Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s show will be back for Series Eight and Nine. The BBC have announced a double-recommission for Inside No. 9. The horror-tinged comedy anthology show, which concluded its seventh series this week, will return for two more runs. The corporations tells us there will be 12 more episodes, presumably in 2023 … >
The show is to be adapted for Amazon’s Freevee streaming service. Amazon have announced they have an American version of the hit BBC Two comedy Inside No. 9 in the works. The news came at the NewFronts advertising event in New York. The anthology series, in which Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith both write and … >
Four of the corporation’s top rated dramas will be back for a second series. The BBC are celebrating their drama output with a raft of recommissions. Four of their most-watched dramas are returning; The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time will all be back for more. The Tourist As the highest-rated drama of 2022 so far, … >
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 … >
Despite it’s 2019 cancellation, the show based on Jane Austen’s unfinished novel is returning. While the itv adaptation of Sanditon, helmed by Andrew Davies, originally failed to do the numbers for itv, it has been revived thanks to a co-production deal involving Masterpiece on PBS and UK streamer Britbox. While the first season ended with … >
The BBC have announced that comic and tv presenter Romesh Ranganathan is set to bring his particular brand of deadpan humour to a revival of The Weakest Link. Filming in Glasgow and due to air on BBC One later in the year, the new run will feature celebrity contestants competing to raise funds for their … >
The BBC Commercial plans make for an interesting read (if you’re wondering about the future of TV consumption) but need some context We have already reported on the BBC’s need to consider it’s long-term strategy, and in particular it’s dependency on the licence fee. Today the BBC has released what it describes as “ambitious plans … >
Technology company HTC and BBC Studios are putting together a special two-day event for Doctor Who fans at Protein Studios in East London next week. Visitors will see a full-size TARDIS on display outside the venue, while inside they can use HTC’s newly released VR headset, the VIVE Cosmos, to play a new game based … >
WarnerMedia has announced that its streaming platform HBO Max has acquired the exclusive rights to stream all eleven series of Doctor Who starting in spring of 2020. This includes every episode in the most recently rebooted series, dating back to 2005. As part of their deal with BBC studios, they will stream episodes of Doctor … >
Contrary to what BBC Entertainment Correspondent Lizo Mzimba heard from his sources in Doctor Who production, STARBURST magazine reached out to the BBC and heard a very different story. Mzimba had cited sources from the production team who were “adamant” that the quality of the series not be compromised by a set transmission date goal. … >