Michael Palin takes the lead role in BBC One’s new mystery drama, Remember Me. Written by Gwyneth Hughes (The Girl, Five Days), the three-part series stars Palin as Tom Parfitt, a frail, old Yorkshireman seemingly alone in the world, whose admittance to a nursing home triggers a series of inexplicable events. > Order Remember Me … >
Downton Abbey returns next month for the period drama’s traditional festive special. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps until Christmas day (and we all know what that meant for poor Matthew a couple of years ago), but here’s what we know so far… The episode will run for a feature-length two hours. … >
Created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who) and Phil Ford (The Sarah Jane Adventures), fantasy adventure drama Wizards vs Aliens returns to CBBC for ten new episodes this autumn. Wizards vs Aliens follows the young wizard Tom Clarke and his science-savvy friend Benny as they attempt to stop the Nekross, who are threatening to destroy … >
Following the lives and loves of Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Amber (Alice Felgate) and Saz (Mandeep Dhillon), BBC Three comedy Some Girls is back for a third season. Written by Bernadette Davis, Season 3 also sees the return of Colin Salmon (Arrow) as Viva’s fireman dad Rob, Dolly Wells (Doll & Em) as … >
Doctor Who returns to BBC One for a new 12-part season. > Here’s everything we know so far about Season 8. Season 8 stars Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara and Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink. > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > Order Season 8 on Blu-ray on … >
On a cold Tuesday evening in Cardiff, a screening was hosted at the National Museum of Wales for this weekend’s Doctor Who finale, ‘Death in Heaven’. CultBox were in attendance, and without giving too much away (or the Cybermen will find us), here are some of the things viewers have to look forward to: … >
Marking the centenary of the First World War, BBC One’s The Passing Bells sees the conflict of the unfold through the eyes of two very ordinary young men. The five-part series was filmed in Poland and is written by Tony Jordan (EastEnders, Hustle, Life on Mars). > Like The Passing Bells on Facebook. Paddy Gibson … >
Birmingham crime boss Thomas Shelby heads into perilous territory in the second season of Steven Knight’s gangster epic, Peaky Blinders. The cast includes Cillian Murphy (Inception), Helen McCrory (Harry Potter), Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises). > Buy the complete Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon. Episode 1 Thursday … >
Set in a tiny village in the English countryside, The Fades creator Jack Thorne’s new murder-mystery drama Glue airs on E4 this autumn. Overton: farming is its bread-and-butter. Racehorses are its beating heart. But beyond the rolling hills and behind the stable doors lies a green and not-so-pleasant land. Episode 1 Monday 15 September … >
James Norton (Happy Valley) leads the cast of ITV’s new new six-part drama Grantchester this autumn as Sidney Chambers, alongside Robson Green (Wire In The Blood) as Police Inspector, Geordie Keating. Set in 1953 in the beautiful county of Cambridgeshire, Sidney’s unlikely partnership with gruff, down to earth Geordie is central to Grantchester. Geordie’s methodical … >