Sheridan Smith to star in ITV thriller ‘Black Work’

ITV has announced the commission of a new three-part drama series starring Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs, Cilla). Smith will star as police officer Jo Gillespie, a woman whose husband – an undercover policeman – is shot dead in mysterious circumstances. Black Work sees Jo set out to discover who murdered him and confront difficult truths … >

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Channel 4 orders North Korean political thriller ‘Opposite Number’

Channel 4 has announced details of an “ambitious, suspense-filled original drama series” spanning the UK, US and North Korea. From the makers of Endeavour and Parade’s End, the ten 60-minute episodes will be written by British playwright and screenwriter Matt Charman (Our Zoo). Opposite Number will follow “the closed worlds of North Korea and the … >

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‘Sherlock’ special will be ‘devastating’, says Moffat

Steven Moffat has revealed that the writers’ plan for next year’s Sherlock special “practically reduced our cast to tears”. Sherlock will return for a one-off Christmas special in 2015, followed by a series of three new episodes in 2016. Speaking backstage at last night’s Emmy Awards, Moffat teased: “We have a plan to top [Series … >

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‘Sherlock’ wins seven Emmy 2014 Awards

BBC One’s Sherlock scooped seven awards at last night’s Emmys. Benedict Cumberbatch won Best Actor and Martin Freeman won Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series, while writer Steven Moffat won Best Writing in a Mini-Series for Series 3’s finale, ‘His Last Vow’. Comedian Seth Meyers hosted the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards from Television Academy headquarters … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 Episode 2 pics gallery: ‘Into the Dalek’

BBC America has released a set of new images from the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Into the Dalek’. The episode airs at 7.30pm on Satuday 30 August on BBC One and is described by showrunner Steven Moffat as “a gritty Dalek adventure”. Written by Phil Ford (‘The Waters of Mars’), ‘Into … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 Episode 2 trailer: ‘Into the Dalek’

A new trailer has been released for the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Into the Dalek’. The episode airs at 7.30pm on Satuday 30 August on BBC One and is described by showrunner Steven Moffat as “a gritty Dalek adventure”. Written by Phil Ford (‘The Waters of Mars’), ‘Into the Dalek’ guest … >

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‘Our Zoo’ trailer

Based on the real story of the eccentric Mottershead family who established Chester Zoo in the 1930s, BBC One’s new drama Our Zoo starts next month. Written by award-winning playwright Matt Charman, the six-part series stars Lee Ingleby (Inspector George Gently) as ex-serviceman George Mottershead, alongside Liz White (Life On Mars) as his wife. Episode … >

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Cast announced for BBC One’s new ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ adaptation

BBC One has revealed the cast for Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio’s new adaptation of DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, from the makers of Sherlock. Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever) will play Lady Chatterley with James Norton (Happy Valley) as her war-wounded husband Sir Clifford Chatterley and Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) as gamekeeper Oliver … >

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BBC Two drama preview trailer: ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘The Fall’, ‘One Child’ and ‘Banished’

BBC Two has released a new trailer featuring some of the channel’s upcoming drama series. The one-minute preview includes clips from the second series of Birmingham gangster drama Peaky Blinders, the return of serial killer thriller The Fall, adoption drama One Child and Jimmy McGovern’s convicts drama Banished. Watch the trailer… Series 2 of Peaky … >

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