The third season of E4’s My Mad Fat Diary will start shooting this week. The comedy-drama will return this summer for a final three 60-minute episodes. Returning cast members include Sharon Rooney as Rae, Jodie Comer as Chloe, Jordan Murphy as Chop, Ciara Baxendale as Izzy and Dan Cohen as Archie, with Nico Mirallegro also … >
Part of the ‘Message in a Bottle’ series, Guin and the Dragon is a mesmerising short film set in the surroundings of a tower block estate. Guin, a young girl new to the area, stands apart from her peers and views the world with a distinctly Arthurian tint. When trouble comes she finds herself with … >
Starting in March 1979, and running for almost ten years, Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected quickly became one of Anglia Television’s most successful and widely seen exports. It holds a very special place in the hearts of those who saw it the first time round, and much of that is due to the iconic … >
Starting in March 1979, and running for almost ten years, Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected holds a very special place in the hearts of those who saw it the first time round. We’ve picked out eight of our favourite episodes. > Buy the Tales Of The Unexpected complete series 19-disc boxset on Amazon. It won’t … >
Former Doctor Who supremo Russell T Davies has been in the television industry for over two decades and has had a hand in more programming than you might expect given his more recent high profile successes, from ChuckleVision to Coronation Street. With Davies returning to our TV screens next week with Cucumber on Channel 4 … >
Following our recent retrospective of The Avengers, I thought to myself “Why can’t I be more like Emma Peel?” Now that I’ve realised I really don’t have the hips for crimpolene, I refocused myself to give you the rundown on seven of the best episodes… 1.16: ‘The Frighteners’ One of the few existing Season … >
Cucumber and Banana, Russell T Davies’ two new dramas about “the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life”, will launch on Channel 4 and E4 later this month. Written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), Cucumber begins on Thursday 22 January at 9pm on Channel 4, followed by Banana at … >
2015 is fast approaching, but what’s in store to keep UK screens flickering and our minds off the drudgery of everyday life? Let CultBox guide you through a year that’ll be packed with returning favourites, new dramas, fresh adaptations, super-heroes, super-spies and a whole lot of supernatural thrillers. It’s in alphabetical order as, to be … >
Jenna Coleman has announced that she will return as Clara for Doctor Who‘s “whole” next season. It had been rumoured over recent months that the actress would depart in tonight’s Christmas special or would only be appearing in a limited number of episodes in Season 9. Written by Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ saw Clara rejoin the … >
It’s hard to believe that 33 years ago today, television viewers tuned in for what would turn out to be the final episode of Blake’s 7, Dalek creator Terry Nation’s seminal science-fiction space opera. A definitive cult classic from the off, blending gritty pulp sci-fi with boys-own adventure and occasional moments of camp, the show … >