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Stephen: First Pictures from the upcoming itv drama sequel

itv have released the first pictures from its three-part sequel to 1999’s The Murder of Stephen Lawrence The drama will will pick up on events six years after the original Inquiry into Stephen Lawrence’s shocking murder. Stephen tells of the ongoing struggle by Doreen and Neville Lawrence to achieve justice for their son, portraying events … >

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Danny Boyle to direct Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’ memoirs

Dany Boyle is to direct a six-part series, Pistol, drawn from the memoirs of Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones Created and written by Craig Pearce with co-writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the series is based on Steve Jones’ Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol (available here on Amazon). Reading the report on industry website The Knowledge, Nick Grad, president, … >

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Everything we know so far about ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10

This news summary on the tenth 21st Century season of Doctor Who will be updated regularly as more details are revealed. Pre-order the new season on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order the new season on Blu-ray on Amazon here. Buy ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ on DVD on Amazon here.   Watch the trailers…   Who is the … >

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‘In the Forest of the Night’ writer returns to ‘Doctor Who’ for Season 10 ep

Frank Cottrell-Boyce has written an episode of Doctor Who for the new season. The British screenwriter and author made his Doctor Who debut in 2014 with Season 8’s ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Cottrell-Boyce’s new story will be Season 10’s second episode, the BBC confirmed today. Episode 1 will be Steven Moffat’s season opener, which will introduce Pearl Mackie … >

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‘Doctor Who’ exec Moffat defends ‘In the Forest of the Night’ ep

Steven Moffat has defended the recent “scientifically inaccurate” episode of Doctor Who, ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Written by children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, the episode aired in October and featured a forest growing overnight and taking back the Earth. > Read our review of ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Speaking at the … >

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5 of the best high-profile ‘Doctor Who’ writers

When reviving the show in 2004, showrunner Russell T Davies drew together a group of writers already well acquainted with the worlds of Doctor Who. Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman had written novels and scripts for Big Finish, while Steven Moffat was responsible for the well received and affectionate Comic Relief parody ‘The … >

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‘Doctor Who’ review: A second opinion on ‘In the Forest of the Night’

Well, you might complain about the result, but you can’t criticise Doctor Who for attempting something new. Branching out, even. You’ve got to keep things fresh and green somehow. And while potentially dangerous plant-life is nothing new to Who, (the Krynoids, Meglos, and the genit-alien Vervoids have created a veritable garden centre of horror) the … >

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‘Doctor Who’ review: ‘In the Forest of the Night’

Jean-Luc Godard once said: ‘It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to.’ Recent episodes of Doctor Who have demonstrated a raft of originality but also embraced much from the show’s past – yet whatever has been appropriated from the old days is always successfully synthesised into something fresh. The gothic … >

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