The last series saw Sherlock’s life change a lot - he returned from the dead, his best friend John Watson married Mary Morstan and he met his match in Charles Augustus Magnussen. After the briefest of exiles, Sherlock came back only to face one of his...
Read moreAnd Then There Were None and Partners in Crime to be adapted for BBC We're delighted to announce that BBC1 has commissioned two new Agatha Christie adaptations; Partners in Crime which will feature the sleuthing couple, Tommy and Tuppence, and Christie’s...
Read moreSherlock fans could be looking at an 18 month wait for their next fix of the detective drama – and even then they might get just one episode rather than the usual three... A period of filming in early 2015 "looks pretty likely" according to Martin Freeman...
Read moreThe BBC says it is now the home of Agatha Christie adaptations after striking a deal with the writer’s estate that will see David Walliams play the Queen of Crime’s lesser known sleuth, Tommy Beresford. The part of Tommy's wife and fellow detective Tuppence...
Read moreFirst Jamaica Inn, now Quirke. The BBC have been plagued with complaints about sound quality these past few weeks from viewers struggling to make sense of the corporation's two big-budget dramas. The latter – starring Gabriel Byrne and based on the books...
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Read moreNo, Hugh Bonneville’s character won’t be changing his name to Time Lord Grantham, or going on an adventure in the Tardis (unless you count the time Bonneville himself starred in an episode of Doctor Who). But Downton Abbey could take a leaf out of the...
Read moreThe BBC is "looking into" complaints about problems with the sound on its new crime drama Quirke – just weeks after hundreds of people complained about being unable to hear dialogue in Jamaica Inn. A corporation spokesman said it had "received complaints...
Read moreToday scholars, readers and insanely devoted fans alike celebrate the birth of British novelist Jane Austen 235 years later. Since penning classics that explore themes of women in society and class politics, such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and...
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Based on Hilary Mantell's Booker Prize-winning novel, the new BBC production of Wolf Hallis currently filming at Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios in Whitchurch. The period drama, which includes agent Brody actor Damian Lewis, who will play Henry VIII, and...
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