Doctor Foster, BBC One’s new thriller starring Scott & Bailey actress Suranne Jones, will begin next week. Written by British playwright Mike Bartlett (The Town), the five-part series stars Jones as Doctor Gemma Foster, a woman seemingly in control: she is a trusted GP, the heart of her town, a woman people can trust. The … >
ITV has officially announced the launch date for the final season of Downton Abbey. The period drama is back for eight new episodes, followed by the show’s last ever episode on Christmas Day. Season 6 begins at 9pm on Sunday 20 September on ITV. > Buy Season 5 on DVD on Amazon. Creator Julian Fellowes … >
Martin Clunes will be back as Dr. Martin Ellingham next month for a new season of Doc Martin. Season 7 begins at 9pm on Monday 7 September on ITV. Clunes returns for eight new episodes of the drama as the grumpy medic with a phobia of blood, alongside Caroline Catz as Doc Martin’s wife, Louisa. … >
Channel 4 has announced that the final chapter of Shane Meadows’ This is England saga will kick off next month. Written by Meadows with Jack Thorne (Glue), This is England ’90 starts at 9pm on Sunday 13 September on Channel 4. > Catch up with our recap of the story so far. Watch the This … >
The latest season of Orphan Black will begin on BBC Three this autumn. The conspiracy thriller returned in the US in April, but Season 3 has not yet been shown in the UK. Season 2 launched on BBC Three in April 2014, shortly after its debut on BBC America. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset … >
My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney’s new sitcom will begin later this month. Set around the antics of a ragtag group of Mountain Rescue volunteers, the six-part comedy “celebrates the Highlands of Scotland, with proper kilt wearing maniacs fighting disaster on a weekly basis against the stunning backdrop of the Glencoe hills.” Mountain Goats … >
BBC Two’s new 18th century drama about the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley will air later this month. The Scandalous Lady W stars Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) as the titular Lady who left her husband to elope with his best friend, Captain George Bisset, played by Aneurin Barnard (The White Queen). Endeavour actor … >
NBC’s gritty new US drama Aquarius will begin in the UK next month. The X-Files star David Duchovny leads the cast as Los Angeles homicide detective Sam Hodiak in the show, alongside Game of Thrones actor Gethin Anthony as cult leader Charles Manson with Emma Dumont (Inherent Vice) and Claire Holt (The Vampire Diaries). Aquarius … >
New Tricks will return to BBC One next month for the long-running crime drama’s last ever ten episodes. Season 12 begins at 9pm on Tuesday 4 August, opening with “an explosive two part story” that will see Dennis Waterman’s character, Gerry Standing, depart the show. New regular cast member Larry Lamb (EastEnders) will make his … >
Ripper Street will return to BBC One later this month. The period crime drama’s third season begins at 9pm on Friday 31 July on BBC One. ‘Whitechapel Terminus’ sees two trains collide on the newly constructed bridge above Leman Street; a catastrophe which falls into Reid’s world and demands explanation. > Order Season 3 on … >