• John Simm goes from detective to murder suspect in 'Prey'

    John Simm goes from detective to murder suspect in 'Prey'

    More drama greatness tonight on ITV…. Prey, a brand new drama starring John Simm is coming to ITV tonight. Prey tells the story of a DS Marcus Farrow (Simm), a well-liked policeman on the run, wrongly accused of the murder of his estranged wife and son, desperate to clear his name for the sake of […]

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  • 'Vera' returns tonight to ITV; soon to public television

    'Vera' returns tonight to ITV; soon to public television

    UPDATE – For those that emailed asking where Vera was filmed, the 4th series, which premiered Sunday on ITV, was filmed in Alnmouth in Northumberland. While previous episodes have also been filmed in Northumberland, such as Druridge Bay, Low Hauxley and Embleton, series 4 was shot entirely in Alnmouth. Vera is back! Vera is Detective […]

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  • 'Last Night of the Pythons' to hit the cinema LIVE on July 20

    'Last Night of the Pythons' to hit the cinema LIVE on July 20

    Given that it took about 90 seconds to officially become a sellout at London’s O2 arena, I’m guessing that you were unable to secure tickets to the July 20 performance of The Last Night of Monty Pythons some months back. If so, fear not. Sadly, on July 21, the greatest and most influential comedy troupe […]

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  • A little early (pre-Sherlock) Benedict in 'Spooks' and 'Fortysomething'

    A little early (pre-Sherlock) Benedict in 'Spooks' and 'Fortysomething'

    For those individuals that thought Sherlock was Benedict Cumberbatch’s first rodeo, we thought it would be fun to revisit some of his pre-Sherlock efforts and see how, when you think about it, he had been preparing for the role of a lifetime all along. Look closely and you’ll see a bit of Sherlock in Benedict […]

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  • Cumberbatch. Benedict Cumberbatch.

    Cumberbatch. Benedict Cumberbatch.

    Seems like there isn’t a day that goes by that Sherlock star, Benedict Cumberbatch, isn’t linked to some upcoming role on the big screen. Most play out over time such as Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit, Tinker Tailor, etc. Others seem to endlessly remain a rumor (insert upcoming new JJ Abrams’ Star Wars mega-blockbuster […]

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  • Sir Harry Pearce back on the grid for 'Spooks: The Greater Good'

    Sir Harry Pearce back on the grid for 'Spooks: The Greater Good'

    For those that have been off the grid since Spooks (MI5 in America) came to an end there is light at the end of the tunnel. Filming has begun on Spooks: The Greater Good, the feature film which picks up where the TV series left off. You might remember that Sir Harry had decided to […]

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  • 'Mapp and Lucia' to get re-boot in 2015

    'Mapp and Lucia' to get re-boot in 2015

    2014-2015 looks to be quite an ambitious drama slate for BBC One. Death in Paradise and Call the Midwife will each return for their fourth series in 2015. New commissions will feature two new Agatha Christie adaptations, And Then There Were None and Partners in Crime. Aidan Turner (Being Human, The Hobbit), Eleanor Tomlinson (Death […]

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  • Bits and Bobs from the set of Doctor Who 8!

    Bits and Bobs from the set of Doctor Who 8!

    As most of us are painfully aware, we’re still in the neighborhood of four months away from the season 8 premiere of Doctor Who, the first that will star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. With a few pictures having surfaced on the Internets, episode information is just now starting to filter out mainly due […]

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  • Sherlock, Mycroft and 'the other one'. Could there be another Holmes brother?

    Sherlock, Mycroft and 'the other one'. Could there be another Holmes brother?

    As Planet Earth anxiously awaits the next series of Sherlock, could it be that there might be another Holmes in the family that we don’t know about? Our first introduction to there being another member of Sherlock’s family came when older brother, Mycroft Holmes (played by series co-creator and writer, Mark Gatiss), kidnaps John and […]

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  • Bill Nighy returning in the Worricker trilogy on PBS this Fall

    Bill Nighy returning in the Worricker trilogy on PBS this Fall

    While there will be the inevitable comparison to the Cornetto Trilogy, the Worricker Trilogy may just have a minor leg up given the greatness of Bill Nighy and Christopher Walken. As we reported earlier this month, The Worricker Trilogy, which began with Page Eight, is set to continue with Bill Nighy reprising his role as […]

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