David Walliams and Sheridan Smith Jack and The Beanstalk

Sheridan Smith to star in David Walliams’s take on Jack and the Beanstalk

Sky has announced details of two David Walliams After Ever After stories, including Sheridan Smith to star in a new take on Jack and The Beanstalk Following last year’s Cinderella: After Ever After, Sky has announced the commission of two further instalments of the entertaining, family-friendly specials for Sky One and NOW TV; Jack & The Beanstalk: … >

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The Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK

Danny Boyle to direct Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’ memoirs

Dany Boyle is to direct a six-part series, Pistol, drawn from the memoirs of Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones Created and written by Craig Pearce with co-writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the series is based on Steve Jones’ Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol (available here on Amazon). Reading the report on industry website The Knowledge, Nick Grad, president, … >

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Netflix Umbrella Academy The Sparrow Academy

Sparrow Academy cast announced for The Umbrella Academy 3

It’s all gone very strange for The Umbrella Academy season 3 (and that’s saying something) as Netflix announces casting for the Sparrow Academy The picture above came from the Netflix Twitter stream along with the following text: The Sparrows are coming in season 3 The end of season 2 showed the existence of an alternate 2019 (alternate worlds … >

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Borgen cast announcement

Borgen cast announcement and some launch details

Today’s Borgen cast announcement brings some welcome news on progress with bringing this Danish show back to our screens Borgen is still happening. When Netflix took the opportunity to keep the show alive in early 2019 (as we reported at the time here), little was known of the casting (beyond central characters). Now we have … >

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Spamalot

Spamalot movie back on after Paramount acquisition

The Spamalot movie is back on as Paramount acquire the title from Fox Thanks to Deadline, Monty Python fans everywhere can look forward to the movie version of Spamalot, which is itself the musical theatre version of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which is itself a version of the King Arthur story with exploding rabbits. And … >

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Outlander series 6 filming in lockdown

Outlander season 6 films in lockdown — what’s the bigger picture?

Outlander season 6 is reported as filming from today despite lockdown. Good news for fans, but what’s the bigger picture for the industry in 2021? According to industry source The Knowledge, Outlander season 6 is filming from today (7 Jan 2021) in Scotland. Great news for the show and those involved in production, and it’s all fully lockdown compliant. … >

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John Bishop joins Doctor Who as Dan

John Bishop joins Doctor Who as new companion Dan

Just after Revolution of the Daleks the BBC revealed a new secret: John Bishop joins Doctor Who If you didn’t switch off after the end of tonights Doctor Who, you’ll have seen a short trailer and a big reveal: John Bishop joins Doctor Who. Bishop had this to say: “If I could tell my younger self that … >

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Dynasties II

BBC announces Dynasties II coming to our screens in 2022

Presented by Sir David Attenborough, Dynasties II is coming to BBC One in 2022. In 2018, more than eight million viewers were captivated by each episode of Dynasties, and the unbelievable daily struggles faced by David the chimpanzee, Charm the lioness, Blacktip the painted wolf and more. BBC One has confirmed with this season it … >

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