At the beginning, she was The Impossible Girl who appeared throughout the Doctor’s lives, splintered into multiple incarnations to save him a dozen times over. They travelled together as flirty friends in the days when the Doctor was fresh-faced, floppy-haired and full of sparkling youthful exuberance and cheeky good humour. That was then. Now, Clara … >
ITV has announced that Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman will lead the cast of new drama series The Trials of Jimmy Rose. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (played by Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. … >
ITV has announced the commission of The Forgotten, a new police investigation thriller series. Written and created by Chris Lang (Undeniable, A Mother’s Son), The Forgotten focuses on a ‘cold’ murder case of 39 years ago. ITV’s Director of Drama, Steve November commented: “The Forgotten will look at how an historic police investigation affects the … >
This is more like it. In spite of all the good things we’ve seen since Peter Capaldi took control of the TARDIS, we’ve been waiting for something that is unmistakeably Doctor Who, something as comfortable as a sparkly black sweater and as inventive as exterminating a giant alien spider with disinfectant spray, as familiar as … >
Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Listen’, written by Steven Moffat. When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the grand old … >
The History Boys actor Samuel Anderson returns to Doctor Who next weekend in ‘Listen’. Anderson made his debut as Maths teachers and ex-soldier Danny Pink last month in ‘Into the Dalek’. ‘Listen’ airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 13 September on BBC One. When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and … >
The BBC has released a trailer for the fourth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Listen’. Written by Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 13 September on BBC One and is described by showrunner Steven Moffat as “a complete departure for me in terms of writing Doctor Who”. Watch the trailer… … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the fourth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Listen’. The synopsis reads: “When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. “What happens when the Doctor … >
With an ensemble show, there is almost always the feeling that someone will be sidelined, either for a more central character or for the person playing the role being more high profile. Luckily, as we hit the halfway stage of BBC One’s In the Club, Kay Mellor’s wonderfully human writing and the skill of the … >
Before I jabbed at it on iPlayer out of sheer curiosity I had never heard of CBBC’s Strange Hill High. Nor had anyone else I knew. Which makes sense because we’re adults and are apparently meant to be watching Melvyn Bragg or Pathé newsreels, not the neon sugar fun of shows aired at four in … >