A lot of us watched Game of Thrones on Sunday night

The final season premiere of Game of Thrones – cultural juggernaut as it is – was bound to be a major ratings hit for US network HBO, and similarly popular with UK audiences when it aired at 9pm on Monday night. What’s surprising, though, is how many Brits stayed up until the wee hours to … >

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Sky Atlantic's Riviera

Riviera: Neil Jordan disowns Sky Atlantic’s new show

Sky Atlantic’s latest big budget drama, Riviera, is being heavily sold off the back of Neil Jordan’s involvement. But Jordan, the director of features such as The Company Of Wolves, Interview With The Vampire and The Crying Game, has moved to distance himself from the programme in a new interview with The Guardian.

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Benedict Cumberbatch to star in new Sky Atlantic drama from ‘One Day’ author

Sky Atlantic and Showtime have teamed up to make a new drama executive produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, the series will be adapted by novelist David Nicholls (One Day). Nicholls will write all five one-hour episodes of Melrose, which “hilariously skewers … >

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