Maniac: second season is now a possibility

Despite previous reports that Netflix’s latest drama, Maniac, wouldn’t be returning for a second season, co-creator Cary Joji Fukunaga has teased the possibility of the show continuing without his involvement… Talking to Business Insider, he said, “For me, I like to do one and move onto something else. I’d be very happy if another season were to happen, … >

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Doctor Who: The Dispossessed review

September 2018’s Big Finish Doctor Who main range release is The Dispossessed. Written by Mark Morris, it’s a gripping seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) tale, with both Mel (Bonnie Langford) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) as companions. What makes this particularly enjoyable are both the setting and the characters, all of which feel well-conceived and innovative. It … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: rumoured plans to introduce a past alien relationship

The Express cited an anonymous source at BBC America who spoke of possible love interests for the thirteenth Doctor. While there are no such plans for Series 11, the source mentioned a possible future storyline: “…the suggestion of this timelord ‘fancying anyone’ is off the table, although there are early plans to introduce an alien … >

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The Durrells will end with series 4

ITV has confirmed that The Durrells series 4, which starts filming next month, will mark the end for the much-loved drama. The final series of The Durrells will shoot in Corfu, as usual, as the cast and crew bid farewell to show.

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Doctor Who Short Trips 8.06 – The Siege Of Big Ben review

In the first of two Short Trips, Camille Coduri reprises her role as Rose Tyler’s inimitable mother Jackie, gloriously sharing a few secrets with us over a cheeky splosh of pinot. While this is not Camille Codhuri’s first audio outing, having starred in both the The Ninth Doctor Chronicles and The Lives Of Captain Jack, … >

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Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1 review

In the summer of 1987, the BBC transmitted a show which fused the genres of science fiction and crime; Star Cops followed Nathan Spring, a traditional copper thrust into space as the head of the nascent International Space Police Force. Devised by Blake’s 7 script editor and Doctor Who scribe Chris Boucher, the show was … >

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Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures: Series 7 Volume 2 review

Available as either a boxset or four individual instalments, the seventh series of Fourth Doctor Adventures concludes with Volume 2, and it’s four more hugely entertaining stories for Tom Baker’s Doctor in the company of Leela (Louise Jameson). Justin Richards starts with The Shadow Of London. It’s the 1940s and London seems unusually quiet, and … >

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