For those who didn’t study the text at school or haven’t seen the 1954 film with Alastair Sim, An Inspector Calls is a JB Priestly play set in 1912. First performed (in the Soviet Union) in 1945, it is a story that focusses on the death of a young woman, variously called Eva Smith or … >
A trailer has been unveiled for BBC One’s new adaptation of An Inspector Calls. Set in 1912 and written by celebrated British dramatist JB Priestley, the mysterious detective thriller has been adapted for BBC One by Helen Edmundson. An Inspector Calls airs at 8.30pm on Sunday 13 September on BBC One. > Buy the DVD … >
Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has begun shooting at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden. Directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter movies, the all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by JK Rowling, who has made her screenwriting debut. The script was inspired … >
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has responded to a fan’s enquiry about the possibility of a TV series based on the boy wizard. Twitter user Skyler Spitz asked: “So like… We had seven books and 8 movies. We are getting a play and 3 spin off movies. Where is our TV Show @jk_rowling ?!” Sadly, … >
Doctor Who star Matt Smith has apparently revealed that he’s keen to appear in the movie adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. A planned trilogy of films based on the 2001 book was announced by Warner Bros. in September 2013. Mentioned in the first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter … >
With the parish council election looming over Pagford, it’s too close to call between mummy’s boy Miles Mollison and wheezing Colin Wall. In the end Miles wins the coveted chair and no time is wasted on the vote on the fate of Sweetlove House. As newly elected Miles raises his hand in favour of the … >
In not so sleepy Pagford, Barry’s body is hardly in the ground and his ghost is causing havoc amongst the council candidates. As tensions rise and suspicion breeds paranoia, we discover that the voice from the grave is actually that of ‘Arf’ Price (it really is the quiet ones you have to watch). At last … >
Being invited in to a world conjured up by the literary superstar J.K. Rowling was always going to be an event and we’ve been anticipating Sarah Phelps’ adaptation of The Casual Vacancy with excitement and gusto. And so we delved down the rabbit hole into the quaint English town of Pagford, where not everything was … >
A press launch for BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy was held in London last week. Based on the Harry Potter author’s global bestseller, the three-part mini-series begins at 9pm on Sunday 15 February on BBC One. The Casual Vacancy is adapted for TV by Sarah Phelps (The Crimson Field) and stars … >
The first trailer for BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy has been unveiled. Based on the Harry Potter author’s global bestseller, the three-part mini-series begins at 9pm on Sunday 15 February on BBC One. Watch the trailer… The Casual Vacancy is adapted for TV by Sarah Phelps (The Crimson Field) and stars … >