Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey will be back for a new season of crime drama Suspects on Channel 5 next year. Season 3 will begin in January, with guest stars set to include Emmett J. Scanlan (The Fall), Chris Coghill (EastEnders), Jody Latham (Shameless), Ben Peel (Hunger), Ray Fearon (The Hooligan Factory), Lucy … >
ITV has commissioned a new crime drama “with a supernatural twist” for ITV Encore. Based on Phil Rickman’s books, Midwinter of the Spirit will follow country vicar Merrily Watkins. The three-part drama will be adapted by screenwriter Stephen Volk (Afterlife, The Awakening, Ghostwatch) and produced by Phil Collinson (Doctor Who). The official synopsis reads: “Merrily … >
Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy series from Nighty Night creator Julia Davis. Written by Davis, Morning has Broken will also feature the actress as Gail Sinclair, the ‘Queen of Daytime’ and star of ‘Good Morning… with Gail Sinclair’. The six 30-minute episodes will see things begin to go wrong for Sinclair after eight … >
BBC America has released a set of promotional images for Being Human creator Toby Whithouse’s new spy thriller series The Game. The six-part drama’s cast includes Tom Hughes (Silk), Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Paul Ritter (Quantum Of Solace), Shaun Dooley (Misfits), Chloe Pirrie (Black Mirror), Victoria Hamilton (What Remains), Jonathan Aris (Sherlock) and Judy Parfitt (Little … >
BBC Four has ordered a second season of The Office star Mackenzie Crook’s new comedy Detectorists. Written, directed by and starring Crook alongside Toby Jones, the first season gained BBC Four’s highest ever viewing figures for a new comedy. Detectorists launched last month and follows the relationship between two friends who share a passion for … >
The second season of Count Arthur Strong will air on BBC One when the comedy returns next year. Season 1 aired on BBC Two in 2013. Previous comedies to launch on BBC Two before moving to BBC One include The Royle Family, Miranda, Absolutely Fabulous, The Office and The Catherine Tate Show. Written by Graham … >
Channel 4 has announced a one-off documentary special featuring Gogglebox‘s ‘posh couple’ Steph and Dom Parker. At Home with Steph and Dom will see Nigel Farage – their local MP candidate – experience a wine-fuelled evening with the couple in what Channel 4 describes as “an entirely new style of television interview, where chaos ensues as … >
Sky Arts has released a new trailer for the second season of Psychobitches. Starring Rebecca Front as the long-suffering psychiatrist holding therapy sessions with some of history’s most iconic women, the comedy returns at 9pm on Tuesday 25 November on Sky Arts with a double bill. Watch the trailer… The six new episodes are co-written … >
From the makers of The Killing, Danish drama The Legacy (Arvingerne) will begin in the UK on Sky Arts later this month. Created by Swedish actor-turned-director Pernilla August and writer Maya Ilsøe’s, The Legacy tells the story of four siblings trying to cope with their mother’s death. The ten-part first season starts at 10pm on … >
BBC America has released a trailer for Being Human creator Toby Whithouse’s new spy thriller series The Game. Set in the secretive world of 1970s espionage, the six-part drama is currently airing on Wednesday nights on BBC America in the US and is expected to air on BBC One next year. The Game‘s cast includes Tom Hughes … >