ITV has ordered a fourth season of detective drama DCI Banks. Stephen Tompkinson will return as DCI Alan Banks in six new 60-minute episodes, inspired by novelist Peter Robinson’s books. Andrea Lowe (Love Life) also reprises her role as DS Annie Cabbot, alongside Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as DI Helen Morton. Season 4 will feature … >
The BBC has released a set of images from the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘The Caretaker’. Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 September on BBC One. Roberts previously penned ‘The Lodger’ and ‘Closing Time’ for Matt Smith’s Doctor, as well as many … >
Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast of Strike Back‘s final season. Season 5 of Sky1’s action drama has recommenced production in Hungary, following star Sullivan Stapleton’s head injury in Thailand earlier this year. Yeoh is best known for her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never … >
The BBC has released another trailer for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘The Caretaker’. Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 September on BBC One. Roberts previously penned ‘The Lodger’ and ‘Closing Time’ for Matt Smith’s Doctor, as well as many episodes of … >
Steven Moffat has discussed how Danny Pink is different from Doctor Who‘s previous boyfriend characters. Samuel Anderson made his debut as Danny in Season 8’s second episode, ‘Into the Dalek’, last month. Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine: “I like the idea of Clara starting a romance – not one that’s already underway, but one that’s … >
The BBC has released a trailer for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘The Caretaker’. Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “an absolute hoot of an episode with some surprisingly serious bits in … >
ITV has released a new one-minute trailer for Grantchester, the channel’s upcoming crime drama set in Cambridgeshire in 1953. The six-part series stars Robson Green (Strike Back) as over-worked Police Inspector, Geordie Keating, alongside James Norton (Happy Valley) as Sidney Chambers. Adapted from James Runcie’s novel, ‘Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death’, and written … >
A new 16-disc Doctor Who box set, featuring every episode starring Matt Smith, is going to be released on Blu-ray in the US later this year. Doctor Who: The Complete Matt Smith Years will be available to own from Tuesday 4 November, featuring Season 5, Season 6 and Season 7, plus ‘The Day of the … >
The BBC has confirmed the main guest stars for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The episode’s cast will include Spaced actor Nick Frost, Misfits actor Nathan McMullen, and Michael Troughton, the son of actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. They will be joined by Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street) and Faye Marsay (Pride). … >
The new season of US conspiracy thriller The Blacklist will begin in the UK in October. James Spader returns as master criminal Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington in the US next week and Season 2 will launch in the UK at 9pm on Friday 3 October on Sky Living. Watch the Season 2 trailer… Agent Elizabeth Keen’s … >