With the show’s creators giving fans very little information to go on, the future of the BBC’s Sherlock is very much in limbo at the minute. The majority of the viewers are desperate to have the show back despite very mixed opinions on last month’s ‘The Final Problem’. Season 4’s finale caused a lot of … >
Long-running crime drama Midsomer Murders returns to ITV for a nineteenth season this winter. Neil Dudgeon is back as DCI Barnaby, alongside Manjinder Virk as pathologist Dr Kam Karimore and Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby. They will be joined by newcomer Nick Hendrix (Marcella, The Crown) as DS Jamie Winter. Buy the complete Season 18 box set on Amazon here. … >
With around 500 original shows vying for attention on TV right now, it’s inevitable that today’s landscape is an extremely competitive one. Some shows spark with the public instantly and become mainstream hits, while others find a smaller, more dedicated audience and prestige from critical raves and awards attention. Very often, however, a new show … >
James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson, and Fay Ripley are back for a brand new season of ITV’s comedy drama Cold Feet. It’s been over ten years since we last caught up with the lives of Adam, Pete, Jenny, Karen and David and although many things have changed, deep down they haven’t. Older, but not … >
Whisper it quietly, but the end of the thrilling Game of Thrones narrative is approaching its end. With HBO confirming a conclusion to the show at the end of Season 8, there is growing concern by the series’ legion of fans about what the future holds…especially for their much loved characters. At the start of … >
Filming is now well underway on the new season of Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi is back for a third year of adventures as the Twelfth Doctor, with Pearl Mackie joining the TARDIS as new companion Bill and a surprise returnee in the form of Matt Lucas’s Nardole from ‘The Husbands of River Song’. Buy the … >
Brief Encounters is a new ITV drama about the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business. Set in the early 1980s, the six-part series is created and written by Fay Rusling and Oriane Messina (Green Wing, Me & Mrs Jones) and inspired by chapters in Jacqueline Gold’s memoir, Good Vibrations. The cast includes Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), Peter Wight … >
This week brought the surprising but welcome news that comedian Matt Lucas will be reprising his role of the bumbling Nardole in the new season of Doctor Who. Not just for one episode, though – the Little Britain actor will be joining Peter Capaldi and newcomer Pearl Mackie on the TARDIS for a run of adventures, following his … >
The rebooted Danger Mouse will be back on CBBC for a second season. The World’s Greatest Secret Agent returned last September with 52 eleven-minute episodes. The voice cast included Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon as Danger Mouse and Penfold, alongside Dave Lamb, Stephen Fry, Morwenna Banks, Shauna Macdonald and Game of Thrones star Lena Headey. Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC, commented: “Crikey … >
World War II drama Home Fires returns to ITV for a six-part second season. Inspired by the book Jambusters by Julie Summers, Home Fires follows a group of inspirational women at the heart of a rural Cheshire community who steadfastly bring the village together during our nation’s darkest hour. Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca … >