• Sherlock takes over Comic-Con 2013!

    Sherlock takes over Comic-Con 2013!

    As if any of us need another reason to want to be in San Diego. Somehow, however, Comic-Con 2013 trumps the traditional San Diego weather forecast of a low of 71/high of 72 as being THE reason to be there this week. If any of us needed more of a reason to be jealous of […]

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  • Alfie Boe joins cast of Mr. Selfridge for series 2

    Alfie Boe joins cast of Mr. Selfridge for series 2

    ITV Studios and PBS announced Tuesday that acclaimed tenor Alfie Boe will be making a special appearance in the new series of Mr Selfridge, which is due to transmit on ITV and PBS Masterpiece next year.   With filming of Mr Selfridge 2 well underway, Boe will be joining the returning cast which includes Jeremy […]

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  • Daisy Lewis set to join 'Downton Abbey' for series 4

    Daisy Lewis set to join 'Downton Abbey' for series 4

    As confirmed by the Radio Times, Daisy Lewis is set to join the cast of hit ITV period drama for the upcoming series 4, currently being filmed in the UK for transmission this Autumn in the UK and beginning January 5, 2014 on PBS in the States.   Lewis is one of a host of […]

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  • Will the BBC's House of Eliott get a 1940-50's makeover?

    Will the BBC's House of Eliott get a 1940-50's makeover?

    When Jean Marsh and Dame Eileen Atkins revived the classic 70’s series Upstairs, Downstairs for the BBC back in 2011, unfortunately, it failed to survive partly due to the inevitable comparisons that both viewers and critics made with their rival costume drama Downton Abbey. Sadly, and a bit unfairly, it was given the boot after […]

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  • CBS' Elementary looking more and more like BBC's 'Sherlock' for season 2

    CBS' Elementary looking more and more like BBC's 'Sherlock' for season 2

    I know I need to get past this but hearing of the series 2 plans for CBS’ Elementary and now seeing images, it really is becoming more and more like a U.S. version of their BBC counterpart than the law allows. First, it was envisioned as a 21st century adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Hmmm…wonder where […]

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  • First images from Mark Gatiss' An Adventure in Space and Time

    First images from Mark Gatiss' An Adventure in Space and Time

    Call me crazy, but I have to confess that I’m secretly way more interested at this point in the upcoming Doctor Who drama, An Adventure in Space and Time than I am for the actual 50th anniversary coming up in November. Mark Gatiss’ 90-minute special will be a one-off look at the origin of the […]

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  • 'Downton Abbey' to be well represented in Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella

    'Downton Abbey' to be well represented in Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella

    The Kenneth Branagh directed Cinderella seems to have raided the Downton Abbey cabinet when it comes to assembling the all-star cast. Upstairs at Downton will be well-represented as Lily James, Downton’s free-spirited, jazz-loving Lady Rose, heads the cast as Cinderella. Not to be left out, downstairs will be well-represented as Sophie McShera, who plays Daisy, […]

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  • Marks & Spencer to bring a bit of Crawley class to UK loos this Fall

    Marks & Spencer to bring a bit of Crawley class to UK loos this Fall

    As if your favorite British period drama wasn’t already taking over every waking moment in your life wondering what creator Julian Fellowes has in store for us in series 4, it’s time to maximize the retail and merchandising potential, which is somewhat uncommon for a British drama series. Recently, Wines That Rock, announced distribution of […]

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  • A first glimpse at BBC 4's Burton and Taylor

    A first glimpse at BBC 4's Burton and Taylor

    The upcoming and, unfortunately, last in a long line of brilliant dramas from BBC 4, Burton and Taylor, deals with the final act in the 20 year on-off relationship between Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter take on the roles of the couple with the infamous romantic past, which saw […]

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  • Q&A with Essie Davis, star of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

    Q&A with Essie Davis, star of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

    Look out, United States, the Honourable Miss Phryne (pronounced Fry-nee) Fisher is coming to America. While Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries may not make you immediately abdicate your allegiance to Sherlock, it is, without a doubt, worth checking out in the coming months on public television. Definitely not your parents’ Miss Marple, Phryne Fisher is a […]

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