The US remake of Broadchurch will begin in the UK on ITV Encore in April. Gracepoint stars Doctor Who‘s David Tennant as “a character similar to his role in the original”, alongside Breaking Bad‘s Anna Gunn, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Michael Pena, Kevin Rankin, Virginia Kull and Kevin Zegers. The 10-part series launches at 10pm … >
The new season of Line of Duty will begin filming in Belfast later this month, with Mrs Biggs star Daniel Mays playing AC-12’s “most dangerous adversary yet”. Mays has been cast as Sergeant Danny Waldron, the highly proficient leader of an Armed Response Unit whose unpredictable behaviour is becoming a threat to colleagues and suspects. … >
A brief teaser has been released for the final season of psychological thriller The Fall. BBC Two announced earlier this week that Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector for five new 60-minute episodes. Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, commented: “Allan [Cubitt] has known the end … >
BBC Two has commissioned a third season of The Fall. Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector for five new 60-minute episodes of the psychological thriller. Season 2 concluded on BBC Two in December, with 3.6 million consolidated viewers tuning in. > Buy Season 2 … >
Luther star Idris Elba has promised that the crime drama’s new two-part special will be “explosive”. The Thor actor began filming the new story in East London last week, reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther. The official synopsis teases: “Luther’s back. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts … >
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nicola Walker will lead the cast of ITV’s new crime drama, Unforgotten. The six-part series is written and created by Chris Lang (A Mother’s Son) and focuses on a ‘cold’ murder case of 39 years ago, when the bones of a young man are found beneath the footings of a demolished house. … >
Shameless actress Anne-Marie Duff will lead the cast of BBC One’s new psychological crime drama, From Darkness. Written by Katie Baxendale (Sugar Rush), the four 60-minute episodes follow ex-police officer Clare Church (Duff), who left the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in the mid-90s after the impact of violence became too overwhelming for her to continue. Anne-Marie … >
The guest cast has been announced for Luther‘s new “two-part event special”. Reprising his role as murder detective DCI John Luther, Idris Elba began filming the new story in East London earlier this week. Written by the crime drama’s creator Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (Fortitude), the two 60-minute episodes will also star … >
Idris Elba started filming the new Luther specials in East London yesterday. The crime drama will return to BBC One later this year for two new 60-minute episodes, starring Elba as murder detective DCI John Luther. First day back to set of John Luther….stand by East London. pic.twitter.com/tkALv7zO9L — Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 2, 2015 … >
ITV has released a trailer for the fourth season of contemporary crime drama DCI Banks. Stephen Tompkinson returns as DCI Alan Banks at 9pm on Wednesday 4 March on ITV with ‘What Will Survive’, the first of six new episodes inspired by Peter Robinson’s books. Andrea Lowe (Monroe) is also back as DS Annie Cabbot, … >