBC Two, exploring the lives of three generations of a British Pakistani family.
Both Prime Suspect 1973 and the original series starring Helen Mirren are now available to watch for subscribers on Netflix UK.
The eerie ‘parallel present’ of Channel 4’s Humans series is seeping into our world a little bit more, as it’s been announced that a ‘synth test’ is being released – here in the real world – across Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. This inventive advertising campaign makes Channel 4 the first UK broadcaster to use smart … >
It’s definite: the last two episodes of Peter Kay’s sitcom Car Share are heading to our screens this month. BBC One is going to debut the first of the two episodes on May 7th (the first of May’s bank holidays), which will be an improvised instalment from himself and co-star Sian Gibson. Here’s the trailer … >
Katherine Parkinson – she of Humans, The IT Crowd and The Boat That Rocked fame – will star in a new legal comedy entitled Defending The Guilty. This six-part comedy series heralds from BBC Two, and its cast alongside Parkinson includes Will Sharpe, Gwyneth Keyworth, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Hugh Coles. The series is based on a book entitled Defending The Guilty: Truth And Lies … >
The fifth series of People Just Do Nothing will be the show’s last, the BBC has revealed. The heavily improvised comedy mockumentary first launched on BBC Three back in 2014, chronicling the lives and times of Kurupt FM’s weird and wacky staff of pirate radio pioneers. To wrap things up for good, the Beeb has ordered … >