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Inside No. 9 – trailer for series 8 drops with April release date

The new series promises guest turns from Amanda Abbington, Anita Dobson, Phil Daniels and Mathew Horne.  With Inside No. 9 landing its latest series on April 27th, the BBC have released the series trailer. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s enduring comedy anthology series is on its eighth run and promises another impressive guest cast. We … >

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Steven Moffat on The Unfriend, Sherlock and Inside Man

The writer would pen Season 5 of Sherlock “tomorrow” if stars Cumberbatch and Freeman agreed to return.  Writer Steven Moffat is out promoting his play The Unfriend. First performed as part of 2022’s Chichester Festival, the play is directed by his Sherlock collaborator Mark Gatiss and it has scored an impressive West End transfer. The … >

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The Witch Farm – new podcast series from BBC Radio 4

The show stars Alexandra Roach, Joseph Fiennes, Reece Shearsmith and Torchwood‘s Tom Price.  BBC Radio 4 have announced another potentially terrifying podcast. Again fronted by Danny Robins, the show comes from Bafflegab – makers of The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny. Using their customary blend of drama and documentary, The Witch Farm re-investigates the true story … >

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Inside No. 9 has been commissioned for two more series

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s show will be back for Series Eight and Nine.  The BBC have announced a double-recommission for Inside No. 9. The horror-tinged comedy anthology show, which concluded its seventh series this week, will return for two more runs. The corporations tells us there will be 12 more episodes, presumably in 2023 … >

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Inside No. 9 is getting a US remake

The show is to be adapted for Amazon’s Freevee streaming service.  Amazon have announced they have an American version of the hit BBC Two comedy Inside No. 9 in the works. The news came at the NewFronts advertising event in New York. The anthology series, in which Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith both write and … >

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The Witchfinder – New BBC Two comedy has a stellar guest cast

Starring Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, The Witchfinder promises a 1640s “road-free road trip”.   Back in October 2019, the BBC announced its 17th Century-set comedy The Witchfinder. Now it seems the show is almost here. The story follows a witchfinder and his prisoner on a journey across England, encountering civil war, famine and … >

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Good Omens 2 – further cast announced including Derek Jacobi return

The sequel series won’t feature Benedict Cumberbatch or Frances McDormand though.  Filming continues on Good Omens 2, reuniting Tennant and Michael Sheen in their roles as the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale. While we’d already heard that Jon Hamm is back as Gabriel, Deadline have confirmed that Sir Derek Jacobi will also reprise his … >

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Sheen and Tennant are back filming Good Omens Season 2

Production has begun on the second run of the show based on the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel.  It was way back in June when the surprise second season of Good Omens was announced. Now Amazon Studios have released a new image to confirm filming has begun. If there were any doubt, David Tennant … >

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