Timing is everything these days. Following the announcement earlier this week that Wolf Hall will probably not return to the small screen for two years makes the recent Sherlock news coming out of the 2016 TCA Press Tour seem pretty palatable. PBS president Paula Kerger had some good news/bad news, albeit exciting news, for Sherlock fans at the […]
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While fans have longed for a Doctor Who-Sherlock crossover, Steven Moffat, the current showrunner of both, has pretty much put an end to that possibility on an hourly basis for the past several years. Any thoughts of the TARDIS landing on the doorstep of 221b Baker Street must live in the alternate mind palace world of Wholock fan […]
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Unfortunately, Wolf Hall fans will have to wait at least two years before seeing the second installment of the Golden Globe winning historical drama starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. The series, which told the story of the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII, was an adaptation of author Hilary Mantel’s two novels, Wolf […]
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Depending on where your travels may take you in the coming year, chances are fairly good that you will be able to keep up with the exploits of the local version of Dr. Martin Ellingham in some form or fashion. Doc Martin has been sold to more than 70 countries, with seven of the biggest besides America […]
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It was bad enough that Slough had to endure David Brent and the Wernham Hogg Paper Company for so many years, now there’s a comet on an unavoidable collision course with Earth to contend with. You, Me and the Apocalypse is about the last days of mankind. When the end of the world as we know it […]
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I’m trying to be an adult about this, I really am. I know that all good things must come to an end but do we have to experience the end of both Downton Abbey AND Wallander within three months of each other? With Downton Abbey coming to an end on Sunday, March 6, the good news/bad news […]
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While it has yet to transmit in America, Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One for a third series, according to series star, David Jason. And, while it has yet to be ‘officially’ confirmed by the BBC, Jason spoke of a third series to reporters recently citing a healthy 7 million viewers for […]
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Almost four years removed from his brilliant portrayal of the pain medication-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, Dr. Gregory House, the greatness of Hugh Laurie is returning to the small screen. The Night Manager, the BBC’s television adaptation of John le Carré’s novel stars Laurie alongside Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Katherine Kelly, Tom Hollander and Russell Tovey. Published […]
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After six series at the helm, current Doctor Who headwriter and showrunner, Steven Moffat, has decided that the time has come to hand over the keys to the TARDIS. At the conclusion of the next series of programs, which is set to begin with a 2016 Christmas special and then conclude with a final 12-part series beginning in spring […]
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There are big plans ahead to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in April of this year. The BBC’s Shakespeare Festival 2016 will feature a wealth of not-to-be-missed programming in 2016. The centerpiece of the celebration will be The Hollow Crown: War of the Roses airing on BBC2 and PBS in 2016. The second in […]
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