The former Doctor plays an elder version of the war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Away from the worlds of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi is busy branching out in various directions. One of his next high-profile roles comes in the film Benediction. Telling the story of the poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, the film comes from … >
Drama series Finding Alice is on ITV this January and will run for six weeks We first reported on the Keeley Hawes drama Finding Alice back in 2019, and we’re delighted to see it’s now been scheduled for ITV, commencing 9 pm on Sunday 17th. Keeley stars as Alice and the series tells the story of … >
The BBC has (finally) announced film is underway for Gentleman Jack series two. We first confirmed there would be a second series of the Sally Wainwright drama back in May 2019, and as well as announcing the series has moved into production, the BBC has also given the following plot summary: Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes … >
Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell’s first feature length film will make its debut on BBC iPlayer later this month. Written and directed by Amstell, Carnage: Swallowing The Past is set a utopian 2067 and looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. The official synopsis reads: “For the young people of this time, the idea … >
Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell has written and directed his first feature length film for BBC iPlayer. Set in a utopian 2067, Carnage: Swallowing The Past looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. Amstell commented: “I have written and directed a film about veganism. I’m sorry.” The film also stars Martin Freeman, Joanna Lumley, … >
BBC One’s Capital concludes with an immersive if slightly disappointing final instalment as the mystery behind the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign is uncovered. Life on Pepys Road will never be the same again. Roger Yount (Toby Jones in marvellous form) is left reeling when he’s fired from his job for ‘gross negligence’ after … >
Set on a single street in South London, BBC One’s Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices. What was once the home of modest lower-middle class families, Pepys Road has been continuously gentrified into a street of multimillion pound houses. Peter Bowker’s adaptation of John Lanchester’s novel Capital stars Toby … >
BBC One’s Capital continues with a marvelous second episode from writer Peter Bowker. As the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign heats up, lives on Pepys Road are irrevocably changed and tragedy strikes for one family. After Capital’s outstanding opening episode it would be reasonable to assume a slight downward spiral for this second instalment. … >
Toby Jones and Gemma Jones shine in the first episode of BBC One’s outstanding new three-part drama from Peter Bowker, adapted from John Lanchester’s best-selling satirical novel. Pepys Road is a seemingly ordinary street in South London until the residents find themselves continually plagued by incessant postcards; postcards with one single message: WE WANT WHAT … >
BBC One has released a trailer for Peter Bowker’s adaptation of John Lanchester’s novel Capital. Starring Toby Jones (The Girl), Lesley Sharp (Scott And Bailey), Wunmi Mosaku (In The Flesh) and Adeel Akhtar (Utopia), the three-part drama is set on a single street in South London and is a portrait of a road transformed by … >