• More Endeavour set for 2014

    More Endeavour set for 2014

    Just when you thought television drama couldn’t possibly get any better, it does…and actually did with Monday’s announcement by ITV that Endeavour, the crime drama prequel to the Inspector Morse series, has begun production on series 2. Shaun Evans returns in the lead role of young Morse, with Roger Allam (The Thick of It, Parade’s […]

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  • 'Downton Abbey' ready to meet the Roaring 20's head on

    'Downton Abbey' ready to meet the Roaring 20's head on

    Downton Abbey 4 spoilers…kind of With creator/writer Lord Julian Fellowes promising a significant change for the fourth season of Downton Abbey, the old-fashioned “world in which Downton began” will be transformed into the modern era of motor cars, movies, and music. As most of the planet is aware, next Sunday’s long-awaited series 4 UK premiere […]

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  • ITV and BBC 2013: Let the Drama Games begin

    ITV and BBC 2013: Let the Drama Games begin

    ITV: Where Drama Lives 2013 Ordinarily, I’m not a big fan of trailers as, in many cases, they contain all the good bits. Admittedly, in most cases, this is directly related to movie trailers more so than television series promos. However, a promo comes along once in awhile that is just plain brilliant that just […]

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  • Michael Palin in 'The Wipers Times' on BBC2

    Michael Palin in 'The Wipers Times' on BBC2

    Michael Palin, Monty Python legend and longtime TV adventurer, returns to the small screen and his comedy acting roots in the World War One drama The Wipers Times this Wednesday on BBC2. The one-off special tells the uplifting and true tale of a group of British soldiers who stumble across an abandoned printing press in […]

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  • Downton Abbey fashion exhibit to hit U.S. in 2014

    Downton Abbey fashion exhibit to hit U.S. in 2014

    According to USA Today, U.S. fans of the highest rated drama series in the history of PBS, will be able to keep the magic alive and extend their viewing experience following the end of series 4 by getting a first hand look at the likes of Edith’s wedding gown, the scarlet dress that Lady Mary […]

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  • Sir Ian McKellen next up to play Sherlock Holmes

    Sir Ian McKellen next up to play Sherlock Holmes

    Ever since 2010 when Benedict Cumberbatch entered the world of Sherlock Holmes, if anyone would have dared mention to me that there was to be even a hint of another small screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation, I would have immediately written it off as a wasted effort. I am softening a bit with […]

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  • Benedict Cumberbatch – EYEWTK

    Benedict Cumberbatch – EYEWTK

    EYEWTK. as in Everything You Ever Wanted To Know. Time for yet another infographic that will give you endless witty banter at your next get together when Benedict Cumberbatch, any of his countless movies that are set to premiere or the obligatory, ‘when is Sherlock set to premiere’ question arises. The fact that he taught […]

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  • Whitechapel returns to ITV tonight for series 4

    Whitechapel returns to ITV tonight for series 4

    ITV’s Whitechapel, stars Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis, detectives in London’s Whitechapel district who deal with murders which replicate historical crimes. Joined by Steve Pemberton, the popular drama returns to ITV this Wednesday at 9pm with six new episodes, told in three two-part stories. Personally, I have to admit that it really took me bit […]

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  • The Doctor at 50, comparing the First and Eleventh Doctors

    The Doctor at 50, comparing the First and Eleventh Doctors

    One of the bits of brilliance about the Internets is that it gives really creative people blessed with time on their hands the ability to create really great things that have relatively little use beyond the fact that it’s just bloody cool. With the forthcoming Doctor Who 50th anniversary coming up in the not-too-distant future, […]

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