Zoë Wanamaker and Phillip Glenister will also star in a contemporary version of the Jersey-based detective series. In April, we heard that Toby Whithouse was behind a re-imagined Bergerac, the classic 80s crime series. Now, the casting is in place, with Damien Molony taking on the title role of Jim Bergerac. The Irish actor’s previous … >
The show becomes a 6-part crime series for Drama and UKTV Play. Based on the exotic location of Channel Island of Jersey, Bergerac bestrode the BBC One schedules for a decade. With nine series and numerous Christmas specials, it was the Death in Paradise of its day. Created by Robert Banks Stewart in 1981, detective … >
The six-part series is a “genre bending mystery, combining drama, suspense and horror.” UKTV Alibi have announced a major new commission from Toby Whithouse (Being Human, The Game) entitled The Red King. Filming has begun on the show which comes from Quay Street Productions. Anjli Mohindra (Vigil) leads the show as detective Grace Narayan. She’s … >
Things are moving forward on a new BBC drama, an adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s young adult novel, Noughts & Crosses. The book follows an alternative 21st century UK, one where people are segregated by the colour of their skin. Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has been hired to oversee the scripting of the six part … >
Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday with season 10 episode 8: ‘The Lie of the Land’, written by Toby Whithouse. Here are 10 spoiler-free dialogue snippets.
Doctor Who is bringing back the three-parter for the first time since 1989. Writer Toby Whithouse has revealed that episodes 6-8 of the new season are a linked story, featuring new monsters The Monks. At least one of these episodes also features the return of Michelle Gomez as Missy. Whithouse told DS: “Steven [Moffat]’s done the first … >
Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has announced that he will be writing an episode for the new season of Doctor Who. Previously confirmed writers for Season 10 include Mark Gatiss, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sarah Dollard, Jamie Mathieson, Rona Munro and Mike Bartlett. Showrunner Steven Moffat previously revealed that he expects to write four of the season’s twelve episodes, leaving only … >
The concluding episode of Toby Whithouse’s two-part Doctor Who story in Season 9 was bookended by the Doctor discussing the Bootstrap Paradox. A time travel paradox in which an object or information can exist without ever being created, the concept became a key part of the plot in ‘Under the Lake’ and ‘Before the Flood’ as the Doctor hypothesises ‘Who really composed Beethhoven’s Fifth?’ … >
Doctor Who will return for a new season this autumn. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on … >
So, what did you think of the Doctor Who Season 9’s second two-part story? > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Let’s take a look at the best and worst bits of Toby Whithouse’s ‘Under the Lake’ and ‘Before the Flood’… Hits The Fisher King … >