‘Utopia’ Series 2 Episode 1 review

Hide your bunnies and protect your eyes, the televisual mind-fuck that is Utopia is back. To celebrate, I’ve laid on a 1970s multisensory review for you. So relax on an Omkstak chair with a crème de menthe, and press play on the video below to set the mood before we continue down the rabbit hole … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 confirmed as 12 episodes

It seems to have now been confirmed that the new series of Doctor Who will comprise of 12 episodes. A leaked email from BBC Worldwide last summer reportedly revealed “plans to air 12 new episodes from August 2014″, but the number of episodes has still not been announced in any officially-released promotional material for Series … >

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Eve Myles’ sitcom ‘You, Me & Them’ will return for Series 2

UKTV has commissioned a second series of You, Me & Them, Gold’s sitcom Eve Myles (Torchwood), Anthony Head (Merlin) and Lindsay Duncan (Doctor Who). The comedy series launched on Gold last October and tells the story of Ed (Head) and Lauren (Myles), a couple who are madly in love, despite their 20 plus-year age gap. However, … >

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‘Sherlock’ actor joins ‘Last Tango in Halifax’ Series 3

Rupert Graves, who plays Lestrade in Sherlock, has been cast in the third series of BBC One’s Last Tango in Halifax. Graves will play a new character named Gary Jackson and begins filming next week. We are first introduced to Gary on a date with Gillian (Nicola Walker), but is he all he seems? Starring … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 start date confirmed

The BBC has announced that Doctor Who will return in just under two months. Series 8 will launch on BBC One on Saturday 23 August with a feature-length premiere episode entitled ‘Deep Breath’. > Watch the new teaser trailer. BBC America has also confirmed that the new series will premiere in the US on Saturday 23 … >

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‘Sherlock’ Series 2 bingo cards

The long wait until the new series of Sherlock continues, so why not ease the pain with a rewatch of Series 2 – and you can play along with CultBox‘s Sherlock bingo cards. As Sherlock Homes would say; ‘the game is on!’ For more games, play £10 free with no deposit at gamevillage.com. Click on … >

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‘Utopia’ writer hoping for Series 3 and Series 4

The creator of Channel 4′s conspiracy thriller Utopia has revealed that he “always intended” for the show to return. Utopia‘s second series begins on Channel 4 in July. Speaking at Series 2’s launch screening in London earlier this week, writer Dennis Kelly commented: “It was always a series. I think that’s my mistake, because a … >

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‘The Musketeers’ pics gallery: Series 2 newcomers

The BBC has released a set of new photos from the set of The Musketeers‘ second series, including Marc Warren (Hustle) as the show’s new regular villain, plus guest stars Antonia Thomas (Misfits) and Colin Salmon (Die Another Day). Series 2 began filming in Prague in April. Colin Salmon is playing Tariq, “a mysterious interloper … >

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Big Finish’s ‘Survivors’ Series 1 audio boxset review

The latest boxset from Big Finish might at first seem somewhat of a departure from their regular sci-fi staples of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7. Based on the post-apocalyptic television show from the mid-1970s, Survivors actually has plenty of connections to both, coming from the pen of Dalek creator Terry Nation and sharing plenty of … >

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