People Just Do Nothing, the BBC’s popular mockumentary sitcom has been officially picked up for a US remake by Amazon, it’s been reported. The sitcom follows a group of London-based pirate radio station and the lives of its hosts, MC Grindah and DJ Beats. It’s created by and stars Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry and … >
As filming continues on Peaky Blinders‘ fifth outing a handful of famous names have been added to the already star-studded cast… Anya Taylor-Joy (Split, Thoroughbreds, The Miniaturist) was previously announced as boarding the cast but joining her will be Sam Claflin (Adrift, Me Before You), Brian Gleeson (Phantom Thread). Also cast in series 5 are – deep breath – Neil … >
Due to the rousing success of The Cry, which is currently still airing on BBC One, the production company behind it – Synchronicity – have bought the rights to Helen FitzGerald’s follow-up novel, Australia Day. Though it isn’t out until 2020, the success of The Cry has buoyed the company into optioning a spiritual sequel. Australia Day isn’t connected to The … >
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 … >