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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
It’s been confirmed that there won’t be a Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. SDCC 2016 kicks off at the San Diego Convention Center with a preview night on 20 July and continues until 24 July. BBC America has announced: “There will not be a panel at SDCC for BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who this year, … >
The director of Drive had told Metro that he’d love to make a film version of Doctor Who. Nicolas Winding Refn was chatting to the newspaper ahead of the release of his new movie, Neon Demon, in UK cinemas this Friday. The Danish filmmaker said: “I love Doctor Who. I like the imagination.” However, Refn admitted: “I guess … >
A trailer has been released for The Secret Agent, BBC One’s upcoming three-part drama from the makers of Line of Duty. Adapted by Tony Marchant (Garrow’s Law) from Joseph Conrad’s classic thriller, the new series stars Toby Jones (The Hunger Games), Vicky McClure (Line of Duty), Stephen Graham (This is England), Tom Goodman-Hill (Humans) and David Dawson (Ripper Street). The Secret Agent begins at 9pm on Sunday 17 … >