Sacha Dhawan is going to guest star in Sherlock. The actor is best known for his roles in The History Boys, In the Club, 24: Live Another Day and Mr Selfridge. He also appeared in Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss’s Doctor Who drama An Adventure in Space and Time. Dhawan will play a character named AJ in the fourth season of … >
The creator of BBC One’s The Living And The Dead has hinted at the possibility of a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), all six episodes of the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer last week and will begin airing on BBC One later this month. > Read our 5-star review of the first episode. Asked at … >
ITV broadcast the first promo for the new season of Cold Feet last night. The BAFTA-winning comedy-drama is coming back for eight new episodes, with original cast members James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson and Fay Ripley all returning. The 20-second clip aired during the Euro 2016 England v Slovakia game and featured James Nesbitt (The … >
Aww! Former Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman has sent new companion actress Pearl Mackie flowers to mark her first proper day of filming. Season 10’s epic ten-month shoot began in Cardiff today, with Peter Capaldi returning for his third year as the Doctor. Jenna Coleman departed the show in Season 9’s finale last year after three years as Coal … >
Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay has revealed that it was hoped Timothy Dalton would return in last year’s season finale. The character of Rassilon – the founder of Time Lord society on the planet Gallifrey and its first leader, as Lord High President – had previously been seen in ‘The End of Time: Part 2’ in 2010, played by … >
Rowan Atkinson will return as legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret in two further single films. The Blackadder star made his debut as Maigret earlier this year in ‘Maigret Sets a Trap’, which attracted 7.2 million viewers and a 28% share of the audience. Two new 120-minute films will begin filming in November, again set in Paris in the 1950s. Pre-order Maigret on DVD on Amazon … >
The makers of last year’s hit And Then There Were None are reuniting to adapt another classic Agatha Christie story. Writer Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None, The Casual Vacancy) and director Julian Jarrold (The Crown, Appropriate Adult) will adapt The Witness For The Prosecution as a two-part drama for BBC One with Mammoth Screen (And Then There Were None, Poldark) and Agatha Christie Productions (And … >
Filming has wrapped on the second episode of Sherlock‘s new season. Season 4 Episode 2 began filming in Cardiff on Monday 16 May and is directed by Nick Hurran, who previously helmed Season 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’ and Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special. It was announced last month that Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) would be “bringing to … >
Karen Gillan has finished filming the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released in UK cinemas in July 2014 and introduced the former Doctor Who actress as Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos. Marvel’s follow-up, titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, is due for release in UK cinemas on 5 May 2017. … >
BBC One’s hit autism drama The A Word will begin in the US next month. Starring Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Lee Ingleby (Our Zoo), Morven Christie (Grantchester), Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat) and Vinette Robinson (Sherlock), the six-part first season launched in the UK in March. Adapted by Occupation writer Peter Bowker from the Israeli series by Prisoners of War creator Keren … >