The Five creator Dan Sefton’s new drama series for BBC One has begun filming in Scotland. The four-part character-led thriller tells the story of a hardworking and skilled nurse, who, having lost her job for whistleblowing, is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter. The official synopsis reads: “Out of desperation, Cath … >
The BBC has announced that Sir David Attenborough will present the highly anticipated sequel series to The Blue Planet. The multi award-winning The Blue Planet was broadcast in 2001, exploring the world’s oceans, the breadth and scale of which had never been seen before. Blue Planet II will air later this year on BBC One. World renowned naturalist Sir … >
BBC One has announced the commission of a new adaptation of Ian McEwan’s The Child In Time. The BBC co-production with Masterpiece and Downton Abbey executive producer Rebecca Eaton will adapted from McEwan’s Whitbread Prize winning novel by Stephen Butchard (Five Daughters, The Last Kingdom). Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch will lead the cast of the 90-minute film as … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for new Glasgow-set psychological thriller The Replacement. Written and directed by Joe Ahearne (The Secret of Crickley Hall, Doctor Who), the three-part series is led by Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Morven Christie (The A Word). The cast also includes Dougray Scott, Neve McIntosh, Richard Rankin, Navin Chowdhry and … >
The first promotional photos for Sheridan Smith in BBC One’s upcoming Shannon Matthews drama have been released. Shannon was nine when she disappeared from her home in the Moorside estate in Dewsbury in February 2008. She was discovered 24 days later at the home of Michael Donovan, less than a mile away. Her mother and … >
A full season of new comedy series Home From Home has been commissioned by BBC One. A 30-minute pilot aired on BBC Two in August as part of the Landmark Sitcom Season. The pilot’s cast – Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox (Silent Witness), Joanna Page (Gavin & Stacey) and Adam James (Doctor Foster) – are all expected to … >
Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has written “an original and modern take on the crime genre” for BBC One. Bodyguard is a contemporary thriller featuring the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. Writer Jed Mercurio commented: “I’m immensely flattered by the unstinting support my work has received from Charlotte … >
Three years since their last appearance, the Brockman family will be back on BBC One next month. Filming has commenced on a brand new Outnumbered Christmas special. Original cast members Hugh Dennis (Mock The Week), Claire Skinner (Critical), Tyger Drew-Honey (Cuckoo), Daniel Roche (Little Crackers) and Ramona Marquez (The King’s Speech) will all return in … >
Waking the Dead star Claire Goose is back for a new season of BBC One’s daytime drama The Coroner later this month. The ten-part second season sees Coroner Jane Kennedy (Claire Goose) investigate sudden or unexplained deaths in the English costal community of Lighthaven, South Devon, working with her former flame Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins (Matt Bardock). … >
Six half-hour episodes of sitcom Hospital People have been commissioned by BBC One. Written and created by Tom Binns and Matt Morgan, an initial pilot aired on BBC One in February this year as part of the reinstated Comedy Playhouse strand. Hospital People sees co-creator Tom Binns plays a raft of characters living their daily lives set in … >