BBC Two’s new comedy-thriller about the Stag weekend from hell has begun filming in Scotland. Created by Jim Field Smith (producer/director of The Wrong Mans) and George Kay (The Tunnel), Stag follows a meek schoolteacher (Jim Howick – Peep Show), his future brother-in-law (Stephen Campbell Moore – Our Zoo) and several obnoxious friends on a deer-stalking … >
ITV has unveiled the first pic of Da Vinci’s Demons star Tom Bateman in Jekyll and Hyde. Created by The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson and inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the ten-part drama will feature “spooky creatures, ghouls, zombies, werewolves and vampires” in 1930s London. > … >
Two gripping new dramas arrive on Blu-ray and DVD this month, A Most Violent Year (out now) and Testament of Youth (out on 25 May), courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment. To celebrate the releases, we’ve got both movies on Blu-ray to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just … >
Atlantis returns to BBC One for a second season, starring Jack Donnelly as Jason, Mark Addy as Hercules and Robert Emms as Pythagoras. Pasiphae’s desire to reign has not abated and rivalry with step daughter Ariadne takes her to new depths. Jason’s personal involvement with Ariadne is surely a complication for Pasiphae, but will the … >
The sheer quantity and quality of programming output that we now see on television is quite incredible. Being able to generate strong dramatic stories and flesh out unforgettable characters on a weekly basis is impressive and there is certainly a very British feel to many of the current most popular shows, and this influence has … >
Guest stars for the new season of Shetland have been announced. Six new episodes of the BBC One cime drama are filming now in Scotland. Shetland launched in March 2013, starring Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Perez, adapted from Ann Cleeves’ novels. Guest stars in Season 3 will include Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones), Archie … >
Starring Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington and Lara Pulver from Sherlock with Spooks stalwart Peter Firth, Spooks: The Greater Good arrives in UK cinemas on Friday 8 May. To celebrate, we’ve got sets of all 10 seasons of Spooks on DVD to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to … >
A new one-minute trailer for BBC One’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell has been unveiled. Adapted from Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novel by Doctor Who writer Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), the magicical drama series begins at 9pm on Sunday 17 May on BBC One. Set at the beginning of the 19th century, England no longer believes … >
Sky1 has announced the cast for an all-star adaptation of Fungus the Bogeyman. Inspired by Raymond Briggs’ classic family story, the new four-part series is written by Doctor Who writer Tom MacRae (‘The Girl Who Waited’). Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) will lead the cast in the title role, alongside comedian Victoria Wood as Eve and … >
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two soon for a second season. Each story will again be set in a different location, with completely new characters. From a sleeping-car on a French train to a Séance in a grand Victorian villa, and from a 17th century village witch trial to … >