It wasn’t meant to be like this. When you’re the king of England in 1533, you should be confident in your belief that your throne is appointed by a God who will provide you with a brood of strapping sons to strengthen the family line. When you’re instead presented with a possibly illegitimate daughter and … >
Principal photography is now complete on Sherlock‘s upcoming Christmas special. The one-off episode’s shoot began in Bristol on Tuesday 6 January and wrapped yesterday. Production designer Arwel Wyn Jones tweeted: “Another one done …” > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the festive special … >
We’re halfway through BBC Two’s six-part series now, and it’s time for Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) to get his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels on. He’s bursting through doors, slamming people up against the wall, stomping through brothels, threatening to bash Thomas More’s head into the cobbles. It’s not as if Wolf Hall has … >
We’re into the second week, and deeper into the corridors of power of Wolf Hall, as more and more people are beginning to notice that young buck Cromwell, who is attempting to change the opinion of the royal court. Now less Jim Dale in Carry On Columbus, more a young Robert Lindsay, stomping the streets … >
Hilary Mantel’s pair of bestsellers, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies have been conflated into a new six-part drama for BBC Two. ‘Sumptuous’ is a somewhat overused phrase for these sorts of things, but it’s a fair description of at least this first episode, ‘Three Card Trick’, which introduces us to Thomas Cromwell at … >
Three brief teaser clips introducing characters from BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall have been released. The six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels begins at 9pm on Wednesday 21 January on BBC Two. > Like Wolf Hall on Facebook. Watch the clips, featuring Homeland‘s Damian Lewis as Henry VIII, Jonathan Pryce … >
Hilary Mantel’s award-winning Wolf Hall is a historical book steeped in intrigue and gritty, dark drama. A page-turner based in the difficult, relentless world of Tudor politics, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy screenwriter Peter Straughan’s new six-part adaptation takes well-known elements and figures from history and casts them in a new light. In December 2013, the … >
Sherlock‘s upcoming one-off special has started filming in Bristol. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the special sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. Rupert Graves (Lestrade) and Jonathan Aris (Anderson) were also spotted filming today. There have not … >
BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall will begin later this month. The six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels stars Homeland‘s Damian Lewis as Henry VIII alongside Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Claire Foy (The Promise) as Anne Boleyn. Wolf Hall begins at 9pm on Wednesday 21 January on BBC Two. … >
The petty jealousy and absurd one-upmanship continues in this final instalment of BBC One’s Mapp and Lucia. My cringing discomfort at the ridiculousness of the titular characters at times moves me to want to grab them by the kingfisher blue lapels and shout at them that maybe their lives would be a little bit more … >