A Very English Scandal, Russell T Davies’ upcoming BBC One drama telling the story of Jeremy Thorpe, has cast a quintessentially English actor in its lead role.
A fair bit of mystery has surrounded surrounded Samantha Spiro’s role in ‘Doctor Who’, but the latest episode offers us a little clue. A little while ago you may have seen reports that Samatha Spiro, known to Game Of Thrones fans as Melessa Tarlay, would be appearing in the new season of Doctor Who. Well now, … >
The striking Doctor Who episode ‘Oxygen’ all started with a single email… Writer Jamie Mathieson has taken to his personal website to illuminate just a little of the work that went into creating the episode ‘Oxygen’. He’s shared the text of the original treatment email he sent to Steven Moffat – a mail that started what he calls the … >
The duo are planning to resurrect their anarchic ‘Big Night Out’ stage show for a BBC Two special. Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out will revisit the Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out template that made the pair’s name after it developed a cult audience over on Channel 4 in the early 90s. It, in itself, was a distillation of … >
Today, word has come from the BBC that Call The Midwife‘s Christmas special has already started filming – and that it will see at least one new addition to the cast. Joining the team will be Leonie Elliott (Wonderous Oblivion, Danny And The Human Zoo) as Nurse Lucille Anderson, the first West Indian midwife to feature as … >
The official Doctor Who Twitter account just released this video from Saturday’s upcoming episode, ‘Extremis’… And you can see it here. If you want to go into ‘Extremis’ completely unspoiled, don’t look, but it doesn’t give too much away.
The Spaced, Hot Fuzz and Sean of The Dead star is set to bring classic Children’s TV character Captain Pugwash to the big screen. Having put in a turn as Santa Claus in Doctor Who‘s 2014 Christmas Special, ‘Last Christmas’, Nick Frost is set to bring another portly character beloved of children – we were … >
Pearl Mackie sat down on the ITV’s This Morning sofa yesterday to chat about her time in the TARDIS so far, and how long that time may last. Asked by Eamon Holmes about Peter Capaldi’s departure, and whether she would like to stay on after his tenure in the TARDIS ends, Pearl gave this guarded … >
As we’ve previously reported, BBC Two’s Paula will star Olivier-award winning actress Denise Gough, Victoria star Tom Hughes and Spooks’ Owen McDonnell. By way of an update, the BBC has now released a longer look at the upcoming revenge drama. Paula‘s tale of a brief encounter that ends in violence is written by Conor McPherson, in his first original … >
This first instalment of a three-part Doctor Who adventure perfectly sets up the finale of Peter Capaldi’s time in the TARDIS. There’s a piece of text going round online and it makes all who read it want to kill themselves. But enough about my review for ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’, we’ve got a new Doctor … >