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 … >
Forever, a new US supernatural TV drama about an immortal medical examiner in New York City, will air in the UK on Sky1 this autumn. Starring Ioan Gruffudd (Hornblower, Fantastic Four), the show launches in the US on ABC next week. The thirteen-part first season begins in the UK at 9pm on Thursday 2 October … >
Backyard Cinema has revealed details of Zombie Apocalypse, a new theatrical indoor cinema experience this Halloween. Running for eight nights from 31 October to 7 November, the “4-hour journey of survival” will take place in a top-secret East London location, where horror fans will make your way through quarantine, the survival zone and a secret … >
James Bond star Sir Roger Moore has revealed that he visited the set of the new Star Wars movie earlier this week. Directed by JJ Abrams, Star Wars: Episode VII is currently filming at Pinewood Studios and arrives in UK cinemas on 18 December 2015. Speaking as part of his An Evening with Sir Roger … >
Kay Mellor’s pregnancy drama In The Club will return for a second six-part season on BBC One next year. The first season launched this August, reaching a live peak of five million viewers. On the news of a second series, Kay Mellor said: “I’m absolutely delighted for Rollem to be commissioned to produce a second … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Kill the Moon’. The synopsis reads: “In the near future, the Doctor and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. “Crash-landing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full … >
BBC Shop has announced the release of a new limited edition Doctor Who box set featuring all of David Tennant’s episodes from 2005-2010. Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Years will be available to buy exclusively from Monday 24 November from BBC Shop, priced £99.99. The 26-disc set will also include the animated stories ‘Dreamland’ … >
Written, starring and directed by The Office‘s Mackenzie Crook, Detectorists will debut on BBC Four next month. The new six-part comedy series follows two friends, Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones), who go in search of their hearts’ desire with a couple of metal detectors. Detectorists begins on Thursday 2 October on BBC Four. … >
A set of new official promotional images has been released for the next episode of Doctor Who, titled ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”. The … >