BBC Three has released a trailer for Josh Widdicombe’s new flatshare comedy, Josh. Written by Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine (Live At The Electric), the six 30-minute episodes will follow Josh and two mates – Elis James as Owen and Beattie Edmondson as Kate – living in a flatshare. Jack Dee will play the trio’s … >
ITV Encore’s new drama The Frankenstein Chronicles begins next week. Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) is taken on a terrifying journey in pursuit of a chilling and diabolical foe in the six-part series. Episode 1, ‘World without God’, will air at 10pm on Wednesday 11 November on ITV Encore. > Like The Frankenstein Chronicles on … >
Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp have started filming the new mini-season of Scott and Bailey on location in Manchester. Three new episodes of ITV’s hit crime drama will tell a single story “with scale and ambition as Scott and Bailey tackle one of the biggest and darkest cases they have ever had to face.” Scott … >
Plans for the next season of Doctor Who continue to appear very vague. Rumours have circulated since August that a full season will not air in 2016, with feature-length specials or a split season over 2016-2017 looking possible. Since the show’s return in 2005, there has been a full season each year apart from 2009, … >
Derren Brown will return to Channel 4 next year for a brand new one-off psychological experiment, Derren Brown: The Push. The “groundbreaking special” will air in January 2016 and sees Derren Brown expose the psychological secrets of obedience and social compliance. The Push will lift the lid on “the terrifying truth that, when confronted with … >
Lewis will not be returning after the current season’s finale airs. Starring Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox, the Inspector Morse spin-off launched in January 2006 and the show’s ninth season concludes at 9pm on Tuesday 10 November on ITV with the second part of ‘What Lies Tangled’. > Buy the complete Season 1-8 boxset on … >
BBC One has announced that Doctor Foster will be back for a second season. Starring Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey) and Bertie Carvel (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell), Season 1 concluded with a consolidated audience of 10.1m viewers last month. > Buy Doctor Foster on DVD on Amazon. Creator and writer Mike Bartlett commented: “I’ve … >
Sponsored by The 7th Chamber: High-octane new US medical drama Code Black is now airing in the UK at 9pm on Thursday nights on Watch. Set in the busiest ER in the US, LA County Hospital, and inspired by Ryan McGarry’s award-winning documentary, the 13-part series stars Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey, alongside Marcia Gay Harden … >
CBS Television Studios has officially announced today that a “totally new” Star Trek television series will arrive in January 2017. The new series will launch with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network in the US. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States … >
The first trailer for BBC One’s War and Peace was unveiled last night. Adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s 1869 literary masterpiece by Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, the six one-hour episodes will “bring the classic to life for a modern audience on a truly epic scale”. War and Peace will star Lily James (Downton Abbey) as … >