Douglas is Cancelled - Hugh Bonneville & Karen Gillian

Douglas is Cancelled – new Moffat ITVX cancel culture comedy

The series stars Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan as hosts of current affairs TV show.  Writer Steven Moffat’s new show, described as a “dramedy” by Variety, promises a mini-reunion for his Doctor Who era. Hugh Bonneville, co-stars with Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Alex Kingston (River Song). Douglas is Cancelled tells the story of a … >

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Paapa Essiedu - The Capture

The Capture series 2 will feature Paapa Essiedu as guest lead

The Capture series 2 is about to film, and Paapa Essiedu is guest lead opposite returning series lead Holliday Grainger Hit thriller The Capture will star Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs Of London, Hamlet) as guest lead for series two. The BAFTA and Emmy award nominated actor will join series lead Holliday Grainger … >

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Callan Volume Two

Callan Volume Two review

Put-upon British counter-intelligence agent Callan is back in a new series of four audio dramas from Big Finish. Part of a new wave of tougher spy and spook dramas, Callan first reached TV screens as the optimism of the 1960s evaporated in the looming shadow of the bleaker 1970s. Created by James Mitchell, and lit … >

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Callan Volume One review

Running on ITV for four series between 1967 and 1972, as well as spawning both a movie and an 80’s TV special, Callan was a hard-hitting spy drama which followed its hero, played by Edward Woodward, in his missions for The Section – a covert government department handling enemies of the state by the most … >

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HG Wells The Time Machine (audio) review

With September’s release of The Time Machine, the Big Finish range of HG Wells audios hits the home straight with this two-disc adaption by Marc Platt of this classic story. Starring Ben Miles (The Crown) in the role of the nameless Time Traveller, it’s a very faithful telling of the original text, and worthy of … >

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Jessica Raine joins cast of ‘Silk’ writer’s new BBC One drama ‘The Last Post’

BBC One has announced the cast for Silk creator Peter Moffat’s new ‘60s drama The Last Post. The six-part series will be led by Jessica Raine‎ (Call The Midwife), Jessie Buckley (War and Peace), Amanda Drew (Broadchurch), Ben Miles (Coupling) and Stephen Campbell Moore (The Go-Between), alongside newcomer Jeremy Neumark-Jones. Based on writer Peter Moffat’s … >

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