Set in Leeds, Better comes from Humans writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent. Better a new five-part thriller from writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent lands on BBC One next week. The show stars Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie), Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) and genre favourite Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Andor). Here’s the synopsis for … >
Filming has begun on the new five-part thriller from Humans writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent. With production underway, Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie, The Fear Index) and Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) are leading the cast of Better. The thriller, set and shot entirely in Leeds comes from Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, the writing team behind … >
The former Doctor plays an elder version of the war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Away from the worlds of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi is busy branching out in various directions. One of his next high-profile roles comes in the film Benediction. Telling the story of the poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, the film comes from … >
News from ITV of Endeavour filming in Oxford for series eight set in 1971 The announcement tells us there will be three episodes, with Shaun Evans and Roger Allam returning as DS Endeavour Morse and DCI Fred Thursday. Evans is also directing the first of the three stories. Other cast returning include Anton Lesser (Game … >
Detective drama Endeavour will return for a new season in 2017, marking the 30th anniversary of Inspector Morse on ITV. Set in the summer of 1967, next year’s episodes will celebrate the anniversary with “many respectful tips of the trilby from Endeavour to its much admired progenitor in terms of guest casting, heritage characters and stories.” Shaun Evans (The Scandalous Lady … >
The BBC has confirmed that Dickensian has been axed after just one season. The 20-part period drama series launched last December, initially attracting over 5 million viewers. However, had halved by the show’s tenth episode. Created by Tony Jordan (Hustle), Dickensian was set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels and cost an estimated £10m to make. > Buy Dickensian … >
ITV has commissioned another season of detective drama Endeavour. Shaun Evans (The Scandalous Lady W) will return as the young Morse alongside Roger Allam (The Lady in the Van) as Endeavour’s senior officer, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday. Endeavour launched in January 2012 with a one-off single film to mark the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse … >
Here we are at last. Dickensian Episode 20, finally. Sorry, I meant, finale. The finale. Ahem. There were times I thought we’d never get here. Even if you have enjoyed Every Single Episode of Tony Jordan’s cobble-stone uneven and overly long literary mash-up prequel, you have to admit it feels like it’s been on forever. … >
Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins, Caroline Quentin and Peter Firth lead the cast of BBC One’s Dickensian. Created by Tony Jordan (Hustle), the 20-part drama series is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels. Dickensian brings together some of literature’s most iconic characters, including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham, as their lives … >
Finally. Finally! After weeks of meandering storylines and terrible double entendres, Dickensian lives up to the promise of its beginnings, with two episodes that are entertaining, and both for different reasons. This is what the show should’ve been like all along. So while I usually lump both together in a review, it’s worth separating them … >