“The Traitors” Announces Season 3 Cast
There are more traitors among us! Peacock has announced the upcoming Season 3 cast of its acclaimed competition-reality series “The Traitors.”
Alan Cumming will return as the series host, with a cast of 21 new contestants participating in the third season:
Bob Harper (“The Biggest Loser”) Bob The Drag Queen (“RuPaul's Drag Race”) Britney Haynes (“Big Brother”) Carolyn Wiger (“Survivor”) Chanel Ayan (“The Real Housewives of Dubai”) Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”) Ciara Miller (“Summer House”) Danielle Reyes (“Big Brother”) Dolores Catania (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”) Dorinda Medley (“The Real Housewives of New York City”) Dylan Efron (“Down to Earth with Zac Efron”) Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) Jeremy Collins (“Survivor”) Lord Ivar Mountbatten (British Royal) Nikki Garcia (Professional Wrestler) Rob Mariano (“Survivor” & “Deal or No Deal Island”) Robyn Dixon (“The Real Housewives of Potomac”) Sam Asghari (Actor & Model) Tom Sandoval (“Vanderpump Rules”) Tony Vlachos (“Survivor”) Wells Adams...
There are more traitors among us! Peacock has announced the upcoming Season 3 cast of its acclaimed competition-reality series “The Traitors.”
Alan Cumming will return as the series host, with a cast of 21 new contestants participating in the third season:
Bob Harper (“The Biggest Loser”) Bob The Drag Queen (“RuPaul's Drag Race”) Britney Haynes (“Big Brother”) Carolyn Wiger (“Survivor”) Chanel Ayan (“The Real Housewives of Dubai”) Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”) Ciara Miller (“Summer House”) Danielle Reyes (“Big Brother”) Dolores Catania (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”) Dorinda Medley (“The Real Housewives of New York City”) Dylan Efron (“Down to Earth with Zac Efron”) Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) Jeremy Collins (“Survivor”) Lord Ivar Mountbatten (British Royal) Nikki Garcia (Professional Wrestler) Rob Mariano (“Survivor” & “Deal or No Deal Island”) Robyn Dixon (“The Real Housewives of Potomac”) Sam Asghari (Actor & Model) Tom Sandoval (“Vanderpump Rules”) Tony Vlachos (“Survivor”) Wells Adams...
- 6/7/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
There's been chatter for a while now about plans for a new Wallace & Gromit movie and Aardman Animations has confirmed Vengeance Most Fowl is coming to the BBC in the UK this Christmas.
Don't worry, though, because - as we first reported on Toonado.com - it will debut on Netflix worldwide around the same time.
With a 70-minute runtime, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be the first feature-length adventure for these two since 2005's The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2008's A Matter of Loaf and Death clocked in at less than 30 minutes).
The biggest news, however, is the fact this movie will feature the return of iconic villain, Feathers McGraw. The twisted penguin debuted in 1993's Oscar-winning The Wrong Trousers and, if that title is any indication, he's eager for revenge!
Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit's growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions - which...
Don't worry, though, because - as we first reported on Toonado.com - it will debut on Netflix worldwide around the same time.
With a 70-minute runtime, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be the first feature-length adventure for these two since 2005's The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2008's A Matter of Loaf and Death clocked in at less than 30 minutes).
The biggest news, however, is the fact this movie will feature the return of iconic villain, Feathers McGraw. The twisted penguin debuted in 1993's Oscar-winning The Wrong Trousers and, if that title is any indication, he's eager for revenge!
Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit's growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions - which...
- 6/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Forget Thanos. Forget The Joker. Forget Darth Vader. We all know the most despicable supervillain in cinema history is Feathers McGraw, the beady-eyed felonious fake fowl who was last seen (rightfully) rotting in jail at the end of Aardman Animations' BAFTA and Academy Award winning 1993 short The Wrong Trousers. But now, thirty years later, he's back! Yes, the pernicious penguin who laughs in the face of the law is set to return in the im-peck-ably titled Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Check out a sneak-peek at the film, which is set to release on both Netflix and the BBC simultaneously this Christmas, below:
Netflix and Aardman also shared a synopsis for the feature-length stop-motion caper: "Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit’s growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions – which proves justified when Wallace invents a ‘smart gnome’ that seems to develop an evil mind of its own.
Netflix and Aardman also shared a synopsis for the feature-length stop-motion caper: "Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit’s growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions – which proves justified when Wallace invents a ‘smart gnome’ that seems to develop an evil mind of its own.
- 6/7/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Wallace And Gromit return in feature length special Vengeance Most Fowl, a new 70 minute film coming this Christmas.
It’s a commonly held view among both animation aficionados and film fans in general that The Wrong Trousers is one of the best animated films ever made. Thirty perfect minutes crammed with character, jokes and the most well directed train chase sequence every committed to film, it won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
It’s perhaps no surprise that for their big return to the small screen, Wallace and Gromit will face off against their iconic foe, Feathers McGraw, once more in Vengeance Most Fowl. The BBC has confirmed that the new film will be bigger in scope than its previous four short films – A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death – and will in fact be a feature film closer...
It’s a commonly held view among both animation aficionados and film fans in general that The Wrong Trousers is one of the best animated films ever made. Thirty perfect minutes crammed with character, jokes and the most well directed train chase sequence every committed to film, it won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
It’s perhaps no surprise that for their big return to the small screen, Wallace and Gromit will face off against their iconic foe, Feathers McGraw, once more in Vengeance Most Fowl. The BBC has confirmed that the new film will be bigger in scope than its previous four short films – A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death – and will in fact be a feature film closer...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Netflix is getting animated this Thursday with two announcements bound to inspire nostalgia and smiles. The news begins with the title of Aardman‘s latest Wallace & Gromit movie, Wallace & Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl. Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham direct the feature, which focuses on Wallace’s dependency on his befuddling inventions. Next, we’ve gotten word of a SpongeBob spinoff film centered around the antagonistic planktonic copepod, Plankton. Dave Needham directs the Plankton film, which focuses on the villain’s plans for world domination getting foiled.
Circling back to Wallace & Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl, the latest stop-motion animated adventure featuring the affable Wallace and his canine companion Gromit, finds Gromit concerned when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When Gromit discovers that a vengeful figure from the past could be pulling the strings, he must battle nefarious forces to save his friend and master,...
Circling back to Wallace & Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl, the latest stop-motion animated adventure featuring the affable Wallace and his canine companion Gromit, finds Gromit concerned when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When Gromit discovers that a vengeful figure from the past could be pulling the strings, he must battle nefarious forces to save his friend and master,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The BBC has officially unveiled the return of one of the U.K.’s favorite duos: Wallace & Gromit.
The pair are back and set for a brand new adventure, made by independent studio Aardman Animations, which will premiere on the BBC and BBC iPlayer this Christmas, as well as heading to Netflix worldwide this winter.
The new film, titled Vengeance Most Fowl, will be 70 minutes long and feature the return of the iconic supervillain Feathers McGraw, who is now back for revenge following his appearance in the Oscar-winning 1993 short The Wrong Trousers.
In Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Gromit becomes increasingly concerned over Wallace’s dependence on his inventions. Things take a turn for the worst when Wallace’s creation “smart gnome” seems to develop an evil mind of its own. “As events begin to spiral out of control, it’s up to Gromit to put aside his qualms and battle sinister forces,...
The pair are back and set for a brand new adventure, made by independent studio Aardman Animations, which will premiere on the BBC and BBC iPlayer this Christmas, as well as heading to Netflix worldwide this winter.
The new film, titled Vengeance Most Fowl, will be 70 minutes long and feature the return of the iconic supervillain Feathers McGraw, who is now back for revenge following his appearance in the Oscar-winning 1993 short The Wrong Trousers.
In Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Gromit becomes increasingly concerned over Wallace’s dependence on his inventions. Things take a turn for the worst when Wallace’s creation “smart gnome” seems to develop an evil mind of its own. “As events begin to spiral out of control, it’s up to Gromit to put aside his qualms and battle sinister forces,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four years ago, Rebel Moon filmmaker Zack Snyder and producing partner and wife Deborah Snyder met with Netflix executives to discuss possibilities in animation.
The medium was growing fast inside the company, as fast as its subscriber base. One exec threw out the idea of doing something with Norse mythology. Zack Snyder, who had spent much of his career making movies with grand mythological overtones, took to it. Partnering with storyboard artist and animation director Jay Oliva, the Snyders eventually came up with a love and revenge story titled Twilight of the Gods.
“We pitched them an outline; they had a few notes but they let us have free reign,” Deborah Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter at a Netflix animation event Thursday. “They had no guardrails, no limitations.”
That lack of guardrails or limitations may be the best way to describe the free-wheeling, anything and everything goes ethos that has overtaken Netflix’s animation arm.
The medium was growing fast inside the company, as fast as its subscriber base. One exec threw out the idea of doing something with Norse mythology. Zack Snyder, who had spent much of his career making movies with grand mythological overtones, took to it. Partnering with storyboard artist and animation director Jay Oliva, the Snyders eventually came up with a love and revenge story titled Twilight of the Gods.
“We pitched them an outline; they had a few notes but they let us have free reign,” Deborah Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter at a Netflix animation event Thursday. “They had no guardrails, no limitations.”
That lack of guardrails or limitations may be the best way to describe the free-wheeling, anything and everything goes ethos that has overtaken Netflix’s animation arm.
- 6/6/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As part of Netflix’s Next on Animation splash, the first images, title and voiceover cast for Aardman’s new Wallace & Gromit movie was announced. Release date is this winter 2025 on Netflix, but movie will hit the BBC on Christmas.
Titled, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the new Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham directed movie sees Gromit concerned that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions. Wallace winds up inventing a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again.
The voiceover cast includes Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh, Muzz Khan and Lenny Henry.
Richard Beek produces off a story by Park and Mark Burton.
Titled, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the new Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham directed movie sees Gromit concerned that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions. Wallace winds up inventing a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again.
The voiceover cast includes Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh, Muzz Khan and Lenny Henry.
Richard Beek produces off a story by Park and Mark Burton.
- 6/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is the name of Aardman Animation’s next animated feature in the franchise that will debut in the UK over Christmas on BBC and BBC iPlayer and the rest of the world on Netflix.
The news was announced on Thursday at the ‘Next On Netflix: Animation’ presentation in Los Angeles as the streamer demonstrated the steps it is taking to attract top talent and build an animation studio to rival the Hollywood powers.
Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham are co-directing Vengeance Most Fowl and the voice cast comprises Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel,...
The news was announced on Thursday at the ‘Next On Netflix: Animation’ presentation in Los Angeles as the streamer demonstrated the steps it is taking to attract top talent and build an animation studio to rival the Hollywood powers.
Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham are co-directing Vengeance Most Fowl and the voice cast comprises Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel,...
- 6/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
It was marketed as a utopia of British entertainment – a £365 million ($460 million) project that would be Europe‘s biggest indoor arena thanks to its 23,500 seats and standing spaces.
But what bosses had hoped to be an impressive display of the U.K.’s commitment to the arts turned out to be a somewhat embarrassing chain of events that saw concerts canceled, part of the ceiling coming apart, and its grand opening delayed.
On Tuesday, they finally did it: Manchester’s Co-op Live had its maiden gig, and around 12,000 people filed in to watch English rock band Elbow (who were originally meant to play the site’s 15th concert).
The venue’s largest shareholders include Harry Styles‘ label Erekine Records and City Football Group, a sports holding company that owns the likes of soccer club Manchester City and is 81 percent-owned by Abu Dhabi United Group, 18 percent by U.S. private equity...
But what bosses had hoped to be an impressive display of the U.K.’s commitment to the arts turned out to be a somewhat embarrassing chain of events that saw concerts canceled, part of the ceiling coming apart, and its grand opening delayed.
On Tuesday, they finally did it: Manchester’s Co-op Live had its maiden gig, and around 12,000 people filed in to watch English rock band Elbow (who were originally meant to play the site’s 15th concert).
The venue’s largest shareholders include Harry Styles‘ label Erekine Records and City Football Group, a sports holding company that owns the likes of soccer club Manchester City and is 81 percent-owned by Abu Dhabi United Group, 18 percent by U.S. private equity...
- 5/15/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming concerts at Manchester, England’s new Co-Op Live arena have been called off. The singer was set to launch her U.K. tour at the venue on May 3 and 4 following a show in Dublin, however Co-Cop Live cited “technical issues” as it canceled multiple shows.
“I’ve been having such a great time in Europe so far and I’m sooooo disappointed that we’re unable to perform in Manchester due to ongoing technical issues,” Rodrigo wrote in an Instagram story. “We’re doing our best to reschedule the show.
“I’ve been having such a great time in Europe so far and I’m sooooo disappointed that we’re unable to perform in Manchester due to ongoing technical issues,” Rodrigo wrote in an Instagram story. “We’re doing our best to reschedule the show.
- 5/2/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
It’s not quite high-stakes poker and we certainly can’t envisage Christopher Nolan devising a scene where 007 battles it out with a super villain over a game of bingo, but that isn’t to say that the game isn’t suited to the silver screen – emphasis on the silver…
This game which is readily associated with nursing homes and cramped community centres has actually been incorporated into a number of Hollywood movies throughout the decades, being used by directors as a narrative device to inject drama, comedy and moments of calm in all manner of films.
In this article we take a look at some of the most famous examples of bingo in movies.
Big Momma’s House 2
In the 2000s it felt as though Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Ferrell were coming out with a slapstick comedy every five minutes. One of the classics of that genre is...
This game which is readily associated with nursing homes and cramped community centres has actually been incorporated into a number of Hollywood movies throughout the decades, being used by directors as a narrative device to inject drama, comedy and moments of calm in all manner of films.
In this article we take a look at some of the most famous examples of bingo in movies.
Big Momma’s House 2
In the 2000s it felt as though Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Ferrell were coming out with a slapstick comedy every five minutes. One of the classics of that genre is...
- 11/18/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Halloween is spine-chilling in general, but especially so if you’re a parent.
The amount of calories you consume while stealing your children’s hard-won candy? Gasp. Running out of sweets when there’s a minibus worth of spooky kids at your front door? Whimper. The price of Halloween costumes they’ll grow out of by Christmas? Scream.
You’d be better off extinguishing the pumpkin, barricading the door and curling up with one of these family-friendly Halloween movies instead – from animated delights to cult classics – which all fall under the ooky-spooky rather than blood-and-guts end of the scale.
(All streaming info correct as of September 2023)
For Pre-school Kids Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit (2005)
This Oscar-winning stop-motion classic was the fourth film for classic British double-act Wallace and Gromit, a cheese-loving inventor and his silent anthropomorphic dog, and like their previous short films (such as The Wrong...
The amount of calories you consume while stealing your children’s hard-won candy? Gasp. Running out of sweets when there’s a minibus worth of spooky kids at your front door? Whimper. The price of Halloween costumes they’ll grow out of by Christmas? Scream.
You’d be better off extinguishing the pumpkin, barricading the door and curling up with one of these family-friendly Halloween movies instead – from animated delights to cult classics – which all fall under the ooky-spooky rather than blood-and-guts end of the scale.
(All streaming info correct as of September 2023)
For Pre-school Kids Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit (2005)
This Oscar-winning stop-motion classic was the fourth film for classic British double-act Wallace and Gromit, a cheese-loving inventor and his silent anthropomorphic dog, and like their previous short films (such as The Wrong...
- 10/8/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: UK production company Mad As Birds (Mab) — best known for pics such as Six Minutes to Midnight, Poms, The Vanishing, and The Almond And The Seahorse — has landed a major cash injection from a private investor as it sets out a diverse slate of projects for the Cannes market.
