ITV orders fourth series of Lewis

Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox return for a fourth series of Lewis

Following the success of the recent third series, ITV has confirmed an order for a fourth series of Lewis, the Inspector Morse spin-off starring Kevin Whately. Inspired by the Inspector Morse series adapted from the novels by Colin Dexter, who also serves as consultant on Lewis, the series also Laurence Fox as sidekick DS Hathaway. Sally Haynes, ITV’s Controller of Drama … [Read more...]

I’ll be keeping my reservation at Hotel Bablyon

Squeezed into the Friday night schedule between the usual dreary and lamentably bad soaps and the self-indulgent and utterly crass Jonathan Ross was an hour of fun, lively and stylish British drama, yup Hotel Babylon (BBC One, 9pm) is back. The charisma free zone that was last season’s new manager Jack was no where to be seen, instead the manager’s office was being occupied … [Read more...]

Third series of The Street

The Street, Jimmy McGovern’s much-acclaimed drama about the lives of people who live on the same street in the North West of England, is returning to BBC One for a third series. McGovern has written the first and sixth episodes, with others being helmed by up-and-coming writers he’s mentored. Timothy Spall is set to return as cab driver Eddie, other notable guest stars … [Read more...]

Sky One’s The Take comes to DVD

Sky One's hit drama series, The Take, adapted from the best-selling novel by Martina Cole, is coming to DVD next month and can be pre-ordered from the seenit.co.uk store. The drama stars Tom Hardy (Bronson, Stuart A Life Backwards) as Freddie Jackson, who out of jail,  has made the right connections and now he’s ready to use them. With his faithful cousin Jimmy (Shaun Evans) … [Read more...]

COD Online to be subscription only?

A flurry of articles have been hitting the internet in the last three days discussing the possibility that Activision are planning to make a number of Call of Duty's online features subscription only. Rumours first started after screen grabs of a survey were published by Destructoid. The survey seems to be testing the water and asking fans whether they'd be prepared to pay monthly, … [Read more...]

A robot invasion, or something more viral?

Blogs, social networks and video sharing sites such as YouTube are bristling with reports of sightings of mysterious robots in cities and at famous landmarks around the world, including Tokyo, Berlin, Rome, and Barcelona.  From around the globe, ordinary members of the public have been posting videos and photos of these sightings. Perhaps the most bizarre sighting so far was … [Read more...]