It looks like the BBC’s plan to launch a new paid-for subscription service rivalling Netflix and Amazon Prime is looking increasingly likely to go ahead. The white paper on the future of the BBC issued by the government last week says it “welcomes the BBC’s commitment to develop and test some form of additional subscription services.” BBC bosses have held discussions with potential … >
The fourth season of crime drama Wallander will begin on BBC One later this month. Sir Kenneth Branagh is back as Swedish detective inspector Kurt Wallander for a final three episodes. The first episode, ‘The White Lioness’ – written by James Former (Spooks) and adapted from Swedish author Henning Mankell’s third original novel – will air at 9pm on … >
The BBC has confirmed that Toby Jones (Dad’s Army, The Girl) will star in the new season of Sherlock. The 49-year-old British actor began filming the second episode of Season 4 today. As we reported earlier this month, Episode 2 will be directed by Nick Hurran, who previously helmed Season 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’, and Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the … >
Sherlock star Martin Freeman is going to lead the cast of zombie movie Cargo. Directors Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling are adapting their own 2013 short film into a new feature film. Freeman will play a father who is stranded in Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic, Empire reports. His character is desperately seeking a home for his … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for the new season of The Musketeers. The adventure drama returns to BBC One at the end of this month for a final ten episodes as our heroes face their greatest challenge yet. Season 3 will “shake the Musketeers’ values to the core,” as it “changes their allegiance to the crown, turns their personal lives upside … >
The cast of ITV’s upcoming drama about the early life of Queen Victoria have celebrated the end of the shoot with a wrap party. The eight-part series stars former Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman and began filming last year. From the makers of BBC One’s Poldark, Victoria follows Queen Victoria (Coleman) from her accession to the throne at the tender age … >
About a Boy writer Nick Hornby’s new adaptation of Nina Stibbe’s award-winning book Love, Nina will begin later this month. Starring Helena Bonham-Carter (Harry Potter, Suffragette) and Faye Marsay (Pride, Doctor Who), the five-part series is a fictionalised adaptation of author Nina Stibbe’s letters home to her sister. Love, Nina starts at 9.30pm on Friday 20 May on BBC … >
The X Factor winner Joe McElderry will lead the cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when the UK’s longest running musical comes to Brighton next month. The show will be playing at Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 14 June to Saturday 18 June. > Buy tickets now on atgtickets.com/brighton or call 0844 871 7650. Since it first opened almost 35 … >
ABC has cancelled their Marvel television series Agent Carter. Starring British actress Hayley Atwell as the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter, first seen in 2010’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie, the series launched in January 2015 as a spin-off of ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. The second season of Agent Carter concluded in the UK on FOX in March with … >
ITV has axed Home Fires after just two seasons. Inspired by the book Jambusters by Julie Summers, the World War II drama launched on ITV in May 2015 and ran for 12 episodes, ending on a cliffhanger last weekend. Home Fires followed a group of inspirational women at the heart of a rural Cheshire community who steadfastly bring the … >