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Ian McArdell

Inside No. 9 final series - Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

Inside No. 9 – launch date for the final series

It’s the final run for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s superlative anthology series. What horrors lurk Inside No. 9 this time? Since 2014, Inside No. 9 has treated us to the weird and wonderful imaginations of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. With a new story, setting and characters each week, the show has taken us … >

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Wednesday Season 2 – Thandiwe Newton joins the cast

The much-anticipated Addams Family show is set to begin filming this month.  With the cameras set to roll on Wednesday‘s second season there have been a few casting reveals. While Netflix are remain tight-lipped, Variety announced the involvement of Steve Buscemi a few days ago, suggesting he’ll play Nevermore Academy’s new Principal. Now, they’ve dropped an … >

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Star Cops: Blood Moon 1 audio review

The Star Cops are back for Blood Moon, a new monthly audio series.  The brainchild of Blake’s 7 script editor and Doctor Who scribe Chris Boucher, Star Cops, the BBC’s 1987 futuristic police procedural came and went like a summer cloud. Behind-the-scenes problems, industrial action and an unhelpful timeslot did nothing to aid the show, … >

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Doctor Who – The Trials of a Time Lord audio drama announced

Further celebrations of Colin Baker’s four decades playing the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish productions. It’s been 40 years since we first met the colourful Sixth Doctor, as played by Colin Baker, Big Finish Productions, Doctor Who‘s audio drama producers, do love an anniversary – March’s The Quin Dilemma brought together four iterations of the … >

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Brenda Blethyn as Vera, in trademark hat and trenchcoat

Vera – Brenda Blethyn films her final series

The star will hang up her trench coat and hat after filming Vera Series 14 ITV have announced that Brenda Blethyn is leaving her role as DCI Vera Stanhope after the current season. Vera has been in production since 2011, with Blethyn bringing to life the character who is based on novels by writer Ann … >

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Fallout – Amazon’s TV adaptation scores a second season

The show, based on the popular game, will be back for more post-apocalyptic fun.  These days, in the world of international streaming releases, when a show hits big it really hits big. That appears to be the case with Fallout, which landed its debut run at Prime Video on April 10th. Within its first four days … >

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The Quin Dilemma – Doctor Who audio review

Big Finish celebrates forty years of the Sixth Doctor, surrounding him with many of his companions.  Remarkably, four decades have passed since we first met the bombastic Sixth Doctor. Initially self-righteous and quite unlikable, dressed in a technicolour nightmare, there was a plan to peel back his layers over time. Colin Baker arrived during a … >

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