We understand the investment is around the seven-figure mark. The investor, whose identity has been kept private, approached the UK-based indie headed by Celyn Jones, Andy Evans, and Sean Marley with the unique deal, which is set to supercharge the company’s work across film and TV, with several Mab projects heading to the Cannes market this week.
New Mab film projects hitting the market include:
Call Girls
Directed by veteran British filmmaker Catherine Morshead, the film comes from a screenplay by writers Paul Coleman and Brennan Reece. Coleman is the BAFTA-winning writer behind the BBC comedy Car Share,...
We understand the investment is around the seven-figure mark. The investor, whose identity has been kept private, approached the UK-based indie headed by Celyn Jones, Andy Evans, and Sean Marley with the unique deal, which is set to supercharge the company’s work across film and TV, with several Mab projects heading to the Cannes market this week.
New Mab film projects hitting the market include:
Call Girls
Directed by veteran British filmmaker Catherine Morshead, the film comes from a screenplay by writers Paul Coleman and Brennan Reece. Coleman is the BAFTA-winning writer behind the BBC comedy Car Share,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor, writer and director Diane Morgan was in her teens when she first tried her hand at improv, an experience which first gave the “very shy, very quiet” 15-year-old a chance to step out of her shell and play a different character.
“I think my whole world opened up, basically,” says Morgan of that moment, ahead of receiving Variety and the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award. “I’d always been completely invisible and then, suddenly, I was the funny one.”
So it was unsurprising when Morgan decided she would try to pursue it professionally, even if it wasn’t the most obvious choice for a girl from Bolton. “I always thought I’d make a career out of it, even though everyone was telling me I wouldn’t make a career out of it and that it was insane,” she recalls. “Because I was from Bolton, and, you know,...
“I think my whole world opened up, basically,” says Morgan of that moment, ahead of receiving Variety and the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award. “I’d always been completely invisible and then, suddenly, I was the funny one.”
So it was unsurprising when Morgan decided she would try to pursue it professionally, even if it wasn’t the most obvious choice for a girl from Bolton. “I always thought I’d make a career out of it, even though everyone was telling me I wouldn’t make a career out of it and that it was insane,” she recalls. “Because I was from Bolton, and, you know,...
- 8/25/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has commissioned a Catherine Tate comedy, Scottish drama Mayflies starring Line of Duty star Martin Compston, show from BAFTA winners Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson, and fourth season of Man like Mobeen.
In Queen of Oz, Netflix’s Hard Cell creator will exec and star as Princess Georgiana, the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. On the back of her latest scandal, her father, the King, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating his Australian throne in favor of his daughter, with the hope she will take the responsibility.
Australian indie Lingo Pictures is producing and Endeavor Content is distributing worldwide. Filming will begin later this year in Australia and further casting will be announced in due course.
Mayflies starring Compston, who plays Di Arnott in Line of Duty, follows Tully Dawson (Tony Curran) and Jimmy’s (Compston) brilliant friendship. With school over and the locked world of their fathers before them,...
In Queen of Oz, Netflix’s Hard Cell creator will exec and star as Princess Georgiana, the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. On the back of her latest scandal, her father, the King, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating his Australian throne in favor of his daughter, with the hope she will take the responsibility.
Australian indie Lingo Pictures is producing and Endeavor Content is distributing worldwide. Filming will begin later this year in Australia and further casting will be announced in due course.
Mayflies starring Compston, who plays Di Arnott in Line of Duty, follows Tully Dawson (Tony Curran) and Jimmy’s (Compston) brilliant friendship. With school over and the locked world of their fathers before them,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor, writer and director Diane Morgan is set to receive the Variety Outstanding Achievement Award, distributed in association with the Edinburgh TV Festival.
The honor, which is awarded as part of the Festival’s prestigious TV awards, is being awarded to the BAFTA-nominated star in recognition of her extensive body of work, which ranges from Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” to “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe” and includes fan-favorite “Motherland.”
Morgan’s award will be paired with a wide-ranging conversation with Variety, taking place on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the festival. She will discuss her two-decades long career including highlights and challenges.
Born in Bolton, England, Morgan got her start in Peter Kay’s “Phoenix Nights” before going on to win critical acclaim for her comedy, which includes roles in “Death to 2020” and “Death to 2021,” the BBC Studios comedy drama “Inside No 9” and her own BBC comedy series “Mandy,” which Morgan wrote,...
The honor, which is awarded as part of the Festival’s prestigious TV awards, is being awarded to the BAFTA-nominated star in recognition of her extensive body of work, which ranges from Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” to “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe” and includes fan-favorite “Motherland.”
Morgan’s award will be paired with a wide-ranging conversation with Variety, taking place on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the festival. She will discuss her two-decades long career including highlights and challenges.
Born in Bolton, England, Morgan got her start in Peter Kay’s “Phoenix Nights” before going on to win critical acclaim for her comedy, which includes roles in “Death to 2020” and “Death to 2021,” the BBC Studios comedy drama “Inside No 9” and her own BBC comedy series “Mandy,” which Morgan wrote,...
- 8/11/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’
Exclusive: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill. After stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present with no idea of the irreparable damage they’re causing to the fabric of the universe. Way is playing an off-beat inventor working in obscurity in Muswell Hill’s underground scientific community, while Thompson is playing the lead antagonist, the jail-keeper of the hellish dimension the unreason. Chris Reading is directing the feature, an adaptation of his own short film of the same name. Producers are UK outfit Shakespeare Sisters. Filming is set to start...
Exclusive: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill. After stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present with no idea of the irreparable damage they’re causing to the fabric of the universe. Way is playing an off-beat inventor working in obscurity in Muswell Hill’s underground scientific community, while Thompson is playing the lead antagonist, the jail-keeper of the hellish dimension the unreason. Chris Reading is directing the feature, an adaptation of his own short film of the same name. Producers are UK outfit Shakespeare Sisters. Filming is set to start...
- 12/14/2020
- by Jake Kanter and Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The BAFTA and ratings-winning BBC comedy Car Share is to return for a special audio episode to help lift people’s spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.
Creator Peter Kay has teamed up with co-star Sian Gibson and writer Paul Coleman to pen the special episode, which will premiere on iPlayer on Friday, nearly two years after the show bowed out on BBC One.
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Car Share is made by Kay’s production company Goodnight Vienna and follows the lives of two supermarket workers as they travel to-and-from work every day. Over the course of its three seasons, romance blossomed between the pair and...
Creator Peter Kay has teamed up with co-star Sian Gibson and writer Paul Coleman to pen the special episode, which will premiere on iPlayer on Friday, nearly two years after the show bowed out on BBC One.
More from DeadlineYouTube Originals Offers Some Library Titles For Free During LockdownOlivia Wilde Leads TV Doctors, Including Patrick Dempsey & Neil Patrick Harris, In Video Thank You To Covid-19 Healthcare Workers'Sesame Street's Elmo To Host 'Playdate' Special To Comfort Kids During Coronavirus Crisis; Will Air On Multiple WarnerMedia Networks
Car Share is made by Kay’s production company Goodnight Vienna and follows the lives of two supermarket workers as they travel to-and-from work every day. Over the course of its three seasons, romance blossomed between the pair and...
- 4/8/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
About a half hour into President Donald Trump’s latest coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski sounded as if she had just about enough.
“Trump is flat out lying to the American people and right now our network and all networks should be cutting in to FactCheck him,” she wrote on Twitter. “If we’re going to carry these ridiculous briefings, we need to give it context and we need to fact check a President who has trouble with the truth.”
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Trump is flat out lying to the American people and right now our network and all...
“Trump is flat out lying to the American people and right now our network and all networks should be cutting in to FactCheck him,” she wrote on Twitter. “If we’re going to carry these ridiculous briefings, we need to give it context and we need to fact check a President who has trouble with the truth.”
