The plan with the screen adaptation of Marvel’s Inhumans was certainly ambitious. The first two episodes screened in IMAX cinemas at the start of the month, with IMAX also putting funding into the show. Then, it started running on ABC in the US, with an eye on a long-running show. Unfortunately, the muted reaction to … >
Rellik‘s proving to be the kind of competent, grimace-to-the-drizzle, crime drama that the BBC’s been doing well for decades, but the longer it goes on the more it exposes its biggest problem: time. And I’m not talking about the scheduling – although it’s being well-beaten by its 9pm rival, Liar, over on ITV – nor … >
The BBC has opened up a new category on its iPlayer service – and we reckon it’s going to eat up a fair amount of your time! It’s called From The Archive, and the Beeb is adding to it over 450 programmes from – yes! – its archives, dating back to 1946. Here’s the official … >
Russell T Davies on the casting of Jodie Whittaker, and the source of most Doctor Who leaks…
It’s been a heck of a wait, but the second series of acclaimed sitcom Cradle To Grave will finally be with us later this year. The show is based on the life of Danny Baker, and he’s written the show along with Jeff Pope. The first series debuted in 2015, with Peter Kay and Lucy … >
Last night, audiences got to see Benedict Cumberbatch in the screen adaptation of The Child In Time on BBC One. Cumberbatch’s production company oversaw the show, and thus he’s been heavily involved in its promotion. In an interview with The Telegraph, he suggested that taking on the role in The Child In Time was a … >
There’s not much to it yet, but a brief first trailer has landed for the upcoming return of Our Girl. Michelle Keegan leads the cast again as Lance Corporal Georgie Lane, and joining her in the cast are Luke Pasqualino, Ben Aldridge and Tim Fywell. Series three of the show will feature 12 episodes, and … >
Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time is an aggressively challenging book to adapt. Not only does it deal with some heavy subject matter, but time and space are manipulated throughout the novel with the reader reliant on protagonist Stephen’s point of view to follow the many angles of the narrative. This one-off BBC drama – … >
As is now entrenched as a Yuletide tradition, the BBC has confirmed that it’ll be screening an adaptation of one of David Walliams’ hugely popular stories this Christmas.
Those of you with the magical combination of children and Netflix will be familiar with the cycle of programmes you can make magically appear one after the other when you need an hour of shuteye. One of those shows is Maya The Bee, an animated programmed based on the not very good film from a … >