This year’s story is the Doctor Who Short Trip ‘The Hoxteth Time Capsule’, written by Paul Davis. Since 2016, audio producers Big Finish have run a Memorial Script Opportunity to honour their late, much-missed colleague Paul Spragg. The competition invites submissions (a synopsis and script extract) from writers new to the company, with the chosen … >
A trailer was released for the 2024 series of Doctor Who which will air this spring. We will break down the trailer from what we know of the eight episodes in the series and include publicity stills and screen shots from the BBC 2024 trailer. Episode One will feature a guest cast of nine babies. … >
Richard Franklin, Doctor Who and Emmerdale star, “passed away peacefully” on the morning of Christmas Day at age of 87 after fighting a long-term illness, according to a statement from his family. The actor appeared in Crossroads and played businessman Denis Rigg in ITV’s Emmerdale but is best known for portraying Captain Mike Yates of … >
Doctor Who fans will be treated to a first look at the Fifteenth Doctor’s new season following the television premiere of the Doctor Who Christmas special. The new trailer will play out on BBC One after The Church on Ruby Road airs/streams on Christmas Day and will also be available on BBC iPlayer. Though the … >
The Fifteenth Doctor meets his new companion in ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ on Christmas Day. The Doctor Who Christmas Special was a staple of the show’s modern era. Fans and their families have gathered together from David Tennant’s dressing gown debut in ‘The Christmas Invasion’ to Peter Capaldi’s exit in ‘Twice Upon A Time’. … >
We return to Shipton Abbot for a festive special that promises a tough mystery. 2023 saw the expansion of the “Paraverse” with Kris Marshall returning to the role of DI Humphrey Goodman. Death In Paradise‘s former detective swapped St. Marie for the South West, relocating to his fiancé’s childhood home. Now, before a second series … >
The American assault on 19th century London society continues. The Buccaneers draws on author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. It tells the story of a group of fun-loving American girls who disrupt London society in the 1870s. After the eight-episode first season concluded last week, Apple TV+ have given the nod for a second run. … >
Ahead of its January release, AMC have shared a trailer for their upcoming series Monsieur Spade. The six-part story follows Sam Spade, the hard-boiled detective of The Maltese Falcon, in his retirement. For this 1960’s set show, Clive Owen steps into the role of Spade, who was created by writer Dashiell Hammett and made famous … >
The upcoming series nine of Inside No. 9 will be its last. The BBC have announced the start of filming on the ninth series of Inside No. 9. This six-episode series is the final run of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s anthology series. Arriving next year, the BBC have revealed a first image, as well … >
The pair will play best friends who go on the run together. Prime Video have announced an as-yet-untitled action-adventure series for Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures). The show, which reveals Waddingham’s character as an assassin, comes from Tessa Coates. The producers are Skydance Television, Double Dream and Octavia Spencer’s Orit Entertainment. … >