BBC Three orders ‘Tatau’ drama from ‘Being Human’ makers

BBC Three has announced the commission of Tatau, a brand new eight-part fantasy drama series. Tatau is the first new drama series to be commissioned for BBC Three since In the Flesh. The future of In the Flesh has yet to be announced by BBC Three. Written by Richard Zajdlic and co-produced by Touchpaper TV … >

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Rewind: ‘The Smoking Room’ revisited

In all likelihood, there is no way that BBC Three’s short-lived and quietly hilarious sitcom The Smoking Room will ever make a comeback. Can you imagine a whole show based around smoking being commissioned these days? It’s been barely a decade since the show ran, and it managed to catch the very tail end of … >

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‘Murdered by My Boyfriend’ review

Continuing BBC Three’s trend for creating hard-hitting original drama is Murdered by My Boyfriend. Written by acclaimed writer Regina Moriarty (Silk, The Big House) and inspired by tragic, real life events, the one-off film tells the story of abuse victim Ashley (Georgina Campbell) and her volatile and violent boyfriend, Reece (Royce Pierreson). To its credit, … >

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BBC Three’s ‘Murdered By My Boyfriend’ trailer

BBC Three has released a trailer for the channel’s upcoming Murdered By My Boyfriend drama, based on the true story of a young woman who falls for the wrong guy, losing her heart to a man who eventually takes her life. Murdered By My Boyfriend airs at 9pm on Monday 23 June on BBC Three. … >

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In The Flesh

5 reasons why ‘In the Flesh’ has to return for Season 3

At the time of writing there’s been no official announcement that In the Flesh has been recommissioned for a third season, which seems like cruel and unusual punishment for an audience dealing with the end of a damn fine series and the apparent loss of one of its best characters. So surely it’s only a … >

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‘Orphan Black’ Season 2 Episode 7: ‘Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things’ review

Now that’s how you do a surprising death. In this episode, Dr Leekie goes from being potentially Sarah’s greatest enemy, to threatened by Rachel after she learns the truth, and then to… murdered, accidentally, by Donnie. You don’t get much more unpredictable than that. Last week it seemed natural to theorise that Rachel’s reaction to … >

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