Miss Austen - Keeley Hawes as Cassandra

Miss Austen – BBC pick up the novel adaptation

The four-part drama stars Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen, sister of Jane.  The BBC has announced that it has acquired Miss Austen, a four-part drama based on Gill Hornby’s best-selling and much loved novel. The story takes a literary mystery and spins it into a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love. The adaptation of … >

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Dreaming Whilst Black - Martina Laird as Aunt Polly, Roger Griffiths as Uncle Claude, Adjani Salmon as Kwabena and Jo Martin as Grace

Dreaming Whilst Black – series cast confirmed ahead of July start

Following its 2021 pilot, Adjani Salmon’s award winning comedy returns for a full series.  With Dreaming Whilst Black landing in July 2023, the BBC have released images and cast details for the show. Evolving from web-series to a pilot, Dreaming Whilst Black blossoms into a six-episode series co-produced by Big Deal Films and A24 (Euphoria, … >

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There She Goes

There She Goes – Tennant & Hynes sitcom returns for a special

The BBC have announced that a special episode of There She Goes has begun filming.  The comedy stars David Tennant and Jessica Hynes as Simon and Emily Yates, the frazzled parents of Rosie who has a rare chromosomal disorder. It has been off our screens since the end of its second series in 2020. Originally … >

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Life After Life – cast and creatives speak ahead of the show’s premiere

The adaptation comes to BBC Two this month.  We’ve been following news of Life After Life since news broke that the BBC had commissioned the show back in December 2020. The show is an adaptation of author Kate Atkinson’s Costa Award winning novel. The adaptation boasts a stellar cast including Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit), Sian … >

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The Witchfinder – New BBC Two comedy has a stellar guest cast

Starring Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, The Witchfinder promises a 1640s “road-free road trip”.   Back in October 2019, the BBC announced its 17th Century-set comedy The Witchfinder. Now it seems the show is almost here. The story follows a witchfinder and his prisoner on a journey across England, encountering civil war, famine and … >

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Life After Life cast

Life After Life cast revealed as filming starts on BBC drama

The Life After Life cast has been confirmed by the BBC as filming commences on the adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s novel The main Life After Life cast comprises: Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace, Jojo Rabbit), Sian Clifford (Fleabag), James McArdle (Man In An Orange Shirt), Jessica Brown Findlay (Brave New World) and Jessica Hynes (Years And … >

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