Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi wants to get the middle eight back in the show’s theme tune. A middle eight is a short section (typically of eight bars) in the middle of a conventionally structured song, generally of a different character from the other parts of the song. The current shortened version of the Doctor Who … >
New “aspirational period drama” The Collection will arrive on Amazon this autumn. Created by Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty, Pretty Little Liars), Amazon’s first UK original drama is set in the post-war Paris fashion world. The premiere episode will launch on Friday 2 September, exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the UK, with new episodes launching every Friday. Filmed in the … >
ITV has revealed who will be playing the young incarnation of Helen Mirren’s iconic character Jane Tennison. Tennison, the new prequel to Prime Suspect, has now started filming on location in London. Stefanie Martini (Doctor Thorne, Endeavour) will lead the cast as the young Jane Tennison. She’ll be joined by Blake Harrison (Dad’s Army, The Inbetweeners) and Sam Reid (Belle, The Riot Club) as … >
Sky1 has commissioned a new crime drama from bestselling author Harlan Coben, following the success of The Five. Starring Tom Cullen, O. T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby and Sarah Solemani, The Five premiered on Sky1 in April. > Buy The Five on DVD on Amazon. RED Production Company, the makers of Happy Valley, will now produce a follow-up called The … >
Best-selling British novelist Patrick Gale has written his first screen drama for BBC One. Man in an Orange Shirt tells two gay love stories, set sixty years apart. The tales are linked by family and by “a painting that holds a secret that echoes down the generations.” The two-part drama will be produced by Kudos, the makers … >
Channel 4 has announced the recommission of hit comedy Catastrophe for another two seasons. Written by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, the show launched on Channel 4 last year and follows an Irish woman (Sharon Horgan) and an American man (Rob Delaney) who must navigate instant pregnancy and genuine disaster as they struggle to fall in love … >
Torchwood star John Barrowman has signed a new deal that will see his Arrow character appear in spin-offs The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. Barrowman has played bad guy Malcolm Merlyn (aka the Dark Archer) in Arrow since 2012 and became a regular cast member in Season 3. > Buy the complete Arrow Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. The Doctor Who actor’s deal … >
Doctor Who writer Simon Guerrier and Public Astronomer Dr Marek Kukula will explore the science of Doctor Who in Brighton next weekend. Part of Brighton Science Festival, the one-off Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who event will explore subjects as diverse as time travel, regeneration, artificial intelligence and how to operate a sonic screwdriver, in ways easy for all to understand, even parents. … >
Laura Fraser and Siobhan Finneran will lead the cast of a new ITV crime drama set on the beautiful, haunting shores of Scotland’s most iconic loch. Loch Ness is written by Stephen Brady (Vera, Silent Witness) and executive produced by Tim Haines (Primeval, Sinbad). Laura Fraser (Houdini and Doyle, Lip Service) and Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley, Downton Abbey) will be joined in … >
The second season of E4 comedy Chewing Gum has started filming. Actress, writer, playwright, singer and poet Michaela Coel is back as Tracey Gordon for six new 30-minute episodes, which will air on E4 later this year. The first season of Chewing Gum launched on E4 last October. Other returning cast members include Danielle Walters (Kill Your Friends) and Kadiff … >