BBC Two has announced an all-star cast for the first ever TV adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall. Marking 50 years since Waugh’s death, the three-part series based on the 1928 comic novel will be written by James Wood (Rev). The cast will be led by Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat), David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) and Douglas … >
ITV has released the first trailer for its upcoming drama series about the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business. Set in the early 1980s, Brief Encounters stars Sharon Rooney, Penelope Wilton, Angela Griffin and Sophie Rundle as “four women striving to find happiness and fulfilment.” The six-part series is created and written by Fay Rusling and … >
ITV has released a brand new clip from Victoria, starring former Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman. The eight-part period drama series about the early life of Queen Victoria began filming last year and production wrapped last month. From the makers of BBC One’s Poldark, Victoria follows Queen Victoria (Coleman) from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through … >
Armando Iannucci has said that BBC Two’s satirical comedy series The Thick of It won’t return because the current world of politics is too “alien and awful”. Starring Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker, The Thick of It launched in May 2005 and ran for four seasons and two specials. The final episode aired in October 2012 and a film … >
The cast been announced for BBC Two’s upcoming adaptation of White Teeth author Zadie Smith’s novel NW. The 90-minute film will be adapted for TV by director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy) and writer Rachel Bennette (Bel Ami) with Mammoth Screen, the makers of Poldark and Parade’s End. Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther, Small Island) and Phoebe Fox (A View From The Bridge, Life In Squares) will … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has cleared up a few things regarding the first part of last year’s season finale. Written by Moffat, ‘Heaven Sent’ was the show’s first ‘one-hander’ episode and featured (almost) only Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. > Buy the complete Season 9 box set on DVD on Amazon. > Buy the complete Season 9 box … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says it’s unlikely that the Doctor’s name will ever be established in the show as fans would just ignore it. Responding to a fan’s question in Issue 496 of Doctor Who Magazine about the identity of the mystery woman in the barn in ‘Hell Bent’, Moffat went on to say: “A few years ago I … >
Filming has begun on the second season of The Last Kingdom, with Netflix joining as a co-production partner. Based on Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series of novels, the epic drama series launched last October on BBC Two and averaged 2.7 million viewers. > Buy the first season on DVD on Amazon. Alexander Dreymon (American Horror Story) will return as Uhtred, alongside David Dawson … >
Class is going to air in Canada on the Space channel. Space announced yesterday that the new Doctor Who spin-off will be shown “during the 2016/2017 season.” Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class began filming in Cardiff in April. The eight-part series will premiere in the UK on BBC Three this autumn and in the US on BBC … >
The character being played by Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) in the new season of Sherlock has been revealed. It was announced last month that Jones would guest star in Season 4’s second episode, directed by Nick Hurran, who previously helmed Season 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’ and Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special. Jones said he was “excited and intrigued by the … >