Nurse Trixie returns to Nonnatus House for this year’s ‘Call the Midwife’ holiday special
Call the Midwife fans will no doubt remember Nurse Trixie’s departure in series 7 after slipping back into her addiction with alcohol.
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Lewis’ Laurence Fox joins cast of ‘Victoria’ as S3 filming begins
Filming has just begun on series 3 which is set in 1848, a “turbulent and uncertain time” for Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, according to producers. Victoria is under pressure from the government to leave London for her own safety, amid fears of revolution and unrest in London. But the Queen is also facing pressure […]
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New faces head to Cornwall to join cast of ‘Poldark’ for series 4
When series 4 of Poldark returns this Fall on PBS (tentative Summer 2018 on BBC1), there will be a few new faces making their way up and down the Devon coastline. Louis Davison, the son of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and brother-in-law of Tenth Doctor David Tennant, has joined the cast of the BBC1/PBS drama for series four. […]
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Danny John-Jules departs ‘Death in Paradise’ as series 8 filming begins
After 7 series and 62 solved murders, four suicides, an accidental death and an unfortunate poisoned cat named Opal, Officer Dwayne Myers, played by Danny John-Jules, is turning in his badge and will be leaving the island of Saint Marie before filming begins on series 8. Considered the most murderous place in the world, the […]
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‘Grantchester’ in limbo no more as S4 confirmed but we will say goodbye to Sidney Chambers!
What a difference 24 hours can make when it comes to news about the future of your favorite whiskey-swilling, jazz-loving, mystery-solving vicar. Earlier this week, the future of Grantchester was still in limbo with 11 months of no word if there would be a series 4. And, not only whether or not the series was coming back but, […]
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Laredo, UK’s wild west town provided setting for Red Dwarf’s Gunman of the Apocalypse
Nearly 25 years ago, greatness occurred in the form of the third episode of the sixth series of Red Dwarf with “Gunman of the Apocalypse“. Written by series co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the episode finds Kryten, Lister, Rimmer and the Cat in a computer simulation of a Wild West town, facing a gunfight against the Four Horsemen of […]
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Paddington Bear author/creator, Michael Bond, dies at 91
Michael Bond CBE, the author and creator of Paddington Bear, the marmalade-loving bear from ‘deepest, darkest Peru’ who comes heads to London (by Aunt Lucy) in his iconic old hat, ruffled coat, wellingtons and a battered suitcase to live, has died at the age of 91. Bond published his first book, “A Bear Called Paddington”, in 1958. […]
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Poldark’s Heida Reed is packing her bags and heading to LA (no, she’s not leaving the series)
Heida Reed, Capt Ross Poldark’s on-again, off-again, on-again love interest in the hit BBC1/PBS series, Poldark, has begun packing her bags preparing for a move to Los Angeles in the not-too-distant future, trading in the Cornish coast for the California coast. One thing is definitely clear, she is not leaving the series but, according to Reed, […]
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‘Sherlock’/’Happy Valley’ stars align for ‘Labour of Love’ in London’s West End
In case you have ever wondered why there’s such an excruciatingly long period of time before new episodes surface for your favorite British comedy or drama series, much of the reason can be placed squarely on the fact that each and every actor involved in your favorite series loves live theater. In fact, if you look at the […]
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Go behind-the-scenes with ‘Grantchester’ prior to June 18 return on PBS
Set in the 1950s Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester and based on The Grantchester Mysteries, collections of short stories written by James Runcie, Grantchester makes its long-awaited return to PBS beginning Sunday, June 18 as part of the Masterpiece series. Starring James Norton (Happy Valley, War & Peace) and Robson Green (Touching Evil, Being Human), the series tells the story of Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers (Norton), who develops […]
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