BBC Two has ordered a one-off TV film based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of journalist Sathnam Sanghera. The Boy With The Topknot is described as “a humorous, touching and emotional story of a second-generation Indian growing up in Britain and how he juggles his family, love life and career.” The 90-minute drama will be adapted … >
It’s bloody battles and betrayals galore in the latest instalment of BBC Two’s The Hollow Crown. After last week’s Henry VI: Part One, in which we saw the gentle natured king struggling with the vicious nature of court life as dissent rose and the warring families of Lancaster and York threatened to rise up, Part Two sees … >
Two Doors Down will return to BBC Two for a second season. Written by Gregor Sharp and Simon Carlyle, the Scottish comedy launched last month. Six new 30-minute episodes will begin filming from mid-August on location in Glasgow and at BBC Scotland’s Dumbarton Studios. Starring Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Elaine C Smith, Doon Mackichan, Sharon Rooney, Jonathan Watson, Jamie Quinn … >
Back in 2012 the first season of The Hollow Crown aired on BBC Two. Based on Shakespeare’s plays, the run consisted of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Starring Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons, they were met with great acclaim, with three BAFTA nominations (two wins), as well as a nomination for … >
The BBC has commissioned a new topical TV version of the hit QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. No Such Thing As The News will launch next month on BBC Two, airing at 11pm on Fridays after Newsnight for five weeks. Featuring James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber, the series will be “fast, intelligent, hilarious television, completely … >
Scottish comedy Two Doors Down is back next month. BBC Two returns to Latimer Crescent for six new episodes, written by Simon Carlyle (Bad Education) and Gregor Sharp (The Trip). The Glasgow-based sitcom’s new season begins at 10pm on Friday 1 April and the first episode sees Eric leave the freezer door open, leading to … >
Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Run) stars in One Child, BBC Two’s new drama mini-series from Blood And Oil writer Guy Hibbert. Leung play a young Chinese-born woman adopted by Anglo-American parents struggles with who she really is and where her loyalties lies. Mei, a first-born Chinese girl adopted by an American mother and British father, … >
BBC Two has released a trailer for One Child, the channel’s new mini-series from Blood And Oil writer Guy Hibbert. The three-part drama stars Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Run) as Mei, a young Chinese-born woman adopted by Anglo-American parents struggles with who she really is and where her loyalties lies. One Child begins at 9pm … >
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a time to rejoice. The latest shot in the nostalgia war has been fired, and this time it’s not Disney buying up a beloved childhood icon for more than the GDP of an entire country. Later this year, after twelve years away from our screens, Robot Wars is making a … >
BBC Two has ordered a new thriller series set in Africa from BAFTA-winner Hugo Blick, writer of The Honourable Woman and The Shadow Line. Blick commented: “Black Earth Rising is a long form thriller which, through the prism of a black Anglo-American family, examines the West’s relationship with contemporary Africa by exploring issues of justice, … >