This month marks twenty years since the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired! Buffy is widely regarded as a high watermark in genre television, as well as rightly being considered just a well-written drama, regardless of the fact it’s got literal demons coming out of its ears. Buy the Complete Series DVD boxset on Amazon … >
Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Morven Christie (The A Word) lead the cast of BBC One’s new Glasgow-set psychological thriller The Replacement. Written and directed by Joe Ahearne (The Secret of Crickley Hall, Doctor Who), the three-part series also stars Dougray Scott, Neve McIntosh, Richard Rankin, Navin Chowdhry and Siobhan Redmond. The Replacement follows the paranoia … >
The second episode of Broadchurch 3 wastes no time in launching us into Hardy and Miller’s investigation into the brutal rape of Trish Winterman we saw reported to the police in last week’s premiere. Offering up a range of new characters and suspects to keep us – and the police – guessing, it’s an effective … >
The Five creator Dan Sefton’s new drama series for BBC One has begun filming in Scotland. The four-part character-led thriller tells the story of a hardworking and skilled nurse, who, having lost her job for whistleblowing, is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter. The official synopsis reads: “Out of desperation, Cath … >
ITV has announced the launch date for its new Prime Suspect prequel series. Adapted from Lynda La Plante’s bestselling novel, Tennison, the crime drama stars Stefanie Martini (Doctor Thorne, Endeavour) as the young incarnation of Helen Mirren’s iconic character Jane Tennison. Martini is joined by Blake Harrison (Dad’s Army, The Inbetweeners) and Sam Reid (Belle, The Riot Club) as Jane’s superiors … >
Ill Behaviour, a new comedy thriller from the creator of Fresh Meat, will make its debut on BBC iPlayer as a box set later this year. Written by BAFTA-award winning Sam Bain (Peep Show), the three-part series will air also on BBC Two at a later date. Ill Behaviour stars Chris Geere (Waterloo Road), Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons), Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls), Jessica … >
Taking its inspiration from what is recorded of Marcus Tullius Cicero’s speech in his first famous trial, circa 80 BC, Big Finish breaks into new territory presenting a legal whodunit with a pleasing classical twist. Despite its historic origins, no pre-requisite knowledge is called for as writer David Llewellyn breathes a modern sensibility into the … >
McMafia, BBC One’s epic new drama set in the international crime world, has begun filming in London. Created by screenwriter and director Hossein Amini (Drive) and James Watkins (The Woman in Black), the eight-part series is produced by the makers of BBC One’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Inspired by Misha Glenny’s 2008 bestselling book, … >
Channel 4 has announced the commission of an all-new competition format series, Masters of Lego. The four-part series will see Britain’s biggest Lego fans of all ages compete against each other to build ambitious brick creations. The six competing pairs will have their design, originality and construction skills put to the test in a battle to be crowned … >
David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back soon as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller for a final season of Broadchurch. Season 3 is set to begin on ITV next month, before creator Chris Chibnall vworps out of the ITV offices and lands in Cardiff to start making next year’s season of Doctor Who. Buy the … >