Steven Moffat has revealed that he’s already invited Michelle Gomez back to Doctor Who to reprise her role as Missy. Gomez joined Doctor Who as Missy, the first female incarnation of The Master, in ‘Deep Breath’. Season 8 concluded last month on BBC One with ‘Death in Heaven’, with the Brigadier returning as a Cybermen … >
The new season of The Musketeers will launch next month, the BBC has confirmed. Season 2 will begin at 9pm on Friday 2 January on BBC One. Returning cast members include Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as D’Artagnan, Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos. … >
BBC One has confirmed this year’s Christmas schedule. Highlights on Christmas Eve will include Harry Hill’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm at 8.30pm and a Not Going Out special at 9.30pm. Highlights on Christmas Day will include Doctor Who‘s Christmas special at 6.15pm, the penultimate episode of Miranda at 7.15pm, a Call the Midwife … >
Birds of a Feather will return to ITV on Boxing Day for a Christmas special ahead of the new season. The sitcom originally ran for nine series between 1989 and 1998 on BBC One, relaunching on ITV in January this year with audiences of up to 9.5 million. Airing at 9pm on Friday 26 December, … >
The writers of BBC One’s The Missing, Jack and Harry Williams, are apparently in talks with the BBC about making a follow-up. Starring James Nesbitt (The Hobbit), Frances O’Connor (Mr Selfridge) and Tcheky Karyo (GoldenEye), the eight-part abduction thriller is currently airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One with around 7.7 million viewers tuning in … >
Andrew Scott is reportedly set to join the cast of the new James Bond movie as a villain. The 38-year-old Irish actor has played Moriarty in Sherlock since 2010. An insider apparently told The Mirror: “Andrew was hand-picked for a role in the new Bond movie after film bosses loved his star turn in Sherlock. … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has hinted that more two-part stories could be on the way for Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. Season 8 concluded with a two-part finale last month, ‘Dark Water’ and ‘Death in Heaven’ – the first two-part story since ‘The Rebel Flesh’ and ‘The Almost People’ in 2011. Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine: … >
If you haven’t already tuned in, The Shark Cage is an intense poker show that features celebrities such as Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth (check-out Season 1 here). Now that they have just finished their second round of applications, the participants are getting their chance to play poker with the celebs. These … >
The cast and title of the new James Bond film will be unveiled live on Thursday morning. Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment will present a live announcement and photo call from the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios at 11am on Thursday 4 December. Principal photography on Bond 24 begins … >
ITV has released a preview clip of Downton Abbey‘s upcoming Text Santa special, featuring special guest star George Clooney. The annual charity appeal returns later this month with a three-hour fundraising show. It’s Christmas at Downton and Lord Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville) seems to be facing financial ruin once again. He’s beginning to wonder if … >