Mr Loverman - Lennie James as Barrington Walker

Mr Loverman – first look at Lennie James in the BBC adaptation

Lennie James leads the drama based on Bernardine Evaristo’s hit novel. The BBC have released the first pictures from their forthcoming adaptation of Mr Loverman. The series, adapted from Bernardine Evaristo’s acclaimed 2013 novel, stars Lennie James as the exuberant Barrington Jedidiah Walker. Sharon D. Clarke takes the role of Carmel Walker, Barrington’s wife of … >

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Mammoth

Mammoth – trailer for new BBC comedy

Meet Tony Mammoth – a PE teacher out of time.  Defrosting on April 17th, Mammoth is a new comedy co-written and starring Mike Bubbins. It takes the frozen in time concept and applies it to a late 1970s PE teacher, like Captain America without the heroics – or a reverse Ashes to Ashes. Here’s the … >

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Return to Paradise - Anna Samson as McKenzie Clark with a canine friend

Return to Paradise – Australian ‘Death in Paradise’ spin off begins filming

The show takes the murders and mojitos formula Down Under.  As filming begins, the BBC have revealed a first look at the detective who leads Australian investigations in Return to Paradise. The show transplants the familiar Death in Paradise format to locations across Sydney and the idyllic Illawarra coastal region. In a long-anticipated move, Return to … >

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Spy/Master

Spy/Master – BBC picks up the Romanian thriller series

The broadcaster is bringing the Cold War thrills to BBC iPlayer.  The BBC has announced that it has picked up the Romanian Cold War thriller series Spy/Master. It’s an intense defection drama set in the late 70’s. Here’s what we know about Spy/Master… The six-part series, filmed in Romania and Hungary, spans one perilous week … >

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Michael Sheen to face The Assembly

The star takes questions from The Assembly – a panel of 35 autistic, neurodivergent or learning disabled interviewers.  The BBC have announced a special half-hour interview special with the award-winning actor and director Michael Sheen. Sheen is known for his roles playing real life figures, such as David Frost and Tony Blair, as well as … >

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BBC Aardman Things We Love shorts - Sporty Hamsters, MasterChef loving foxes & Race Against The World dogs

Things We Love – Aardman create new shorts for the BBC

The animators at Aardman have revived their classic Creature Comforts format for a new BBC promotion.  Bristol based animation house Aardman has created six new films for the BBC’s ‘Things We Love’ campaign. In the series of heart-warming animated films, in the style of their classic Creature Comforts shorts, real BBC audience member’s voices and … >

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Rebus – BBC picks up new series

Richard Rankin takes on the role of the famous Scottish detective The BBC acquired the Scottish crime drama Rebus. Made by Eleventh Hour Films for Viaplay, and based on Ian Rankin’s novels, the series stars Richard Rankin (no relation) in the title role. The detective has been previously played, as an Inspector, by both John … >

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