Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he wants to do a ‘Genesis of the Cybermen’ story. The cyborgs made their debut in William Hartnell’s exit story ‘The Tenth Planet’ in 1966 and most recently featured in Season 8’s finale. Speculating about future stories, Capaldi told Doctor Who: The Fan Show on YouTube: “We … >
Can you read people like Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock? Reckon your TV knowledge is up there with Abed from Community? BT has launched a new interactive quiz to see if you can correctly identify which TV show someone is watching in just a few seconds, purely from looking at their face. Five TV fans were … >
Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey has joined the cast of ITV drama Grantchester. James Norton and Robson Green began filming six new episodes last month in London, Cambridge, and Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, Grantchester launched last October on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million … >
Private Eye is reporting that a full season of Doctor Who will not be made next year. The magazine claims that “BBC staff have recently been informed that showrunner Steven Moffat’s commitments to his other hit show Sherlock mean that there will be no full series of Doctor Who in 2016.” A tenth season has … >
Reece Shearsmith will appear in the new season of Doctor Who in a “special episode” written by his former League of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss. The Inside No.9 star previously played Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton in 2013’s An Adventure in Space and Time, also written by Gatiss. The story will be the ninth episode … >
Anthony Head has revealed that he’d still “love to” do a Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series. The Merlin actor was a regular as Buffy’s mentor Rupert Giles for the first five season of Joss Whedon’s US fantasy drama and a recurring character for the final two seasons. > Buy the complete Season 1-7 boxset … >
Sherlock writer/actor Mark Gatiss is amongst the line-up for the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? this summer. The genealogy show returns to BBC One at 9pm on Thursday 13 August, with the first episode featuring Great British Bake off presenter Paul Hollywood. The 12th season of Who Do You Think You … >
BBC One’s new drama Undercover will star Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester. Written by Silk creator Peter Moffat, the new six-part political thriller is filming now in London and around Cornwall. Undercover follows Maya (Okonedo) who is about to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. Lester plays her husband, Nick. > Buy Undercover … >
Aidan Turner has revealed that the new season of Poldark will have more episodes than the first run. Poldark launched on BBC One earlier this year and it was announced in April that the period drama will return for a second season in 2016. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Speaking to Huff … >
Robert Webb and David Mitchell have started shooting the ninth season of Peep Show. The comedy’s last ever episodes are expected to air on Channel 4 later this year. Peep Show co-creator Sam Bain tweeted today confirming that filming began yesterday, posting the photo above. The sitcom first aired almost 12 years ago in September … >