“You don’t have to ever really say bye” – Jodie Whittaker on returning to the Doctor with Big Finish

Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish are now well into their Thirteenth Doctor era, with Jodie Whittaker reprising her role alongside Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan. Three years after leaving the TARDIS, Jodie Whittaker returned to begin a two-year run of full-cast audio dramas last July. Alongside the trusty Yaz, Big Finish Productions’ The Thirteenth … >

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Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford Ludwig series 2

Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford join the cast of Ludwig

David Mitchell reveals Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford will appear in Ludwig series 2 In a recent conversation with the Radio Times, David Mitchell has revealed Mark Bonnar (Shetland, Unforgotten) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag, The Ballad of Wallis Island) will appear in upcoming series 2 of Ludwig. You may recall, series 2 went into production … >

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Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle joins the cast of Line of Duty series 7

Robert Carlyle has joined the cast of Line of Duty series 7 He will play Detective Constable Shaun Massie in the next instalment of Jed Mercurio’s hit crime thriller. What do we know about series 7 and the character Robert Carlyle is playing From the press release, we learn: Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty, … >

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Derek Martin, EastEnders and Doctor Who actor/stuntman dies

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 … >

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Returning crime shows 2025

Returning crime shows we enjoyed in 2025

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 … >

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The Hostage - Suranne Jones as the British Prime Minister

The Hostage – teaser for Suranne Jones’ Netflix thriller

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 … >

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Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders season 5 – Renée Zellweger joins the cast

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 … >

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Fear - Martin Compston

Fear – trailer for Martin Compston’s new neighbour from hell thriller

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 … >

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Anna Maxwell Martin returns to Line of Duty

Star City – For All Mankind spinoff to star Anna Maxwell Martin

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 … >

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