25 July, 2010 was a day that shall live in telly infamy. It was 10 years ago today that one of the best television series ever, bar none, was born. Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, was the creation of the mind palaces of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Much like its comedic country counterpart […]
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Following a strict UK-industry wide detailed Covid-19 protocol policy, cast and crew of Death in Paradise have returned to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to begin filming of series 10 of the popular BBC One series. In addition to a full-time Covid-19 supervisor on set to make sure the protocols are being implemented correctly, there is a very familiar face returning as Josephine Jobert is set to reprise her role as DS Florence Cassell.
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Lust, greed, wrath, envy, and pride are just a few of the deadly sins that plague a seemingly happy family in the forthcoming mystery-thriller, Flesh and Blood. Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Psychoville, Vera Drake, The Crown) and Francesca Annis (Reckless, Cranford, Home Fires) star in a juicy mystery about the perils of late-life romance. Claudie Blakley (Manhunt, […]
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Foyle’s War creator, Anthony Horowitz, will adapt his best-selling novel, Magpie Murders, as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Horowitz’s Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.
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Maggie Cole is in trouble with a capital “T”. The day started out so well. It was a day like any other day. Then came a seemingly innocent interview on the radio by the local paper about local life where she, unfortunately, took no prisoners. It doesn’t help that the interview takes place in a pub and Maggie has ‘one too many’.
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If you’re Andrew Davies and your career portfolio includes the likes of Sanditon, Les Misérables, Pride and Prejudice, War & Peace, Vanity Fair, Bleak House, Middlemarch, A Very Peculiar Practice and, let’s not forget, the brilliant House of Cards, you could easily hang it up and retire to the Cotswolds or you could ramp it up a notch and create […]
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The Queen was most amused after hearing about an RAF gunner’s unusual lockdown exercise regimen during her second official virtual royal engagement via Zoom. Corporal Shanwayne Stephens, of the Queen’s Colour Squadron and member of the Jamaican bobsleigh team, was one of three military personnel who spoke to the monarch last week.
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As the dreaded and feared concept that the year 2021 could be virtually devoid of any new drama series inches closer to reality as every day passes, UK broadcasters have announced a new slate of guidelines to resume filming on television without a 2-metre separation. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. A BBC spokesperson told Variety: “Getting TV production back up and running safely is our priority. The BBC has already produced popular shows during lockdown following social distancing – from Have I Got News For You to Talking Heads.”
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With the recent news that World on Fire would return for a second series, PBS Masterpiece caught up with writer and creator Peter Bowker to find out what fans of the series might expect in the way of plot points, character arcs, and even battlefields. In addition, series stars Julia Brown (Lois Bennett) and Zofia Wichlacz (Kasia Tomaszeski) […]
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It seems like only yesterday that we were over the moon with the simple announcement that Lesley Manville would be joining the cast of The Crown as Princess Margaret for series 5. It was almost enough by itself to make one forget that, as recent as January of this year, it was series creator Peter Morgan who […]
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