Television

  • Penry-Jones discusses role in ITV’s Whitechapel

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    Former Spooks star Rupert Penry-Jones discusses his latest role as Joseph Chandler, a modern policeman investigating a Jack the Ripper copycat killer in ITV’s three-part drama, Whitechapel.

  • Matt Smith named as 11th Doctor Who

    Matt Smith named as 11th Doctor Who

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    Matt Smith has been named as the eleventh Doctor, replacing David Tennant in BBC One’s hit revival of Doctor Who. Today’s announcement brings to an end months of speculation following Tennant’s announcement that he would leave the part after filming four specials for broadcast this year.

  • ITV's Demons starts this Saturday

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    Demons, ITV’s modern day take on the Dracula legend starts this Saturday (3rd January). The series stars Philip Glenister as Rupert Galvin, a larger-than-life American with a zero tolerance policy to the rabble of mythical “half-life” entities that exist all around us and Christian Cooke as Van Helsing’s descendant Luke, who is also Galvin’s the…

  • Survivors gets second series

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    BBC One’s updating of Terry Nation’s Survivors has been renewed for a second series, according to reports. Written by Adrian Hodges and based on Nation’s novel, the series features a UK decimated by a killer virus with only a few survivors remaining.

  • Skins series three characters announced

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    E4 has announced the cast of Skins series three, the hit drama which follows a group of students from Bristol. Following the departure of most regular characters at the end of the second series the new generation is headed by Tony’s younger sister Effy (Kaya Scodelario).

  • Moffat & Gatiss announce modern-day Sherlock Holmes drama

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    Doctor Who writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss are teaming up with Moffat’s wife Sue Vertue to bring Sherlock Holmes into the 21st century for a new BBC One drama. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson, Sherlock is a 60 minute drama set in present day London.