Updated 14th Feb – As a Valentine’s Date treat, BritBox have delivered us a trailer. As we count down to the March 21st launch of Sanditon series 2 on BritBox, the streamer have provided us with an official trailer. As Charlotte (Rose Williams) returns to the town, we enjoy a glance at most of the … >
The beloved former Doctor Who companion and Eastender is bound for The Woolpack. Louise Jameson, best known to cult TV fans as the savage Leela – a companion to the Fourth Doctor – is joining the cast of itv’s long-running soap opera Emmerdale. The actress will play Mary, the mother of longstanding character Rhona Goskirk … >
The new Harry Palmer mini-series launches in March. ITV have released a first trailer for their upcoming adaptation of The Ipcress File. The spy thriller, based on the Len Deighton novel, is due to launch this spring. It sees Gangs of London‘s Joe Cole take on the central role of Harry Palmer – a part … >
The actor has swapped Ted Hasting’s uniform for a consultancy role. ITV have announced that Adrian Dunbar, best known as Line of Duty‘s plain speaking AC12 chief, has starting filming his new show. Ridley follows the story of a retired detective who resumes his partnership with a former protégée to solve cases. Here’s the blurb: … >
The channel hopes their high budget adaptation can compete with the streaming services. With their version of The Ipcress File confirmed as part of their winter season, itv’s Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo has been talking about the show at a recent press launch. The channel’s adaptation of the 1962 spy novel, made famous by … >
The UK based streamer is branching out into Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Denmark in 2022. Following a new distribution deal, BritBox International is preparing to double its roster of countries. They currently stream archive British shows to the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa; from early 2022 the streamer’s reach will encompass Scandinavia too. … >
No waiting until it airs, all ITV’s Christmas highlights will be available to stream from 0700. ITV are trying a novel approach to win the Christmas schedule wars this year; they are making all their major entertainment shows on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day available all day via ITV Hub. It’s doubtless a … >
Helena Bonham Carter will star as soap legend Noele Gordon. While Russell T Davies is set to return to Doctor Who for its Sixtieth anniversary, he has other work in the pipeline beforehand. itv have announced Nolly, a three-part drama written by RTD, telling the story of Noele Gordon on and off-screen around her work … >
ITV and Virgin Media O2 have signed a deal to allow for the integration of ITV content into the Virgin Media O2 platform ITV has announced a five-year deal tying up with Virgin Media O2. Virgin Media and O2 have recently been promoting themselves as Volt (to Virgin Media customers), and this new move is … >
The show Londongrad will tell the story of the poisoned former KGB agent, which is also being tackled by itv. Variety have broken the news that Benedict Cumberbatch will star in Londongrad, a mini-series currently in development by HBO. Based on Alan Cowell’s book The Terminal Spy, the show will tell the story of Alexander … >