It was a very big year for the BBC’s iPlayer service, with the BBC announcing that on average 272 million programmes were streamed a month in 2017. Figures were up 11% on 2016, with 3.3 billion requests for programmes in total across the 12 months. Which is rather a lot. Furthermore, the BBC has also … >
Jones will take the lead in the Bryony Lavery thriller Frozen at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from Feb 9th to May 5th.
Following her success at the National Television Awards Suranne Jones, the show’s star, had a few thoughts about the prospects for the show’s third season.
Suranne Jones has been chatting about the possibility of more Doctor Foster…
The first trailer for Doctor Foster‘s eagerly-awaited second series has landed online, ahead of the show’s return next month…
Playwright and dramatist Mike Bartlett (Doctor Foster, The Town) has written a new three-part drama series for ITV. Set in the trauma department of a central London hospital, Trauma tells the story of 15 year old Alex Reynolds who dies under the care of a high-achieving trauma consultant. Bartlett commented: “I feel hugely lucky to be writing … >
Filming has started on the second season of BBC One’s Doctor Foster. Directed by Jeremy Lovering (Sherlock), the five new one-hour episodes will tell “the next exhilarating chapter in Gemma’s story.” Starring Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey) and Bertie Carvel (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell), the drama series launched last autumn and concluded with a consolidated audience of 10.1m … >
Mike Bartlett will make his Doctor Who debut with an episode in Season 10, the BBC has confirmed. The writer had a huge hit on BBC One last year with his drama series Doctor Foster, starring Suranne Jones, who played Idris in Neil Gaiman’s first Doctor Who episode, ‘The Doctor’s Wife’. Doctor Foster will return for a second … >
BBC Two has ordered a TV adaptation of the multi-award-winning ‘future history’ play King Charles III. Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett will adapt his own Olivier Award-winning script for the 90-minute drama, reuniting with Olivier Award-winner Rupert Goold, who directed the original Almeida Theatre production of the play. Written in blank verse, King Charles III sees Prince Charles ascend to the throne following the Queen’s death. … >
BBC One has announced the commission of a new series from the makers of Doctor Foster. Wanderlust is described as “a searingly insightful and funny exploration into the relationships of a multi-generational family.” The six-part comedy-drama will explore “how we build and maintain happy relationships and asking whether lifelong monogamy is possible – or even desirable.” Wanderlust is the first TV series to be … >