More from DeadlineNew York Drama Desk Awards To Announce Winners Online For A Season Shortened By Covid-19'Car Share' Returns: Peter Kay Writes Special Audio Episode Of Hit BBC Comedy To "Cheer People Up"Netflix Donates $1.1M To France's Covid-19 Film & TV Emergency Fund As It Continues $100M Relief Efforts
Trump is flat out lying to the American people and right now our network and all...
- 4/8/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, the creators of British anthology series Inside No. 9 and co-creators of dark comedy The League of Gentleman, have struck a first-look deal with BBC Studios.
The production arm of the British public broadcaster has closed the exclusive deal with the pair to develop new comedy and comedy drama projects for UK and international broadcasters. The two-year deal has been signed via BBC Studios Production Comedy.
The pair created Royston Valley-set The League of Gentleman, which aired for three seasons on BBC Two as well as three specials in 2017, and anthology series Inside No. 9, which has aired 25 episodes across four seasons as well as specials. Pemberton has also starred in Killing Eve and Britannia, while Shearsmith has starred in Peter Kay’s Car Share and Steve Coogan’s Mid Morning Matters.
Josh Cole, Head of Comedy BBC Studios Production said, “Reece and Steve are...
The production arm of the British public broadcaster has closed the exclusive deal with the pair to develop new comedy and comedy drama projects for UK and international broadcasters. The two-year deal has been signed via BBC Studios Production Comedy.
The pair created Royston Valley-set The League of Gentleman, which aired for three seasons on BBC Two as well as three specials in 2017, and anthology series Inside No. 9, which has aired 25 episodes across four seasons as well as specials. Pemberton has also starred in Killing Eve and Britannia, while Shearsmith has starred in Peter Kay’s Car Share and Steve Coogan’s Mid Morning Matters.
Josh Cole, Head of Comedy BBC Studios Production said, “Reece and Steve are...
- 12/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The King, a documentary about the state of the Us filmed from Elvis’s Rolls-Royce, is just the latest film set mostly inside a car. Is it the perfect vehicle for examining our cultural landscape?
If there is a rule of thumb in the commissioning of modern visual content, it is this: two legs bad, four wheels good. Jerry Seinfeld is now on the 10th series of his mobile chatshow Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, in which he drives, drinks and shoots the breeze with a different comic performer in each episode. James Corden has found the perfect outlet for his particular blend of informality, irreverence and sycophancy in the Carpool Karaoke segment of his Late, Late Show, in which he chauffeurs pop stars while duetting with them on their greatest hits. And one of the most affecting TV successes of recent years was Peter Kay’s Car Share, a...
If there is a rule of thumb in the commissioning of modern visual content, it is this: two legs bad, four wheels good. Jerry Seinfeld is now on the 10th series of his mobile chatshow Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, in which he drives, drinks and shoots the breeze with a different comic performer in each episode. James Corden has found the perfect outlet for his particular blend of informality, irreverence and sycophancy in the Carpool Karaoke segment of his Late, Late Show, in which he chauffeurs pop stars while duetting with them on their greatest hits. And one of the most affecting TV successes of recent years was Peter Kay’s Car Share, a...
- 8/23/2018
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
“The Crown” won only one of its three races at the 2018 BAFTA TV Awards on May 13 when Vanessa Kirby claimed the supporting actress prize for her riveting portrayal of Princess Margaret. While this lavish historical drama had taken home three BAFTAs at last month’s TV Craft Awards, it was bested here for Drama Series by another period piece, “Peaky Blinders.” And although Claire Foy has already collected a Golden Globe and SAG Award for capturing the essence of Queen Elizabeth II, she lost Best Drama Actress to Molly Windsor who won for the docudrama “Three Girls,” which was named Best Miniseries. (See the full list of BAFTA TV Awards winners.)
There is a threshold of six installments to qualify as a drama series at these kudos; the cap is 19, after which a show is deemed to be a continuing drama. Also up for Best Drama Series were the police...
There is a threshold of six installments to qualify as a drama series at these kudos; the cap is 19, after which a show is deemed to be a continuing drama. Also up for Best Drama Series were the police...
- 5/13/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The 2018 BAFTA TV Awards programs took place at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 13. “The Great British Bakeoff” presenter Sue Perkins hosted this celebration of the best of British television for the second year running. Scroll down to see the complete list of BAFTA TV Awards winners (and nominees).
As with the Emmys, the British academy divides its TV awards into two parts. The BAFTA TV craft awards which are equivalent to the Creative Arts at the Emmys, were handed out in a ceremony on April 22 that was emceed by Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”). The lavishly produced drama series “The Crown,” which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, won three of its seven races at these kudos honoring the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals.
“The Crown,” which chronicles the first years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, also leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations for the...
As with the Emmys, the British academy divides its TV awards into two parts. The BAFTA TV craft awards which are equivalent to the Creative Arts at the Emmys, were handed out in a ceremony on April 22 that was emceed by Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”). The lavishly produced drama series “The Crown,” which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, won three of its seven races at these kudos honoring the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals.
“The Crown,” which chronicles the first years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, also leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations for the...
- 5/13/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 13 with “The Great British Bakeoff” presenter Sue Perkins hosting for the second year running. See the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations below and come back to Gold Derby for complete coverage of the ceremony.
See 2018 BAFTA TV Awards full list of winners (and nominees too!) [Updating Live]
The historical drama “The Crown,” which chronicles the first years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations for the second year in a row with bids for Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actress (Claire Foy) and Best Drama Supporting Actress (Vanessa Kirby). Not surprisingly, this lavishly produced series, which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, won three of its seven races at last month’s BAFTA TV...
See 2018 BAFTA TV Awards full list of winners (and nominees too!) [Updating Live]
The historical drama “The Crown,” which chronicles the first years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations for the second year in a row with bids for Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actress (Claire Foy) and Best Drama Supporting Actress (Vanessa Kirby). Not surprisingly, this lavishly produced series, which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, won three of its seven races at last month’s BAFTA TV...
- 5/13/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor skills in 19 different categories. Nine of these are devoted to fictional programming, another four to factual, and six are in combined fields. Winners were revealed during a ceremony on Sunday, April 22 hosted by “Episodes” star Stephen Mangan. Nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards were announced on Wednesday, April 4 with that ceremony taking place on Sunday, May 13.
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Director (Fiction)
Jane Campion, “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Mackenizie Crook, “Detectorists”
Paul Whittington, “Little Boy Blue”
X – Phillipa Lowthorpe, “Three Girls”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
X – “Three Girls”
Makeup And Hair Design
“Gunpowder”
“The Miniaturist – The Forge”
“Peaky Blinders”
X – “Taboo”
Photography And Lighting (Fiction)
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror”
X – “The Crown”
“Taboo”
Production Design
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“The State”
Sound (Fiction)
“Black Mirror...
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Director (Fiction)
Jane Campion, “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Mackenizie Crook, “Detectorists”
Paul Whittington, “Little Boy Blue”
X – Phillipa Lowthorpe, “Three Girls”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
X – “Three Girls”
Makeup And Hair Design
“Gunpowder”
“The Miniaturist – The Forge”
“Peaky Blinders”
X – “Taboo”
Photography And Lighting (Fiction)
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror”
X – “The Crown”
“Taboo”
Production Design
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“The State”
Sound (Fiction)
“Black Mirror...
- 4/22/2018
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Updated With Full Winners: Game of Thrones scored its first BAFTAs, winning two awards at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Craft Awards.
HBO’s fantasy drama won in the Costume Design category for Michele Clapton and in the Production Design category for Deborah Riley and Rob Cameron.
Netflix period drama The Crown won in the Sound: Fiction category and director of photography Adriano Goldman received the award for Photography and Lighting: Fiction.
