There’s no denying Bitcoins increasingly popularity, but it wasn’t until early September that cryptocurrencies finally became the focus of a television show. Start Up is the first show to centre on a Bitcoin-esque currency, but how did it come about? What Is Bitcoin? Bitcoin, business, tablet, boardroom, ip” (CC BY 2.0) by Whitez Bitcoin is arguably the … >
The creator of Our Girl has revealed that Lacey Turner could still return if she wanted to. The EastEnders actress starred as Molly Dawes in the original Our Girl pilot in 2013 and the full five-part first season in 2014, but was replaced by Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan in the army drama’s recent second season. Buy Season 2 on … >
Six half-hour episodes of sitcom Hospital People have been commissioned by BBC One. Written and created by Tom Binns and Matt Morgan, an initial pilot aired on BBC One in February this year as part of the reinstated Comedy Playhouse strand. Hospital People sees co-creator Tom Binns plays a raft of characters living their daily lives set in … >
BBC Three has announced the commission of a new satirical parody of reality crime series. Sexy Murder will spoof the likes of Making a Murderer, The Jinx and Serial. Written by Andy Kinnear and Céin McGillicuddy, the six-part series stars Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh) as Christoph Spinetti, alongside Nick Mohammed, Lolly Adefope, Shaun Williamson and … >
Three unsuspecting members of the public will get a horror experience like no other in Derren Brown’s new Halloween special next week. Inspired by classics such as Hammer House and Tales of the Unexpected, a team of writers create three tales that blur fact and fiction and where fear takes over. Assisted by family and friends, … >
A new trailer has been unveiled for S. J. Kincaid’s The Diabolic – the YA read of 2016. Described by The Bookseller as ‘Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games’, S. J. Kincaid’s epic new YA novel, The Diabolic, publishes on Tuesday 1 November in TWO striking covers. Buy the book on Amazon here. Buy the Kindle … >
Stand-up comedian Dane Baptiste’s new BBC Three comedy series Sunny D will launch next month. Four 25-minute episodes were commissioned in January following a successful pilot as part of BBC Three Comedy Feeds. Sunny D will premiere online on BBC Three on Sunday 13 November. Described as “a smart, fast-paced and stylish sitcom that captures the angst … >
Channel 4 is teaming up with US channel AMC to make a new series about four tech entrepreneurs and childhood friends who become multi-millionaires overnight. Loaded is an English-language version of the award-wining Israeli series Mesudarim, which won four Israeli Academy Awards in 2007. Jon Brown (Veep, Fresh Meat) will be lead writer and executive … >
The premiere date for the new season of Sherlock has now been announced. The show’s official Twitter account confirmed that Season 4 will begin on Sunday 1 January 2017 on BBC One. Sherlock will return in The Six Thatchers on January 1, 2017. #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/s6RJdaOZdI — Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) October 26, 2016 Masterpiece PBS has also announced that … >
ITV has announced the commission of Little Boy Blue from the writer of Mrs Biggs and Cilla. The four-part factual drama will tell the story of schoolboy Rhys Jones’ tragic murder in August 2007 and will recreate the moment when his parents and brother lined up in front of the crowd at Goodison Park in tribute. Rhys was … >