‘Lewis’ returns to ITV in October for ninth season

Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox are back for a new season of Lewis next month. ITV commissioned six new episodes of the long-running crime drama earlier this year, with Whately and Fox reprising their roles as Detectives Robbie Lewis and James Hathaway, alongside Angela Griffin (Mount Pleasant) as Detective Sergeant Lizzie Maddox. > Buy the … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special finishes filming

Filming has now been completed on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Sherlock), the show’s eleventh Christmas episode will see Alex Kingston reprise her role as Professor River Song. Special effects supervisor Danny Hargreaves ‏tweeted yesterday: “That’s a wrap!! Xmas special and series done!!! Awesome!!!!” Kingston … >

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‘Sherlock’ Season 4 to begin filming in April 2016 (probably)

Steven Moffat has confirmed that the fourth season of Sherlock is finally getting closer to production. Moffat told Collider: “Mark [Gatiss] will be starting [to write] very soon. He may have started. I’ve got to finish my Doctor Who Christmas special, and then I’ll be straight onto Sherlock after that.” He added: “We haven’t started, … >

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Watch first trailer for ITV’s new epic warrior drama ‘Beowulf’

The first teaser for ITV’s new Beowulf series has appeared online. Starring Kieran Bew (Da Vinci’s Demons) as the legendary title character, the new 13-part drama is created by James Dormer (Strike Back), Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Set in the mythical Shieldlands, “a place of spectacle and danger populated by both humans and fantastical … >

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‘Sherlock’ writer Moffat teases ‘Christmas-ish special’

Steven Moffat has revealed that the upcoming Sherlock special will have “a Christmas-y element”. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the one-off 90-minute episode is set in 1895 and sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. > Pre-order the … >

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Netflix orders 12 new episodes of ‘Black Mirror’

A third season of Black Mirror will begin filming later this year. Following rumours this week, Netflix has now confirmed the commission of 12 brand new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series. Black Mirror first aired on Channel 4 in December 2011 and a Christmas special aired last year. > Buy Season 1 on DVD … >

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More big ‘Doctor Who’ monsters returning in Season 9?

The official Doctor Who calandar for 2016 has possibly revealed two more returning monsters in the new season. Danilo’s product description says that the new calendar features “fantastic imagery from the new ninth series.” POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW               This imagery includes the Weeping Angels and Cybermen, who have not … >

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