The crew of DC’s new Legends of Tomorrow series have built a makeshift Dalek to make Arthur Darvill feel at home on set in Vancouver. Set in the same universe as Arrow and The Flash, Darvill’s new superhero action drama launched in the US last this month and begins in the UK on Thursday 3 … >
Thunderbirds Are Go will be back on CITV later this year with more new episodes. CITV’s reinvention of the classic children’s show launched last April. > Buy Volume 1 on DVD on Amazon. 26 thirty-minute episodes will air in 2016 and 2017. Steve Green, EVP, Kids’ Content and Distribution at ITV Studios Global Entertainment, commented … >
Cirque du Soleil marked its 20th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall last month with the launch of Amaluna. Prometheus actress Noomi Rapace and Spectre‘s Miss Moneypenny, Naomie Harris were amongst the stars at the UK grand premiere. Other guests included Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams, Rod Stewart, popstar Stacey Solomon and Olympic diver … >
Sky1 has announced that DC’s new Legends of Tomorrow series will begin in the UK this Spring. Featuring Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill, the superhero action drama launched in the US earlier this month and is set in the same universe as Arrow and The Flash. Legends of Tomorrow will launch on Sky1 on Thursday … >
Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes has confirmed that he would “love to do a movie” spin-off. The period drama concluded last month with a feature-length Christmas special following six seasons. > Buy the complete Season 1-6 box set on Amazon. Speaking at the 21st National Television Awards at The O2 Arena in London, Fellowes told … >
BBC One has announced that the new season of Happy Valley will begin next month. Sarah Lancashire (Last Tango In Halifax) returns as police sergeant Catherine Cawood for six new episodes, with Katherine Kelly (Mr Selfridge), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Cucumber), Shirley Henderson (Jamaica Inn) and Amelia Bullmore (Scott & Bailey) joining the cast. Season 2 starts … >
The controller of BBC One has offered an explanation for why there won’t be a season of Doctor Who this year. The BBC has announced Steven Moffat will step down as Doctor Who showrunner at the end of the next season. As rumoured for some time, Season 10 will not air in 2016. Instead there … >
YA author Patrick Ness has revealed that writing BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off Class is “so rewarding”. Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series is due to begin filming soon. Ness tweeted yesterday: “Been a fun couple days. Some very cool things brewing for Class. So excited!” He … >
Doctor Who star Catherine Tate has discussed the possibility of returning to the TV series as companion Donna Noble. The actress and David Tennant will reunite as Donna and the Tenth Doctor in three new Doctor Who audio dramas from Big Finish in May. However, Donna has not been seen on screen since Part 2 … >
Kevin Dillon has reprised his Entourage role as Johnny Drama for new Norwegian-owned online casino Rizk Casino. The American actor, who also appeared in last summer’s Entourage movie, chats about the “no more bullshit” conditions of casino bonuses in the first of two commercials. “The word for bullshit in English is bullshit and the world … >