ITV’s Midwinter of the Spirit is a new crime drama with a supernatural twist. Based on Phil Rickman’s books, the three-part drama has been adapted by screenwriter Stephen Volk (Afterlife, The Awakening, Ghostwatch) and produced by Phil Collinson (Doctor Who). Anna Maxwell-Martin (The Bletchley Circle) leads the cast as Merrily Watkins, a single mother who … >
The final season of Downton Abbey continues on ITV next weekend. The Abbey is abuzz with wedding preparations, Denker gains the upper hand over Spratt, and Lady Edith shows us her mettle – but the biggest surprise comes at the very end of the episode. > Buy the complete Season 1-5 boxset on Amazon. Season … >
The final season of Downton Abbey continues on ITV next weekend. An idea of Mary’s gives Anna new hope, while Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes can’t agree, and Edith is faced with her greatest fear. > Buy the complete Season 1-5 boxset on Amazon. Season 6 Episode 2 airs at 9pm on Sunday 26 September … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues next weekend with ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, written by Steven Moffat. The official synopsis reads: “Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor … >
Doctor Who returns next weekend with ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, written by Steven Moffat. The official synopsis reads: “Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? “As past deeds come back to haunt … >
Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman star in ITV’s new three-part drama of crime and passion. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), The Trials of Jimmy Rose tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. Redman (New Tricks) plays his wife Jackie. > … >
Ripper Street is back on BBC One this summer for a third season. The eight new episodes star Matthew Macfadyen as Detective Inspector Reid, Jerome Flynn as the newly promoted Detective Inspector Bennet Drake, Adam Rothenberg as Captain Homer Jackson, and MyAnna Buring as Long Susan. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon. > … >
David Walliams and Jessica Raine star as Agatha Christie’s married couple Tommy and Tuppence in BBC One’s Partners in Crime. Adapted for the screen by award-winning author, playwright and director Zinnie Harris (Spooks) and Claire Wilson (Twist), the six-part adventure series has espionage and humour at its heart. > Buy Partners in Crime on DVD … >
Life in Squares is BBC Two’s new drama about the Bloomsbury group. Written by BAFTA Award-winning Amanda Coe (Room At The Top), the three-part serial dramatises the exceptionally close, often fraught relationship of sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa’s enduring, sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant. > Order Life in Squares … >
Humans is Channel 4’s new thriller from the makers of Utopia and Broadchurch. Based on the hit Swedish drama Real Humans, the eight-part series is written by British duo Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks). > Like Humans on Facebook for all the latest news on the show. Katherine Parkinson (In the Club), William Hurt … >