‘W1A’ return date confirmed for Season 2

The second season of Twenty Twelve spin-off W1A will begin later this month. The award-winning mockumentary comedy about the BBC returns with a one-hour special at 9pm on Thursday 23 April on BBC Two. > Order Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, commented last year: “There’s an all-too-painful yet comedic … >

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‘Silicon Valley’ return date in UK announced for Season 2

The second season of hit US comedy Silicon Valley will begin in the UK on Sky Atlantic later this month. Set in the high-tech world of Silicon Valley, Mike Judge’s Emmy-nominated series is back at 10pm on Monday 20 April on Sky Atlantic with the first of ten new episodes. Having taken the tech world … >

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Sky Living confirms start date for US drama ‘Madam Secretary’

New US drama Madam Secretary will begin airing in the UK on Sky Living later this month. Executive produced by Morgan Freeman, the drama stars Téa Leoni (Deep Impact) as Elizabeth McCord, a newly appointed Secretary of State who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, … >

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‘Atlantis’ return date confirmed for second half of Season 2

BBC One has announced that the remaining episodes of Atlantis will begin airing later this month. The first half of the fantasy drama’s second season aired in November and December last year, before taking a mid-season break. It was revealed in January that a third season would not be commissioned. Atlantis will resume at 7.45pm … >

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UK start date announced for ‘Mad Men’ final episodes

Sky Atlantic has confirmed that the second half of Mad Men‘s final season will begin in the UK in April, just 4 days after it starts in the US. Titled ‘The End of an Era’, the remaining seven episodes conclude the story of troubled ad man Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and his Madison Avenue colleagues. … >

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ITV confirms ‘Vera’ return date for Season 5

Brenda Blethyn reprises her role as D.C.I. Vera Stanhope in a new season of Vera next month. Based on the characters created by novelist Ann Cleeves, the crime drama returns at 8pm on Sunday 5 April on ITV. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 boxset on Amazon. Watch the Season 5 trailer… Blethyn is joined … >

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‘Treme’ final season UK start date confirmed

Sky Atlantic has confirmed that the fourth season of Treme will begin in the UK next month. HBO’s jazz-infused drama concluded in the US in December 2013. ‘Yes We Can Can’, the first of five final episodes, airs at 11pm on Thursday 9 April on Sky Atlantic. Watch a preview… Now November 2008, it’s 38 … >

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‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ start date confirmed

ITV has announced that Thunderbirds Are Go will launch next month. Produced by New Zealand’s world-famous Weta Workshop (Avatar, The Lord of the Rings) using a combination of CGI animation and live-action model work, the new revamp of classic ’60s series Thunderbirds Are Go begins at 5pm on Saturday 4 April on ITV. The voice … >

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‘Broadchurch’ remake ‘Gracepoint’ to air in UK next month

The US remake of Broadchurch will begin in the UK on ITV Encore in April. Gracepoint stars Doctor Who‘s David Tennant as “a character similar to his role in the original”, alongside Breaking Bad‘s Anna Gunn, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Michael Pena, Kevin Rankin, Virginia Kull and Kevin Zegers. The 10-part series launches at 10pm … >

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‘Inside No. 9’ Season 2 start date confirmed

The second season of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s Inside No. 9 will begin on BBC Two later this month. Six new stories will be set in various different locations, from a sleeping-car on a French train to a Séance in a grand Victorian villa, and from a 17th century village witch trial to a … >

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