Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell’s first feature length film will make its debut on BBC iPlayer later this month. Written and directed by Amstell, Carnage: Swallowing The Past is set a utopian 2067 and looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. The official synopsis reads: “For the young people of this time, the idea … >
The original, jail-breaking cast of Prison Break are back next month for a brand new escape. Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar and Paul Adelstein all reprise their roles in the new nine-part series. Buy the complete Season 1-4 box set on Amazon. Filmed partially on location in Morocco, the fifth season … >
Sky Atlantic has confirmed when the new season of Game of Thrones will begin in the UK. A dramatic announcement on Facebook has revealed that Season 7 will premiere on HBO in the US on Sunday 16 July. The season’s opening episode will premiere in the UK with a 2am simulcast on Monday 17 July on … >
Vera will return to ITV later this month. Based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books by award-winning writer Ann Cleeves, the crime drama is back with four new stand-alone films. Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside, the new season sees DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) and her team take on more compelling mysteries, including … >
BBC Two has announced the start date for the new season of The Last Kingdom. Adapted by BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning writer Stephen Butchard from Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling series of novels, The Last Kingdom launched in October 2015 and a second season began filming in Budapest last June. Buy the Season 1 box set on Amazon here. The … >
ITV has announced the launch date for its new Prime Suspect prequel series. Adapted from Lynda La Plante’s bestselling novel, Tennison, the crime drama stars Stefanie Martini (Doctor Thorne, Endeavour) as the young incarnation of Helen Mirren’s iconic character Jane Tennison. Martini is joined by Blake Harrison (Dad’s Army, The Inbetweeners) and Sam Reid (Belle, The Riot Club) as Jane’s superiors … >
ITV has confirmed the start date for the final season of Broadchurch. David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, this time investigating a serious sexual assault in the Dorset community. Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. Order Season 3 on DVD on Amazon here. … >
BBC One has confirmed the start date for SS-GB, a new thriller set against a Nazi occupied London. Adapted from Len Deighton’s 1978 alternate history novel, the five-part drama series is penned by James Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Spectre, Skyfall, Casino Royale). Buy the original novel on Amazon here. SS-GB begins at 9pm on … >
BBC Two has announced the start date for the third season of Inside No.9. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning anthology series is back with five new episodes, following last December’s festive special, ‘The Devil Of Christmas’. Pre-order Season 3 on DVD on Amazon here. Season 3 begins at 10pm on Tuesday 21 February on BBC Two … >
The Emmy nominated Roots will begin airing in the UK next month on BBC Four. Based on Alex Haley’s novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, A+E Networks’ four-part drama series was broadcast in the US last year to great critical acclaim. Roots is a modern-day retelling of the life and legacy of Kunta Kinte – a … >