BBC Two orders comedy thriller ‘Stag’

BBC Two Controller Kim Shillinglaw has announced the commission of Stag, a new “darkly comic thriller”. Created by Jim Field Smith (producer/director of The Wrong Mans) and George Kay, the three-part series follows a meek schoolteacher (Jim Howick – Peep Show, Babylon) as he struggles to survive the Stag weekend from hell. He is joined … >

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BBC Two orders new Scottish comedy ‘Two Doors Down’

BBC Two Controller Kim Shillinglaw has announced the commission of Two Doors Down. The new “comedy of manners” by Simon Carlyle (Bad Education) and Gregor Sharp (The Trip) will feature “Scottish families at their best and worst … exploring why it is that the people you’re closest to always seem to cause you the most … >

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Daniel Radcliffe leads cast of BBC Two’s ‘Grand Theft Auto’ drama

BBC Two has announced that Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton will star in the channel’s new factual drama, Game Changer. The one-off 90-minute drama will tell the story of the controversy surrounding the computer game Grand Theft Auto – arguably the greatest British coding success story since Bletchley Park. The game offers players the chance … >

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‘Strike Back’ final season trailer and start date revealed

Sky1 has confirmed that the final season of Strike Back will begin next month. Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton return as counterterrorism operatives Sgt Michael Stonebridge and Sgt Damien Scott, alongside Robson Green (Soldier Soldier) as Lt Colonel Philip Locke and Michelle Lukes (Alexander) as Sgt Julia Richmond. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 boxset … >

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Philip Glenister to lead cast of ITV’s ‘Prey’ follow-up

ITV has ordered a second season of Prey. Created and written by Chris Lunt, the series launched last April on ITV, starring John Simm as a well-liked copper who is wrongly accused and arrested for murder. Season 2 will see Simm’s character replaced by the actor’s former Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister in “a … >

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‘Red Dwarf’ to return for two new seasons in 2016 and 2017

Two new seasons of Red Dwarf have been confirmed by Dave. Red Dwarf XI will air next year, followed by Red Dwarf XII in 2017. Original cast members Craig Charles (Lister), Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) will all be back. Watch the official announcement… Red Dwarf XI was planned to … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ writer returns to ITV with ‘Doctor Thorne’

Julian Fellowes will adapt Anthony Trollope’s novel Doctor Thorne for ITV. The three-part drama will begin filming later this year. Downton Abbey creator Fellowes commented: “As a lifetime devotee of Trollope, my own favourite among the great nineteenth century English novelists and certainly the strongest influence over my work that I am conscious of, it … >

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‘The C Word’ trailer: Sheridan Smith in BBC One cancer drama

A trailer as been released for The C Word, BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of Lisa Lynch’s inspiring and candid book about her experience of cancer. Based on her popular blog which was launched shortly after her diagnosis in 2008, the one-off 90-minute drama stars Sheridan Smith as Lisa and is described as a “magical love … >

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