Martin Freeman and Jim Broadbent star in The Bride’s Chamber For the ninth time, Mark Gatiss brings season chills — this time it’s a Charles Dickens tale. What is The Bride’s Chamber about If we check the press release, we have a simple description: 1858. An inn with no name, an eccentric landlord and a … >
Last year’s seasonal hit renewed — the Amandaland Christmas Special has started filming this year’s episode Fans have to wait for series 3, but this will be good news. What can we expect from Amandaland this Christmas From the BBC press release, we learn the award-winning series, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, … >
Get ready for Christmas with The Other Bennet Sister Yes, it’s the build-up to the festive season, and a reminder of this year’s big BBC success. What can we expect from Christmas with The Other Bennet Sister We’ve been tracking this for a while, and while there’s little new about the story, we do have … >
It’s a tale of two Davids as Mitchell is joined by Sir Suchet in the Ludwig Christmas special It will see the actor behind one of television’s most famous detectives, Hercule Poirot, having the tables turned, with Sir David Suchet taking on the role of a murder suspect in this Christmas episode. What do we … >
UKTV has announced a Bookish Christmas Special as well as renewal for series 3 Titled Crown of Destiny, the U&Alibi special will be 2×70′. What do we know about Crown of Destiny, the Bookish Christmas Special Sadly for fans, the press release is a little light on content. Essentially, we learn: the appropriately named Gabriel Book … >
The Other Bennet Sister will return for three-part Christmas special It’s a welcome chance to see more of Mary Bennet’s life. What we know about The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special Like many (see the audience numbers below), we enjoyed this unusual slant on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but assumed it a one-off. This new … >
Death in Paradise has been renewed for two further series and two Christmas Specials Series 16 is already filming in Guadeloupe. Yes, welcome back to St Marie! We continue to enjoy the show and look forward to seeing how it evolves from the ending of series 15. What do we know about the future series … >
Recently published BARB figures show Amandaland tops the UK viewing chart for the week of Christmas Day (ahead of Stranger Things) Statistics can prove almost anything, and in this case we’ll show how the Amandaland Christmas Special was more popular that Stranger Things. What exactly are the numbers as Amandaland tops the chart First up, we’re talking the … >
Will Netflix really bring us a Narnia Christmas for 2026 A few months ago, we reported on filming for the Greta Gerwin (Barbie) adaptation of CS Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew. The intention is this may become the first in a Narnia franchise for Netflix. As it’s the Christmas season, and given The Lion, The Witch and … >
It’s nearly time to spend Christmas in Paradise as the BBC prepares us for St Marie and Shipton Abbot With the first of these on tomorrow, the BBC has prepared one last piece about this year’s Beyond Paradise and Death in Paradise Christmas specials. While most of the information is elsewhere, it’s useful to have a central … >