The makers of last year’s hit And Then There Were None have now adapted Agatha Christie’s The Witness For The Prosecution for BBC One. Based on Christie’s 23-page short story, the new two-part drama is adapted by writer Sarah Phelps (The Casual Vacancy). Filming began in Liverpool in August, with a cast led by Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Toby Jones … >
ITV’s In Plain Sight is new three-part mini-series based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel. Douglas Henshall (Shetland) takes the role of William Muncie whilst Peter Manuel is played by Martin Compston (Line of Duty). Muncie first arrested Manuel in 1946 for … >
Based on the real life events, BBC One’s Rillington Place explores the crimes of John Christie and the subsequent tragic miscarriage of justice in 1940s and 50s London. The tense and impactful thriller is presented over three episodes from three different perspectives, as our characters’ lives tragically converge at 10 Rillington Place. John Christie is played by … >
Set in Northern Ireland during World War Two, BBC One’s My Mother And Other Strangers is created and written by Barry Devlin (Darling Buds of May, Ballykissangel). The five-part drama series follows the fortunes of a rural family, the Coynes, after a huge USAAF airfield with 4,000 service men and women – complete with a handsome and … >
The Missing returns to BBC One for a second season, featuring a new case, new characters and a new location. The new eight-part sequel to 2014’s hit drama series sees David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) and Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty) lead the cast, with Tchéky Karyo returning as detective Julien Baptiste. The cast also includes Roger Allam (Endeavour), Abigail Hardingham … >
The second season of BBC One’s Ordinary Lies introduces viewers to a fresh array of compelling characters, each with their own tangled web of torrid secrets and lies. Based at the call centre and warehouse of sports sales company Coopers, the six-part drama follows Toke (Joel Fry), Wendy (Rebekah Staton), Belinda (Jill Halfpenny), Joe (Con O’Neill), Ash (Luke … >
Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, Neil Stuke, Lesley Sharp and Kevin Doyle star in ITV’s new conspiracy thriller, Paranoid. Written by Bill Gallagher (The Paradise), the eight-part series tells the story of a female GP who is murdered in a rural children’s playground with an abundance of eyewitnesses. A group of detectives embark on what seems to be … >
The new season of Cornish period drama Poldark concludes on BBC One this weekend. In the final episode of Season 2, Dwight enlists in the navy to forget Caroline, and Demelza visits Verity to spend some time apart from Ross. While Ross considers rejoining his regiment, Elizabeth and George settle into married life, but George’s plans provoke the … >
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) returns to BBC One this autumn as Ross Poldark, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson as his wife Demelza, in ten new episodes of the Cornish period drama. Ross Poldark is back to settle his differences, but at what cost? Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order Season 2 on Amazon here. Episode … >
ITV’s new high stakes, high intensity thriller The Level is created by Shetland writers Gaby Chiappe and Alex Perrin. The six-part series stars Karla Crome (Misfits), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who), Robert James Collier (Downton Abbey) and Lindsey Coulson (EastEnders). The cast also includes Philip Glenister (Ashes to Ashes), Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliott), Jo Absolom (Doc Martin), Amanda … >