Doctor Who actor David Tennant and former showrunner Russell T Davies have been spotted in Cardiff this week. Davies’ final work on the show was 2010’s ‘The End of Time: Part 2’, featuring the Tenth Doctor’s regeneration into Matt Smith, while Tennant was last seen in 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’. The pair were … >
Pitched to the BBC in 1977 by Daleks creator Terry Nation as “the Dirty Dozen in space”, Blake’s 7 ran for four hugely successful seasons on BBC One. As the decades since its shocking series finale have passed, the show may be short on new admirers, but those who remember it do so fondly and … >
Long before British star David Morrissey donned his eye patch and was terrifying audiences in AMC’s hit horror series The Walking Dead, and even before David Tennant landed his career-defining job in Doctor Who, the pair starred together BBC One’s Blackpool. The comedic, and often surreal, show starred a whole host of British talent in … >
The influence of the Quatermass series is manifest throughout the annals of classic British sci-fi. Writer Nigel Kneale is perhaps the most significant constant in the Quatermass legacy and it was when he was a staff writer at the BBC in the early 1950’s that the character of Professor Bernard Quatermass was created. A heroic … >
Undoubtedly, television plays important role in our life, because we spend several hours in front of a TV screen every day. It is impossible to deny that the popularity of television depends on TV shows that have always attracted viewers of different age, gender and interests. Some people enjoy sitcoms while others prefer detectives and … >
Huffity, puffity, Ringstone Round If you lose your hat it will never be found So pull your britches right up to your chin And fasten your cloak with a bright new pin And when you are ready, then we can begin Huffity, puffity, puff…. What was it about? During the 1950s, Professor Bernard Quatermass, … >
Regardless of the off-screen traumas, all the principal cast are present and correct for the commencement of the late Victorian crime drama’s third season, which takes place in and around the streets of down-at-heel Whitechapel. Four years have passed since the climatic events which closed the second run and many of the characters find themselves … >
Our Girl fans finally had confirmed last month that BBC One’s army drama would be returning in 2016 for a second season. However, the announcement was bittersweet, as it was also revealed that lead actress Lacey Turner (Eastenders) has stepped down from her role as medic Molly Dawes and would not be returning for the … >
Writer Toby Whithouse has confirmed that The Game has been axed. Set in the secretive world of 1970s espionage, the six-part drama launched on BBC Two in April, starring Tom Hughes (Silk) and Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy). Whithouse announced on Twitter yesterday: “Sad to confirm that there’ll be no 2nd series of The Game. … >
Gareth David-Lloyd will return as original Torchwood character Ianto Jones in an official new audio drama later this year. The Welsh actor played Ianto for the first three seasons of the BBC sci-fi series, created by Russell T Davies. The character also appeared in Doctor Who in Season 4’s finale. The new story, titled Torchwood: … >