Morven Christie has nabbed the lead role in The Bay, an upcoming ITV police drama from writers Daragh Carville and Richard Clarke. The six-part series, set in the seaside town of Morecambe, will centre on a detective sergeant named Lisa Armstrong.
Based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie, Grantchester is back for a third season. James Norton and Robson Green return as the unlikely 1950s crime fighting duo, Vicar Sidney Chambers and Police Inspector Geordie Keating, in six new episodes. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season 2 on DVD on Amazon here. They are … >
The second episode of Grantchester’s new season opens with Peter Davison at a village cricket match! It seems entirely right, but alas this isn’t his dashing early 80s Doctor Who, nor his charming early 30s Tristan Farnon. He’s Geoff Towler, local solicitor, pillar of the community, chairman of the cricket club… but also a bully … >
The basic set up of Grantchester, a cop and a vicar working together, is increasingly implausible – so the first episode of the new season wisely chooses to ignore it. Rather than contriving an elaborate reason for Sidney’s involvement, there’s just a phone call from Geordie telling him there’s been a murder and that’s it, … >
ITV has confirmed that the new season of Grantchester will begin later this month. Based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie, the drama series launched in October 2014 and a second season aired on ITV in spring 2016, followed by the show’s first Christmas special last December. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season … >
The second season of The A Word has started shooting in the Lake District. Starring Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Lee Ingleby (Our Zoo), Morven Christie (Grantchester), Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat) and Vinette Robinson (Sherlock), alongside newcomer Max Vento, the drama series launched on BBC One in March 2016. The official synopsis reads: “[Season 2] picks up two years on from … >
The final episode of this BBC One drama series concludes leaving the audience with some uncertainties. Writer/director Joe Ahearne brings a measure of suspense into the plot by using scenes with little script, whilst the viewer is left assuming the rest. This technique is used skilfully in office scenes where Ellen (Morwen Christie) watches her … >
After last week’s gripping opener, this episode begins with Ellen (Morven Christie) holding the baby. Her emergency Caesarean section produces a baby girl, though the mystery death of her boss, Kay, remains unsolved. Paula (Vicky McClure), her ‘replacement’ maternity cover at work, claims “it doesn’t make any sense.” Was it suicide or was she pushed? … >
Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Morven Christie (The A Word) lead the cast of BBC One’s new Glasgow-set psychological thriller The Replacement. Written and directed by Joe Ahearne (The Secret of Crickley Hall, Doctor Who), the three-part series also stars Dougray Scott, Neve McIntosh, Richard Rankin, Navin Chowdhry and Siobhan Redmond. The Replacement follows the paranoia … >
This new fast-moving drama series starring Morwen Christie (The A Word) and Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) promises to be a roller-coaster ride from start to finish as writer/director Joe Ahearne keeps viewers gripped to their TV sets over the next three weeks. At the top of her career, Ellen, (Morwen Christie) falls pregnant. She … >