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First look at BBC2’s Death and Nightingales

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Jamie Dornan gets to wear a beard and a hat in his latest role in the upcoming BBC2 drama, Death and Nightingales. Set in Fermanagh in the 1880s and based on Eugene McCabe’s 1992 novel, it also gave Dornan the opportunity to work once again in his native...

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Zadie Smith to be adapted for BBC2

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Luther star Nikki Amuka-Bird and Hollow Crown actor Phoebe Fox are set to star in the BBC adaptation of Zadie Smith novel NW. The two actors have begun filming the BBC2 drama based on Smith's bestselling book, a story of two friends who grew up together...

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Wolf Hall on the shopping list of representatives of the world’s broadcast networks

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Intrigue, showmanship and high stakes negotiation are central to the plot of Wolf Hall – and also to the annual television sales event that launches in Liverpool next weekend. With millions of pounds at their disposal, representatives of the world’s broadcast...

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Wolf Hall: What is it about?

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What is it? Remember that Hilary Mantel lady? Y'know, the one with the lispy voice and all those book prizes who likes to air her opinions on the royal family? Well, the BBC have decided to turn her two Tudor novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies into...

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Mapp and Lucia: meet the characters

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Devotees of EF Benson's 1930s series of comic novels, Mapp and Lucia, are in for a treat this Christmas: a three-part adaptation penned by Steve Pemberton (above, playing Lucia's camp, platonic friend Georgie), and starring Miranda Richardson and Anna...

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Wolf Hall: trailer

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Wolf Hall is heading to a television (tuned to BBC2) near you very soon - so what better way to prepare yourself for the screen adaptation of Hilary Mantel's award-winning novels than, well, er, a trailer... Charting the meteoric rise of Thomas Cromwell...

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Hilary Mantel 's Tudor novels: the drama is thought to become a hit

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Damian Lewis as Henry VIII BBC2’s six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies has been filmed and the BBC is privately convinced that the drama is going to be a hit. In fact, such is their expectation that the...

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The Hollow Crown 2: first pictures

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After spending the last two years building a bonafide movie career – alongside his stints as Sherlock – Benedict Cumberbatch is now looking to Shakespeare. He's already sold out theatres more than twelve months in advance of his appearance as Hamlet in...

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Confirmed: Cumberbatch to portray Richard III for BBC2

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Cumberbatch and Freeman are the latest in a line of distinguished actors to tackle the role.IT IS the mysterious case of Sherlock Holmes and their parallel careers: Benedict Cumberbatch is to star as Richard III in a television film while Martin Freeman...

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Damian Lewis In Talks For BBC/Masterpiece Miniseries 'Wolf Hall'

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BBC Two and Masterpiece are hooking up for a “major” adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize winning historical fiction novels Wolf Hall andBring Up The Bodies. Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance is now confirmed to play Thomas Cromwell in...

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