‘The best way is to do it with scissors’. That’s what Alfred Hitchcock said, once upon a movie murder. Mind you, Hitch never had to kill a zombie. But for our 21st century warm bodies, decades of Pop-Horror has heuristically ingrained in us a variety of ways to do away with the undead. If the … >
Time for one of two incongruous Hitchhiker’s Guide references! Because, there might not be any coasts or fjords on In the Flesh, but Dominic Mitchell could teach Slartibartfast a few things about world-building. He’s a master at it. You see, good world-building isn’t blocks of facts Minecrafted into place. It’s discovery through experience; entirely character … >
Never mind what that bloke at the electrical goods shop says; you don’t need a 3D TV. Tune into In the Flesh with your regular electric viewing slab of choice and you can see proper three-dimensional characters moving right in front of you. Because to really draw you in – to make you feel like … >
The new series of Victorian crime drama Ripper Street began filming in Manchester today. Ripper Street is filming in the UK for the first time – first in Manchester, then Loughborough – before moving to its traditional production base in Dublin, Ireland. Regular cast members Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg are all returning … >
For the uninitiated, Jago and Litefoot are Doctor Who’s quintessential odd couple. Thrown together by the events of ‘The Talons of Weng Chiang’, Tom Baker’s 1977 Victorian era classic, the pair sprang fully formed from Robert Holmes’ tremendous story and left you wanting to see what happened next. Some thirty-two years later Big Finish tested … >
Whoever you are, no matter how old, and however dead you may once have been, we all want to feel like we belong somewhere. Or at least make sure we’re not in a place we don’t belong. And where is that feeling most heightened? No, not a zombie brother, but at high school. Although actually, … >
The good news? In the Flesh is back for a second series. The even gooder news? It’s lost none of the soul that made it such a hit in its first life. There is no bad news here. From minute one you can tell this is a bigger series in every sense (6 episodes) and … >
E4 has announced that the new series of teen comedy-drama Youngers will begin next month. The first of Series 2’s eight new episodes will air at 7.30pm on Wednesday 7 May on E4. In the months since the Youngers’ fallout at the Avengerz Krew concert, Jay (Calvin Demba) has discovered an impressive new dedication to … >
E4 has released the first trailer for the new series of teen comedy-drama Youngers. Series 2’s eight new episodes begin airing on E4 next month. Watch the trailer… E4 teases: “The stakes are even higher as the complications of growing up clash with their dreams of musical success.” Series 1 launched on E4 in March … >
Colin Morgan has been cast in the new series of BBC Two’s The Fall. The crime drama’s second series is currently filming in Belfast and will air on BBC Two later this year. Colin will appear in the final three episodes of Series 2 as DS Tom Anderson, an officer involved in the hunt for … >