Doctor Who actor Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor, has revealed the status of the sequel to last year’s The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot spoof. Written and directed by Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor), the half-hour film debuted on the BBC Red Button service and iPlayer last November to celebrate Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special, starring … >
In the Flesh actor Luke Newberry has been cast in E4’s new drama series Banana. Currently filming in Manchester, Banana is one of three new interlinked shows from Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk, Doctor Who) – with Channel 4′s Cucumber and online show Tofu – exploring 21st century gay life. Newberry will play Josh, … >
The Shield creator Shawn Ryan is developing an American remake of Sky1 drama Mad Dogs for Amazon. Starring Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, John Simm and Marc Warren, Mad Dogs ran for 14 episodes on Sky1 between February 2011 and December 2013. The show’s original creator, Cris Cole, has written the new adaptation and will executive … >
BBC Three has released a trailer for Siblings, the channel’s new sitcom created and written by Keith Akushie (Fresh Meat). The six-part series stars Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Tom Stourton (Live At The Electric) as Hannah and Dan – the worst brother and sister in the world. Each week, through their own selfishness and … >
BBC Two has released the first trailer for the new series of crime drama The Fall. The X-Files star Gillian Anderson returns as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, alongside Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector, for a six-part second series later this summer. Watch the trailer… The story picks up immediately from where Series 1 … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the new series “feels more serious.” The writer told SFX in the magazine’s new issue: “One of the watchwords we have this year is there are consequences for choosing to live like this. It’s not a fairytale. If you have people back home, if you run away … >
The first trailer for The Imitation Game has been unveiled, starring Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch as computing pioneer and German Enigma code-breaker Alan Turning. Released in UK cinemas on 14 November, The Imitation Game is a nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing and his brilliant team at Britain’s top-secret code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, during the … >
Benedict Cumberbatch will join the line-up of celebrities at Madame Tussauds in London later this year. The wax figure will feature the Sherlock star in a stylish dark suit with “a warm and relaxed expression and his famous tousled hairstyle”. Cumberbatch joked: “Finally I can photobomb myself! What a weird and wonderful compliment to be … >
Showtime has released the first trailer for the new season of US political thriller Homeland. The one-minute trailer features the first look at Merlin actor Bradley James as a character named Edgar and Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey as Aasar Khan, a lieutenant-colonel in the Pakistan intelligence service. Other new cast members include Suraj Sharma (Life … >
Filming has started in south London on the third series of BBC Three’s comedy Some Girls. The six new 30-minute episodes follow the lives and loves of Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Amber (Alice Felgate) and Saz (Mandeep Dhillon) as the end of the term is in sight and they continue their painful and … >