The series stars Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood and Robert Carlyle. Ahead of its late February release, Netflix have dropped a trailer for Toxic Town. The limited series, from writer Jack Thorne, explores the real-life story of the Corby poisonings in the late 80s and early 90s. The effects were felt by families whose children … >
The phone hacking drama comes from the team behind Mr Bates vs the Post Office. With impeccable timing, after the recent out-of-court settlement between Prince Harry and News Group Newspapers, ITV have announced The Hack. The show explores the UK’s phone hacking scandal and its impact. Filmed during 2024, the 7-part drama is currently in … >
The cast also includes Robert Caryle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear and Brendan Coyle. Updated 19/09/23: Toxic Town adds three new cast members. As filming progresses on writer Jack Thorne’s drama about the Corby poisonings, three new cast members have been announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix UK … >
Jane Horrocks joins the cabinet as the new Defence Secretary. Sky have released a first-look image from their returning political thriller series COBRA. The show takes its name from the infamous ‘Cabinet Office Briefing Room A’ where British Prime Ministers often chair crisis meetings. Styled COBRA: Rebellion for its third season, the show deals with … >
Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Lesley Sharp are returning for a “limited series”. As the hunger for streaming content continues unabated it occasionally throws up a gem. Here, Disney+ are inhaling a dose of late-90s nostalgia and following up on the terrific British movie The Full Monty. One of the BFI’s top twenty-five films of … >
If you didn’t catch the visually stunning BBC version of War of the Worlds earlier this year, it’s coming to Britbox on November 20. It’s no longer available on iPlayer, and might be just the thing if you haven’t had enough apocalypse in 2020. There’s a strange irony to watching a show about an invasion … >
In a photo finish with GoldenEye, 1999’s The World is Not Enough emerges as Brosnan’s best movie by a nose. It’s funny, moving, sexy, thrilling and (three minutes of Garbage aside) never dull.