David Mitchell stars as the reclusive puzzle-setter, John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who is sucked into the world of a Major Investigations Team. Updated 16/09/24: With the show landing on Wednesday, September 25th, the BBC have dropped a trailer for Ludwig. Inviting us to meet our new favourite (accidental) detective, the trailer offers a quick introduction to … >
The as yet untitled film will star Anna Friel, David Threlfall and Anna Maxwell Martin. The BBC have announced a new film from the acclaimed dramatist Jimmy McGovern. Currently without a title, the 90-minute film will take place in Liverpool and centre on a family dealing with the fallout of an abuse incident. Here’s the … >
The show stars Wednesday’s Emma Myers as a teenage sleuth. Ahead of a July 1st series drop on iPlayer, the BBC have released the trailer for A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. The show adapts Holly Walsh’s novel, with Wednesday star Emma Myers as its protagonist Pip Fitz-Amobi. Unhappy with a five-year old murder conviction, Pip … >
David Mitchell will star as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who assumes his detective brother’s identity. The BBC have announced the start of filming on Ludwig. No, not a revival of the odd 1970’s children’s animation, but a new detective series starring David Mitchell. Ludwig is described as a genre-bending mystery-of-the-week crime comedy drama. Here’s the premise: … >
Here’s our November 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… The Official Doctor Who Podcast – 60th Anniversary Special 1 ‘The Star Beast’ Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary comes with a shiny new podcast, hosted by Juno Dawson, Christel Dee and Tyrell Charles. … >
The series will tell the incredible true story of Delia Balmer. ITV have announced a new true crime drama commission from World Productions (Line of Duty, Bodyguard). The show, from writer Nick Stevens (The Pembrokeshire Murders) will tell the story of Delia Balmer who who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The drama … >
Dramatizing the Kim Philby story, the show stars Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce and Anna Maxwell Martin. ITVs new-look streamer, ITVX lands on December 8th and A Spy Among Friends is front and centre as the service’s high-profile drama show for its launch. Based on Ben Macintyre’s book, the real-life story looks at Kim Philby and … >
The comedian and former Doctor Who star explores his family history. The BBC have announced the return of its enduringly popular genealogy show. In its nineteenth series, Who Do You Think You Are? will explore the family trees of five more famous faces. Matt Lucas, who currently presents The Great British Bake Off, is best … >
Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays and Anna Maxwell Martin will all return for a third run of Code 404. Boyed by the success of the first two series, Sky Comedy has commissioned another run of its very silly crime-fighting comedy. Set in the not-too-distant future, the show follows copper Roy Carver who has to deal with … >
Sky has released an official trailer for series 2 of its comedy Code 404 and confirmed a September start date The crime fighting duo of the future, DI Carver (Stephen Graham) and his AI-driven partner DI Major (Daniel Mays), are back! Unfortunately, there’s still a few bugs to patch out. Having cracked The Juggler case with … >