‘Vera’ will return for Series 5 in 2015

Filming has started in the North East of England on the fifth series of ITV’s crime drama Vera. Brenda Blethyn will reprise her role as D.C.I. Vera Stanhope, alongside Jon Morrison (Nil By Mouth) as D.C. Kenny Lockhart, Cush Jumbo (Torchwood: Children of Earth) as D.C. Bethany Whelan, Kingsley Ben-Adir (City Slacker) as pathologist, Dr. … >

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‘Penny Dreadful’ will return for Season 2 in 2015

Sky Atlantic has announced the commission of a second season of Penny Dreadful. The recently-launched drama series will return in 2015 with ten new episodes – two more than the first season. Written, created and executive produced by John Logan (writer of Gladiator, Hugo and Skyfall), and executive produced by director Sam Mendes (American Beauty), … >

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‘Friday Night Dinner’ Series 3 start date confirmed

Channel 4 has announced that the third series of Friday Night Dinner will begin later this month. The first of six new episodes airs at 10pm on Friday 20 June on Channel 4. Highlights of Series 3 will include Adam gaining a new female admirer (an 11-year old girl), Jonny getting the world’s worst tattoo, … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ star joins new ‘Star Wars’ movie

Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones, has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Following months of rumours, 12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong’o has now also officially been cast in the movie, Den of Geek reports. Directed by JJ Abrams, Star Wars: Episode VII is filming now … >

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Gallery: More filming pics from ‘Spooks: The Greater Good’

The makers of the upcoming Spooks movie have released another set of photos of filming on their official Twitter account. Out in cinemas next year, Spooks: The Greater Good stars Spooks regular Peter Firth as MI5 chief Harry Pearce alongside Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Tuppence Middleton (Sinbad), Elyes Gabel (World War Z), Eleanor Matsuura (Utopia) … >

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‘The Smoke’ has been axed

It has been confirmed that The Smoke won’t be returning for a second series. The firefighting drama launched earlier this year on Sky1 and the first series concluded in March. Sky announced: “We’re very proud of The Smoke, which played a key part in Sky1’s plans to develop big scale dramas; something we will continue … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Series 4 new cast members revealed

Linda Bassett (East Is East) and Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) have joined the cast of Call the Midwife for the upcoming fourth series. Bassett will play Nurse Phyllis Crane and Ritchie will play as Nurse Barbara Gilbert. Series narrator Vanessa Redgrave will also appear as the mature Jennifer Worth on screen for the first time in … >

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‘Top Boy’ won’t be returning for Series 3

Ashley Walters has confirmed that Channel 4’s Hackney gang drama Top Boy will not be coming back for a third series. Walters told Shortlist magazine: “We had a third series in mind, which is why the second was left the way it was, but it hasn’t been commissioned again.” He added: “I was quite disappointed to … >

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