Elsewhere, BBC drama Three Girls, the drama based on true-life events in Rochdale, was the big winner on the night, picking up three awards including Philippa Lowthorpe winning in the Director: Fiction category, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle receiving the BAFTA for Editing: Fiction and Nicole Taylor recognised in the Writer: Drama category.
Game of Thrones and The Crown were joined by Blue Planet II, Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me, and World War One...
HBO’s fantasy drama won in the Costume Design category for Michele Clapton and in the Production Design category for Deborah Riley and Rob Cameron.
Netflix period drama The Crown won in the Sound: Fiction category and director of photography Adriano Goldman received the award for Photography and Lighting: Fiction.
Elsewhere, BBC drama Three Girls, the drama based on true-life events in Rochdale, was the big winner on the night, picking up three awards including Philippa Lowthorpe winning in the Director: Fiction category, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle receiving the BAFTA for Editing: Fiction and Nicole Taylor recognised in the Writer: Drama category.
Game of Thrones and The Crown were joined by Blue Planet II, Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me, and World War One...
- 4/22/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Low-key is the phrase which comes to mind when attending the 2018 BAFTA TV Craft Awards on April 22, especially when compared to the BAFTA Film Awards several months back. Low-key, undoubtedly more relaxed but yet, just as classy. It’s also looser, so to speak.
It’s currently 22 degrees Celsius here in a rather sticky in London – that’s roughly 72 Fahrenheit to you guys over in America. And it is not a good day to be wearing a suit. We’re used to complaining about rain, so it’s tricky for us Brits to adjust and complain about heat. But we manage.
Everyone still manages to look glamorous despite the heat, with tonight’s nominees clad in their best frocks, gowns, suits and the occasional kilt. I’ve just seen “Game of Thrones'” Hannah Murray (Gilly) step out of her car in a gold dress and she looks lovely. Gold...
It’s currently 22 degrees Celsius here in a rather sticky in London – that’s roughly 72 Fahrenheit to you guys over in America. And it is not a good day to be wearing a suit. We’re used to complaining about rain, so it’s tricky for us Brits to adjust and complain about heat. But we manage.
Everyone still manages to look glamorous despite the heat, with tonight’s nominees clad in their best frocks, gowns, suits and the occasional kilt. I’ve just seen “Game of Thrones'” Hannah Murray (Gilly) step out of her car in a gold dress and she looks lovely. Gold...
- 4/22/2018
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 13 with “The Great British Bakeoff” presenter Sue Perkins hosting for the first time. The Craft Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22 at an evening presided over by “Episodes” star Stephen Mangan. (Read the full report on the BAFTA TV Awards nominations here.)
Best Drama Series
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
“The End of the F***ing World”
Best Mini-series
“Howards End”
“The Moorside”
“The State”
“Three Girls”
Best Single Drama
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror (Hang the DJ)”
“King Charles III”
“Murdered for Being Different”
Best Drama Actor
Sean Bean, “Broken”
Joe Cole, “Black Mirror”
Tim Pigott-Smith,” King Charles III”
Jack Rowan, “Born to Kill”
Best Drama Actress
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Sinead Keenan, “Little Boy Blue”
Thandie Newton,...
Best Drama Series
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
“The End of the F***ing World”
Best Mini-series
“Howards End”
“The Moorside”
“The State”
“Three Girls”
Best Single Drama
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror (Hang the DJ)”
“King Charles III”
“Murdered for Being Different”
Best Drama Actor
Sean Bean, “Broken”
Joe Cole, “Black Mirror”
Tim Pigott-Smith,” King Charles III”
Jack Rowan, “Born to Kill”
Best Drama Actress
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Sinead Keenan, “Little Boy Blue”
Thandie Newton,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The historical drama “The Crown,” which chronicles the first years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, led the BAFTA TV Awards nominations for the second year in a row, with three bids including Best Drama Series. SAG and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy reaped a Best Actress nomination for her sensitive portrayal of the young monarch. And Vanessa Kirby contends for her scene-stealing turn as younger sister Princess Margaret. However, Matt Smith was snubbed again for his subdued take on Prince Phillip.
Not surprisingly, this lavishly produced series, which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, also reaped seven bids at last month’s nominations for the BAFTA TV craft awards which honor the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals; these are equivalent to the Creative Arts Awards at the Emmys.
With its 10 episodes, “The Crown” easily crossed the threshold of six installments required to qualify as a...
Not surprisingly, this lavishly produced series, which screened on Netflix on both sides of the pond, also reaped seven bids at last month’s nominations for the BAFTA TV craft awards which honor the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals; these are equivalent to the Creative Arts Awards at the Emmys.
With its 10 episodes, “The Crown” easily crossed the threshold of six installments required to qualify as a...
- 4/4/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Netflix and BBC1 dramas to face off in four categories.
Netflix’s The Crown and BBC1’s Taboo are to go head-to-head in four categories at this year’s Bafta TV Craft Awards.
Left Bank Pictures’ royal saga will be looking to repeat last year’s success in Costume Design and Special, Visual & Graphics Effects. It will face the Scott Free/Hardy Son & Baker drama in both categories as well as Photography & Lighting: Fiction and Sound: Fiction.
Nominations in full below
The Crown leads the way in this year’s nominations with seven nods compared to Taboo’s six and...
Netflix’s The Crown and BBC1’s Taboo are to go head-to-head in four categories at this year’s Bafta TV Craft Awards.
Left Bank Pictures’ royal saga will be looking to repeat last year’s success in Costume Design and Special, Visual & Graphics Effects. It will face the Scott Free/Hardy Son & Baker drama in both categories as well as Photography & Lighting: Fiction and Sound: Fiction.
Nominations in full below
The Crown leads the way in this year’s nominations with seven nods compared to Taboo’s six and...
- 3/22/2018
- by Broadcast staff
- ScreenDaily
The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor skills in 19 different categories. Nine of these are devoted to fictional programming, another four to factual, and six are in combined fields. Winners will be revealed during a ceremony on Sunday, April 22 to be hosted by “Episodes” star Stephen Mangan. Nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards will be announced on Wednesday, April 4 with that ceremony taking place on Sunday, May 13.
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Director (Fiction)
Jane Campion, “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Mackenizie Crook, “Detectorists”
Paul Whittington, “Little Boy Blue”
Phillipa Lowthorpe, “Three Girls”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Three Girls”
Makeup And Hair Design
“Gunpowder”
“The Miniaturist – The Forge”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Photography And Lighting (Fiction)
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
“Taboo”
Production Design
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The State”
Sound (Fiction)
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown...
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Director (Fiction)
Jane Campion, “Top of the Lake: China Girl”
Mackenizie Crook, “Detectorists”
Paul Whittington, “Little Boy Blue”
Phillipa Lowthorpe, “Three Girls”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Line of Duty”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Three Girls”
Makeup And Hair Design
“Gunpowder”
“The Miniaturist – The Forge”
“Peaky Blinders”
“Taboo”
Photography And Lighting (Fiction)
“Against the Law”
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
“Taboo”
Production Design
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The State”
Sound (Fiction)
“Black Mirror”
“The Crown...
- 3/22/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Gem Wheeler May 3, 2017
With series two over and no further episodes on the horizon, we salute funny, warm, clever sitcom Peter Kay's Car Share...
Everyday life may be full of funny moments, but it’s fair to say that most of them aren’t found during the commute to work; traffic jams, roadworks and incompetent drivers raise stress levels like little else. The prospect of watching two people make small talk in a confined space as inane radio jingles play gooseberry in the background doesn’t sound like a promising start for a comedy series. Yet somehow, Peter Kay's Car Share won a huge audience for its first series on BBC One back in 2015. After a dramatic ending to its second run this week, fans were desperate to learn what would become of star-crossed couple John and Kayleigh’s burgeoning romance, only to have those hopes dashed when star, co-writer...
With series two over and no further episodes on the horizon, we salute funny, warm, clever sitcom Peter Kay's Car Share...
