UKTV has acquired the rights to air new US drama Secrets and Lies in the UK. Starring Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) and Ryan Philippe (Cruel Intentions), the ten-part first season attracted an average of 8.1 million viewers in the US and a second season has been ordered by ABC. Secrets and Lies will begin … >
The BBC has released a brand new promotional photo of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the upcoming Sherlock special. > Pre-order the Sherlock special on DVD on Amazon. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the festive special is set in 1895 and sees Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Freeman … >
Neil Cross, the creator of BBC One’s Luther, has revealed that he is planning to revive Sapphire and Steel. Starring David McCallum (NCIS) as Steel and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) as Sapphire, the British sci-fi fantasy series originally ran for 34 episodes between 1979 between 1982. Speaking to Nerdist, he announced: “I am planning – … >
Three new episodes of classic Thunderbirds are going to be produced to celebrate the franchise’s 50th anniversary. The official Gerry Anderson website has announced plans to make the episodes, based on the audio-only ‘mini albums’ released in the 1960s. The project is going ahead with the blessing of the Gerry Anderson estate, Sylvia Anderson and … >
ITV has commissioned an epic new mini-series based on the story of Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Written by Guy Burt (Jekyll and Hyde, The Bletchley Circle), Tutankhamun will focus on the personal story of Carter, “a solitary man on the edge of society who became an iconic figure and an unlikely hero”. … >
Southbank Centre will present the original Planet of the Apes movie in August with Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1968 film stars Charlton Heston as an astronaut who crash-lands on an unknown planet where apes rule and humans are enslaved. The screening at London’s Royal Festival Hall … >
Rachel Talalay has been chatting about this year’s two-part Doctor Who finale in a new official interview clip. The Tank Girl director is currently filming Episodes 11 and 12 of the new season, both written by showrunner Steven Moffat. Talalay previously directed Season 8’s finale, ‘Dark Water’ and ‘Death in Heaven’, last year. She told … >
The fourth season of HBO’s Veep will begin in the UK later this month. Armando Iannucci’s political comedy returns to Sky Atlantic with the first of ten new episodes at 10.10pm on Wednesday 15 July. Watch the Season 4 trailer… Directed by The Thick of It star Chris Addison, ‘Joint Session’ kicks off as Selina … >
The third season of American TV crime drama Ray Donovan will begin in the UK later this month. Liev Schreiber is back for 12 new episodes as the intense fixer using his street smarts to sort out the tight spots that Tinsletown’s elite find themselves in. Season 3 starts at 9pm on Wednesday 15 July … >
The Horrible Histories team’s puppet-filled fantasy comedy Yonderland is back this month. Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond will all reprise their many roles in the new eight-part season. A double-bill, ‘Panic in the Streets of Yonderland’ and ‘The Winging Detective’, will air at 8pm on Monday 13 July on … >