Sky has released a trailer for its Christmas Eve special Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse As you may recall from our previous piece, this is the story of how young Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler) sets off to see his hero, Beatrix Potter (Dawn French). It also stars Jessica Hynes as Roald’s mother Sofie, … >
The BBC has announced Dawn French will be back as The Vicar of Dibley in three short specials this Christmas. The 10-minute specials will see how Geraldine has been delivering monthly sermons to her parishioners via Zoom… when she can make it work. Her musings on life – and chocolate – will air after repeats of … >
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse is the centrepiece of Sky One‘s Christmas 2020 schedule, and they’ve just released the first images. Beatrix Potter sat at her famous writing desk, gazing through a snow-covered windowpane and Roald Dahl hiding in the potting shed. Just three of the first look images of Dawn … >
Dawn French and Emilia Fox will return to Sky1 later this year with a new season of Delicious. Written by Dan Sefton (The Good Karma Hotel, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), the drama series launched last December and averaged a cumulative audience of 1.87 million, making it Sky1’s most watched UK drama series of 2016. Buy Season 1 … >
A third season of Inside No. 9 arrives on our TV screens this month, so let’s take a look back at its creators’ previous comedy venture, Psychoville. Psychoville was broadcast on BBC Two from 2009 to 2011, and its run consisted of two seasons and a Halloween special. The dark comedy thriller was the brainchild … >
A new trailer for the second season of The Wrong Mans has been released. Created by and starring James Corden (Gavin And Stacey) and Mathew Baynton (Horrible Histories), the comedy series will return for four new 30-minute episodes on Monday 22 December on BBC Two. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the … >
The first teaser trailer for the new season of The Wrong Mans has been unveiled. Created by and starring James Corden (Gavin And Stacey) and Mathew Baynton (Horrible Histories), the comedy series will return to BBC Two for four new 30-minute episodes this Christmas. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the trailer… … >
Can it really be twenty years since The Vicar of Dibley first appeared on our screens? No no no no no no – yes! Yes, it can, with the first episode having aired in November 1994. Not perhaps the most prolific of shows (20 years on, we’ve only had 20 episodes, the last in 2007) … >
Gavin & Stacey star James Corden has revealed that BBC Two’s The Wrong Mans will return for two new episodes later this year. Written by and starring Corden and Mathew Baynton (Yonderland), the comedy thriller series follows two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption. > Buy Season … >
Dawn French has written a new show, based on her life and career, called 30 Million Minutes. The UK tour begins in Sheffield on Thursday 5 June. The Vicar of Dibley star commented: “I’m sick with excitement about this solo tour. I am enjoying the fact that I can’t categorise exactly what it is, but … >