Two new trailers have been released for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode by the BBC and BBC America. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ features the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole alongside Canadian actor Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Charity Wakefield. The 60-minute festive special will air at 5.45pm on Sunday 25 December on BBC One. Pre-order ‘The … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for the return of Last Tango in Halifax. Sarah Lancashire, Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi and Nicola Walker are all back alongside many other returning cast members for a two-part Christmas special later this month. The official synopsis for the new specials reads: “Set two years after Kate’s tragic death, the episodes … >
ITV’s new crime drama from the producers of Line of Duty will begin next month. Based on the story of a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel, In Plain Sight began filming in Scotland in June. The three-part mini-series stars Douglas Henshall (Shetland) as detective William Muncie and Martin Compston (Line of Duty) as Peter Manuel. Episode … >
The BBC has released the first footage from the third season of Poldark. The award-winning Cornish saga returned to BBC One this autumn, with 5.1 million viewers and a 22.7 percent audience share for the first episode of Season 2, which concluded earlier this month. Buy the complete Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. The next season began filming in … >
A new teaser has been unveiled for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The 30-second trailer from Fathom Events is to promote the release of ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ in select US cinemas next month. For the second year in a row, Fathom Events and BBC Worldwide present a special two-night presentation of Doctor Who‘s festive adventure … >
A trailer has been unveiled for BBC Two’s upcoming adaptation of White Teeth author Zadie Smith’s novel NW. The 90-minute drama has been adapted by director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy) and writer Rachel Bennette (Bel Ami) with Mammoth Screen, the makers of Poldark and Parade’s End. Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther, Small Island) and Phoebe Fox (A View From The Bridge, Life In Squares) lead the cast … >
CultBox has an exclusive first look at the final episode of ITV’s intense new thriller, The Level. Starring Karla Crome (Misfits), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who), Robert James Collier (Downton Abbey) and Lindsey Coulson (EastEnders), the six-part drama series launched last month. Buy The Level on DVD on Amazon here. Episode 6 airs at 9pm tomorrow night on ITV. The finale … >
A trailer has been released for BBC One’s upcoming one-off film about murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor. Told from the perspective of the Taylor family, Our Loved Boy explores their journey from Lagos to London, the emotional repercussions of Damilola’s death and the family’s quest for justice. The cast includes Babou Ceesay (Eye In The Sky, Severance) as Damilola’s father, Richard … >
Sky1 has unveiled the first trailer for the new season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. An “action-packed crime drama about fate, gambling, superstition and the consequences of our actions”, the original British drama launched in January on Sky1 and became the channel’s highest-rated original drama series ever. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. The … >
A new trailer has been unveiled for S. J. Kincaid’s The Diabolic – the YA read of 2016. Described by The Bookseller as ‘Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games’, S. J. Kincaid’s epic new YA novel, The Diabolic, publishes on Tuesday 1 November in TWO striking covers. Buy the book on Amazon here. Buy the Kindle … >