CBBC orders a second season of new ‘Danger Mouse’

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 … >

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‘Home Fires’ Season 2 episode guide

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 … >

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UNIT will take on the Silence in new ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off box set

Big Finish has announced details of a brand new Doctor Who spin-off audio box set, featuring Kate Stewart and the UNIT team facing the Silence. Written by Matt Fitton and John Dorney, UNIT: Silenced is available to pre-order today for just £20 from the Big Finish website and will be released through other retailers from 31 January 2017. Created by current … >

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‘The A Word’ episode guide

BBC One’s The A Word tells the story of a family whose youngest son is diagnosed with autism. Adapted by Occupation writer Peter Bowker from the Israeli series by Prisoners of War creator Keren Margalit, the new six-part drama is a funny and thought-provoking series about parenthood and childhood and what it’s like to have … >

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‘Mr Selfridge’ Season 4 episode guide

Mr Selfridge returns to ITV for ten new episodes, starring Emmy award-winning American actor Jeremy Piven. The period drama is inspired by the life of charismatic American entrepreneur, Harry Gordon Selfridge, whose business in London’s Oxford Street has become a much-loved institution. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Season 4 opens … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 5 episode guide

Call the Midwife returns to BBC One for a fifth season. The year is 1961, and Poplar is beginning to feel the winds of social change – along with improvements in housing, sanitation and healthcare. But for the midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House who care for the sick and bring new life into the … >

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‘Dickensian’ episode guide

Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins, Caroline Quentin and Peter Firth lead the cast of BBC One’s Dickensian. Created by Tony Jordan (Hustle), the 20-part drama series is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels. Dickensian brings together some of literature’s most iconic characters, including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham, as their lives … >

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‘Jericho’ episode guide

Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine leads the cast of ITV’s new drama Jericho, set in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s. Created and written by Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Doctor Who), the eight-part series focuses upon the shanty town of Jericho, home to a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of … >

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