Another actor from Game of Thrones has joined the cast of Spooks: The Greater Good. Elyes Gabel (World War Z, Casualty), who played Rakharo in Game of Thrones, will appear alongside former co-star Kit Harington in the new movie, which is currently filming. The cast also includes Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice), Tuppence Middleton (Trance), Eleanor … >
BBC America has released the first teaser trailer for The X-Files writer Glen Morgan’s new US conspiracy thriller series, Intruders. Set in the Pacific Northwest and based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel, The Intruders, the series stars John Simm (Doctor Who, Mad Dogs) as Jack Whelan, a Los Angeles cop turned writer who has escaped … >
Sky Atlantic will air HBO’s new comedy series Silicon Valley this summer. Created by Beavis & Butthead‘s Mike Judge, the eight-part series is set in the high-tech rush of the modern Silicon Valley, “where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success”. Described as “an Entourage for geeks”, Silicon Valley … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for Last Tango in Halifax writer Sally Wainwright’s new drama series Happy Valley. The six-part “shocking crime thriller” begins later this month, starring Sarah Lancashire (The Paradise) and Steve Pemberton (Whitechapel). Watch the trailer… Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant … >
BBC Three has recommissioned Bluestone 42 for a new season. The comedy follows a bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan and will return for six new 30-minute episodes in 2015. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, said: “This raft of new and returning comedy series celebrates how successful the comedy on Three remains and is a timely … >
Australian sitcom The Moodys will begin airing in the UK next month. The eight-part comedy series launches at 9.30pm on Thursday 1 May on Sky Living. They might not get along like the Waltons or the Brady Bunch, but they have a lot more fun, with each episode focusing on uniquely Moody occasions over the … >
Tom Baker has confirmed that it was planned for him to appear on The Sarah Jane Adventures. The final episode of the Doctor Who spin-off aired on CBBC in October 2011, following the death of star Elisabeth Sladen. Baker told TV Choice: “I think it was being mooted at a time when Elisabeth began to … >
ITV has released a trailer for Prey, a new three-part thriller starring John Simm as a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family. Episode 1 airs at 9pm on Monday 28 April on ITV. Watch the trailer… Created and written by Chris Lunt, Prey follows Detective Sergeant … >
John Barrowman has revealed that he believes “there’s a lot more to tell” with his Doctor Who and Torchwood character Captain Jack. Asked if he thinks he’s played Jack Harkness for the last time, Barrowman told Nerd Bastards: “I mean, that’s not my decision, that’s a decision for the BBC. The thing is, I go … >
Sky has confirmed that the new season of 24 will begin in the UK next month. Set and shot in London, 24: Live Another Day launches with a double-bill at 9pm on Wednesday 7 May on Sky1. The opening episodes of the new 12-part season will also transmit simultaneously with Fox’s US East Coast transmission … >