Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) and Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) star in BBC Two’s new political thriller, The Honourable Woman. Written, directed and produced by Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line), the eight-part series is set against the present day backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and explores “a range of complex and provocative themes of conflict, deception … >
Harriet’s Army is a new drama on CBBC set during World War One. The three-part series follows a group of children in a small English town, as they hold the Home Front and discover the true enemy within. Visitors to BBC Learning’s World War One At Home Tour this summer can take part in Harriet’s … >
Channel 4’s conspiracy thriller Utopia returns for a second six-part series. Rose Leslie, Ian McDiarmid and Tom Burke are among the new cast members, joining original cast members Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Jessica Hyde), Alexandra Roach (Becky), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Ian), Adeel Akhtar (Wilson Wilson), Oliver Woollford (Grant), Paul Higgins (Dugdale), Neil Maskell (Arby) and Geraldine James (Milner). … >
Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin), Eva Green (Casino Royale) and Timothy Dalton (James Bond) star in Sky Atlantic’s chilling new psychological thriller, which weaves together the origin stories of some of literature’s most frightening figures. Written, created and executive produced by John Logan (writer of Gladiator, Hugo and Skyfall), and executive produced by director Sam … >
Teen comedy-drama Youngers returns to E4 for a new eight-part series this summer. Episode 1: ‘Divided Ain’t Cool’ Wednesday 7 May 2014, 7.30pm In the months since the Youngers’ fallout at the Avengerz Krew concert, Jay (Calvin Demba) has discovered an impressive new dedication to his music and is now recording tracks with producer … >
PDS (Partially Deceased Syndrome) sufferer Kieren Walker continues his struggle to find acceptance in the second series of BBC Three’s zombie drama In the Flesh. Series 2 propels us back to the hotbed of Roarton nine months on, where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer, Kieren (Luke … >
Based on the books by Benjamin Black, the pseudonym of award-winning Irish writer John Banville, BBC One’s new three-part drama Quirke stars Gabriel Byrne in the title role. Episode 1: ‘Christine Falls’ Sunday 25 May 2014, 9pm Late autumn in Dublin 1956, and city pathologist Quirke – we never get to know his Christian name … >
Last Tango in Halifax writer Sally Wainwright returns to BBC One with new drama series Happy Valley. The six-part “shocking crime thriller” stars Sarah Lancashire (The Paradise) as police sergeant Catherine Cawood. Episode 1 Tuesday 29 April 2014, 9pm “I’m Catherine, by the way! I’m forty-seven, I’m divorced, I live with my sister – … >
Crime drama Vera returns to ITV this spring for a fourth series, starring Brenda Blethyn as D.C.I. Vera Stanhope and David Leon as her sidekick, Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Episode 1: ‘On Harbour Street’ Sunday 27 April 2014, 8pm D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) investigates the mysterious death of pensioner Margaret Kraszewski (Annabel Leventon) … >
John Simm stars as a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family, in ITV’s new three-part thriller, Prey. Created and written by Chris Lunt, Prey follows Detective Sergeant Marcus Farrow (Simm), a well-liked copper who is wrongly accused and arrested for murder. Narrowly escaping police custody Farrow becomes … >