Star Wars Andor is filming in Winspit Quarry near Worth Matravers, a location previously used for Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 Back in the 1970s, it was a standing joke the the BBC used the same quarry for all it’s location filming on Doctor Who and other shows. There’s more than a grain of truth to this, and the production … >
Today Netflix announced Blasted inspired by the real-life UFO-phenomenon in Hessdalen, Norway The comedy sci-fi film will be directed by Martin Sofiedal, written by Emanuel Nordrum and produced by Are Heidenstrøm (The Wave) at Miso Film. Blasted stars Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud in the leading roles as Sebastian and Mikkel. Joining Axel and Fredrik … >
Lauren Lyle stars as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on acclaimed author Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo, adapted by Emer Kenny Outlander star Lauren Lyle will take the lead role of Karen Pirie in a new ITV drama series from the producers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, World Productions. True … >
Emily Blunt will star alongside Chaske Spencer in Hugo Blick’s The English for BBC One and Amazon Studios Filming has now started on The English, a 6×60” high-octane epic western led by Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place) and Chaske Spencer (The Twilight Saga, Banshee) for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, … >
BBC has announced a new Steve McQueen series Uprising From Academy Award winner Steve McQueen comes Uprising, a vivid and visceral three-part series for BBC One examining three events from 1981 — in January, the New Cross Fire which killed 13 black teenagers; in March, Black People’s Day of Action, which saw more than 20,000 … >
After a controversial ITV series and cancellation, Sanditon is coming back for two more seasons, but not to ITV The 2019 adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished Sanditon was magnificent to watch, superbly made and cast, but like a lot of viewers, we didn’t like the ending. The Austen novels (if you simplify a lot) were self-contained and … >
The Amazing Maurice adds David Tennant, Ariyon Bakare, Rob Brydon and Joe Sugg to the cast When re last reported on The Amazing Maurice, the cast already included Hugh Laurie (Avenue 5) as Maurice, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Malicia, David Thewlis (Wonder Woman) as Boss Man, Himesh Patel(Yesterday) as Keith, Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man) as Peaches and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) as The Mayor. Now the … >
Much-loved film The Railway Children is getting a sequel, and Jenny Agutter is back as Bobby after fifty years! Studiocanal is making a sequel to The Railway Children and Jenny Agutter is back as Bobby (who was one of the original children of the title). The new film is expected in cinemas on April 1 2022 (dates may change) … >
Mark Millar talks about creating Jupiter’s Legacy and other projects as the superhero series arrives on Netflix He starts with his ambition. The first sentence he wrote was this: This has to be the greatest superhero story of all time While you have to admire the ambition, it’s a crowded market with a lot of talented writers, … >
Hollington Drive is a new four-part thriller for ITV — we bring you cast and plot details The cast for Hollington Drive includes Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Rhashan Stone, Peter McDonald, Ken Nwosu, Jonas Armstrong and Jodie McNee.The series focuses on the lives of sisters, Theresa, (Anna Maxwell Martin, Motherland) and her older headteacher sibling, Helen (Rachael … >