DI Mackenzie Clarke is back in Dolphin Cove for Return to Paradise. Updated 06/11/24: A start date for the Australian sister show. While the show aired Down Under in September, here in the UK we’ve been waiting for Return to Paradise. The series, set in the same fictional universe as Death in Paradise, follows DI … >
The wolves are running in high definition this year! For readers of a certain age, the BBC’s six-part dramatization of The Box of Delights firmly imprinted on their childhood. With haunting opening credits and lots of (then) cutting edge effects, the show aired in the run up to Christmas 1984. Adapted from John Masefield’s 1935 novel, … >
Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore are in the band. The BBC and BritBox International have announced the cast of Riot Women. The show is the latest drama series from writer Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Renegade Nell). Made by Drama Republic (One Day), it’s currently filming in West Yorkshire. Here’s … >
The Famous Five return for two more feature length adventures. The BBC have confirmed the return of its reimagined version of The Famous Five for a second series. Filming had begun on two new adventures. The new run builds on the initial trio of films for the sleuthing quintet. The first landed for Christmas 2023, … >
The Community star is joined in Apples Never Fall by Annette Bening, Sam Neil and Jack Lacy. Updated 13/09/24: BBC air-date confirmed. Via the Radio Times, we’ve learned that Apples Never Fall comes to the BBC this month. The drama, adapted from the bestseller by Liane Moriarty, first aired on the US streamer Peacock this … >
The show has announced its young cast as the cameras roll in Malaysia. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, first published in 1954, has long been a seen as an English classic. The tale considers human nature as a group of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island attempt to survive. Famous as a 1963 movie, … >
Feathers McGraw is back! Wallace & Gromit will face the villainous penguin again in the “Gnome Noir” tale Vengeance Most Fowl. Updated 30/08/24: Norbot is revealed! While you’re enjoying the last gaps of the summer holidays, the BBC are thinking about their festive offering: Vengeance Most Fowl. We first learned of the new Wallace & … >
The star of I May Destroy You returns to the corporation for her latest series. Since breaking through with her sitcom Chewing Gum, Michaela Coel’s rise has been fascinating. From guest roles in Black Mirror and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to starring in Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. At the same time, Coel writes and … >
1066 and all that – get ready for a clash of Kings. Back in November, the BBC announced its involvement in a grand new retelling of the events which led to the battle of Hastings. King & Conqueror stars James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William of Normandy – the … >
The series also stars Sally Phillips, with Love on the Spectrum‘s Michael Theo in his first acting role. The BBC has acquired Austin, a new eight-part comedy starring Ben Miller (Professor T), Sally Phillips (Veep), and Michael Theo (Love on the Spectrum). The show, co-created by Darren Ashton (Spreadsheet) and Ben Miller, tell the story … >