It’s a great week for British TV comedy as BBC Worldwide releases Series 2 of Big School and Series 4 of Him & Her on DVD on Monday 13 October. To celebrate, we’ve sets of both DVDs to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on … >
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (A Modern Prometheus) is a classic story most are aware of but few have read. This new audio release is a full cast dramatization adapted by Jonathan Barnes and directed by Scott Handcock. The adaptation is faithful to Shelley’s masterpiece (written when she was 18) and tells the story of how Victor … >
Sky Atlantic and CANAL+ have commissioned a new crime drama series from Glue writer Jack Thorne. Opening with a daring diamond heist, The Last Panthers will delve into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and ‘banksters’ now rules. Samantha Morton (Minority Report, Control) will play Naomi, a British loss adjustor … >
Another month, another new ITV crime drama. Chasing Shadows is the latest cop show to hit our screens, boasting an interesting cast and a premise that promises something slightly different from the usual police prodedural. Following the investigations of a Missing Persons Unit that operates to find the missing before they become the victims of … >
Game of Thrones actor and sword fighting expert Miltos Yerolemou has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Yerolemou played swordsman Syrio Forel in Season 1 and will next be seen in BBC One’s Wolf Hall adaptation. Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones and Lexi in CBBC fantasy series … >
After an eyebrow cameo in the 50th anniversary special, a kidney-based regeneration scene at Christmas and a rather long wait, the Twelfth Doctor has arrived. Spiky, sharp-suited and definitely more of a window than a door man, the universe had better watch out. Buy Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. Buy Season 8 on Blu-ray … >
A set of promotional photos featuring Doctor Who stars Alex Kingston and Noel Clarke have been released for Chasing Shadows, ITV’s new crime drama. Created and written by Rob Williams (DCI Banks, Holby City), the four-part series focuses on the work of a missing persons field unit charged with tracking down serial killers who prey … >
Fox has released five new teaser videos for the upcoming US remake of Broadchurch. Featuring Doctor Who‘s David Tennant as “a character similar to his role in the original”, the 10-part series also stars Breaking Bad‘s Anna Gunn, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Michael Pena, Kevin Rankin, Virginia Kull and Kevin Zegers. Gracepoint begins in the … >
Currently filming the new series of Mr Selfridge, Welsh actress Amy Beth Hayes recently exclusively chatted to CultBox about playing Kitty Hawkins in ITV’s period drama. Series 3 will air on ITV early next year and picks up the story in 1919 just after the end of World War I, with new cast members including … >
With episodes lost to the mists of time, as expensive videotape was routinely reused, a mere two full episodes exist from the first series of The Avengers. Of course, we are not talking about the popular Marvel franchise here, but rather the British 1960s television series of the same name which focussed on the exploits … >