Marcella will return to ITV for a second season next year. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, the creator of The Bridge, the crime thriller launched on ITV in April with 8 million viewers and a 29% share of viewing. Set in contemporary London and described as “Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain”, the eight-part first season saw Marcella … >
Filming begins in Liverpool today on The Witness For The Prosecution, from the makers of last year’s hit And Then There Were None. Writer Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None, The Casual Vacancy) and director Julian Jarrold (The Crown, Appropriate Adult) will adapt Agatha Christie’s 23-page short story as for BBC One. Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion), Kim Cattrall … >
The new season of Ripper Street will begin on BBC Two later this month. The period crime drama launched on BBC One in December 2012 and now moves to BBC Two for its fourth run, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year. Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Season 4 starts at 9pm … >
Production has begun on the sixth season of Death In Paradise. Season 5 concluded in February, averaging 8.1 million viewers each week and with a 29% audience share, cementing its position as one of BBC One’s highest rating dramas. > Buy the complete Season 1-5 boxset on Amazon. My Family star Kris Marshall will return as DI … >
You’ve probably heard that to celebrate 20 years(!) since the show first aired, Jonathan Creek is returning with a new one-off special. Titled ‘Daemon’s Roost’ (I already checked to see if there was a sneaky anagram in that title), it will apparently be ‘the spookiest episode ever’ and will see Jonathan in ‘real danger’. And … >
The BBC has revealed new plot teasers for the upcoming Jonathan Creek special. Titled ‘Daemons’ Roost’, the brand new 90-minute episode began filming last week. Written by series creator David Renwick, the special sees Alan Davies return as Creek, alongside Sarah Alexander (The Worst Week Of My Life) as his wife, Polly. The guest cast … >
Ripper Street will move to BBC Two when it returns to television screens later this month. The period crime drama launched on BBC One in December 2012 and the fourth season premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Shameless star David Threlfall and … >
ITV has released the first trailer for the new season of detective drama DCI Banks. Stephen Tompkinson (Wild At Heart) reprises his role as DCI Alan Banks alongside Andrea Lowe (Monroe) as DS Annie Cabbot and Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as DI Helen Morton in six new episodes. Season 5 began filming in Yorkshire in April … >
Filming has begun on a brand new Jonathan Creek special. Titled ‘Daemons’ Roost’, the 90-minute episode will air on BBC One later this year. QI star Alan Davies returns as Creek, alongside Sarah Alexander (The Worst Week Of My Life) as his wife, Polly. Davies first revealed details of the new special earlier this year, … >
ITV has revealed who will be playing the young incarnation of Helen Mirren’s iconic character Jane Tennison. Tennison, the new prequel to Prime Suspect, has now started filming on location in London. Stefanie Martini (Doctor Thorne, Endeavour) will lead the cast as the young Jane Tennison. She’ll be joined by Blake Harrison (Dad’s Army, The Inbetweeners) and Sam Reid (Belle, The Riot Club) as … >