BBC Four to showcase celebrated feature-length dramas

Sir Alec Guinness, Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in a season of feature-length dramas drawn from the BBC archive. The BBC long been making feature-length dramas for television, often with starry casts and from high-profile directors. However, once shown they often end up buried in the archive. Beginning this week, BBC Four and BBC … >

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Stephen Poliakoff’s new BBC drama Summer Of Rockets: cast announced

The BBC has confirmed the ensemble for the promisingly-looking Summer Of Rockets, that’s now started filming.  Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache and Timothy Spall will lead the ensemble for the new drama. Also in the cast are Lily Sacofsky, Lucy Cohu, Gary Beadle, Mark Bonnar, Ronald Pickup and Rose Ayling-Ellis. Greg Austin, Jordan Coulson, Matthew James Thomas … >

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‘Close to the Enemy’ trailer: First look at Stephen Poliakoff’s new BBC Two drama

The first trailer for Stephen Poliakoff’s new BBC Two drama Close to the Enemy has been released. Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, the six-part series is mainly set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War. Jim Sturgess (One Day) leads the cast, alongside Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), Angela Bassett (American … >

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