Leading the way with 4 nominations, Wolf Hall, the six-part BBC1/PBS adaptation of two of author Hilary Mantel’s novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, took home the two of the top BAFTAs last night, with the mini-series winning the award for Best Drama Series while Mark Rylance took home top honors for Best Actor in a Leading Role […]
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UPDATE: Meet Bill! The BBC has confirmed that Peter Capaldi’s new companion for the forthcoming 10th series will be unveiled at half time during the Manchester United v Everton FA Cup semi-final today, St. Georges Day. The identity of the successor to Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald has set the internet ablaze ever since it was […]
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Based on Shakespeare’s four distinct works, Henry VI, Part I, Henry VI, Part II and Henry VI, Part III (condensed into one film), and Richard III, the second installment of The Hollow Crown franchise features a cast that reads like a who’s who in British acting. Subtitled “The Wars of the Roses”, Shakespeare’s first tetralogy will star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard […]
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From the Department of Is There Anything This Man Can’t Do comes word from CinemaCon in Las Vegas that Benedict Cumberbatch will doing his best next Christmas to stop the inhabitants of Whoville from celebrating Christmas. The Sherlock star has signed on to be the voice of the Grinch, the Christmas pilfering, anti-hero of the 1966 Chuck […]
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Detectorists 3 Andy and Lance are detectorists. While Andy and Lance’s friendship could be described as both pathetic and touching, their goal in life as ‘detectorists’ is to find much more than scraps of metal in the ground. They are looking for something to ignite and improve the drudgery of life, believing that any day, ‘this could be their […]
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“Let’s do this then”. Four simple words that set the internets hair on fire late last week. How close was this to your reaction? While it probably hasn’t been part of your personal mind palace thinking as of yet, just so you know, every day that passes is a day we are all collectively closer to […]
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From Laurence Olivier to Kenneth Branagh to Derek Jacobi to David Tennant to Benedict Cumberbatch, the role of Hamlet has attracted a veritable who’s who of British acting greatness the last half century. Most recently, at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch continued to showcase his considerable talents by taking on the title role last year […]
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With the 4th series of Sherlock getting ready to begin production in the not-too-distant future, it’s time to get that countdown calendar mounted on the wall with a big red circle around January 2017 and what has recently been rumored across the Land of the Internets as the possible return of the wildly successful BBC/PBS series. Yes […]
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According to Peter Capaldi, the new Doctor Who companion has been given the keys to the TARDIS! Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, officially turned in her key and left the building at the end of the last series of Doctor Who. Coleman will next be seen in the title role in the forthcoming 8-part ITV drama, […]
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Right up there with all dramas being touted as ‘the next Downton Abbey‘ these days, there seems to be endless interest in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his alter-ego creation, Sherlock Holmes. Ever since co-creators/writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss so brilliantly brought the world’s most famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, to life in the […]
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