The BBC have given us our first look at their forthcoming adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables – although no singing this time around… In the jazzy new photos we see Olivia Colman as Madame Thénardier, Adeel Akhtar as Monsieur Thénardier, Josh O’Connor as Marius, David Oyelowo as Javert, Dominic West as Jean Valjean, and Ellie … >
Heading into week two, Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor continues to delight. With spoilers, here’s our review of ‘The Ghost Monument’… As a viewer there’s a sense of relief at the start of this week’s sophomore outing for the Thirteenth Doctor. With all the female incarnation ballyhoo behind us, introductions more or less made, and a … >
Charlotte Moore, the BBC’s content director, has been chatting about the Beeb’s recent uptick in supporting female writers, and the importance of giving female-focused stories an amplified voice in the industry.
It looks like the BBC are going to continue Keeping Faith, as they’ve announced that production on a second series of the hit drama is currently underway… The series, which started out life on BBC One Wales, was a true word-of-mouth hit – it garnered so much attention on its original channel that BBC One picked … >
The BBC have set a launch date for their upcoming thriller, Informer, penned by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani – and they’ve also given us a trailer… Informer is described in the official bumf as “a complex, character-driven thriller about Raza, a young second generation British-Pakistani man from East London (Nabhaan Rizwan) who is coerced by Gabe, a … >
Line of Duty is sealing down the cast for its fifth series, which is currently deep in the midst of filming – and we now know the identity of Stephen Graham’s character… The This is England actor was confirmed to be the series’ new big villain a few weeks ago, and the BBC has slowly teased us with … >
In some surprising news, it’s expected that the BBC will be remaking lost episodes of Dad’s Army with a new cast later this year… The classic sitcom has three episodes from its second series currently missing, believe to be wiped as a result of the BBC’s videotape wiping policy. An audio recording of one episode was found in … >
We’re almost a week away from Jodie Whittaker’s debut episode as the Thirteenth Doctor and she’s been on the publicity trail – talking about the process of picking out her Doctor’s costume.. Whittaker was speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music about how surprised she was at the amount of say she had. “It was really … >
In the lead-up to the BBC’s new drama, The Cry, Jenna Coleman has been doing some publicity – and she’s confessed to initially fearing the psychological thriller’s heavy subject matter… Talking to the good folk over at Digital Spy and members of the press, Coleman said, “It’s pretty dark… a psychological thriller. It was a bit … >
After keeping the nation on its toes for weeks, the BBC’s Bodyguard bowed out tonight but did it end on a high note? If Max Headroom wanted to make a return to the airwaves, tonight’s broadcast of the Bodyguard would have been the perfect broadcast to hijack. With its audacious storytelling, Liam Neeson levels of … >