Across BBC One, Two and Three, a dozen new comedy pilots have just been ordered by the corporation, with the aim of getting them to series. The pilots feature talents such as Tim Vine, Rob Beckett, Tom Hardy and Spencer Jones. Scheduling details have yet to be announced for any of these shows, but here’s … >
UPDATE Filming has now officially begun on Ordeal By Innocence, this Christmas’ Agatha Christie adaptation for the BBC. The following was posted by Sarah Phelps on Twitter this morning… and we’re off! pic.twitter.com/W3hIBNwFb3 — Sarah PhEUlps (@PhelpsieSarah) July 10, 2017 Last week, we ran the following story about the drama’s announcement… Following the hugely successful adaptations … >
Here’s our Doctor Who series 10, episode 8 The Lie of the Land review. There are plenty of spoilers here, so if you want the non-spoilery version click here. Authoritarian rulers in power. A constant stream of lies and empty slogans that obscure the truth and keep the populace in check. A hostile atmosphere where … >
Hollywood is a place that loves to celebrate the glamourous side of society, with a fixation on the world of celebrity. If there is another form of entertainment that manages to do the same, it has to be the world of the casino, where many celebrities can be found enjoying their favourite games. With that … >
Based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie, Grantchester is back for a third season. James Norton and Robson Green return as the unlikely 1950s crime fighting duo, Vicar Sidney Chambers and Police Inspector Geordie Keating, in six new episodes. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season 2 on DVD on Amazon here. They are … >
Following on from last week’s heartbreaking introduction, ITV’s Little Boy Blue shifts the focus of the story in this second episode, but is no less emotionally impactful as a result. “A killer whose identity everybody knows, but who we cannot charge. People are getting frustrated by our perceived lack of progress.” While last week’s opener, quite … >
While the Twelfth Doctor has returned to our television screens with a new season, his predecessors remain busy on audio all year long. April was no exception, bringing outings for his Fourth, Fifth and Tenth incarnations. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa star in a pair of two-part stories, ‘Alien Heart’ and ‘Dalek Soul’ which form … >
Doctor Who is a show that has always been flanked by controversy of one kind or another. It’s that typical divisiveness, the utter separation between views of what the show should be, that’s come to be a fact of the discourse around it in recent years. That makes Season 10 all the more of an anomaly … >
Sky1 has unveiled a new trailer and confirmed the start date for Jamestown. From the makers of Downton Abbey and The Last Kingdom, the eight-part drama series charts the early days of the first British settlers as they embark on their lives in America. Jamestown is written by Bill Gallagher (Lark Rise to Candleford, The Paradise) and stars … >
With its unique brand of humour, Liverpool is a renowned bedrock of comedy. Consequently, it has been the setting for some memorable sitcoms, some more successful in capturing the Scouse spirit than others… The Wackers (1975) Produced by London based Thames Television and written by Mancunian Vince Powell, The Wackers set out to be … >