ITV confirms ‘Vera’ return date for Season 5

Brenda Blethyn reprises her role as D.C.I. Vera Stanhope in a new season of Vera next month. Based on the characters created by novelist Ann Cleeves, the crime drama returns at 8pm on Sunday 5 April on ITV. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 boxset on Amazon. Watch the Season 5 trailer… Blethyn is joined … >

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‘Treme’ final season UK start date confirmed

Sky Atlantic has confirmed that the fourth season of Treme will begin in the UK next month. HBO’s jazz-infused drama concluded in the US in December 2013. ‘Yes We Can Can’, the first of five final episodes, airs at 11pm on Thursday 9 April on Sky Atlantic. Watch a preview… Now November 2008, it’s 38 … >

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‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ start date confirmed

ITV has announced that Thunderbirds Are Go will launch next month. Produced by New Zealand’s world-famous Weta Workshop (Avatar, The Lord of the Rings) using a combination of CGI animation and live-action model work, the new revamp of classic ’60s series Thunderbirds Are Go begins at 5pm on Saturday 4 April on ITV. The voice … >

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Matt Smith wants to star in ‘Harry Potter’ spin-off

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has apparently revealed that he’s keen to appear in the movie adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. A planned trilogy of films based on the 2001 book was announced by Warner Bros. in September 2013. Mentioned in the first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter … >

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Tracy-Ann Oberman joins ‘New Tricks’ cast as regular

EastEnders star Tracy-Ann Oberman will become a regular cast member in the final season of New Tricks. Oberman joins in the first episode of Season 12 as Fiona Kennedy, forensic pathologist and partner to Nicholas Lyndhurst’s character, Danny Griffin. The Friday Night Dinner actress commented: “I’m delighted to be a part of the final series … >

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Watch ‘Hannibal’ star Mads Mikkelsen in ‘The Guest’

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen appears in The Guest, a new film from international furniture retailer BoConcept. The 5-minute short sees the Casino Royale star living the stereotypical life of a movie star in beautiful surroundings in Valencia, Spain, with high-heeled models walking around the house and swim-suit babes in the pool – but these are mere … >

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Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ gallops into Brighton

Based on the classic comedy movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, hit musical Spamalot arrives in Brighton next week. Following a hugely successful run at The Playhouse in London, the show is playing at Theatre Royal in Brighton from Monday 30 March until  Saturday 4 April with Joe Pasquale as King Arthur and EastEnders … >

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‘Doc Martin’ Season 7 begins filming in Cornwall

Martin Clunes will reprise his role as Dr. Martin Ellingham in a seventh season of ITV drama Doc Martin. Clunes will be back for eight new episodes as the grumpy medic with a phobia of blood, with all the cast’s regulars also returning, including Caroline Catz as Doc Martin’s wife, Louisa. The official synopsis for … >

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