BBC Four to air Belgian virus drama ‘Cordon’

Cordon, a new ten-part thriller series from Belgium, has been acquired by BBC Four. The official synopsis reads: “Everyday life in the centre of Antwerp comes to a sudden standstill when the area is hermetically sealed off from the outside world. The cause is a contagious and deadly virus which spreads like wildfire. The people … >

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BBC Four’s ‘Arne Dahl’ to return in 2015

A second series of Swedish crime drama Arne Dahl will begin filming soon. Based on the crime novels of Jan Arnald, Arne Dahl‘s ten-part first series began airing in the UK on BBC Four last April. > Buy Series 1 on DVD on Amazon. Series 2 will comprise of ten one-hour episodes and will air … >

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Trailer: Welsh crime drama ‘Hinterland’

BBC Four has released a new trailer for Hinterland, a major new bilingual detective drama series set in mid Wales. Originally broadcast on S4C last autumn, the four-part series begins at 9pm on Monday 28 April on BBC Four. Having just left the Met police in London for a new life in Aberystwyth, DCI Tom … >

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‘Burton and Taylor’ DVD review

Long before Brangelina, Posh ‘n’ Becks, Beyoncé & Jay-Z, and, er, Peter & Jordan, there was Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor. While a simple VMA twerk can send the world into a Twitter frenzy these days, Liz Taylor was breaking so many marriage vows back in her day that even the Pope called her out. #scandal indeed.

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