David Mitchell as Ludwig

Ludwig – BBC announce new genre bending detective series

David Mitchell will star as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who assumes his detective brother’s identity.  The BBC have announced the start of filming on Ludwig. No, not a revival of the odd 1970’s children’s animation, but a new detective series starring David Mitchell. Ludwig is described as a genre-bending mystery-of-the-week crime comedy drama. Here’s the premise: … >

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Stranger Things season 5 is officially “in production”

The final run of Stranger Things is expected to land in 2025.  After a long wait, Netflix’s monster hit Stranger Things has begun production on its fifth and final season. The show was on the eve of production just as the WGA strike began in May 2023, thus delaying it by approximately seven months. Netflix celebrated … >

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Bi-generation - David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa

Doctor Who Magazine interviews David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa together

In Doctor Who Magazine 599, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctor actors David Tennant Ncuti Gatwa are interviewed together – discussing bi-generation. Doctor Who Magazine 599’s other features include: • An access-all-areas look at the making of the final 60th anniversary special The Giggle. • Production designer Phil Sims takes us on a guided tour of the … >

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Inside No 9

Inside No. 9 – filming begins on the final series

The upcoming series nine of Inside No. 9 will be its last. The BBC have announced the start of filming on the ninth series of Inside No. 9. This six-episode series is the final run of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s anthology series. Arriving next year, the BBC have revealed a first image, as well … >

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Blue Peter art contest winner visits Doctor Who set

Blue Peter art contest winner visits Doctor Who set

Blue Peter’s Doctor Who 2023 fan art competition winner Verity went behind the scenes of the 2024 Doctor Who series. Verity’s winning fan art design impressed head judge Russell T Davies and earned her an exclusive, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes tour of the set where she came face to face with The Meep and Wrath Warriors and … >

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Aimee Lou Wood & David Morrissey

Daddy Issues – BBC Three orders Amiee Lou Wood comedy

The Sex Education star will star in Daddy Issues with David Morrissey.  The graduating class of Sex Education seem intent on taking over the airwaves. Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who and was in Barbie along with Emma Mackey. So was Conor Swindells, who’ll be returning for an second series of SAS: Rogue Heroes. Then … >

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Gangs of London Series 3

Gangs of London Series 3 – Further casting announced

Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer and T’Nia Miller join the explosive gangland drama.  As production continues on the third season of the award-winning Gangs of London, its makes have revealed a trio of high-profile guest stars. The show, from Sky and AMC+ tell us that London will have a new mayor: T’Nia Miller (Years and Years) … >

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Doctor Who films with familiar props in Cardiff

A crew filmed Doctor Who inside the former Howells department store on St Mary Street in Cardiff on 24 November with Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Jonah Hauer-King. The setup began on 23 November with the crew preparing the location for filming. #dwsr still no signs of filming activity at Howells pic.twitter.com/022P279kuw — BillySastard (@Billy_Sastard) … >

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