‘Sherlock’ Christmas special has finished filming

Principal photography is now complete on Sherlock‘s upcoming Christmas special. The one-off episode’s shoot began in Bristol on Tuesday 6 January and wrapped yesterday. Production designer Arwel Wyn Jones tweeted: “Another one done …” > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the festive special … >

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12 of the best ‘Doctor Who’ moments in ‘Last Christmas’

Doctor Who’s tenth consecutive Christmas special was a monster horror story which allowed a certain festive icon some room to shine, as well as providing Clara with the chance to see Danny once again. It also threw a few nods in the direction of The Thing, Alien and Inception with an isolated polar base, face-hugging … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 start date announced

The new season of Call the Midwife will begin later this month. Following last month’s Christmas special, the first of eight new episodes will air at 8pm on Sunday 18 January on BBC One. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Season 4’s opening episode sees freshly qualified nurse Barbara Gilbert arrive to … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Christmas 2014 special review

This year’s feature-length festive special is brimming with the things we love: sumptuous dinner parties, carols by the Christmas tree in the great hall, and happily-resolved plot lines. Not a single dead body anywhere. The episode opens with the Downton crowd preparing to attend a grouse-shooting party at Brancaster Castle. Lord Sinderby has rented it … >

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‘House of Fools’ Christmas special review

Appropriate to the season, there’s a jolly panto atmosphere for Vic and Bob’s House of Fools Christmas special. (‘Oh no there isn’t!’) Oh yes there is. The cast are having a merry time; the Fourth Wall has been carted away (and presumably papered over with German Honeymoon Horse wallpaper); and after a successful first season … >

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‘The Boy in the Dress’ review

Oh, blessums, The Boy In The Dress really is an utterly sweet tale. Based on the book of the same name (and whose author, David Walliams, makes a brief appearance as a drama teacher turned football referee), BBC One’s one-off Boxing Day film tells the story of twelve-year-old Dennis (played with masses of understated, genuine … >

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BBC One leads Christmas Day 2014 ratings

Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most watched programme on Christmas Day for the second year running. The sitcom attracted an average audience of 7.6 million viewers last night. Christmas Day’s top five most popular programmes across drama, comedy and entertainment were all on BBC One including EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing, Call the Midwife and Miranda. … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Christmas special review

Call the Midwife may have begun as a show about Jenny Lee’s experiences as a midwife in Poplar, but much has changed in three seasons. Lead actor Jessica Raine has now departed from the show, and this year’s Christmas special is its first real chance to prove that it can continue without her and grow – even … >

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Jenna Coleman confirmed to return for ‘all of Season 9’

Jenna Coleman has announced that she will return as Clara for Doctor Who‘s “whole” next season. It had been rumoured over recent months that the actress would depart in tonight’s Christmas special or would only be appearing in a limited number of episodes in Season 9. Written by Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ saw Clara rejoin the … >

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