Inside No 9

Inside No. 9 – trailer for series 8 drops with April release date

The new series promises guest turns from Amanda Abbington, Anita Dobson, Phil Daniels and Mathew Horne.  With Inside No. 9 landing its latest series on April 27th, the BBC have released the series trailer. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s enduring comedy anthology series is on its eighth run and promises another impressive guest cast. We … >

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Locutus of Borg - Patrick Stewart

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – February 2023

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for February 2023 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Shrink The Box: Ep1 – The Sopranos – Tony Soprano Actor and comedian Ben Bailey Smith and psychotherapist Sasha Bates team up to put fictional characters on the couch. It’s … >

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Inside No 9 — On the Buses

Inside No. 9 goes On the Buses

Inside No.9 cast details for series 8 as well as a first look image… On the Buses anyone? The BBC has revealed cast details for Inside No. 9 series 8. Our curiosity was more aroused by the first look image: for fans of a certain vintage (including some of us at CultBox) the red bus and … >

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Steven Moffat

Steven Moffat on The Unfriend, Sherlock and Inside Man

The writer would pen Season 5 of Sherlock “tomorrow” if stars Cumberbatch and Freeman agreed to return.  Writer Steven Moffat is out promoting his play The Unfriend. First performed as part of 2022’s Chichester Festival, the play is directed by his Sherlock collaborator Mark Gatiss and it has scored an impressive West End transfer. The … >

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Professor Wolfe

Wolfe trailer released ahead of September release

Ahead of the September release, Sky has released a first look trailer for Wolfe — we tell you more It’s billed as: …a feel-good series about dead folks, that is not afraid to get up close and personal with blood and gore. Explosive stakes and unique crime scene discoveries only add to its energy, attitude, and … >

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The Ash Tree (audio drama) review

The Ash Tree is a newly adapted version of the MR James horror story of the same name. There’s always a place for something creepy at Christmas time and with this story Bafflegab Productions has hit the target. The Matthew Holness adaptation brings the setting right up to date, while the cast (Amanda Abbington, Reece … >

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Sherlock

Sherlock series 4: new details of deleted scene released

It’s nearly a year now since the transmission of Sherlock series 4, with no immediate sign of more episodes on the horizon. But in a new interview with the Radio Times, Amanda Abbington – who plays Mary in Sherlock – has revealed a scene from the last series that never made it to the screen. … >

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Amanda Abbington in Sherlock

Safe: Netflix drama lands Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington

Netflix has commissioned a new eight-part drama by the name of Safe, that comes from the pen of BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (who scored his gong for his writing work on Shameless). The show will focus on a gated community, where a paediatric surgeon is trying to raise his two daughters, following the death of … >

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‘Sherlock’ (2010-2017): A eulogy

There’s no denying that Sherlock was a juggernaut of a show. It changed the way we experienced TV with its slick on screen text display, surreal imagery and its lovable yet flawed characters. With ‘The Final Problem’ all wrapped up, the fandom is now divided. Some want another season while others are happy with the … >

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