All Her Fault – Sky picks up Sarah Snook’s suburban thriller

Sarah Snook’s new show sees her in the middle of every parent’s worst nightmare.  Sky has announced that it has picked up the UK and Ireland rights to the suburban thriller All Her Fault. The Peacock series, based on Andrea Mara’s best-selling novel, stars Succession‘s Sarah Snook in the lead role. All Her Fault comes … >

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Channel 4’s cyber-thriller The Undeclared War returns for series 2

Simon Pegg and Hannah Khalique-Brown return for series 2 of the cyber-thriller.  Channel 4 has announced a second series of The Undeclared War. The new six-part run of the cyber-thriller comes from writer Colin Teevan (Das Boot), with Paul McGuigan (Inside Man) directing. Series 1 was presaged with a chilling faux-Prime Ministerial broadcast, so look out for … >

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The Rumour – Channel 5 announce new thriller series for Rachel Shenton

The All Creatures’ star will be joined by Joanne Whalley, Emily Atack and Samuel Anderson.  Channel 5 are good at finding projects for established faces on the channel – look at their Jason Watkins-fronted dramas. Now, they’ve found a vehicle for one of the stars of their returning series, the bucolic All Creatures Great and … >

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Children in Need 2024 – Outnumbered, Doctor Who and more

The BBC’s annual fundraiser Children in Need, kicks off on BBC One at 7pm.  Presenting the usual mix of sketches and performances, the show’s presenters are Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Chris Ramsey and Lenny Rush. Among the contributions from Strictly Come Dancing and Graham Norton, a few things have caught … >

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Genesis of the Cybermen – Big Finish announce Doctor Who Lost Story

The audio drama draws on the ideas of the Cybermen co-creator Gerry Davis.  The Fifth Doctor met the Cybermen on television in the fateful ‘Earthshock.’ However, before that storyline became a fixed point in Doctor Who history, an alternative idea explored the origins of the metal men from Mondas. While the Cybermen were first introduced in … >

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Paul Bettany joins Sky’s Amadeus series

The star will play Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, opposite Will Sharpe in the title role.  First mentioned as part of UP NEXT 2024, Sky’s adaptation of Amadeus comes from writer Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project). The series aims to reimagine Peter Schaffer’s play, which famously inspired the lengthy 1984 film by director Miloš Forman. It … >

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A Very Royal Scandal – Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew

The show will dramatize events leading up to his famous 2019 interview with journalist Emily Maitlis. In terms of high-profile, modern television interviews, it probably doesn’t get more seismic than Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis and her sit-down with Prince Andrew. The infamous conversation focussed on the prince’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and provided some remarkable revelations. … >

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Colourised version of classic Doctor Who episode ‘The Daleks’ coming to DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook

The Daleks, a 1960s story filmed in black and white, will be available with artistic colourisation on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks were introduced to audiences and soon became one of the Doctor’s most formidable and … >

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Colourised version of classic Doctor Who episode ‘The Daleks’ coming November 23

The Daleks, a 1960s story filmed in black and white, will be available with artistic colourisation as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks were introduced to audiences and soon became one of the Doctor’s most formidable and enduring foes. The story follows … >

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Gangs of London Season 3 begins filming

Stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Joe Cole return while new behind-the-scenes talent joins the Gangs of London team.  Sky have announced the start of production on a third season of the gangster series Gangs of London. The drama, from Pulse Films, will see Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Joe Cole reprise their roles as Elliot Carter and Sean … >

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