Everyday life may be full of funny moments, but it’s fair to say that most of them aren’t found during the commute to work; traffic jams, roadworks and incompetent drivers raise stress levels like little else. The prospect of watching two people make small talk in a confined space as inane radio jingles play gooseberry in the background doesn’t sound like a promising start for a comedy series. Yet somehow, Peter Kay's Car Share won a huge audience for its first series on BBC One back in 2015. After a dramatic ending to its second run this week, fans were desperate to learn what would become of star-crossed couple John and Kayleigh’s burgeoning romance, only to have those hopes dashed when star, co-writer...
- 5/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Mar 21, 2017
Spoilers ahead in our review of the final series 3 episode of Inside No. 9, which takes us to the world of modern art…
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Last Kingdom series 2 episode 1 review The Last Kingdom series 2: politics, battles and arselings What can we expect from new BBC drama, The Last Kingdom?
Inefficiency. It’s a criticism often levelled at the BBC by a certain species of rapacious vulture who sees the corporation not as the lustrous national gem it is, but as an unjust barrier to the extent to which they’re able to feather their own nests. The BBC is full of waste, they caw. The BBC must be more efficient!
If any of the vultures had the nous to watch BBC Two at 10pm on a Tuesday night for the past few weeks, they’d have been delighted. Well, not delighted.
Spoilers ahead in our review of the final series 3 episode of Inside No. 9, which takes us to the world of modern art…
This review contains spoilers.
See related The Last Kingdom series 2 episode 1 review The Last Kingdom series 2: politics, battles and arselings What can we expect from new BBC drama, The Last Kingdom?
Inefficiency. It’s a criticism often levelled at the BBC by a certain species of rapacious vulture who sees the corporation not as the lustrous national gem it is, but as an unjust barrier to the extent to which they’re able to feather their own nests. The BBC is full of waste, they caw. The BBC must be more efficient!
If any of the vultures had the nous to watch BBC Two at 10pm on a Tuesday night for the past few weeks, they’d have been delighted. Well, not delighted.
- 3/21/2017
- Den of Geek
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Episode one of handsome new BBC supernatural period drama The Living And The Dead feat. Colin Morgan ends on a gripping hook…
This review contains episode 1 spoilers.
Ashley Pharoah, the creator of The Living And The Dead, made his name writing genre TV with a twist. He and Matthew Graham added a time travel mystery to the police procedural in Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes, then spliced the supernatural with court drama in Eternal Law.
Pharoah’s new series The Living And The Dead plays the same game. It’s a traditional Victorian ghost story with Something Else Going On. Two events in the first episode alert viewers to this fact – the vapour trail of a modern airplane in the 1894 Somerset sky and the closing sight of a twenty-first century woman, iPad in hand, walking around the nineteenth-century farmhouse in which the story is set.
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Episode one of handsome new BBC supernatural period drama The Living And The Dead feat. Colin Morgan ends on a gripping hook…
This review contains episode 1 spoilers.
Ashley Pharoah, the creator of The Living And The Dead, made his name writing genre TV with a twist. He and Matthew Graham added a time travel mystery to the police procedural in Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes, then spliced the supernatural with court drama in Eternal Law.
Pharoah’s new series The Living And The Dead plays the same game. It’s a traditional Victorian ghost story with Something Else Going On. Two events in the first episode alert viewers to this fact – the vapour trail of a modern airplane in the 1894 Somerset sky and the closing sight of a twenty-first century woman, iPad in hand, walking around the nineteenth-century farmhouse in which the story is set.
- 6/28/2016
- Den of Geek
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All 6 episodes of The Living And The Dead, from the co-creator of Life On Mars, will debut this Friday the 17th of June on BBC iPlayer...
In a repeat of last year's successful online-box-set-then-traditional-broadcast-release (snappier name required) of Peter Kay's Car Share, the BBC is launching its first original drama 'box-set'.
All six episodes of spooky new period drama The Living And The Dead, created by Life On Mars' Ashley Pharoah and starring Merlin's Colin Morgan and Glue's Charlotte Spencer, will be available to watch from this Friday the 17th of June on BBC iPlayer. The episodes will then receive a weekly airing starting from Tuesday the 28th of June at 9pm.
It's a smart move from the BBC, one that will transform iPlayer into more than simply a catch-up service. Traditional viewers won't lose out on week-by-week viewings, while those more used to gulping down entire series whenever it suits them can do just that.
The Living And The Dead is in the tradition of the dark English pastoral, a creepy countryside tale of the strange goings-on that beset a young psychologist (Morgan) and his photographer wife (Spencer) when they move back to his childhood West Country home in 1894.
We'll have more for you on the show later this week.
See related Life On Mars: revisiting a terrific UK crime drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: the best UK fantasy in years 31 scary TV episodes that truly terrified us 25 upcoming Us TV shows: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, thrillers TV News Louisa Mellor The Living And The Dead 15 Jun 2016 - 10:00 Life on Mars Colin Morgan...
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All 6 episodes of The Living And The Dead, from the co-creator of Life On Mars, will debut this Friday the 17th of June on BBC iPlayer...
In a repeat of last year's successful online-box-set-then-traditional-broadcast-release (snappier name required) of Peter Kay's Car Share, the BBC is launching its first original drama 'box-set'.
All six episodes of spooky new period drama The Living And The Dead, created by Life On Mars' Ashley Pharoah and starring Merlin's Colin Morgan and Glue's Charlotte Spencer, will be available to watch from this Friday the 17th of June on BBC iPlayer. The episodes will then receive a weekly airing starting from Tuesday the 28th of June at 9pm.
It's a smart move from the BBC, one that will transform iPlayer into more than simply a catch-up service. Traditional viewers won't lose out on week-by-week viewings, while those more used to gulping down entire series whenever it suits them can do just that.
The Living And The Dead is in the tradition of the dark English pastoral, a creepy countryside tale of the strange goings-on that beset a young psychologist (Morgan) and his photographer wife (Spencer) when they move back to his childhood West Country home in 1894.
We'll have more for you on the show later this week.
See related Life On Mars: revisiting a terrific UK crime drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: the best UK fantasy in years 31 scary TV episodes that truly terrified us 25 upcoming Us TV shows: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, thrillers TV News Louisa Mellor The Living And The Dead 15 Jun 2016 - 10:00 Life on Mars Colin Morgan...
- 6/15/2016
- Den of Geek
“Wolf Hall” is among one of this year’s big House of Fraser British Academy Television Award winners. The Mark Rylance–led historical drama won two BAFTA TV Awards alongside mini-series “This Is England ’90” and comedy “Peter Kay’s Car Share” at last night’s ceremony. Rylance continued his award season dominance winning a BAFTA for his lead performance as Thomas Cromwell in “Wolf Hall.” Rylance picked up a BAFTA Film Award and Oscar earlier this year for his supporting turn in Steven Spielberg’s Cold War–era feature “Bridge of Spies.” “Wolf Hall” also won the BAFTA for Drama Series defeating “Humans,” “The Last Panthers,” and “No Offence.” “This Is England ’90” won the mini-series prize in addition to Chanel Cresswell’s supporting performance for the Sheffield-set drama. While “Peter Kay’s Car Share” earned citations for scripted comedy and Peter Kay for male performance in a comedy. Suranne Jones...
- 5/9/2016
- backstage.com
Oscar winner Mark Rylance won another award at the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, where he was named the best actor in a dramatic television series for “Wolf Hall.” “Wolf Hall” was also named the best drama series, “Peter Kay’s Car Share” won for scripted comedy series and “This Is England ’90” won for best miniseries. Acting awards went to Rylance, Suranne Jones for “Doctor Foster,” Tom Courtenay for “Unforgotten,” Chanel Cresswell for “This is England ’90,” Peter Kay for “Peter Kay’s Car Share,” Michaela Coel for “Chewing Gum”and Leigh Francis for “Celebrity Juice.” “Wolf Hall” went into.
