ITV has announced the commission of Home Fires, a new World War II drama inspired by Julie Summers’ book, Jambusters. The six-part series is created and written by Simon Block (Lewis). The official synopsis reads: “With the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud, [Home Fires] follows a group of inspirational women in … >
Channel 4 has released a set of images from the new series of Utopia, featuring new cast members Tom Burke (The Hour) and Rose Leslie. The conspiracy thriller returns for a second series later this month, with other newcomers including Trystan Gravelle (Mr Selfridge), Michael Maloney (New Worlds) and Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars). Best known … >
BBC One has released a trailer for the new series of Our Girl, starring EastEnders actress Lacey Turner. Following the success of a 90-minute single film last March, the army drama will return later this month for five new 60-minute episodes. > Order Series 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the trailer… The official synopsis … >
Rupert Graves, who plays Lestrade in Sherlock, has been cast in the third series of BBC One’s Last Tango in Halifax. Graves will play a new character named Gary Jackson and begins filming next week. We are first introduced to Gary on a date with Gillian (Nicola Walker), but is he all he seems? Starring … >
Filming on the finale to Doctor Who‘s new series in Cardiff this morning has revealed two returning guest stars, as well as an army of classic villains. The photos contain spoilers that some viewers might want to avoid. Scroll down to see the pics… The photos show UNIT … >
Comedy actress Michelle Gomez (Bad Education, Green Wing) will guest star in the new series of Doctor Who, the BBC announced today. Gomez will play “the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere” in Series 8’s finale, which is currently filming in Cardiff. She commented: “Well of course Peter Capaldi is our next Doctor, which makes complete sense. … >
Sky1’s family comedy Yonderland has been recommissioned for a second series. Created, written by and starring the team behind Horrible Histories – Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond – Yonderland launched last November. Adam MacDonald, Director of Sky1, commented: “We are incredibly proud to be able to bring … >
Martin Freeman has confirmed that his real-life partner Amanda Abbington will remain part of the Sherlock cast as Watson’s wife Mary for “for the foreseeable future”. The actor told The Telegraph: “While we play fast and loose with the original stories, we generally follow the trajectory of what Conan Doyle did.” SPOILER WARNING FOR THE … >
Channel 4 has announced the cast for workplace comedy-drama Cut. Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat), Sacha Dhawan (The History Boys, 24), Anastasia Hille (Utopia), Sophie Rundle (Happy Valley), Jo Hartley (This Is England), Tom Weston Jones (Spooks) and Samuel Barnett (Twenty Twelve) will star in the new six-part series. Created and written by DC Moore, Cut will … >
Martin Freeman has again hinted that Sherlock could next be returning as a Christmas special next year. The actor told The Telegraph that filming in early 2015 “looks pretty likely”, apparently indicating that he doesn’t expect this to be for a full three-part series. He commented: “If that’s going to be a special – I’m … >