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Exclusive: UK actors Robert Bathurst, Lee Mack, and Sue Johnston, along with Johnston’s pet German Shepherd are lining up to appear in Roy Boulter’s dog-walking musical Fetch to be produced by Liverpool-based Hurricane Films.

Paul Heaton from The Beautiful South has written a song for the film and UK band The Lightning Seeds are also working on songs.

Fetch marks the feature directorial debut of Boulter, the award-winning producer of Terence Davies’ Of Time And The City and Sunset Song and of Gillies MacKinnon’s The Last Bus.

The bare bones of the plot are that a disparate...

With awards season all but done and dusted, Oscars. Golden Globes, SAGs, and BAFTAs all having been dutifully doled out over the past few months, this evening saw the BAFTA TV Awards 2025 — hosted by Avengers: Doomsday's Alan Cumming and held at London's Royal Festival Hall — take centre stage for a night of red carpet walking and shiny statue giving. And during a telecast in which the two most nominated shows — Netflix stalker thriller Baby Reindeer and ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office — took home one award apiece, the likes of Mr Loverman, Shōgun, and Blue Lights all scored big wins in major categories.

On the night, Baby Reindeer's sole win saw Jessica Gunning's turn as Richard Gadd's crazed stalker Martha recognised in the Supporting Actress race, while Mr Bates Vs Post Office, which was elsewhere nominated in both Lead acting categories, took home the coveted accolade for Limited Drama.

Sunday’s 2025 BAFTA TV Awards have already seen one Baby Reindeerstar take home her first BAFTA mask. Jessica Gunning, who portrayed Martha Scott in the Netflix mini-series, beat out fellow castmate Nava Mau in the BAFTA TV category of Best Supporting Actress, per Deadline.

Gunning was also up against Katherine Parkinson of Rivals, Maxine Peake of Say Nothing, Monica Nolan of Sherwood, and Sue Johnston of Truelove. Gunning now adds the BAFTA to the list of awards she has picked up for Baby Reindeer.She picked up an Emmy, Critics' Choice Award, SAG Award, and a Golden Globe for her breakout performance in the series that’s based on a true story.

Baby Reindeer was created by Richard Gadd, who also stars as Donnie Dunn, an aspiring comedian and bartender who makes friends with a client who turns out to be a stalker. The seven-episode Netflix miniseries concluded its run last year.

The full list of 2025 BAFTA TV Awards winners is in!

This year’s ceremony celebrating all things television was held at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (May 11) in London, England.

BAFTA previously announced that ITV won the Special Award for commissioning Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Kirsty Wark, the former BBC Newsnight presenter, won the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s top accolade.

The BAFTA TV Awards were hosted by Alan Cumming, who currently hosts The Traitors on Peacock.

The ceremony screened on BBC One in the UK and BritBox istatside.

Keep reading to find out more…

2025 BAFTA TV Awards

Drama Series

Blue Lights (BBC) - Winner

Sherwood (BBC)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC)

Limited Drama

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV) - Winner

One Day (Netflix)

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After The Party (Channel 4...

Mr Bates vs. the Post Office pulled off a victory over Netflix's Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday. The ITV drama that dominated U.K. ratings last year tells the story of hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses who were wrongly accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting due to a defective It system.

However, it wasn't all bad news for Baby Reindeer. Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Jessica Gunning continued her impressive awards streak, scoring Best Supporting Actress, and bringing the limited series’ total to three wins, including writing and directing victories from the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on April 27.

Lennie James beat out the likes of Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) to win Best Actor for Mr Loverman, in which he plays an exuberant, closeted family man who wants to end his marriage and live with his best friend.

The great and the good of the U.K. TV industry have descended on London’s Royal Festival Hall for the British small screen’s biggest night of the year, the BAFTA TV Awards.

Among the shows up for awards are Netflix’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer,” Apple TV+’s acclaimed spy series “Slow Horses,” HBO/BBC financial series “Industry,” Disney+’s raunchy comedy “Rivals” and its Ira drama “Say Nothing” and the ITV drama “Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office.” On the performance front, the likes of Gary Oldman, David Tennant, Richard Gadd, Marisa Abela, Nicola Coughlan and Danny Dyer are nominated.

Hosted by Alan Cumming, the ceremony began with “Baby Reindeer,” “Slow Horses” and “Rivals” already leading the pack with two awards each from the BAFTA TV Craft awards held two weeks earlier.

See the list of winners as they’re updated below.

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Coronation Street news and updates announces that one of the legendary British soap’s original cast members has passed away. We express our condolences to the family and friends of Philip Lowrie, who passed away at the age of eighty-eight.

Mr. Lowrie’s Publicist Confirmed The News Of His Passing

Philip Lowrie, a cherished star of Coronation Street and one of its original cast members, has sadly passed away at the age of 88, as confirmed by his publicist. The actor, who hailed from Lancashire, died on Friday, according to Mario Renzullo.

In a heartfelt statement, Mr. Renzullo expressed, “My dear friend and client, Philip Lowrie, known for his iconic portrayal of Dennis Tanner on Coronation Street, left us yesterday at 88 years old.

