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Doctor Who: The Next Doctors Should be Women
Revealing that they've been "editing it over the last few months" with "a little bit more to do in the edit" followed by "lots of work, and lots of things," before its fall debut, Stone revealed what it was like filming the special (and in particular, Whittaker's final day of filming) during an extended interview[...]
Doctor Who: Donna Noble, the Best Companion, Gets Best of Video
Now it's Donna Noble's (Catherine Tate) turn! Donna Noble and the 10th Doctor, "Doctor Who", BBC Donna Noble is the best companion Bridezilla Mean Girl Accidental alien abductee Time Lord meta-crisis! Saviour of the world! Donna's been all of them! That's more changes than any other companion's been through She's also the one companion who acts closest[...]
How David Tennant Returning As Doctor Who Is Set Up By Steven Moffat
David Tennant? Okay, the rumour, I repeat, started on Facebook by someone claiming what they had heard from the BBC And then made it onto the front page of The Sun newspaper And also, for some reason, the Plymouth Herald That, as well as Russell T Davies returning to Doctor Who for the character's 60th[...]
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That's because they have a friend in pop culture icon Mark Hamill (if we have to list his credentials then we're not sure why you're reading this), who took to Twitter to celebrate the "wonderful surprise." But before anyone asks or starts wagging a finger at him, Hamill also made sure to check out and[...]
The Responder: Stars Martin Freeman and Adelayo Adedayo on Cop Drama
The Responder is the latest BBC One cop drama that stands out from the others this year It stars Martin Freeman as a veteran first responder cop and Adelayo Adedayo as his new rookie partner as they navigate the nightly beat that takes them into the darkest parts of life in Liverpool The series is[...]
Doctor Who: BBC Announces 5 New Target Novels of TV Stories in July
Doctor Who Target novelisations of the TV series used to be a regular event for fans of the show from 1969 to 1989 where nearly every story got a book adaptation, including all the lost episodes whose tapes the BBC erased They were written either by the stories' original writers or regular series story editor[...]
Doctor Who: Promo Video for Blu-Ray Boxset Shows Peri’s Happy Ending
The BBC knows fans love that stuff and packs the releases with them One new feature is a new mini-episode featuring a former companion from that era in a sort of epilogue to their story years, even decades after they left the show This time, "The Eternal Mystery" features Peri (Nicola Bryant) to promote the[...]
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Also returning is Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, and his companion Jamie (Frazer Hines). The episodes for Series 22 are: "ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN" "VENGEANCE ON VAROS" "THE MARK OF THE RANI" "THE TWO DOCTORS" "TIMELASH" "REVELATION OF THE DALEKS" "Doctor Who" Blu-Ray cover art courtesy of BBC With all episodes newly remastered from the best available sources, this Blu-ray box set also contains[...]
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The announcement of a deal with Sky was all smoke and mirrors after all. At midnight on Friday, a surprise news conference was held in The Groucho Club in the heart of London's Soho, journalists were invited to partake in glasses of champagne and a small mound of cocaine before a BBC spokesman named Del introduced[...]
Eastenders: Danny Dyer, World’s Most Cockney Man, Leaves After 9 Years
Dyer has played pub landlord Mick Carter for 9 years, becoming a fan favourite and one of the faces of the show. Danny Dyer in "Eastenders", still courtesy of the BBC Dyer and his daughter Dani Dyer host a regular podcast "Sorted with the Dyers podcast", and on a recent episode, he explained why he was leaving[...]
Eastenders: Danny Dyer, World’s Most Cockney Man, Leaves After 9 Years
EastEnders, the BBC's long-running soap opera is about to lose a major fan favourite character in 2022 Danny Dyer, arguably "The World's Most Cockney Man" who has been the landlord of the fictional Queen Vic pub that's the central location of the show, will be leaving the show after a 9-year run. Danny Dyer in "Eastenders",[...]
Around The World In 80 Days Season 2 Adapt Another Jules Verne?
Around the World in 80 Days has been airing on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the UK and on PBS in the US They have also announced a second season, which has naturally confused some Spoilers for those who have not yet watched the conclusion ahead. A sequel might seem tricky as the series[...]
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks Lets Creepy Guy Off the Hook, Win Girl
It was a huge gamble because no one in the industry was sure the show would succeed even though the British audience's hunger for the show never went away. "Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks" key art, BBC Davies made a point of introducing LGBTQ characters to the show to reflect the social realities of a diverse[...]
