RIP Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs, whose genre work stretched from Worzel Gummidge with Jon Pertwee to the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock, has died aged 84. Stubbs played Aunt Sally for the 1979-1981 version of […]
Game of Thrones reigns over Emmys
Game of Thrones has beaten the record for total Emmys for a scripted series with its triumphs at the 2016 Awards held on September 18. The HBO series added a […]
Doctor Who wins BAFTA Craft Award
Doctor Who has triumphed at the British Academy Television Craft Awards. The award for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects was given to Milk FX, Real SFX and BBC WalesFX, at the ceremony held on April 26. It was the only category in which the series was nominated. Penny Dreadful won Best Production Design, Best Make-up and Hair Design and Best Original Television Music, […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to be Doctor Strange?
According to a report at Deadline, Sherlock and Star Trek Into Darkness star Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, in the new Marvel movie. Joaquin Phoenix had been in the frame for the part, but negotiations didn’t progress; other names connected to the role include Jared Leto and Tom Hardy. Cumberbatch has not yet signed to […]
Day of the Doctor's Nick Hurran directing Clarke's Childhood's End
Day of the Doctor director Nick Hurran will be helming Syfy’s new six hour miniseries written by Life on Mars’ Matthew Graham based on Arthur C. Clarke’s classic SF novel Childhood’s End. […]
Sherlock and American Horror Story score Emmy successes
Although Breaking Bad and Modern Family were undeniably the victors at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on August 25th, both Sherlock and American Horror Story had notable successes in the category for which both were nominated. Sherlock added three more Emmys to the four it won at the Creative awards last week with Benedict Cumberbatch winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a […]
Cosmos, Game of Thrones & Sherlock win multiple Emmys
The Creative Emmy Awards were handed out in the early evening of August 16th at the Nokia Theatre, with Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey, Game of Thrones and Sherlock all gaining four awards each. The event was kept under strict time control (speeches could last only 30 seconds) to ensure it finished by 7.30 pm. Sherlock won Best Single Camera […]
Moffat confirms Who series 9 & Sherlock 4 and 5
Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has confirmed to Doctor Who Magazine that the series will be back for a ninth run in 2015. “We’re not going to do splits, and the same format will repeat exactly the following year like that. So it will be the traditional form,” he stated. Since Series 8 is expected to run for 12 […]
Phil Davis joins Being Human
According to a tweet by the show’s publicist, British acting veteran Phil Davis has signed up for the fifth series of Being Human. “@PhilDavis6 cast as Captain Hatch in BBC3 […]
Steven Moffat honoured with special BAFTA
Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat is to receive a special award at this year’s BAFTAs. “Steven has had an outstanding year with Doctor Who and Sherlock, not to mention the feature film The Adventures of Tintin, and we are delighted to honour his contribution to television and the arts,” BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie explained. “He is one of […]
Sherlock’s Cumberbatch boldly goes onto Star Trek sequel
With filming only days away, the cast on J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel continues to expand. Hot on the heels of the announcement of Doctor Who star Noel Clarke’s arrival comes news that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has also signed up for a role in the new 23rd Century odyssey. According to Deadline, there is no word yet whether he’s […]
Game of Thrones and Sherlock triumph at TCA Awards
As it continues to add more cast to its second season, Game of Thrones has come out a winner at the Television Critics Association Awards. The HBO show was acclaimed as Outstanding New Programme at the TCA Awards held on Saturday August 6 at the Beverly Hilton, voted for by the North American television critics and journalists who form the […]
Dollhouse's Dichen Lachman joins Being Human
Former Dollhouse star Dichen Lachman has signed up for a recurring role on SyFy’s North American remake of Being Human. Lachman, who can be seen over the next few weeks […]
Doctor Who showrunner denies five-day story in 2012
Private Eye followed up their claims of “chaos” behind the scenes of Doctor Who with a new claim this week that the 2012 run of the show may consist of […]
Christmas with The Hobbits
MGM, Warner Bros. and New Line have announced the release dates for their two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. The Hobbit: An […]
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