The comic will write and star in the “warm and bittersweet” comedy series. The BBC have announced that the ever industrious Romesh Ranganathan is creating a new BBC One comedy. Avoidance will tell the story of a man with severe conflict avoidance issues who is forced to change for the sake of his son. As … >
After shifting online in 2016, the channel returns to your EPG on February 1st. After March’s plan and September’s confirmation, BBC Three’s wilderness years are finally over. The BBC’s youth-skewed channel resumes its linear broadcast position next month. Shifted online as part of a cost-cutting exercise, the channel will return to its place timesharing with … >
BBC Three’s comedy hit is back for a further six episode run. Back in June, we were pleased to report that Starstruck, the Rose Matafeo led sitcom, had scored a recommission. Previously best known for her stand-up and panel show appearances, Matafeo proved an engaging lead in the mis-matched romantic comedy and the script made … >
Maxine Peake and Rakhee Thakrar talk about their new show, set in a dangerously toxic work environment. We highlighted first look images back in July, but with the show set to air next week, the key players have spoken about new drama Rules of the Game. It’s the story of a workplace with buried secrets … >
The intrepid investigator is seeing answers to the big questions about civilisation in Cunk on Earth. Sometimes it takes a very special reporter to ask the really important questions. Enter Philomena Cunk with Cunk on Earth, her new series set to tackle the fundamentals of humanity. Philomena Cunk first appeared volunteering her unique insights on … >
Jamie Dornan leads the six-part amnesiac thriller which begins on New Year’s Day. Ahead of the premiere for The Tourist, BBC One’s big new thriller, the cast and writers have spoken about the project. We brought you first-look images in May, but there’s been a trailer and a full synopsis since then. Now the show … >
Halloween’s Guy Forks was only the first of three visits to Scatterbrook Farm this year. With a four-day Christmas holiday and an extended New Year, the holidays are long this year. While The Book of Boba Fett drops on the 29th, it’s a hike until the Eve of the Daleks on New Year’s Day. Fear … >
Steven Toast is back and he’s heading to Hollywood! We recently reported that the whole Toast of London back catalogue had landed on BBC iPlayer. This was a canny move on behalf of Auntie’s streaming service, as they’re about to show the wayward thesp’s continuing mis-adventures in Toast of Tinseltown. Matt Berry’s louche performer has … >
Starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany, the show plays out across three nights starting Boxing Day. With the BBC’s promotional engine at full steam ahead, the corporation have released a raft of interviews supporting A Very British Scandal. Written by Sarah Phelps, the three-part series chronicles the Duke and Duchess of Argyll’s explosive 1963 divorce. … >
In preparation for the upcoming Toast of Tinseltown, BBC iPlayer have delivered a festive treat. Things surely aren’t what they used to be in our new, multi-streaming platform world. Despite airing for three series between 2015 and 2017 on Channel 4, the brilliant Toast of London has just landed wholesale on BBC iPlayer. The Rose … >