A Very Royal Scandal - Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitls & Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew

A Very Royal Scandal – first look at the Prince Andrew interview drama

Prime Video’s take on the story surrounding Prince Andrew’s impactful interview lands this September.  In April, Netflix landed their Scoop, a film dramatization of the Prince Andrew Newsnight interview affair. Now, it’s the turn of Prime Video who have a longer, three-part retelling of the story. This comes from the producers of A Very English Scandal … >

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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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ITV announces the cast for Mr Bates vs. The Post Office

The show’s ensemble includes Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Katherine Kelly and Shaun Dooley. ITV have announced the start of filming on Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, from ITV Studios and Little Gem. The drama tells the remarkable true story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Hundreds of innocent … >

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The Undeclared War – more details and a start date

Now we’ve recovered from that “emergency broadcast”, which introduced us to the threat of The Undeclared War (with a side-order of Prime Ministerial wish fulfilment), we’ve been able to find out a few more details about Channel 4’s upcoming thriller. First up, we have a quote from series creator Peter Kosminsky on what the show … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Lost Warriors – audio boxset review

Lost Warriors is the third boxset of adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor.  As with Respond To All Calls before it, these are three discrete Doctor Who tales with a thematic link, rather than a three-parter like Ravagers. Once again travelling alone, the Doctor finds allies on his adventures — all of which are Earthbound … >

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Lost Warriors — Christopher Eccleston to meet a Cyberman

Coming this November, Big Finish brings Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor up against a Cyberman for the first time in Lost Warriors The next box set of full cast audio adventures for Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor invites listeners to follow the TARDIS to a 1930s country mansion, the Scottish Highlands and an iconic movie set – where … >

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Will there be a second season of ‘The Halcyon’?

ITV has axed The Halcyon after just one season. From the producers of Downton Abbey, the period drama launched in January and told the story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel in 1940 at the centre of London society and a world at war. The cast of the eight-part series included Steven Mackintosh (Luther), Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense), … >

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