Gillian Anderson: ‘The Fall’ Series 2 will be ‘even darker’

The Fall star Jamie Dornan has revealed the scripts for the crime drama’s new series are “stunning”. Series 2 began filming in Belfast last month and will air on BBC Two later this year. Gillian Anderson, who returns as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, commented: “I’m over the moon to be back in production with this team … >

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BBC Three orders new comedy ‘600 Days’

BBC Three has announced the commission of 600 Days, a new comedy about the ultimate unlikely couple who end up on the wrong side of the law. Created and written by Dan Swimer (Grandma’s House, Bad Education) and Adam Kay (Mongrels, Up The Women), the six-part series follows straight-laced Luke (stand-up comedian Elis James), who … >

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‘About a Boy’ TV series start date in UK announced

The new US comedy-drama series based on the hit British movie About a Boy will begin in the UK later this month. Starring Minnie Driver and directed by Iron Man‘s Jon Favreau, the first episode airs at 9.30pm on Monday 31 March on Sky1. Fun-loving bachelor Will (David Walton) is the ultimate Peter Pan man. … >

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US sci-fi series ‘Star-Crossed’ starts in UK next month

New US sci-fi romance drama Star-Crossed will begin in the UK at 8pm on Friday 4 April on Sky1. When Emery Whitefall (Aimee Teegarden) was six years old, an alien spacecraft crash-landed in her small town. Whether they came in peace or with more sinister intentions didn’t matter: a fierce battle erupted as humans fought … >

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‘Doctor Who’ filming pics reveal new monster

New photos from yesterday’s Doctor Who filming in Cardiff have given us a glimpse of one of Series 8’s monsters. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman were seen shooting what is believed to be Steven Moffat’s Episode 4 last night in Bute Park with the creature, rumoured to be a Nimon. The minotaur-like monster was first … >

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Sports Relief 2014 bingo card

Sport Relief returns on Friday with a stellar line-up of sport and entertainment stars bringing viewers an unmissable evening of entertainment broadcast live from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Featuring original sketches, special celebrity performances and highlights from this year’s challenges, the extravaganza kicks off at 7pm on Friday 21 March on BBC One will be … >

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‘Doctor Who’ star Arthur Darvill joins London musical ‘Once’

Arthur Darvill will be appearing as the male lead in West End musical Once for eight weeks only from Monday 17 March. Based on the Oscar-winning film, Once is performing at Phoenix Theatre on Charing Cross Road. Darvill played companion Rory Williams in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2012. When an Irish busker and a … >

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‘Doctor Who’ pics: Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman filming new ep

Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman have been filming a new Doctor Who episode at Cardiff University Graduate College today. Written by Sherlock‘s Steve Thompson, Episode 5 of the new series is set on “a strange and puzzling planet” and is rumoured to involve a bank heist. It was announced last week that Line Of Duty … >

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David Beckham in ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Sport Relief clip

Sports Relief has released a new clip featuring David Beckham in the upcoming Only Fools and Horses sketch. The one-off special will air as part of Sport Relief on BBC One on Friday 21 March, starring the footballer alongside Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Watch the clip…

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Channel 4 orders new comedy-drama ‘Cut’

Channel 4 has announced the commission of Cut, a “timely and hilarious take on 21st century work life”. Created and written by DC Moore, a former star of Channel 4’s new talent strand Coming Up, the six-part series will explore the shattered personal and professional lives of a group of highly dysfunctional civil servants, forced … >

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