The BBC is thrashing out ideas for a new £2bn theme park in Kent which could turn popular dramas such as Doctor Who and Sherlock into major attractions. The BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has signed a preliminary agreement over the use of its shows...
Read moreBenedict Cumberbatch drama Sherlock has attracted nearly £11 million in free publicity for London according to a new study. The promotional body Film London has estimated that all the popular excitement about the capital generated from the show - including...
Read moreSales of British TV shows overseas grew 5% to almost £1.28bn last year, with formats such as The X Factor and The Great British Bake Off and dramas including Downton Abbey and Sherlock proving global hits. The annual TV export report, published on Monday...
Read moreThe case of the disputed Sherlock Holmes copyright has ended after the US supreme court on Monday left intact a ruling that said 50 works featuring the famed fictional detective are in the public domain. The high court’s justices, which like the eccentric...
Read moreBenedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman won best actor and best supporting actor in a mini-series, although neither was at the ceremony. Steven Moffat also won best writing in a mini-series for the final episode of Sherlock's third season. (...) The main...
Read moreDirector-General of the BBC, Tony Hall, today defended the Licence Fee that funds the Corporation and rejected claims that the broadcaster should consider moving to a subscription or advertising model, saying that such changes would prevent the BBC from...
Read moreFans in France, Germany, Russia and on both sides of the Atlantic may already know it, but Sherlock is now officially a global phenomenon. The BBC detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman was sold to more broadcasters worldwide...
Read moreBBC1 should take more creative risks and not rely on a handful of familiar and long-running titles and personalities, the BBC Trust said today. It also reported that fans of shows like Sherlock were disappointed by limited runs of their favourite programmes....
Read moreThe 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...
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