Derek Martin, the actor best known for playing taxi driver Charlie Slater in EastEnders, has died at age 92. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EastEnders (@bbceastenders) “I get called, ‘Oi, Charrrrrlie!’,” Martin bellowed humorously to Doctor Who Magazine. “It’s lovely to think I’m still in people’s minds. It’s an honour.” Martin … >
We picked a few (eight) returning crime shows we enjoyed in 2025 — did we include your favourites? It’s a good time to be a fan of crime shows, particularly in the UK if you like the more cozy end of the scale. We’ve collected some of the shows we’ve enjoyed once more this year … >
The star plays the UK Prime Minister whose husband is taken hostage during a sensitive state visit. State visits can be fraught affairs, but a forthcoming Netflix thriller adds complications beyond the political theatre. Starring Suranne Jones (Vigil), The Hostage sees a French Presidential visit to the UK derailed by kidnapping and blackmail. The five-part … >
Filming commences in New York on season 5 of Only Murders in the Building this week. As it kicks off, Deadline have broken news of another starry addition to the cast: Renée Zellweger. The Bridget Jones star joins the previously announced Christoph Waltz, Tea Leoni and Keegan-Michael Key. Understandably, character details and plotlines remain rightly under … >
The show adapts Dirk Kurbjuweit’s book of the same name. It’s that time of year again when we remember that Martin Compston is actually Scottish. The Line of Duty star headlines Prime Video’s new psychological thriller series Fear. Set in Glasgow, the story follows Compston’s Martyn and his wife Rebecca, played by Anjli Mohindra. They … >
Apple TV+’s alt-history Soivet space race show will be led by Anna Maxwell Martin and Rhys Ifans. Motherland and Ludwig star Anna Maxwell Martin is to appear in the upcoming For All Mankind spinoff, according to Deadline. She’ll lead the shown alongside Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon), which looks at the Soviet side of … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 611, writer Steven Moffat previews the Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan. Issue 611 also includes: • Four exclusive art cards • Russell T Davies’ traditional Twelve Days of Christmas column • Phil Collinson and the team behind the colourisation of Second Doctor … >
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 … >