Keeley Hawes and David Morrissey to lead ‘The Missing’ Season 2 cast

David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes have joined the cast of BBC One’s The Missing for the second season. Filming has commenced on the new eight-part sequel to 2014’s hit drama series, with Tchéky Karyo returning as detective Julien Baptiste. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Directed by Ben Chanan (Cyberbully, The Last Kingdom) … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas countdown Day 5: ‘The Next Doctor’

Poor old Tenth Doctor does go through an awful lot of feelings: all by his lonesome after memory wiping his best pal and saying bye to his lady love as she disappears into a different universe with a dude who looks just like him. Thank goodness he makes a new friend in ‘The Next Doctor’, … >

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‘Blackpool’ rewind: A look back at David Morrissey’s musical drama

Long before British star David Morrissey donned his eye patch and was terrifying audiences in AMC’s hit horror series The Walking Dead, and even before David Tennant landed his career-defining job in Doctor Who, the pair starred together BBC One’s Blackpool. The comedic, and often surreal, show starred a whole host of British talent in … >

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‘The Driver’ Episode 3 review

After poking its nostrils above the waterline to sniff the air of inspiration, The Driver slithers back into the mire of predictability, intent only on reaching a conclusion with little concern as to what the conclusion should be or how it gets there. It’s a shame. Given the quality of the cast and the potential … >

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‘The Driver’ Episode 2 review

After a steady start in last week’s opener – enjoyable but pedestrian in its predictableness – the second episode zooms out of the 30mph zone with its foot down, bringing some much needed excitement to a journey that might otherwise have become tedious. Having already been party to some dodgy deals since becoming driver for … >

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‘The Driver’ episode guide

David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) stars in BBC One’s new three-part The Driver, written by Danny Brocklehurst (Clocking Off, Exile, Accused). The cast also includes Claudie Blakeley (What Remains) as his wife, Ros, and Sacha Parkinson (Coronation Street) as their daughter Katie, alongisde Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall (Doctor Who) and Lee Ross (EastEnders). … >

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‘The Driver’ Episode 1 review

Having recently narrated the audiobook of his namesake Steven Patrick’s Autobiography, it seems appropriate that David Morrissey’s latest television role takes him back to Manchester. This is not the cultured, steel-and-glass megalopolis that the city’s tourist board are keen to publicise, however, but the parts that haven’t changed since the days of the Smiths: the … >

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Start date confirmed for David Morrissey’s ‘The Driver’

BBC One has announced that new drama The Driver, written by Danny Brocklehurst (Clocking Off, Exile, Accused), will begin later this month. The three-part series stars David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) as taxi driver Vince McKee, an ordinary man who – because of family mystery, frustration with his job and his life – makes a … >

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‘The Driver’ preview

The presence of David Morrissey’s name is usually an indicator of quality. We can forgive the man Basic Instinct 2 when his career highs include such dramas as State of Play, Clocking Off, Cape Wrath and The Walking Dead. With The Driver – a new three-part drama from BBC One – Morrissey’s name is credited … >

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