Lazarus would have reunited Gene Hunt and Sam Tyler, but it hit insurmountable financial hurdles. A proposed follow-on series to the BBC’s terrific Life on Mars have been in the works for a number of years. The original show burst onto our screens in 2006, mysteriously transporting the modern day police officer Sam Tyler (John … >
David Tennant’s globetrotting new drama begins on Boxing Day. Expected to be one of the highlights of the BBC festive schedule, Around The World In 80 Days is an adaptation of the 1873 Jules Verne novel. It tells the story of gentleman explorer Phileas Fogg who attempts to circle the globe to win a bet; … >
Promised later this year, the BBC have released cast photos for their Jules Verne adaptation. Just in case there’s anyone out there unfamiliar with the tale, the story follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg (David Tennant) and his manservant Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma) as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe to win a wager. While the … >
The new Sky drama, which began filming yesterday, has a pretty impressive cast.
The BBC has confirmed today that The Living and the Dead won’t be returning for a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer in June and concluded on BBC One last month. A BBC spokesperson told DS: “We are very proud of The Living and the Dead and would like … >
BBC One’s supernatural drama came to an end with a clever finale that finally provided some answers to the haunting of Nathan Appleby. Choosing to begin in the present, rather than the Somerset village of Shepzoy in 1894, we followed the story of Nathan’s ghost Lara (Chloe Pirrie, star of The Game & War and … >
BBC One’s The Living and the Dead is a new supernatural drama from the creators of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. Directed by Alice Troughton (Merlin, In the Flesh), the six-part series stars Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue). Episode 1 Tuesday 28 June 2016, 9pm > Read our review. Somerset 1894. When a pioneering … >
In the penultimate episode of the BBC’s spooky period drama, the village was besieged by the ghosts of a bloody Civil War atrocity. Yes, wouldn’t you know it, on top of all the other dark incidents in its past, it seems Shepzoy was the site of a bloody massacre too; Roundhead troops stormed the village … >
The creator of BBC One’s The Living And The Dead has provided an update on the possibility of a second season. Starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, Humans) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue), all six episodes of the supernatural drama debuted on BBC iPlayer last month and are currently airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One. > Read our 5-star review of the first episode. Asked … >
Taking us from the village into the nearby forest, this week’s episode plays on our expectations and provides a thoroughly a rotten harvest time for the residents of Shepzoy. After his attempt at a witch ducking last time, in a misguided attempt to prove the wheat harvest had been cursed, Jack Langtree (Joel Gilman) was … >