The series explores the explosive and thrilling music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s. The BBC has dropped the trailer for Steven Knight’s This Town. The six-part series. set in 1981, follows a group of young people at a time of huge social tension. The drama show them fighting to choose their own paths … >
Set after World War I, the “audacious” Dope Girls takes place around the nightclubs of Soho. The BBC have announced the start of filming on a new six-part drama from producer Bad Wolf (Doctor Who). From writers Polly Stenham and Alex Warren, the show will take viewers into a forgotten world of female run clubs, … >
Set in the world of Ska and two-tone, This Town stars Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock and David Dawson. Earlier in the year, we reported on the commissioning of a new drama series from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, SAS Rogue Heroes); at the time, the working title was “Two Tone”. Now, rechristened This Town, and with … >
The Beast Must Die (pic Gareth Gatrell | Isle of Wight County Press) has finished filming after four months on the Isle of Wight (see story in the Isle of Wight County Press). The Beast Must Die is an adaption of the 1938 Nicholas Blake novel and follows a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of … >
Ordinary Lies creator Danny Brocklehurst has written a new ten-part thriller series for Sky1. Created by Harlan Coben (Gone for Good, Tell No One), The Five follows a group of friends haunted by a terrible incident in their childhood. The official synopsis reads: “Twenty years ago, while they were all playing near the woods, the … >
With no-one left to trust, Jo Gillespie is in the final stages of finding out who killed her husband. It seems like everyone is a suspect – they’re all acting shifty, that’s for sure, which is where ITV’s promising drama seems to lose its heart. Sheridan Smith’s Gillespie is still strong, but with a supporting … >
The second part of ITV’s Black Work picks up where we left off last week, with Jo Gillespie (Sheridan Smith) laying on the floor after being clobbered around the back of the head. Gillespie manages to pull herself up off the floor (physically, because mentally she’s still right down there) and chase after potential husband/cop … >
Sheridan Smith stars in ITV’s Black Work, a new three-part drama about a policewoman determined to find out why her husband was killed. As she battles to stay strong for the benefit of daughter Melly (Honor Kneafsey) and stepson Hal (Oliver Woollford), Jo is urged by her bosses, DCI Will Hepburn (Douglas Henshall) and Chief … >
Sheridan Smith’s new three-part drama Black Work finally starts this Sunday after heavy trailing from ITV for what seems like an age. Smith plays the tough and feisty Jo Gillespie, a Leeds constable whose husband (also a police officer) is killed whilst he’s undercover. With information regarding the killing being thin on the ground, Jo … >
ITV has released a trailer for Black Work. The new three-part drama stars Sheridan Smith as a policewoman determined to find out why her husband was killed. > Order Black Work on DVD on Amazon. Black Work begins at 9pm on Sunday 21 June on ITV. Watch the trailer… As she battles to stay strong … >