The new season of BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42 will begin later this month. Following the lives, loves and adventures of a fictional bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan, Season 3 begins at 10pm on Monday 9 March on BBC Three. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. In the first of six new episodes, … >
ITV has released a trailer for the fourth season of contemporary crime drama DCI Banks. Stephen Tompkinson returns as DCI Alan Banks at 9pm on Wednesday 4 March on ITV with ‘What Will Survive’, the first of six new episodes inspired by Peter Robinson’s books. Andrea Lowe (Monroe) is also back as DS Annie Cabbot, … >
Channel 4 has announced that Indian Summers will return for a second season next year. The epic period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India began last month, starring Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon … >
Michelle Gomez has been spotted filming scenes for the new season of Doctor Who in Tenerife. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’), the episodes currently shooting are ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’. Peter Capaldi and a new monster were also seen filming in Tenerife earlier this week. #doctorwho … >
The Bad Education Movie has started production in Cornwall, based on BBC Three’s hit comedy series. The movie will shoot for five weeks on location in the UK. Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall returns as teacher Alfie Wickers alongside the TV show’s regular cast, including Sarah Solemani (Him & Her), Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), … >
The creator of BBC America’s Intruders has announced that the show won’t be returning for a second season. Starring John Simm (Doctor Who, Life on Mars), Mira Sorvino (Mimic) and James Frain (The White Queen), the conspiracy thriller series launched in the UK on BBC Two last October. The X-Files writer Glen Morgan tweeted this … >
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman have been spotted filming scenes for the new season of Doctor Who in Tenerife. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’), the episodes currently shooting are ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’. Season 9’s two-part opener started filming earlier this month. Michelle Gomez will be … >
Further cast additions have been revealed for BBC One’s new adaptation of War and Peace. Adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece by Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, the six one-hour episodes will “bring the classic to life for a modern audience on a truly epic scale”. Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter) will appear as Prince Bolkonsky, … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has assured fans that the show will not be remade. Asked at BBC Worldwide Showcase, a TV industry event in Liverpool, if any foreign TV channels ever enquired about making their own version of Doctor Who, he replied: “If anyone were to ask me, I’d say it’s an absolutely insane … >
EastEnders star Ben Hardy has now officially joined the cast of the next X-Men movie. Hardy has played Peter Beale since 2013 and departed the BBC One soap in last night’s episode. Variety reports that the exact role is “unknown at this time, but sources say the part is significant to the X-Men universe”. The … >