Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One later this year for a Christmas special, followed by a third season in 2017. Written by Roy Clarke, the Open All Hours spin-off series launched in 2014, with Season 2 becoming the highest rated comedy series of the past 12 months. Season 3 and this year’s festive episode will start filming … >
Fear the Walking Dead has been telling its story in a very different way in this run of episodes, as it’s continuously split itself between two completely disparate stories. That’s led to the recent episodes feeling imbalanced – partially due to a wide quality difference between the two stories, but also because the show has … >
As rumoured, Peter Capaldi will indeed be guest starring in BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Set in contemporary London at Coal Hill Academy, the eight-part YA sci-fi series will premiere on BBC Three online and air on BBC One in October. The Mirror reports that “Peter Capaldi’s Doctor is to guest star in the opening episode of Class.” An … >
Another busy month in the worlds of Doctor Who audio sees the release of Classic Doctors: New Monsters Volume 1, pairing Doctors Five, Six, Seven and Eight against new series foes including the Judoon, the Sycorax and the Weeping Angels. Meanwhile, Torchwood’s ‘Broken’ reunites fan favourite Ianto Jones with Captain Jack Harkness for a clever … >
Doctor Who star Alex Kingston has revealed that she is playing a “very eccentric character” in the upcoming revival of The Gilmore Girls. The American comedy-drama television series originally ran for seven seasons from October 2000 to May 2007 and will return on Netflix later this year. > Buy the complete Season 1-7 box set on Amazon. Alex Kingston announced … >
Created by Kay Mellor (The Syndicate, Band of Gold, Fat Friends), BBC One’s baby drama In the Club recently returned for a second season. Season 2 is out now on DVD, along with a complete Season 1-2 box set. > Buy Season 2 on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release, CultBox caught up with actress Christine Bottomley for … >
Robin Hood was a part of my childhood; for 13 weeks a year I would tune it to see what awaited the hooded figure. Action, romance, death – what more could you want on a Saturday evening? Well, probably a bit less death! Robin Hood had all of it and it feels strange to think … >
It was recently announced that Neil Gaiman is bringing his comic fantasy novel ‘Good Omens’ – which he co-wrote with the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett – to television as a six-part series. For those who don’t know, the book sees an angel and a demon team up to stop the end of the world. … >
Filming on BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off has been continuing in Cardiff this week, with last night’s shoot featuring the appearance of a familiar prop. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class stars Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah as four Sixth Formers at Coal Hill School, with Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) playing a teacher. SPOILERS BELOW … >
We finally know! The BBC have at last revealed to Doctor Who fans that the actress who will play the Doctor’s latest companion in the next season is Pearl Mackie. What’s more, thanks to a special two-minute clip, we even got to see Pearl in action alongside Peter Capaldi, as well as facing off against the … >