Doctor Who‘s Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, has been confirmed as a special guest for the next MCM London Comic Con in May. McCoy played the Doctor from 1987 to 1989, returning for 1996’s TV movie. The Scottish actor was most recently seen as Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. MCM London Comic … >
The new US version of The Returned will debut in the UK next week on Netflix. Filmed in Squamish, Canada, the ten-part remake is executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Bates Motel, Lost) and Raelle Tucker (True Blood). Based on the French supernatural thriller Les Revenants, The Returned will launch on Netflix on Tuesday 10 March, … >
Strike Back writer Tony Saint’s new drama The Interceptor is coming soon to BBC One. The eight-part series is about a top secret, state-of-the-art law enforcement team. > Like The Interceptor on Facebook. The official synopsis reads: “[The Interceptor] delves into the adventures of a dedicated surveillance team known as the UNIT. Keeping their quarries … >
HBO has released two brief clips from the new season of Game of Thrones, featuring Jon Snow and Mance plus Brienne and Podrick. Season 5 begins in the UK at 9pm on Sky Atlantic on Monday 13 April, airing less than 24 hours after the US premiere. The opening episode will receive its world premiere … >
The guest cast has been announced for Luther‘s new “two-part event special”. Reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther, Idris Elba began filming the new story in East London earlier this week. Written by the crime drama’s creator Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (Fortitude), the two 60-minute episodes will also star … >
Three new promotional images for Spooks: The Greater Good have hinted at further details about the film’s plot. The big-screen spin-off from BBC One’s long-running spy drama arrives in UK cinemas on Friday 8 May. Posted on the movie’s Facebook page, the ‘files’ focus on Spooks stalwart Peter Firth, who returns as MI5 chief Harry … >
Sense8, Netflix’s new original sci-fi series from the creators of The Matrix, will launch in the UK in June. Described as “a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted”, the ten-part series will be available to watch on Netlflix from Friday 5 June. British cast members include Freema Agyeman – who played companion … >
Idris Elba started filming the new Luther specials in East London yesterday. The crime drama will return to BBC One later this year for two new 60-minute episodes, starring Elba as murder detective DCI John Luther. First day back to set of John Luther….stand by East London. pic.twitter.com/tkALv7zO9L — Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 2, 2015 … >
BBC Two has released a trailer for Nurse, starring The Fast Show‘s Paul Whitehouse. The four-part “poignant character comedy drama” begins at 10pm on Tuesday 10 March on BBC Two. Whitehouse plays eight different characters whose lives are connected by Liz (Esther Coles), an overstretched Community Mental Health Nurse. The first episode introduces some of … >
The new season of BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42 will begin later this month. Following the lives, loves and adventures of a fictional bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan, Season 3 begins at 10pm on Monday 9 March on BBC Three. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. In the first of six new episodes, … >