Wolf Hall:The Mirror and the Light - Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) and King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – trailer and start date

Somehow, it’s been nine years since the first series of the remarkable Wolf Hall.  Based on Hilary Mantel’s books, the BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning series chronicled the life of Thomas Cromwell. Henry VIII’s political fixer was played compellingly by Mark Rylance, with the King himself brought to life by Damian Lewis. However, the first … >

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Six new shows for 2024

Six new shows to look forward to in 2024

We pick six new shows coming in 2024 we think deserve your attention How to pick just six new shows to watch in 2024? Between terrestrial television and even some of the streamers, it’s not even one show each and whatever we pick will do a disservice to others. In the end we’ve chosen shows … >

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster

The Artful Dodger – Thomas Brodie-Sangster to lead Disney+ show

He will play “Dodger” in an international, character-driven story set in the 1850s.  Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, we’ve learned that Disney+ have revealed the cast details for their upcoming period drama The Artful Dodger. The show develops the story of Oliver Twist’s “Dodger”; it reveals him living a new life in Australia as a … >

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Pistol cast Wallace Boon Partridge Slater

Pistol – first look pictures released from Danny Boyle Sex Pistols biopic

The NME is reporting the release of two pictures from forthcoming Danny Boyle biopic Pistol — the story of the Sex Pistols adapted from Steve Jones’s autobiography Lonely Boy Thanks to the NME, we can bring you some pictures and more casting details from Pistol, following our initial announcement. The first image from the series (see above), show … >

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The Queen's Gambit

The Queen’s Gambit: four reasons to watch the Netflix hit

The Queen’s Gambit was released on Netflix at the end October and is being widely lauded as a major success and the inspiration behind a rise in chess set sales. Why should you watch it? We give the lowdown… Background The Queen’s Gambit is based on the 1983 Walter Tevis novel of the same name, and … >

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Win a bundle of DVDs with ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’!

The Maze was just the beginning. After the harrowing adventure of escaping the maze, the Gladers find themselves right in the centre of an epic mystery in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kaya Scodelario, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 1 February … >

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