Dan Stevens has signed up to portray author Charles Dickens. The Man Who Invented Christmas will be adapted for the screen by Mozart in the Jungle writer Susan Coyne from the book of the same name by Les Standiford, THR reports. The story follows Dickens during the six weeks in 1843 when he created his classic festive tale, … >
The first promotional photo for BBC One’s new one-off drama about the Bronte sisters has been revealed. Writtten by Last Tango in Halifax creator Sally Wainwright, To Walk Invisible tells “the story behind three remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.” Emily … >
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 cast has been announced for BBC One’s new one-off drama about the Bronte sisters, writtten by Last Tango in Halifax creator Sally Wainwright. Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, will be played by Chloe Pirrie (An Inspector Calls) alongside Finn Atkins (Common) as her deeply ambitious older sister Charlotte, author of Jane Eyre. Charlie Murphy (Happy … >
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 … >
No Game of Thrones season is complete without a few shocks along the way. From Ned’s execution in Season 1 to Joffrey’s poisoning in Season 4, the show has delighted in pulling the rug out from under its viewers’ feet and the show’s recent fifth season was no different. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 … >
HBO held a screening for the shocking fifth season finale of Game of Thrones in London on Monday night. Watch the audience’s genuine and real-time reactions to the episode’s shocking revelations and twists… Season 5 is available now on Digital HD on Google Play. > Buy the complete Season 1-4 boxset on Amazon.
In our seventh visit to Game of Thrones this year, Jon and Tormund departed to the wildlings’ camp, Brienne continued to survey Winterfell and Daario’s marriage proposal was rejected by Daenerys. Elsewhere Diana Rigg and Jonathan Pryce continued to impress as Lady Olenna and the High Sparrow sparred over Margaery and Loras’ incarceration. Unsurprisingly, ‘The … >
Game of Thrones, HBO’s fantasy drama based on the bestselling novels by George RR Martin, returns to Sky Atlantic for a fifth season. The last outing to the vast and violent Seven Kingdoms saw a number of shocking deaths as the battle for the Iron Throne escalated and, with this new season featuring some of … >
It was a controversial visit to Game of Thrones this week with many viewers left horrified by a disturbing sequence of events involving poor Sansa Stark. Throughout its five-year TV history there have been a number of uncomfortable scenes, however, has the show really finally gone too far? Since his introduction in Season 3, Iwan … >