From the pen of YA author Patrick Ness, and the current Doctor Who production team, BBC Three’s Class feels like a far more confident programme than either of its Whonivese spin-off forebears. Set at the Coal Hill School, the parent show’s earthbound launch pad and latterly Clara Oswald’s place of work, it centres on a group of Sixth … >
James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson, and Fay Ripley are back for a brand new season of ITV’s comedy drama Cold Feet. It’s been over ten years since we last caught up with the lives of Adam, Pete, Jenny, Karen and David and although many things have changed, deep down they haven’t. Older, but not … >
BBC One has announced the commission of The Split, a new original drama series from the executive producer of Broadchurch. Created by BAFTA Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, The Hour), The Split will examine the fast-paced circuit of high-powered female divorce lawyers through the lens of three sisters – Hannah and Nina, leading divorce and family law lawyers working for rival firms, … >
Following its premiere on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year, The fourth season of Ripper Street arrives on BBC Two. David Threlfall and Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis join returning regulars Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring and Charlene McKenna for the seven new episodes. Other new cast members include Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood), David … >
During her three seasons on Doctor Who, Clara Oswald appeared to take on several guises. Through Jenna Coleman’s introductory storyline, which involved splinters of Clara living out doomed lives in proximity to the Doctor, we were introduced to the companion as an enigma… or as the Doctor memorably named her, the “Impossible Girl”. With that mystery … >
Casualty is 30. It’s a truly impressive achievement whichever way you look at it and of course the show decided to celebrate this milestone in the sort of style you could only expect from the world’s longest running medical-drama. Originally devised by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin in 1986, Casualty has evolved significantly over the … >
BAFTA award-winning writer Kay Mellor will return to BBC One next year with a brand new drama series, titled Love, Lies and Records. Set in Leeds, the six-part series from the creator of In the Club and The Syndicate follows Registrar Kate Dickinson as she tries to juggle her personal life with the daily dramas of births, marriages and deaths … >
Brief Encounters is a new ITV drama about the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business. Set in the early 1980s, the six-part series is created and written by Fay Rusling and Oriane Messina (Green Wing, Me & Mrs Jones) and inspired by chapters in Jacqueline Gold’s memoir, Good Vibrations. The cast includes Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), Peter Wight … >
Doctor Who is arguably the most popular British television show of all time. Spanning from its creation back in 1963 to present day and running for over 800 episodes (and counting!), the series seems to be immortal and has spread across countless viewing platforms. But what happens to the Doctor’s companions when they go back to their … >
The fifth episode of BBC One’s New Blood opens with a very stylish recapping of last week’s events. The selection of ‘previously…’ moments is intercut with the next stage of the story, which in this case is the shocking massacre of a poor innocent teddy bear collection in the hunt for a missing antique. The … >