New family thriller series ‘Next of Kin’ coming to ITV in 2017

ITV has announced the commission of Next of Kin, a “gripping contemporary family thriller” from the makers of Poldark and Victoria. The six-part series is written and created by husband and wife team Paul Rutman (Indian Summers, Vera) and Natasha Narayan. The official synopsis reads: “Whip-smart psychologist Mona Mirza lives a charmed life at the heart of … >

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Win ‘Indian Summers’ box sets!

Following the huge success of its first season, Channel 4’s lavish period drama Indian Summers recently returned for a sumptuous second season. To celebrate the DVD release of Season 2 and the complete Season 1-2 box set on Monday 16 May from RLJ Entertainment’s Acorn Label, we’ve got a complete Season 1-2 box set to give away to one of our Twitter followers! > … >

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‘Indian Summers’ has been axed by Channel 4

Channel 4 has confirmed that Indian Summers will not be returning for a third season. The period drama’s ten-part second season is currently airing on Sunday nights on Channel 4, but stiff competition from The Night Manager, Home Fires and Undercover has seen ratings fall to just 1 million viewers. Telling the story of the final years of British … >

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‘Indian Summers’ trailer: First look at Season 2

Channel 4 has released an epic two-minute preview for the second season of Indian Summers. Ten new episodes of the period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India began filming last June and will air on Channel 4 in early 2016. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Rachel Griffiths … >

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‘Indian Summers’ Season 1 soundtrack album review

India, 1932. Cynthia Coffin is propping up the bar at the Royal Simla Club, there’s a steaming train stopped on the tracks just outside the Himalayan town of Simla, and Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck’s soundtrack is sinuously moving through the heat, the passion, and the secrets of Indian Summers. Reflecting the characters of Channel … >

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Rachel Griffiths and Art Malik join ‘Indian Summers’ cast

Channel 4 has announced several additions to the cast of Indian Summers for the show’s new season. Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under), Art Malik (Upstairs Downstairs), James Fleet (The Vicar of Dibley), Sugandha Garg (My Name is Khan), Arjun Mathur (My Friend Pinto) and Blake Ritson (Da Vinci’s Demons) have joined the cast for Season … >

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‘Indian Summers’ Season 2 begins filming

Production has begun on the second season of Channel 4’s Indian Summers. Ten new episodes of the epic period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India were commissioned in February. Season 2 will feature “political intrigue, terrorism, treachery, adultery and murder”, Channel 4 has revealed. Julie Walters, who plays Cynthia, commented: “I … >

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‘Indian Summers’ Season 1 episode guide

Channel 4’s epic new ten-part period drama tells the story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, Indian Summers stars Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), … >

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Win ‘Indian Summers’ on DVD!

Out on DVD on Monday 20 April, Indian Summers is a brand new lavish production from Channel 4 and their most expensive drama ever. Starring the inimitable Julie Walters, this sizzling period series is currently airing on Sunday evenings and makes its home entertainment bow from RLJ Entertainment’s Acorn Label. To celebrate the release, we’ve … >

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