The first trailer has been unveiled for Pompidou, BBC Two’s new visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas. The six 30-minute episodes star Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the titular Pompidou, an elderly oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times, alongside Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. Lucas commented last … >
Channel 4 has confirmed that a classic character from Queer as Folk will appear in Cucumber. Written by Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies and also set in Manchester, Cucumber launched last month and explores the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life. > Order Cucumber on DVD on Amazon. Airing at 9pm … >
The first episode of Game of Thrones‘ new season will receive its world premiere at the Tower of London next month. Taking place on Wednesday 18 March, this is the first time that a world premiere for the show has been held in Europe. Sky Atlantic are going to be giving fans the chance to … >
The guest cast has been announced for the two-part opening story of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’), the story’s episodes are titled ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’. Kelly Hunter, Clare Higgins (Hellraiser) and Jaye Griffiths (Casualty) will all appear in the story. Hunter … >
The BBC has announced that Michelle Gomez will be back as Missy in the first episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. The episode, titled ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, is directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’) and is currently filming in Cardiff. Jemma Redgrave also returns as UNIT’s Kate Stewart in Season 9’s opening story. Gomez commented: “Things have … >
The official Doctor Who Twitter account has announced that some “big news” about Season 9 will be revealed later today. Season 9 began filming in Cardiff last month and will air on BBC One this autumn. > Here’s everything we know about Season 9 so far. What do you think the announcement will be? Let … >
Scream writer Kevin Williamson’s US serial killer thriller The Following will return in the UK next month. Season 3 will kick off with a double-bill premiere, ‘New Blood’ and ‘Boxed In’ at 9pm on Saturday 7 March on Sky Atlantic. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon. With cult leader Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) … >
Arthur & George, starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will begin next month. ITV’s new adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel, based on an intriguing series of genuine events in the life of the novelist and physician who created the detective Sherlock Holmes, is written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Waking The … >
ITV has announced that the fourth season of contemporary crime drama DCI Banks will begin next month. Stephen Tompkinson returns as DCI Alan Banks at 9pm on Wednesday 4 March on ITV with ‘What Will Survive’, the first of six new episodes inspired by Peter Robinson’s books. Andrea Lowe (Monroe) is also back as DS … >
The new season of Criminal Minds will resume in the UK next month following the US psychological thriller’s mid-season break. Season 10 continues at 9pm on Monday 9 March on Sky Living with ‘The Forever People’. In a chilling first case, the team get inside the mind of a manipulative cult leader when the discovery … >