- 5/8/2016
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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Buffy, Doctor Who, Star Trek and more have all devoted episodes to members of their supporting cast...
Over an extended run, some television shows give off the impression that all life in their universe revolves around a small number of characters, but if they run long enough, writers and producers will invariably have to look elsewhere every once in a whle. Maybe on another day to every other episode, when the forces of evil rally and all seems lost, the good guys are... otherwise occupied, leaving someone else to pick up the slack.
As a dramatic convention in pop culture, foregrounding minor characters dates at least as far back as Tom Stoppard's 1966 play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, which takes place “in the wings” of Shakespeare's Hamlet as the two minor characters have little comprehension of the tragic events going on concurrently. But over the years, geek...
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Buffy, Doctor Who, Star Trek and more have all devoted episodes to members of their supporting cast...
Over an extended run, some television shows give off the impression that all life in their universe revolves around a small number of characters, but if they run long enough, writers and producers will invariably have to look elsewhere every once in a whle. Maybe on another day to every other episode, when the forces of evil rally and all seems lost, the good guys are... otherwise occupied, leaving someone else to pick up the slack.
As a dramatic convention in pop culture, foregrounding minor characters dates at least as far back as Tom Stoppard's 1966 play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, which takes place “in the wings” of Shakespeare's Hamlet as the two minor characters have little comprehension of the tragic events going on concurrently. But over the years, geek...
- 4/27/2016
- Den of Geek
The drama series “Wolf Hall,” starring recent Oscar Best Supporting Actor winner Mark Rylance, led all television series with four nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, whose BAFTA TV Awards will be handed out on April 24 in London. “Wolf Hall” was nominated for Drama Series, Leading Actor (Rylance), Leading Actress (Claire Foy) and Supporting Actor (Anton Lesser), following its six nominations in the BAFTA craft categories, which were announced on March 22. Other programs with multiple nominations include the drama “This Is England ’90” and the comedies “Chewing Gum” and “Peter Kay’s Car Share.” Also Read: 'The.
- 3/30/2016
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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What happens when the episodes you love don't match everyone else's? Here's what it feels like to do fandom "wrong"...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who: Love & Monsters
During my first year at university, I met up with some other Doctor Who fans. This was 2007, when Tennant-mania was starting to overwhelm Britain and a then-45-year-old show was inexplicably the height of cool. After drinks and awkward small talk in the student bar, we turned to the question. The question you ask whenever you meet another fan. The question that’s hidden in plain sight...
No, not “Doctor Who?” Not even ‘who’s your favorite Doctor?’ Rather: “What’s your favorite episode?”
As we went around the group, the obvious candidates were named: Blink, Human Nature, Dalek, Utopia. Titles that are hallowed in the annals of Nu-Who history. Finally, it was my turn to contribute.
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What happens when the episodes you love don't match everyone else's? Here's what it feels like to do fandom "wrong"...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who: Love & Monsters
During my first year at university, I met up with some other Doctor Who fans. This was 2007, when Tennant-mania was starting to overwhelm Britain and a then-45-year-old show was inexplicably the height of cool. After drinks and awkward small talk in the student bar, we turned to the question. The question you ask whenever you meet another fan. The question that’s hidden in plain sight...
No, not “Doctor Who?” Not even ‘who’s your favorite Doctor?’ Rather: “What’s your favorite episode?”
As we went around the group, the obvious candidates were named: Blink, Human Nature, Dalek, Utopia. Titles that are hallowed in the annals of Nu-Who history. Finally, it was my turn to contribute.
- 2/9/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Johnny Vegas tries to get Peter Kay in trouble when he is mistaken for him. The 'Benidorm' actor is often approached by people who believe he is the 'Phoenix Nights' star so he gets up to outrageous antics in his name, including once mooning a group of people. He said: ''I do get mixed up with Peter all the time. But I have a bit of fun with it. I was in a glass lift the other day and I pulled a moonie. I got out and there were some people standing there and they were like: 'It's you, isn't...
- 1/11/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Wesley Mead Dec 21, 2016
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
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Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
See related Sherlock series 4 episode 1 spoiler-free review: The Six Thatchers Sherlock series 4: go behind the scenes; spoiler-free review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio nerdy spots & Easter eggs
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
- 12/15/2015
- Den of Geek
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The Movie Doctors is more than Wittertainment jumping from the airwaves to the printed page. Here's our review...
How do you write a review about The Movie Doctors, by Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode? Well, you just…, ah I suspect many of you got there first.
And if you did, this is your book. A fascinating, broad and beautifully presented collection of arguments, articles, diagrams and disputes that leap from the airwaves of Wittertainment (aka The Kermode & Mayo Film Review on Radio 5 Live/Radio Five/Five Live/we keep forgetting what they're officially called these days) and onto the printed page, there’s plenty that others could learn from this.
For in an era where books for fans of things have a habit of taking that audience for granted, that’s absolutely what The Movie Doctors doesn’t do. Running to over 300 pages, and with sky-high production values,...
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The Movie Doctors is more than Wittertainment jumping from the airwaves to the printed page. Here's our review...
How do you write a review about The Movie Doctors, by Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode? Well, you just…, ah I suspect many of you got there first.
And if you did, this is your book. A fascinating, broad and beautifully presented collection of arguments, articles, diagrams and disputes that leap from the airwaves of Wittertainment (aka The Kermode & Mayo Film Review on Radio 5 Live/Radio Five/Five Live/we keep forgetting what they're officially called these days) and onto the printed page, there’s plenty that others could learn from this.
For in an era where books for fans of things have a habit of taking that audience for granted, that’s absolutely what The Movie Doctors doesn’t do. Running to over 300 pages, and with sky-high production values,...
- 12/4/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Danny Baker's autobiographical sitcom Cradle to Grave looks set to return for a second series.
Though the BBC is yet to make an official announcement, outgoing director of television Danny Cohen may have let the news slip on Twitter.
Thanks Danny. With Series Two commissioned all is well. Thank you for working with us on it! https://t.co/0RzCiEmKmz
— Danny Cohen (@DannyCohen) October 13, 2015
When Baker quipped that Cohen's "work is done" after commissioning his sitcom, he responded: "With Series Two commissioned all is well."
Speaking to Digital Spy, a BBC spokesperson said: "We're having active conversations about a further series of Cradle to Grave. It's too early to confirm any details."
Based on Baker's memoirs, Cradle to Grave stars Laurie Kynaston as a young Danny, with Peter Kay adopting a cockney accent to play the boy's father Fred.
The 8-part first series wraps with a double-bill on October 15 on BBC Two.
Though the BBC is yet to make an official announcement, outgoing director of television Danny Cohen may have let the news slip on Twitter.
Thanks Danny. With Series Two commissioned all is well. Thank you for working with us on it! https://t.co/0RzCiEmKmz
— Danny Cohen (@DannyCohen) October 13, 2015
When Baker quipped that Cohen's "work is done" after commissioning his sitcom, he responded: "With Series Two commissioned all is well."
Speaking to Digital Spy, a BBC spokesperson said: "We're having active conversations about a further series of Cradle to Grave. It's too early to confirm any details."
Based on Baker's memoirs, Cradle to Grave stars Laurie Kynaston as a young Danny, with Peter Kay adopting a cockney accent to play the boy's father Fred.
The 8-part first series wraps with a double-bill on October 15 on BBC Two.
- 10/13/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC One is unleashing a special edition of Mrs Brown's Boys - completely live.
Brendan O'Carroll's hit comedy will air its one-off special in summer 2016, and the channel is promising that anything can happen.
Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll working on new TV show for BBC One
"This is very exciting," O'Carroll said. "When I heard the BBC were letting us go fully live I thought, 'They've lost their minds!'
"I'm seriously delighted about this. As Mrs Brown's Boys started in the theatre it gives us a chance to show the TV audience live what we really do. Put the kids to bed early!"
