‘Banshee’ Season 2 start date in UK confirmed

Sky has announced that the second season of US action drama Banshee will launch in the UK next month. Executive produced by Alan Ball (True Blood, Six Feet Under), Season 2 begins at 10pm on Monday 7 July on Sky Atlantic with ‘Little Fish’. > Buy the Season 1 boxset on Amazon. A grilling awaits … >

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Matt Lucas begins filming BBC One comedy ‘Pompidou’

Shooting has begun on Pompidou, BBC One’s new prime-time visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas. The six 30-minute episodes star Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the titular Pompidou, an elderly oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times,, alongside Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. The official synopsis reads: “In … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ behind-the-scenes videos: ‘The Children’

HBO has released a set of clips looking at the making of Game of Thrones‘ Season 4 finale. Episode 10 of the current season, ‘The Children’, aired last night on Sky Atlantic. Watch the behind-the-scenes videos… Game of Thrones will return next year for a fifth season. What did you think of ‘The Children’? Let … >

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Exclusive trailer: Joe Abercrombie’s ‘Half a King’

The trailer for Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie’s new coming-of-age fantasy novel Half a King has been unveiled, exclusively on CultBox. Described by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin as “a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go”, Half a King will be … >

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Alex Kingston and Reece Shearsmith in ITV’s ‘Chasing Shadows’ trailer

ITV has released the first trailer for Chasing Shadows, a new crime drama featuring Doctor Who stars Alex Kingston and Noel Clarke alongside The League of Gentlemen‘s Reece Shearsmith. Created and written by Rob Williams (DCI Banks, Holby City), the four-part series will focus on the work of a missing persons field unit charged with … >

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Trailer: Robson Green in ITV’s 1950s crime drama ‘Grantchester’

ITV has unveiled the first trailer for Grantchester, a new crime drama set in Cambridgeshire in 1953. The six-part series stars Robson Green (Strike Back) as over-worked Police Inspector, Geordie Keating, alongside James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley) as Sidney Chambers. Adapted from James Runcie’s novel, ‘Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death’, and written … >

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‘Plebs’ Series 2 teaser trailer

ITV2 has released a brief teaser for the second series of Plebs. Starring Joel Fry, Tom Rosenthal and Ryan Sampson, the sitcom will return to ITV2 this autumn. Watch the trailer… Comedies Vicious, The Job Lot and Plebs were all recommissioned last summer. ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy, Elaine Bedell, commented: “A sharp-tongued couple, … >

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‘Doctor Who’ filming pics reveal TARDIS twist

Some intriguing new photos from today’s Doctor Who filming have appeared online. The pics are potentially a bit spoilery. Scroll down if you definitely want to look…                       > See more photos of today’s filming. Series 8 is currently filming in Cardiff and will begin … >

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BBC One’s ‘Mapp and Lucia’ adaptation: Filming pics gallery

The producer of Steve Pemberton’s upcoming adaptation of EF Benson’s comic drama Mapp and Lucia has tweeted a number of photos from the set. Mapp and Lucia is currently filming in Rye, Sussex. Set in the summer of 1930, the three-part series stars Miranda Richardson (Parade’s End, Blackadder) and Anna Chancellor (The Hour, Spooks) as notorious … >

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