‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 start date announced

The new season of Call the Midwife will begin later this month. Following last month’s Christmas special, the first of eight new episodes will air at 8pm on Sunday 18 January on BBC One. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Season 4’s opening episode sees freshly qualified nurse Barbara Gilbert arrive to … >

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David Tennant for ‘Hannibal’ guest role?

Broadchurch star David Tennant has been chatting to to Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller about a possible guest part in the hit US drama. Tennant told journalists: “It’s a conversation that’s been had a couple of times. I would love to work with Bryan on anything – I think he’s a rare talent- so it would … >

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ITV drama preview: First look at ‘Safe House’, ‘Black Work’ and ‘Mr Selfridge’

ITV has unveiled a new trailer for some of the channel’s upcoming dramas, including the first look at Mr Selfridge‘s third season. The one-minute preview also features footage from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle drama Arthur & George, thriller Safe House, Sheridan Smith’s Black Work, World War II drama Home Fires, Amanda Redman and Ray Winstone’s … >

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Benedict Cumberbatch chats about ‘Doctor Strange’ role

Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted that the Doctor Strange movie will bring “a huge new element to [the] Marvel universe”. Featuring the Sherlock star as the titular Stephen Strange, the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins filming later this year and arrives in UK cinemas on 28 October 2016, following the release of Avengers: … >

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‘Sherlock’ special begins filming

Sherlock‘s upcoming one-off special has started filming in Bristol. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the special sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. Rupert Graves (Lestrade) and Jonathan Aris (Anderson) were also spotted filming today. There have not … >

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‘Cucumber’ and ‘Banana’ start date confirmed

Cucumber and Banana, Russell T Davies’ two new dramas about “the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life”, will launch on Channel 4 and E4 later this month. Written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), Cucumber begins on Thursday 22 January at 9pm on Channel 4, followed by Banana at … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ actor joins ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9

Paul Kaye is the first guest star to be confirmed for the new season of Doctor Who. The comedian and actor is currently filming an episode from the first block of filming for Season 9, playing a character called ‘Prentis’. Could his character’s name be related to the title of Season 9’s opening episode, ‘The Magicians’s … >

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‘Silent Witness’ Season 18 trailer

Emilia Fox returns to BBC One as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander next week for a new season of Silent Witness. The long-running crime drama’s eighteenth season begins at 9pm on Tuesday 6 January on BBC One. Emilia Fox is joined by David Caves as Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson, Liz Carr as Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa … >

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‘Being Human’ director joins ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9

Daniel O’Hara has been confirmed as a director for Doctor Who‘s new season. O’Hara has previously directed episodes of Being Human, Silent Witness, Wizards vs Aliens and BBC One’s upcoming spy thriller The Game. The director will helm two episodes of Season 9. Season 9 begins filming in Cardiff next week, with Jenna Coleman returning … >

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