Landing in early 2022, the first series of The Responder was a sizable hit for the BBC. Martin Freeman led the show, with a Liverpudlian accent, as it provided a tough look at look at the world of British policing. It scored a swift recommission. Now, that second series is ready to go, with a … >
Actor Kit Harington reveals they couldn’t find the right story to tell about Jon Snow’s life beyond the wall. Yesterday we shared exciting progress on one Game of Thrones spin off, now there’s unpromising news of another. The mooted Jon Snow spin off, for which Kit Harington was going to return, is apparently no longer … >
With various spinoffs in progress, the Game Of Thrones creator has revealed one element of the Westerosi animations slate. We’ve known for a while that George R. R. Martin and HBO have various spinoffs in progress for the Game of Thrones universe. So far, only one has actually come to fruition as House of the … >
A film crew set up on St Mary Street, Cardiff to film some scenes for the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special. #dwsr St Mary Street, Cardiff. Early set-up currently pic.twitter.com/kPqmcWQDPQ — Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 31, 2023 #DWSR setting up at Dirty Martini on St Mary Street @billy_sastard pic.twitter.com/Lv3KQBIQ5i — DrWhoSetReports DWSR (@DrWhoSetReports) … >
He’s swapping Doc Martin for much darker territory in a hard-hitting drug dealing drama. ITV has announced a new six-part thriller to tackle the subject of county lines drug dealing. Out There will star Martin Clunes as a farmer forced to confront the dark forces seeping into his rural community when his livelihood, homestead and family … >
The series will tell the incredible true story of Delia Balmer. ITV have announced a new true crime drama commission from World Productions (Line of Duty, Bodyguard). The show, from writer Nick Stevens (The Pembrokeshire Murders) will tell the story of Delia Balmer who who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The drama … >
She takes over from Douglas Henshall, who led the show for seven series. The BBC have announced Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe, After Life) as the new lead detective in Shetland. Originally based on the novels by Ann Cleeves, the show began in 2013 with Douglas Henshall starring as the DI Jimmy Perez, for the show’s first … >
The Doc Martin Christmas Special is the final outing for itv’s curmudgeonly medic. After last autumn’s tenth and final series, Martin Clunes returns for one last festive story as Dr Martin Ellingham. According to Radio Times, it’s appropriately titled ‘Last Christmas in Portwenn’. While the lengthy synopsis released for the Christmas Special pretty much reveals … >
Could there have been even more recasting in House Targaryen? As the dust settles on the first season of House of the Dragon and work underway on its second, author George R. R. Martin has granted us some insight behind the scenes. With the show drawn from his chronicle of Targaryen history, Fire and Blood, … >
The BBC Scotland series also stars Ashley Jensen and Tony Curran. With filming complete, the BBC have released some images from their upcoming drama Mayflies. Based on Andrew O’Hagan’s acclaimed 2020 novel, the story has been adapted into a two-part drama. Here’s the premise for Mayflies: Everyone has a Tully Dawson – the friend who … >