Laura Fraser

ITV orders ‘Loch Ness’ murder mystery drama

Laura Fraser and Siobhan Finneran will lead the cast of a new ITV crime drama set on the beautiful, haunting shores of Scotland’s most iconic loch. Loch Ness is written by Stephen Brady (Vera, Silent Witness) and executive produced by Tim Haines (Primeval, Sinbad). Laura Fraser (Houdini and Doyle, Lip Service) and Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley, Downton Abbey) will be joined in … >

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‘Chewing Gum’ Season 2 begins filming

The second season of E4 comedy Chewing Gum has started filming. Actress, writer, playwright, singer and poet Michaela Coel is back as Tracey Gordon for six new 30-minute episodes, which will air on E4 later this year. The first season of Chewing Gum launched on E4 last October. Other returning cast members include Danielle Walters (Kill Your Friends) and Kadiff … >

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‘Doctor Who’ composer Murray Gold chats about ‘Queer as Folk’ musical

Murray Gold has discussed the planned Queer as Folk musical and why it never happened. Gold, who has scored the music for Doctor Who since Russell T Davies brought the show back in 2005, wrote the music for Queer as Folk. Channel 4’s groundbreaking LGBT series ran for two seasons in 1999 and 2000, launching the careers of Aidan Gillen … >

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Alex Kingston joins ‘The Gilmore Girls’ revival

Doctor Who star Alex Kingston has revealed that she is playing a “very eccentric character” in the upcoming revival of The Gilmore Girls. The American comedy-drama television series originally ran for seven seasons from October 2000 to May 2007 and will return on Netflix later this year. > Buy the complete Season 1-7 box set on Amazon. Alex Kingston announced … >

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‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ actress joins ‘Doctor Who’ in new season

A familiar face will return to the Doctor Who universe in the first episode of the new season. Twitter user @fandomfan99 spotted a cast list during location filming earlier this week, which reveals that Mina Anwar will appear as a character named ‘Goodthing’. Best known for her role in ’90s sitcom The Thin Blue Line, the actress will be recognisable to Doctor Who fans from her role … >

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UK festivalgoers’ Top 5 annoyances revealed

The British public have named their biggest festival annoyances in a new survey by electrical retailer AO.com. It turns out that nearly two thirds of UK music fans actually prefer to watch their festivals on television at home rather than in person! This year’s Glastonbury festival saw Adele and Coldplay wow audiences in Somerset last month, despite the event having “the … >

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‘Footloose’ musical is coming to Brighton this month

Based on Kevin Bacon’s hit 1984 movie, Footloose: The Musical arrives in Brighton later this month. It visits Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 25 July until Saturday 30 July. Tickets are on sale now atgtickets.com/brighton or by calling 0844 871 7650. Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where … >

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‘The Royle Family’ actor joins first ep of ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10

More guest stars for the opening episode of Doctor Who‘s new season have been revealed. Season 10’s first story began filming in Cardiff last month, directed by Lawrence Gough, with Pearl Mackie filming her first scenes as new companion Bill and comedian Matt Lucas returning as Nardole. Fan @fandomfan99 spotted a cast list during location filming earlier this week, which suggests that … >

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Aidan Turner will be back for a third season of ‘Poldark’

The BBC has announced the commission of a third season of Poldark, before the second season has even begun airing! The award-winning Cornish saga returns to BBC One this summer with ten new episodes. Poldark launched on BBC One in March 2015, peaking with 9.4 million viewers across TV and iPlayer, and Season 2 started filming in Cornwall … >

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‘Wasted’ trailer: Check out Sean Bean in ‘Cuckoo’ writers’ new E4 sitcom

E4 has released the first trailer for Wasted, the channel’s new comedy about a gang of four twenty-something wasters in a West Country village. Created by the BAFTA Award winning writing team of James Lamont and Jon Foster (Cuckoo, Amazing World of Gumball), the six-part series begins soon on E4. Danny Kirrane, Dylan Edwards, Gwyneth Keyworth and Rose Reynolds … >

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