Gemma Arterton returns as “Sophie Straw”, the nation’s favourite comic actress. One of our television treats last year was Sky’s Funny Woman. Based on Nick Hornby’s book Funny Girl, the show is story of Barbara Parker (Gemma Arterton), a young woman trying to make her way as a performer in the 1960s. As Sophie Straw, … >
The show returns with additions to the cast including Gemma Whelan and Roisin Conaty. Sky have announced the start of production on a second series of Funny Woman. The show, based on Nick Hornby’s novel Funny Girl, sees Gemma Arterton play Barbara Parker. As rising star Sophie Straw, she’s a performer trying to make her … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 557, Ray Holman described the process behind the creation of the creatures and costumes of Doctor Who Series 12. Many of the costumes contained electronic components. Kasaavin One might think that the Kasaavin in Spyfall were computer-generated imagery but they were entirely practical effects. “They were the most technical creatures that … >
The BBC released two behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? A fan in Cardiff snapped a photo with Mandip Gill as she filmed the scene of Yaz reuniting with PC Patel on Pomeroy Street in the Butetown section of Cardiff on July 23. … >
Illustrator Nina Chakrabarti revealed on her Instagram post that she worked on an animated section of Can You Hear Me?, an episode Doctor Who Series 12 in which the Doctor and her companions must face their worst fears in the form of nightmares. “After months of tortuous secrecy I can finally reveal I’ve been working … >
Some new images were released for the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? Some are scenes from Sheffield: Some seem to be set in Aleppo: There are TARDIS Scenes: And some seem to be set on a spaceship. High resolution versions of the photos can be found here. The Can You … >
The complete names of the guest cast members and the characters they portray were released for the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? These are the names of the characters and the actors who play them: Zellin: Ian Gelder Rakaya: Clare-Hope Ashitey Tahira: Aruhan Galieva Maryam: Sirine Saba Mum: Amanda … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? Writer Charlene James described Can You Hear Me? as the “stuff of nightmares” in Doctor Who Magazine. According to the synopsis for the episode, nightmares are what humans on Earth are experiencing from an alien threat: … >
The BBC released a synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? : From ancient Syria to present day Sheffield, and out into the wilds of space, something is stalking the Doctor and her friends and infecting people’s nightmares. As Graham, Yaz and Ryan return home to see friends … >
Digiguide has released the title and cast list of the seventh episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Can You Hear Me? The cast list includes: Clare-Hope Ashitey; Ian Gelder; Aruhan Galieva; Nasreen Hussain; the actor who plays Ryan’s friend Tibo, Buom Tihngang; and the actress who plays Yaz’s sister Sonya, Bhavnisha Parmar. Nasreen Hussain’s actor’s … >