Daddy Issues – BBC orders series 2 of the hit comedy

The show stars David Morrisey and Aimee Lou Wood as father and daughter.  The BBC have announced that their sitcom Daddy Issues is returning for a second 6-part series. The show stars Aimee Lou Wood as Gemma – a young woman who finds herself pregnant and is forced to flatshare with her hapless father Malcolm … >

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Daddy Issues – first image and cast confirmed

The forthcoming sitcom will star David Morrissey and Aimee Lou Wood as a father/daughter odd couple. The BBC have released the first image of David Morrissey and Aimee Lou Wood from their upcoming sitcom Daddy Issues . The show follows Gemma who, after discovering she is pregnant, is forced to flat share with her hapless father. … >

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Happy Valley Series 3 – Filming begins and cast announcements

A host of familiar names return for the show’s final run.  Back in October, the BBC confirmed Happy Valley‘s long-awaited return for a third and final series. The crime drama, set in the Calder Valley, has won critical plaudits and big audiences. It’s also scored BAFTAs for writer Sally Wainwright and it’s star Sarah Lancashire. … >

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Close To Me — Christopher Eccleston drama coming to Channel 4

Psychological drama Close to me starring Christopher Eccleston comes to Channel 4 this autumn Close to Me (6 x 60’) is the story of Jo Harding (Connie Nielsen), a woman who seems to have it all – beautiful house in the country, loving family and Rob, her devoted husband (Christopher Eccleston). But following a fall, an entire year … >

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Bloodlands trailer released for James Nesbitt thriller

A Bloodlands trailer has been released by the BBC, giving us a look at the new James Nesbitt thriller When a car containing a possible suicide note is pulled out of Strangford Lough, Northern Irish police detective Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) quickly connects it to an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance. Bloodlands follows … >

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Doctor Who Series 11: most compelling performances

Jodie Whittaker From the moment she literally crashed onto the scene in The Woman Who Fell to Earth, Jodie Whittaker hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor embodies all the energy, cleverness and heroism of the Doctor. I’d like to see her face more challenging villains and monsters but there’s no doubt ‒ … >

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Rekk! Finskad! new Doctor Who expletives

Battlestar Galactica had “frak” and “felgercarb”, Farscape had “frell”, Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced “petaQ” and Mork and Mindy had “shazbot”. Now Whovians can spout their own oaths, thanks to Chris Chibnall. In the second episode of Doctor Who Series 11, The Ghost Monument, Two humanoid alien species have introduced new expletives, at least as … >

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Doctor Who, The Ghost Monument: new plot details

The Ghost Monument synopses: Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough in a hostile alien environment to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo? The Doctor and her new friends have barely had a chance to recover from their first adventure … >

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