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 … >
From the co-creator of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, BBC One’s new supernatural drama The Living and the Dead will launch later this month. The six-part series stars Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), and is directed by Alice Troughton (Merlin, In the Flesh). Set in Somerset in 1894, the first episode of The Living and the Dead will … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he wants the Doctor’s granddaughter to return. Carole Ann Ford played original companion Susan Foreman from the show’s first episode in November 1963 until 1964’s ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’. She later returned in 1983’s ‘The Five Doctors’ and 1993 charity special ‘Dimensions in Time’. While taking part in … >
BBC One has unveiled the first trailer for Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s major new series, Taboo. Produced by Ridley Scott and based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, the period drama began filming in London last November. Taboo will air in 2017 on BBC One in the UK and on FX in the United States. … >
BBC Two has ordered an adaptation of NW, White Teeth author Zadie Smith’s novel about London life. The 90-minute film will be adapted for TV by writer Rachel Bennette (Ripper Street, Lewis) with Mammoth Screen, the makers of Poldark and Parade’s End. Zadie Smith commented: “I am thrilled that the BBC is picking up NW. These are characters of the page for … >