‘The Fall’ Season 3 teaser trailer

A brief teaser has been released for the final season of psychological thriller The Fall. BBC Two announced earlier this week that Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector for five new 60-minute episodes. Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, commented: “Allan [Cubitt] has known the end … >

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‘Doctor Who’ exec Moffat promises ‘surprises’ with Missy’s return

Steven Moffat has confirmed that Missy will still be evil when she returns in the new season of Doctor Who. Michelle Gomez began filming Season 9’s two-part opener, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, last month and the Scottish actress was spotted filming in Tenerife. It has been speculated that Missy could be the … >

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‘Mr Selfridge’ Season 4 confirmed

ITV has commissioned a fourth season of Mr Selfridge. Jeremy Piven (Entourage) and Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) will return for ten new episodes next year. Inspired by the turbulent life of charismatic American retail entrepreneur, Harry Gordon Selfridge, Mr Selfridge launched in January 2013. Season 3 is airing at 9pm on Sunday nights on ITV. … >

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‘Inside No. 9’ Season 2 start date confirmed

The second season of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s Inside No. 9 will begin on BBC Two later this month. Six new stories will be set in various different locations, from a sleeping-car on a French train to a Séance in a grand Victorian villa, and from a 17th century village witch trial to a … >

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ITV announces cast for epic warrior drama ‘Beowulf’

Kieran Bew (Da Vinci’s Demons) will lead the cast of ITV’s new Beowulf series as the legendary title character. Described as “a western set in the Dark Ages of Britain’s mythic past”, the new 13-part drama is created by James Dormer (Strike Back), Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Kieran Bew will star alongside William Hurt … >

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Channel 4 announces ‘End of the World Night’

Channel 4’s End of the World Night will reveal the fate of humanity this spring. The special one-off 90-minute programme will take a look at the science facts behind the science fiction, with some of the world’s foremost academics evaluating the many threats to our civilization, and answering the question ‘How will the world end?’. … >

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‘The Fall’ to return for third and final season

BBC Two has commissioned a third season of The Fall. Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector for five new 60-minute episodes of the psychological thriller. Season 2 concluded on BBC Two in December, with 3.6 million consolidated viewers tuning in. > Buy Season 2 … >

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‘Doctor Who’s most complained about episode revealed

Doctor Who episode ‘Dark Water’ received the most complaints to broadcast regulator Ofcom since the show was revived in 2005. The opening part of Season 8’s two-part finale aired in November 2014 and featured Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson) being killed in a car accident. The story later revealed that the dead are able to feel … >

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Idris Elba: New ‘Luther’ two-part special ‘definitely goes up a gear’

Luther star Idris Elba has promised that the crime drama’s new two-part special will be “explosive”. The Thor actor began filming the new story in East London last week, reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther. The official synopsis teases: “Luther’s back. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts … >

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