His passing signifies the close of a significant chapter in the history of the world’s longest-running soap opera, where he played a pivotal role in shaping its narrative.

The nominations for the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards have been announced!

The annual awards event recognizes the excellence in British television of 2024.

Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office led the nominations this year with four each followed by Say Nothing, Rivals, Slow Horses, Mr Loverman, and The Traitors, all with three each.

The 2025 BAFTA TV Awards are scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 11 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England and will air live on BBC.

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to read the full list of nominations…

Best Drama Series

Blue Lights (BBC One)

Sherwood (BBC One)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)

Best Scripted Comedy

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Brassic (Sky Max)

G’wed (ITV2)

Ludwig (BBC One)

Best Limited Drama

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs The Post Office...

Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer led the 2025 BAFTA TV and Craft Awards nominations on Thursday with eight bids, including Best Limited Drama, a lead actor nomination for creator and star Richard Gadd, and two supporting actress nominations for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. The limited series won several honors last year and through the winter, including Emmy Award wins for Gadd and Gunning, and a Screen Actors Guild Award victory for Gunning.

Three shows tied for second behind Baby Reindeer with six nominations: ITV's Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Disney+'s Rivals, and Apple TV+'s spy show and Emmy winner Slow Horses.

Other nominations of note, particularly for this current Emmys cycle, include four bids for FX's limited series Say Nothing and two mentions for Industry. The latter includes a lead actress nomination for star Marisa Abela, who shined during the show's breakout third season last year,...

Baby Reindeer has received the most nominations across the Bafta TV and Television Craft Awards, scoring eight nods including limited drama.

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The Clerkenwell Films-produced Netflix hit, which is created by and stars Richard Gadd, is up for leading actor, limited drama and supporting actress (for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau) in the TV awards, and director – fiction, editing – fiction, sound – fiction and writer – drama in the TV Craft Awards.

It will compete against ITV1’s drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem Media), Disney+’s Rivals (Happy Prince) and...

Back in 2019, it was announced that Ben Wheatley would be writing, directing, and executive producing Generation Z, a “hilarious, frightening, and political” series that would consist of six hour-long episodes that would “mix flesh-eating zombies into a story that satirizes how Brexit has divided the UK.” That project didn’t make it into production when it was originally supposed to because of the pandemic shutdown… but after making Meg 2: The Trench (you can read our review at This Link and check out our interview with the filmmaker Here), Wheatley circled back around to Generation Z. The show started airing on Channel 4 last October… and now, it has been confirmed that it will not get a second season.

Deadline broke the news that Generation Z has been axed because, while the network was “understood to have had high hopes for the show and it was touted at the Edinburgh TV Festival,...

Channel 4 has axed Ben Wheately’s zombie comedy horror Generation Z after one season.

The network is understood to have had high hopes for the show and it was touted at the Edinburgh TV Festival, but it garnered middling reviews and failed to break out.

Starring British heavyweights like Sue Johnston and Robert Lindsay and produced by The Forge, the comedy horror started with an army truck overturning outside a care home in the fictional town of Dambury. The subsequent chemical leak seems to turn the old residents into zombies, who attack younger people from the town. Intended as something of a rumination on modern times, Channel 4 had described Generation Z as “about intergenerational justice and community breakdown that boldly satirizes a world where truth is stranger than fiction, exploring not just the political fault lines in our society but also the very real issues facing teenagers today.”

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Acorn TV has announced the titles that will be available on the AMC-owned streaming service in March 2025. The Acorn TV March 2025 slate adds to the service’s various acclaimed English and foreign-language dramas, engaging comedies, documentaries, and more.

The March schedule includes A Remarkable Place to Die, Blackshore, Recipes for Love and Murder Season 2, Truelove, and more. Keep reading to view the full schedule.

Recipes for Love and Murder Season 2 Acorn TV March 2025 Highlights

Recipes for Love and Murder Season 2 (Acorn TV Original Series) – Two-Episode Season Premiere Monday, March 3

When a massive fire engulfs the small town of Eden, a fateful chain of events is triggered and Tannie Maria, Jessie, and Khaya get dragged into a multiple murder investigation that unearths the town’s darkest secrets.

Blackshore (Acorn TV Exclusive Series) – Two-Episode Series Premiere Monday, March 10

The picture postcard town of Blackwater might be idyllic for some, but it...

On Sunday 29 December 2024, Channel 4 broadcasts Taskmaster!

Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Taskmaster” promises to be an entertaining showdown. Airing on Channel 4, this episode features a lineup of five contestants: David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt, and Sue Johnston. Each of them will face the unique challenges set by the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, as they compete for the coveted prize of his golden eyebrows.

Viewers can expect a mix of humor and creativity as the contestants try to outsmart each other. Each task is designed to test their problem-solving skills and ability to think outside the box. The competition is sure to bring plenty of laughs, as the contestants navigate the quirky challenges that the Taskmaster throws their way.

As the episode unfolds, it will be interesting to see who rises to the occasion and who struggles under pressure. With such a diverse group of personalities, the...

