In the aftermath of last week’s proposal, it is was mere moments before the decidedly dodgy Prince Telemon (Clive Standen) was confirmed as being in Pasiphae’s employ, his dastardly purpose cemented by a torso swipe of her magical chicken blood. While the former Queen had faith in his allegiance, driven by a desire to return … >
With the trailer promising a fight contest, we have to admit that our hopes were not particularly high for this episode. Atlantis provided two such contests last year and Merlin was renowned for them. However, when we spotted it was coming from the pen of Richard McBrien, hopes were raised. His episodes ‘Twist of Fate’ … >
The cliff-hanger to last week’s opening episode was suitably epic, leaving the city of Atlantis surrounded and ready to fall to Pasiphae’s forces while Hercules and Pythagoras, dragging a wounded Jason, were about to encounter a Cyclops. With ample helpings of swordplay and hand to hand combat, the defence of Atlantis was thrillingly all action. … >
Nudged closer to Christmas by Doctor Who, it has been the best part of a year since we last visited Atlantis. The show’s team have promised change, with star Jack Donnelly (Jason) revealing: “It’s not the follow-up you would expect. They really have reinvented it. In every single way they could change it, I think … >
BBC One has unveiled a new trailer for the second season of Atlantis. From the makers of Merlin, the fantasy drama returns on Saturday 15 November on BBC One, starring Jack Donnelly as Jason, Mark Addy as Hercules and Robert Emms as Pythagoras. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the trailer… In … >
Atlantis will return to BBC One next month. The channel’s Twitter feed has confirmed that the fantasy drama’s second season launches on Saturday 15 November – the weekend after Doctor Who‘s current season concludes. Watch the teaser trailer… Guest stars in the new season include Amy Manson (Being Human, Outcasts) as Medea and Vincent Regan … >
And so, after just four episodes (*glares at the BBC*), the brilliant first series of W1A has come to an end. Well, of sorts. And look who returned! This week, the fall-out from Ian Fletcher’s salary revelation has left the BBC execs with a conundrum – how to deal with an employee who reportedly, and … >
Amy Manson (Being Human, Outcasts) and Vincent Regan (300) have joined the cast of Atlantis for the second series of BBC One’s fantasy drama. Manson will play Medea and Regan will play Dion in Series 2, which has started filming. The first episode of Series 2 will also guest star Robert Pugh (Game Of Thrones) and … >
The second series of Atlantis has started shooting. The fantasy drama launched on BBC One last autumn, with Series 1’s finale revealing that Paisphae (Sarah Parish) was in fact Jason’s mother. The new series will feature “a dramatic shift of power in the kingdom” Main cast members Jack Donnelly (Jason), Mark Addy (Hercules) and Robert … >
The new BBC Head of Values, Ian Fletcher, comes under scrutiny in the latest episode of BBC Two’s new sitcom satirising the very corporation that produces it. Fletcher, played by Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), finds his own integrity questioned, due to his exorbitant salary despite his own sincere beliefs in the BBC; such as his … >