The BBC have formally announced their festive line-up and a shedload of air dates for their Yuletide programming, including Luther, Doctor Who and Les Misérables… Kicking things off is the channel’s hotly anticipated animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ Watership Down. It’ll boast the voice talents of stars like Olivia Colman, John Boyega, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Peter … >
The BBC have assembled the cast and crew for their upcoming eight-part crime drama, Dublin Murders, based on Tana French’s novels and written by Sarah Phelps… Dublin Murders follows two detectives, Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox (played by Strike‘s Killian Scott and Penny Dreadful‘s Sarah Greene), in the height of the Celtic Tiger financial boom of the millennium, as … >
Not Going Out, Lee Mack’s popular sitcom is set to broadcast its first live episode this Christmas, it’s been announced. It’ll see Lee Mack’s Lee and Sally Bretton’s Lucy try and organise a festive variety show but find acts are rather hard to pin down. Hugh Dennis’ Toby and wife Anna (Abigail Cruttendon) will also … >
The BBC have announced a mighty assembly of shows for its festive season, including Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, Luther and Les Misérables… As always there will be a festive – and yup, murderous – edition of EastEnders as the truth about Alfie and Hayley has catastrophic consequences for everyone involved. Additionally, there’ll be a big Christmas show for Michael McIntyre called, … >
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. … >
On Wednesday, CultBox reported that the Doctor Who special will air on New Year’s Day, rather than the traditional Christmas Day air date. BBC Entertainment Correspondent Lizo Mzimba cited a possible reason for this decision in his news analysis: One other possible factor could be that a New Year’s Day episode guarantees 2019 won’t be … >
The BBC has confirmed that its new three-part drama, Mrs Wilson starring – uh – Ruth Wilson, will premiere on Tuesday November 27th.
Mum, the BBC’s acclaimed sitcom starring Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville, is set to finish next year after its third and final series… The most recent second series ended with newly widowed Cathy, played by Manville, confessing her feelings to love interest Michael, played by Peter Mullan, much to the annoyance of her son Jason, … >
The BBC have given us our first look at their forthcoming adaptation of Andrea Levy’s The Long Song, which will air either at the end of the year or early 2019… The Long Song is set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica and tells the story of the strong-willed, young slave July on a … >
On November 1, The Mirror reported that the Doctor Who special for Series 11 will air on New Year’s Day of 2019 rather than on Christmas day. “Doctor Who will not have a Christmas Day outing this year for the first time since the reboot in 2005. Instead, 13th Time Lord Jodie Whittaker will have an … >