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 … >
Sky Arts’ Playhouse Presents… will return this summer with a new series of one-off comedies and dramas. Airing from May, the 30 episodes will feature Billie Piper, Matthew Perry, Jane Horrocks, Jo Brand, Simon Callow, Cara Delevingne, Lindsay Duncan, Kevin Eldon, Daniel Mays, , Mark Strong, Sylvia Syms, Ashley Walters, Jason Watkins, Ben Whishaw and … >
Sky has announced that the new series of comedies Trollied and Chickens will launch on Sky1 later this month.
In the final episode of the series, Dirk Gently tries to track down a murderer who’s bumping off the agency’s former clients while simultaneously trying to apprehend a stalker.
Like last week’s opening episode, it’s intelligently-plotted, well-acted and makes exceptional use of a small budget to end up looking extremely stylish.
At some point the show finds a rhythm that the pilot never had and bounces jauntily along with verve and – crucially – some much-needed laughs.
Based on the books by Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently returns to BBC Four next month for a new three-part series.