BBC One confirms ‘Ripper Street’ return date for Season 3

Ripper Street will return to BBC One later this month. The period crime drama’s third season begins at 9pm on Friday 31 July on BBC One. ‘Whitechapel Terminus’ sees two trains collide on the newly constructed bridge above Leman Street; a catastrophe which falls into Reid’s world and demands explanation. > Order Season 3 on … >

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Tickets on sale now for this year’s Brighton Comedy Festival

Brighton Comedy Festival returns this October, with Dara O Briain, Ed Byrne and Lee Nelson amongst the line-up. The festival will feature 70 performances across 16 days at the Dome, Komedia and The Old Market. Other highlights are set to include One Man Breaking Bad, Nina Conti, John Lloyd, Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, Rob Beckett, … >

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Watch ITV’s new drama preview for first look at ‘Downton Abbey’ final season

ITV has unveiled a teaser trailer for the channel’s upcoming drama series. The one-minute preview features brand new footage from the final season of Downton Abbey, Charlie Higson’s new fantasy-adventure series Jekyll and Hyde, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nicola Walker’s new crime drama Unforgotten, the seventh season of Doc Martin, supernatural drama Midwinter of the Spirit, … >

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‘Doctor Who’ star writes songs for new musical

Arthur Darvill has written the music for a new children’s show for the National Theatre. The 33-year-old actor played companion Rory Williams in Doctor Who from 2010-2012 and his previous theatre work includes roles in Our Boys, Once and Treasure Island. Based on Jon Klassen’s 2011 book, I Want My Hat Back plays in the … >

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Andrew Scott’s character in ‘SPECTRE’ confirmed

The latest official synopsis for the upcoming 24th James Bond movie SPECTRE has revealed details of Andrew Scott’s character. A brand new two-and-a-half-minute trailer for Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 movie was unveiled today, featuring the first glimpse of the Sherlock star. Scott will play Max Denbigh, who is “the new head of the Centre for … >

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‘Grantchester’ Season 2 begins filming

James Norton and Robson Green are about to start filming the second season of Grantchester. Six new episodes will be filmed 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 viewers. > Buy Season 1 … >

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Watch epic new trailer for ITV’s fantasy drama ‘Jekyll and Hyde’

An epic new one-minute trailer for ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde is now playing in cinemas. Starring Da Vinci’s Demons actor Tom Bateman as “young, attractive, troubled hero” Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor, the ten-part drama will feature “spooky creatures, ghouls, zombies, werewolves and vampires” in 1930s London. > Like Jekyll and Hyde … >

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