Sherwood

Sherwood – BBC commission a second series

After rave reviews, James Graham’s drama will be back for more.  Launching with impressive viewing figures, BBC One’s Sherwood has been lauded as both clever and compelling. The drama, from James Graham, follows a tense investigation into two shocking and unexpected killings in a former mining community. The show was inspired by real events that … >

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SISTER options screenwriter Abi Morgan’s This is Not a Pity Memoir

Abi Morgan is bringing her deeply personal family story to the screen.  Thanks to news broken by Deadline, it’s been announced that SISTER, the production company behind Abi Morgan’s recent series The Split have picked up the rights to the award-winning TV screenwriter’s autobiographical bestseller This is Not a Pity Memoir. Here’s the blurb for … >

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Black Mirror – a new series is happening

Variety teases a series with Black Mirror stories that are even more cinematic in scope.  Thanks to an exclusive piece up at Variety, we’ve learned that a new series of Black Mirror is being worked on. The dystopian anthology series, the brainchild of Charlie Brooker, last appeared in 2019. It landed a short three-episode fifth … >

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Nucti Gatwa

The Future is Here – Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor

The Sex Education actor will lead the next version of Doctor Who under Russell T Davies.  The BBC have announced the identity of the next Doctor: actor Ncuti Gatwa will take on the role when Jodie Whittaker leaves Doctor Who later this year. Gatwa, who is aged 29, is best known for his role as … >

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Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin

Noel Fielding to star as Dick Turpin for Apple TV+

Stand and deliver for an example of genius casting!  In what sounds his perfect role, comedian Noel Fielding is to play the 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin. Apple TV+ have said yes to a comedy-adventure series which promises to tell the story of the notorious robber whose crimes have become the stuff of legend. We … >

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