Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that he intends to remain on the show “for a while”. Capaldi took part in An Afternoon with Mark Gatiss and Friends on Sunday in aid of the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard. He commented: “At the end of the day, the job is all-consuming, it’s a factory … >
Steven Moffat has confirmed that Peter Capaldi will definitely be returning as the Doctor in the next season of Doctor Who. The showrunner told The Hollywood Reporter in London yesterday: “Yes, he’s confirmed.” He later added that Jenna Coleman, who plays Clara, has not been confirmed to appear in Season 9. The new season begins … >
The first teaser trailer for the new season of The Wrong Mans has been unveiled. Created by and starring James Corden (Gavin And Stacey) and Mathew Baynton (Horrible Histories), the comedy series will return to BBC Two for four new 30-minute episodes this Christmas. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the trailer… … >
The makers of Spooks: The Greater Good have today announced the movie’s release date. The big screen spin-off of BBC One’s spy drama series will arrive in UK cinemas on 8 May 2015. The movie stars Spooks regular Peter Firth as MI5 chief Harry Pearce alongside Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Tuppence Middleton (Sinbad), Elyes … >
BBC Three has ordered a second season of mockumentary series People Just Do Nothing. The Kurupt FM crew first appeared in a Comedy Feed in 2012, followed by a four-part first season on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three this summer. Five new 30-minute episodes will see self-proclaimed garage legend MC Grindah and his second in … >
ITV has commissed The Frankenstein Chronicles, a “thrilling and terrifying re-imagining” of the Frankenstein myth for ITV Encore. The six-part period crime drama will star Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings) as Inspector John Marlott and will incorporate “elements from the investigative and horror genres”. Set in Regency London in 1827, … >
ITV has announced that Broadchurch will return at the start of next year. Season 2 will see Eve Myles, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D’Arcy and Phoebe Waller-Bridge join the hit crime drama, alongside returning cast members David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill. The new teaser features Tennant’s character Alec Hardy saying: … >
Peter Capaldi has hinted that he’s hoping for his own TARDIS set in Doctor Who. Capaldi took part in An Afternoon with Mark Gatiss and Friends yesterday in aid of the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard. The last major redesign of the TARDIS set was for 2012’s Christmas special, ‘The Snowmen’, with some additions made … >
BBC One has released a trailer for Remember Me, a new mystery drama starring Michael Palin. Written by Gwyneth Hughes (The Girl, Five Days), the three-part series stars Palin as Tom Parfitt, a frail, old Yorkshireman seemingly alone in the world, whose admittance to a nursing home triggers a series of inexplicable events. > Order Remember … >
An album featuring music from Utopia‘s second season will be released next month. Utopia 2: Original Television Soundtrack will be released by Silva Screen on Monday 8 December. > Order the album on Amazon. Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s soundtrack for last year’s first season was featured in Mojo Magazine’s Top Ten 2013 soundtracks at No.4 … >