Thandie Newton has been announced as the guest lead in the new season of Line of Duty. Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama will move to BBC One in 2017 for its fourth season, which starts filming in Belfast this month. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, Line of Duty launched on BBC Two in June 2012 and the third season concluded earlier this … >
Stephen Moyer and Zoe Tapper have joined the cast of Safe House. Four new 60-minute episodes of the drama will begin filming in Wales, Liverpool and Manchester later this month. The thriller series launched on ITV last April, averaging 6.5 million viewers and a 24% share. Season 1’s Christopher Eccleston, Marsha Thomason and Paterson Joseph were all originally due to return for … >
BBC One has unveiled the first trailer for Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s major new series, Taboo. Produced by Ridley Scott and based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, the period drama began filming in London last November. Taboo will air in 2017 on BBC One in the UK and on FX in the United States. … >
The writers of BBC Two’s Inside No. 9 have given some new hints about what to expect from the upcoming third season. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes, directed by Guillam Morales (Julia’s Eyes). Guest stars will include Keeley Hawes (Line Of Duty), Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife), … >
James Nesbitt stars in ITV’s new four-part thriller, The Secret; the true story of a Sunday school teacher and a respectable dentist who formed a murderous partnership. The location: a seaside town in Northern Ireland in 1991. The scene: two bodies in a carbon monoxide filled car. A former nurse Lesley Howell, and a police officer Trevor … >
More guest stars for the third season of BBC Two’s Inside No. 9 have been announced. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s dark anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes, directed by Guillam Morales (Julia’s Eyes). Joining the previously confirmed Jason Watkins (Being Human) and Philip Glenister (Life on Mars) are … >
The first guest stars for the new season of BBC Two’s Inside No. 9 have been revealed. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s dark anthology comedy series will return later this year with six new episodes. Each film will again be set in a different location with all-new characters. Being Human actor Jason Watkins has confirmed … >
Between 2009 and 2013, supernatural drama Being Human was the jewel in BBC Three’s crown, being nominated for two BAFTAs and launching the careers of its young and upcoming cast. The series saw two sets of main characters – a vampire, a werewolf (or two) and a ghost – as well as numerous guest characters … >
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s major new BBC One series Taboo has started filming in London this week. Starring Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) in the lead role, the eight-part drama is directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (The Killing). Taboo sees Hardy play James Keziah Delaney, who returns to 1814 London after 10 years in … >
About a Boy writer Nick Hornby is adapting Nina Stibbe’s award-winning book Love, Nina for BBC One. Helena Bonham-Carter (Harry Potter, Suffragette) will lead the cast of the five 30-minute episodes. Love, Nina is a fictionalised adaptation of author Nina Stibbe’s letters home to her sister and is described as “a charming, laugh-out-loud culture clash … >