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Vic & Bob plan one-off ‘Big Night Out’ to the BBC

The duo are planning to resurrect their anarchic ‘Big Night Out’ stage show for a BBC Two special. Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out will revisit the Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out template that made the pair’s name after it developed a cult audience over on Channel 4 in the early 90s. It, in itself, was a distillation of … >

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The new trailer for BBC drama ‘Paula’ looks really creepy

As we’ve previously reported, BBC Two’s Paula will star Olivier-award winning actress Denise Gough, Victoria star Tom Hughes and Spooks’ Owen McDonnell. By way of an update, the BBC has now released a longer look at the upcoming revenge drama. Paula‘s tale of a brief encounter that ends in violence is written by Conor McPherson, in his first original … >

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David Morrissey to star in BBC Two’s ‘The City & The City’ adaptation

The cast has been announced for BBC Two’s upcoming adaptation of fantasy writer China Miéville’s The City & The City. Miéville’s genre-busting novel was published in 2009. The author is a three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. From the makers of Poldark and Victoria, the mind-bending new four-part thriller is written by … >

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‘Against the Law’ first pic: Daniel Mays stars in BBC Two’s Montagu Trial drama

Daniel Mays (Line Of Duty) will lead the cast of BBC Two’s powerful new factual drama Against the Law. The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor plays Peter Wildeblood, a thoughtful and private gay journalist whose lover Eddie McNally (Richard Gadd), under pressure from the authorities, turned Queen’s evidence against him in one of the most explosive … >

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‘King Charles III’ pics: First look at BBC Two’s new adaptation of the hit play

The first photos have been released for BBC Two’s upcoming TV adaptation of the multi-award-winning ‘future history’ play King Charles III. Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett has adapted his own Olivier Award-winning script for the 90-minute drama, reuniting with Olivier Award-winner Rupert Goold, who directed the original Almeida Theatre production of the play. Written in blank verse, King Charles III is an imagining of … >

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‘Peep Show’ writer’s new comedy ‘Ill Behaviour’ will premiere on BBC iPlayer

Ill Behaviour, a new comedy thriller from the creator of Fresh Meat, will make its debut on BBC iPlayer as a box set later this year. Written by BAFTA-award winning Sam Bain (Peep Show), the three-part series will air also on BBC Two at a later date. Ill Behaviour stars Chris Geere (Waterloo Road), Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons), Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls), Jessica … >

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