The special is part of the BBC's landmark sitcom season, celebrating 60 years since Hancock's Half Hour launched the genre on BBC television.
The corporation will pay tribute to the best comedy shows and characters with a host of stars from the...
Brendan O'Carroll's hit comedy will air its one-off special in summer 2016, and the channel is promising that anything can happen.
Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll working on new TV show for BBC One
"This is very exciting," O'Carroll said. "When I heard the BBC were letting us go fully live I thought, 'They've lost their minds!'
"I'm seriously delighted about this. As Mrs Brown's Boys started in the theatre it gives us a chance to show the TV audience live what we really do. Put the kids to bed early!"
The special is part of the BBC's landmark sitcom season, celebrating 60 years since Hancock's Half Hour launched the genre on BBC television.
The corporation will pay tribute to the best comedy shows and characters with a host of stars from the...
- 9/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Unigram slate includes Kill Your Friends TV spin-off and Shazam film.
Kill Your Friends producer Gregor Cameron and Grammy-nominated songwriter Amanda Ghost, former president of Epic Records, are re-teaming with billionaire financier and Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries (AI) to launch UK production outfit Unigram.
Partners Cameron and Ghost - the latter was also an executive producer on AI-backed Kill Your Friends - will oversee London-based outfit Unigram, which will concentrate on music-oriented film, TV and multi-media projects.
AI will back the new venture and have a first-look at new projects on the slate.
The company is currently working with Tim Reid (Peter Kay’s Car Share) and Dhiraj Mukherjee, one of the founders of music app Shazam, on a feature about the history of the app, best known for its music identification capabilities.
Unigram is also in development on a Kill Your Friends TV spin-off set in the present day.
Former TV producer...
Kill Your Friends producer Gregor Cameron and Grammy-nominated songwriter Amanda Ghost, former president of Epic Records, are re-teaming with billionaire financier and Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries (AI) to launch UK production outfit Unigram.
Partners Cameron and Ghost - the latter was also an executive producer on AI-backed Kill Your Friends - will oversee London-based outfit Unigram, which will concentrate on music-oriented film, TV and multi-media projects.
AI will back the new venture and have a first-look at new projects on the slate.
The company is currently working with Tim Reid (Peter Kay’s Car Share) and Dhiraj Mukherjee, one of the founders of music app Shazam, on a feature about the history of the app, best known for its music identification capabilities.
Unigram is also in development on a Kill Your Friends TV spin-off set in the present day.
Former TV producer...
- 9/12/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Mount Pleasant has quietly gone about its business since launching on Sky1 in 2011, and it returns on the channel for a fifth series tonight (September 11) after three years on Sky Living.
Neil Fitzmaurice - perhaps best known for the dastardly Jeff in Peep Show and his Phoenix Nights work with Peter Kay - is also back as office manager Fergus, and he told Digital Spy that he is impressed by its continued popularity.
"Like anything on TV, it's a business, and if you put a show on and it does okay and sort of trundles along, maybe you'll get two series out of it," he said. "The special thing about Mount Pleasant is that it just steadily got bigger and bigger every year. That's not something that happens all the time.
"The fans have been fanatical since day one, and they have been joined by fans who have steadily watched...
Neil Fitzmaurice - perhaps best known for the dastardly Jeff in Peep Show and his Phoenix Nights work with Peter Kay - is also back as office manager Fergus, and he told Digital Spy that he is impressed by its continued popularity.
"Like anything on TV, it's a business, and if you put a show on and it does okay and sort of trundles along, maybe you'll get two series out of it," he said. "The special thing about Mount Pleasant is that it just steadily got bigger and bigger every year. That's not something that happens all the time.
"The fans have been fanatical since day one, and they have been joined by fans who have steadily watched...
- 9/11/2015
- Digital Spy
UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Channel 4 look like they could be onto a winner with new series Hunted, as it attracted an overnight average audience of 1.73 million (8.9%) at 9pm, with a further 192,000 (1.3%) on +1.
Earlier, Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.49m (7.7%) at 8pm (263k/1.3% on +1), while First Dates made 1.13m (7.9%) feel awkward at 10pm (103k/1.3%).
On BBC One, Eat Well for Less intrigued 3.55m (18.5%) at 8pm, while Gareth Malone's Who Do You Think You Are? topped the night outside soaps with 3.90m (19.9%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's World's Weirdest Events fascinated 1.47m (7.6%) at 8pm, followed by Peter Kay's Cradle to Grave with 1.83m (9.2%) at 9pm and Boy Meets Girl with 1.09m (5.7%) at 9.30pm. Mock the Week amused 1.15m (7.0%) at 10pm.
On ITV, Flockstars brought in 1.65m (8.7%) at 8.30pm, while Stephen Fry in Central America interested 1.82m (9.3%) at 9pm (169k/1.1%).
Channel 5's Last Secrets of 9/11 documentary...
Channel 4 look like they could be onto a winner with new series Hunted, as it attracted an overnight average audience of 1.73 million (8.9%) at 9pm, with a further 192,000 (1.3%) on +1.
Earlier, Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.49m (7.7%) at 8pm (263k/1.3% on +1), while First Dates made 1.13m (7.9%) feel awkward at 10pm (103k/1.3%).
On BBC One, Eat Well for Less intrigued 3.55m (18.5%) at 8pm, while Gareth Malone's Who Do You Think You Are? topped the night outside soaps with 3.90m (19.9%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's World's Weirdest Events fascinated 1.47m (7.6%) at 8pm, followed by Peter Kay's Cradle to Grave with 1.83m (9.2%) at 9pm and Boy Meets Girl with 1.09m (5.7%) at 9.30pm. Mock the Week amused 1.15m (7.0%) at 10pm.
On ITV, Flockstars brought in 1.65m (8.7%) at 8.30pm, while Stephen Fry in Central America interested 1.82m (9.3%) at 9pm (169k/1.1%).
Channel 5's Last Secrets of 9/11 documentary...
- 9/11/2015
- Digital Spy
UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Jamie Oliver launched his latest health campaign last night, but he might need more support if the overnight figures are anything to go by.
Channel 4's Sugar Rush intrigued an average 1.25 million (6.1%) at 9pm, with an added 155,000 (1.0%) watching on +1. Earlier, Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.55m (7.6%) at 8pm (214k/1.1% on +1).
On BBC Two, Peter Kay's starring role in the Danny Baker biopic Cradle to Grave launched with 2.15m (10.3%) at 9pm, followed by new transgender sitcom Boy Meets Girl with 1.52m (7.6%) at 9.30pm. Earlier, World's Weirdest Events fascinated 1.69m (8.3%) at 8pm.
BBC One's Eat Well for Less with Gregg Wallace topped the night overall outside soaps with 3.90m (19.0%) at 8pm, while Jerry Hall's turn on Who Do You Think You Are? was seen by 3.81m (18.7%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Flockstars is still madly rumbling on with 1.57m (7.7%) at 8.30pm,...
Jamie Oliver launched his latest health campaign last night, but he might need more support if the overnight figures are anything to go by.
Channel 4's Sugar Rush intrigued an average 1.25 million (6.1%) at 9pm, with an added 155,000 (1.0%) watching on +1. Earlier, Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.55m (7.6%) at 8pm (214k/1.1% on +1).
On BBC Two, Peter Kay's starring role in the Danny Baker biopic Cradle to Grave launched with 2.15m (10.3%) at 9pm, followed by new transgender sitcom Boy Meets Girl with 1.52m (7.6%) at 9.30pm. Earlier, World's Weirdest Events fascinated 1.69m (8.3%) at 8pm.
BBC One's Eat Well for Less with Gregg Wallace topped the night overall outside soaps with 3.90m (19.0%) at 8pm, while Jerry Hall's turn on Who Do You Think You Are? was seen by 3.81m (18.7%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Flockstars is still madly rumbling on with 1.57m (7.7%) at 8.30pm,...
- 9/4/2015
- Digital Spy
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