Sue Johnston joins ‘Downton Abbey’ Series 5

ITV has announced that Sue Johnston is joining the cast of Downton Abbey‘s new series in a guest role. Best known for her roles in Waking the Dead, The Royle Family and Coronation Street, the actress will play Denker, Lady’s Maid to Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Other guest stars confirmed for Series 5 include … >

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Win BBC One’s ‘Jamaica Inn’ on DVD!

To celebrate FremantleMedia International’s release of BBC One’s recent Jamaica Inn adaptation on DVD on Monday 26 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win 5 … >

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‘Jamaica Inn’ Episode 3 review

If you haven’t enjoyed the first two episodes of Jamaica Inn – and one look at a newspaper will give you the hint that a few people fall into that camp – then there’s nothing in the final part that will change your mind. So you may as well go outside and enjoy the fresh … >

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‘Jamaica Inn’ Episode 2 review

Easter’s over. And after a long weekend stuffing yourself with chocolate eggs and lamb you might not be feeling quite yourself. Well, the good news is that you’re not alone: everyone in the second part of Jamaica Inn is struggling with who they are. And it isn’t even Easter there yet. They’re only just having … >

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‘Jamaica Inn’ episode guide

Adapted by Emma Frost (The White Queen), BBC One’s new three-part adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic gothic novel Jamaica Inn airs this Easter, starring Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew McNulty (The Paradise), Sean Harris (The Borgias) and Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe). Set in 1821 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story … >

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‘Jamaica Inn’ Episode 1 review

In 1930 Daphne Du Maurier stayed at Jamaica Inn in Cornwall. She loved the atmosphere and history of the place so much that she wrote a fictionalised historical novel set there. A whole bloomin’ book about Jamaica Inn. Nowadays the best you get is a sloppily-written rant about the sheets on a certain travel site. … >

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‘Mr Selfridge’ exec teases Series 3

Mr Selfridge‘s executive producer has revealed that Harry’s life will “unravel” in next year’s series. Inspired by the life of charismatic American entrepreneur, Harry Gordon Selfridge, and his business in London’s Oxford Street, Series 2 concluded on ITV last night. Executive producer Kate Lewis has hinted:  “We have some surprises in store for an audience … >

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Win British horror movie ‘In Fear’ on DVD!

To celebrate the release of tense psychological horror movie In Fear on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 10 March, we’ve got copies of the DVD to give away to five of our Twitter followers! > Read our review of the movie. For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following … >

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‘In Fear’ DVD review

Continuing the atmospheric style of modern British horror thrillers like Dog Soldiers, Eden Lake and The Descent comes In Fear. Starring Iain De Caestecker (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Alice Englert, (Beautiful Creatures), the film tells the story of new couple Tom and Lucy, who end up caught up in a predatory game by an … >

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