ITV has announced a new crime drama series based on the hit Belgian series of the same name, Professor T. The series will star Ben Miller (Death in Paradise, Worst Week of My Life) as Professor Jasper Tempest, genius OCD criminologist with Frances de la Tour (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Vicious) as his colorful but overbearing mother, Adelaide. […]
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Compared to Broadchurch and The Killing, Blood is an Irish mystery called “a dark, addictive and unmissable crime drama” by The Guardian. Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) stars as Jim Hogan, a respected doctor in a small Irish town, with three adult children — and with secrets. Ahead of today’s American premiere, Tellyspotting had the great good fortune to be able to sit down for a delightful chat with series star, Adrian Dunbar.
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The mind palace of former Sherlock and Dracula co-creator Steven Moffat is about to get busy again. We had the good fortune to cross paths earlier this month with the former Doctor Who showrunner in the hotel lobby during the 2020 BBC Showcase in Liverpool along with his wife and Hartswood Films Executive Producer, Sue Vertue. They took a […]
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Almost four years in the making, Last Tango in Halifax returns tonight to BBC One with a PBS broadcast on the horizon later this year. Earlier this year, writer/creator Sally Wainwright confirmed that “everyone’s back” as series 5 returns tonight on BBC One at 9p with a PBS broadcast tentatively scheduled for September 2020. Derek Jacobi, […]
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With a 3rd series of the Sky One series Delicious in her rear-view mirror and fresh off a starring role in the forthcoming ITV series, The Trouble with Maggie Cole, Dawn French is set to star in The Tail Of The Curious Mouse, a one-off feature length film inspired by the true story of when a young Roald […]
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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 had one too many.
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Undercover, written by the BAFTA-winning Peter Moffat and starring Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and Adrian Lester (Hustle), weaves a brilliant tale of corruption, betrayal with a few miscarriages of justice thrown in for good measure. It may be the find of the week at BBC Showcase 2020 in Liverpool.
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Yesterday, Tellyspotting readers were treated to a few of the drama series that are already in the PBS pipeline for the remainder of 2020. Just a little over a month into the year, it looks to be an awesome one from a drama standpoint. As we mentioned earlier, Howard’s End, Sanditon and Vienna Blood will come to a close by the […]
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As we settle in and ready ourselves to begin our week-long, 10 hour a day, television binge-watch at the 2020 BBC Showcase in Liverpool, you may be wondering what is already on tap for PBS in the drama category. While we are looking at programming from drama to comedy to factual to natural history to […]
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Whether taking a page from former husband Lenny Henry’s brilliant portrayal of culinary genius, Gareth Blackstock, in the comedy series, Chef, or channeling her portrayal of Geraldine Granger and her love of all things food-related in Vicar of Dibley, Dawn French is awesome in the new Sky1 comedy/drama series, Delicious. Alongside French will be Silent Witness star Emilia […]
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