The BBC has released the first trailer for the new series of Doctor Who. The brief 15-second clip shows Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as a silhouette in the TARDIS. It has also been confirmed this evening that Series 8 will begin in August. Watch the teaser… Series 8 is currently filming in Cardiff. > Here’s everything … >
The BBC has officially announced that the new series of Doctor Who will begin in August on BBC One. Doctor Who‘s official Twitter account revealed the news this evening. Series 8 is expected to start on the same day on BBC America in the US. A brief 15-second teaser trailer was also released this evening… … >
Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss has confirmed that a fourth series is still “the plan”, rather than the rumoured one-off special. Last month Sherlock star Martin Freeman hinted that the show’s next instalment could be a one-off episode: “Mark Gatiss may beat me up, but there is an idea for this one-off special that’s such a … >
The first trailer for the new American version of Broadchurch has been unveiled. Starring David Tennant (Doctor Who) as “a character similar to his role in the original”, but with an American accent, Gracepoint was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Watch the 3-minute trailer… The original series’ character of Ellie Miller will be played by … >
The makers of Ripper Street have released the first photo of the cast on the set of the Victorian crime drama’s third series. Series 3 began filming in Manchester yesterday. Regular cast members Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg are all returning to their roles as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake … >
A one-off adaptation of David Walliams’ first children’s book, Boy in the Dress, will air on BBC One this Christmas. Following the success of Walliams’ two previous Christmas TV offerings, Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, the hour-long special tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who enjoys cross-dressing, and the reactions of his family and … >
The first promotional photo for BBC One’s new adaptation of Winston Graham’s acclaimed Poldark saga has been released. Set in 18th century Cornwall, the eight-part series stars Aidan Turner (Being Human) as Ross. The cast also includes Eleanor Tomlinson (The White Queen), Heida Reed (Silent Witness), Jack Farthing (Blandings), Kyle Solder (Anna Karenina), Warren Clarke … >
A new survey of UK sci-fi fans has revealed that if time travel was possible then the decade that most people (28.2%) would go back to is the 1960’s. The poll by Watchshop also found that Doctor Who‘s TARDIS is the UK’s favourite method of time travel, with 33.65% of the votes. In second place … >
The new series of Victorian crime drama Ripper Street began filming in Manchester today. Ripper Street is filming in the UK for the first time – first in Manchester, then Loughborough – before moving to its traditional production base in Dublin, Ireland. Regular cast members Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg are all returning … >
Vincent Franklin (The Thick of It), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street) and Freddie Fox (Parade’s End) will lead the cast of Cucumber and Banana on Channel 4 and E4. The two new eight-part drama series are written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk). Channel 4’s Cucumber has already begun filming in … >