Grange Hill: Sir Phil Hammond Announces Movie Revival for 2023
Grange Hill, the gritty high school soap opera that ran on the BBC from 1978 to 2008, will be returning in 2023 as a theatrical movie Sir Phil Redmond, the creator, producer and original showrunner, announced that after the last 15 years of fan demand, he was finally ready to pull the trigger Grange Hill[...]
When Larry David Says "Yes I Can Hear You Cl
BBC One debuted the first episode, dropped the whole series on the iPlayer, and also included the Toast Of London series previously shown on Channel 4 and streamed on All 4 The sitcom starring Matt Berry as the eponymous Toast, follows the life of a voiceover and actor living a failed life, through all sorts[...]
Staged: Tennant and Sheen Return in New Year’s Eve Special
Streaming service Britbox has released a New Year's special that may inadvertently turn out to be a very real harbinger of doom. "Staged New Year's Eve Special", Britbox, BBC Just when you thought it was all over, they come back for one more That was what we all thought when the 2nd series of Staged suddenly came[...]
Cunk on Earth: Diane Morgan Reprising Character In BBC-Netflix Comedy
It marks Cunk's return to the BBC and this time Netflix is co-producing it, which means Cunk will be streaming worldwide to warp the eyeballs and brains of many more viewers across the world instead of just the UK! Programme Name: Cunk on Britain – TX: n/a – Episode: n/a (No Generics) – Picture Shows: Philomena[...]
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Though she didn't have much to offer about the former (though we have something on that below), Whittaker did confirm that she's filmed the regeneration scene and revealed to EW what it was like filming her final day. Image: BBC "I've shot my version of regen, and it was singularly the most emotional day on set I[...]
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In less than 24 hours, Steven Toast's (Matt Berry) rise to the top of the acting world will bring him to Hollywood… and to a major role in an upcoming "Star Wars" film? That's how things are looking heading into the BBC's six-part Toast of Tinseltown Written and created by Arthur Mathews & Berry and produced[...]
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks Lets Creepy Guy Off the Hook, Win Girl
What's unexpected is how the plot is really about letting a creepy guy off the hook and letting him win the heart of the girl he's been stalking. "Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks" key art, BBC The plot has the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and companions stuck in a loop where they keep getting killed by Daleks[...]
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But since we have a few months to kill, the BBC is taking viewers behind the scenes to offer some insight into the special's unique take on one of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest foes. Image: Screencap In the following featurette, Whittaker, Gill, Bishop, showrunner Chris Chibnall, and executive producer Matt Strevens discuss the creation of the[...]
good omens
That's how things stack up in BBC Studios & Amazon Prime's Good Omens 2 (the sequel series to Neil Gaiman and Sir Terry Pratchett's Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch) as production continues to roll along But just because he's in the middle of playing an angel doesn't mean Sheen[...]
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: Eve Of The Daleks, The Doctor And Yaz
60th anniversary next year along with the BBC's 100th. 3 We've Been Here Before With Doctor Who   It's not the first time the Doctor has been caught in a time loop In Meglos, the Doctor and Romana broke a time loop by deliberately recreating the events of the loop out of phase with the loop itself[...]
Doctor Who: Team TARDIS Returns
But for now, Whittaker and Chibnall still have some serious time & space to cover and they'll do that this Spring in "Legend of the Sea Devils," featuring the return of one of the Doctor's classic monster. Image: BBC Image: BBC Image: BBC Image: BBC With Arthur Lee joining the cast as Ji-Hun and Marlowe Chan-Reeves as Ying Ki, here's a look[...]
Peaky Blinders Series 6: BBC Releases Trailer for Final Series Run
While series creator & writer Steven Knight has made it clear that the show will continue on beyond Series 6 in film form, fans of the BBC's Peaky Blinders have their sights set on what is the beloved series' final run Focusing on the story of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his family's rise to[...]
Alan Moore To Give BBC Maestro Masterclass
BBC Maestro is a licensed creative e-learning service, in partnership with BBC Studios, where courses are taught by those deemed the most experienced creators in the world through a series of digital tutorials. BBC Maestro offers never before granted access to the minds of some of the worlds' greatest creative talents, who for the very first[...]
Doctor Who: BBC Tortures Cast by Making Them Play Maze Game
The latest video has the Doctor and her latest companions competing to see who can trace a path through a maze to the TARDIS. Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gil from "Doctor Who" play at mazes, BBC The cast and crew of Doctor Who have to actually live on location in Wales where the studios and most of[...]