Timothy West, the English star of stage and screen known for memorable turns in U.K. soaps “Coronation Street” and “EastEnders,” died on Tuesday. He was 90.

His children released a statement on Wednesday confirming the news. They said that West died “peacefully in his sleep” and was “with friends and family at the end.”

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England on Oct. 20, 1934, West went on to have a long career on stage and screen. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for three seasons in the ’60s, and throughout his life frequently played the leading roles in “Macbeth,” “Uncle Vanya” and “King Lear.”

His first big screen role came in 1975 with the TV series “Edward the Seventh,” in which he portrayed the titular king from the age of 23 until his death. From 1983 to 1990, he starred as patriarch Bradley Hardacre in the comedy drama “Brass,” and also appeared in...

On Monday 28 October 2024, Channel 4 broadcasts Generation Z!

Season 1 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Generation Z” promises to deliver a thrilling mix of horror and humor. Titled “Gory Zombie-Horror Satire,” this episode will air on Channel 4 and is sure to keep fans on the edge of their seats.

In this episode, Charlie and Kelly find themselves in a challenging situation as they have to take care of Kelly’s nan. The dynamic between the characters is expected to bring both tension and laughter, showcasing their attempts to manage the chaos that comes with a zombie apocalypse, especially when it involves family.

Meanwhile, Steff embarks on a dangerous side quest with Finn. This subplot is likely to introduce new challenges and unexpected twists, as they navigate a world filled with zombies. Their adventure could reveal more about their characters and test their friendship in this chaotic environment.

On another front,...

They’re not your usual zombies in Generation Z. When a strange substance spills near a care home, the elderly residents who breathe it in don’t sicken—they rejuvenate. But with this new vitality comes an unexpected craving. Director Ben Wheatley takes familiar fears about aging and twists them into something truly chilling.

We’re quickly introduced to the conflict at the heart of the story. Sue Johnston leads the infected seniors thirsting for human flesh. Meanwhile, young people try to understand this bizarre outbreak and protect their families from the rampaging pack. Wheatley establishes the tense dynamics between generations that will unfold over the episodes.

Viewers may recognize Wheatley’s style from his past cult hits like Kill List, blending comic touches with creeping unease. He’s skilled at using genre thrills to examine real societal issues. Generation Z continues this tradition by mirroring concerns around care of the elderly,...

Kill List Ben Wheatley returns to the small screen this month with Channel 4 zombie comedy series, Generation Z. Here’s a trailer:

Kill List director Ben Wheatley is about to television with this autumn’s Generation Z, which Wheatley has written and directed for Channel 4.

According to the British Comedy Guide, the series is a horror satire which pits a group of small-town teenagers (the gen-z of the title) against a horde of toxin-infected, rabid pensioners. It’s a little bit like Rabid Grannies, then, but with a distinctly political, post-austerity, post hope-for-the-future spin.

As the synopsis points out, it’s about “the increasingly stark divisions between generations,” and depicts “a modern Britain at war with itself. Sounds good!

The cast is itself a platter of multi-generational comedy talent. Elder states-people of telly Sue Johnston (The Royle Family), Anita Dobson (EastEnders) and Robert Lindsay (Citizen Smith) are joined by...

Five years ago, it was announced that Ben Wheatley would be writing, directing, and executive producing Generation Z, a “hilarious, frightening, and political” series that would consist of six hour-long episodes that would “mix flesh-eating zombies into a story that satirizes how Brexit has divided the UK.” That project didn’t make it into production when it was originally supposed to because of the pandemic shutdown… but after making Meg 2: The Trench (you can read our review at This Link and check out our interview with the filmmaker Here), Wheatley circled back around to Generation Z. The show is now ready to start airing on Channel 4 in October, and in anticipation of the premiere, Empire has unveiled two new images. One can be seen above, and the other can be found at the bottom of this article.

The show is described as “a coming-of-age parable for our very...

Today, BritBox and the BBC announced the cast of Riot Women, the brand-new drama series from the multi-bafta award-winning writer Sally Wainwright.

Leading the cast and the Riot Women band are Joanna Scanlan as Beth, Rosalie Craig as Kitty, Tamsin Greig as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore as Yvonne.

Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) will play Nancy, Holly and Yvonne’s mother, with Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) as Jess’s Aunt Mary. Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), and Angel Coulby (Merlin) also join the cast.

In Riot Women, we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with two riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say – and this is their way to say it.

Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig have been confirmed to star in Sally Wainwright’s new BBC and Britbox drama “Riot Women.”

“Riot Women” is the new drama from “Happy Valley” creator Wainwright, about a group of middle-aged women who decide to enter a talent contest by forming a punk-rock band. After writing their first song, however, they realize they have plenty to say and now, the means to say it.

Scanlan, who is currently appearing in “Slow Horses” and “A Very Royal Scandal,” will play Beth while Greig, who’s known for “Black Books” and “Sexy Beast,” plays Holly. Joining them will be Rosalie Craig (“Moonflower Murders”) as Kitty, Lorraine Ashbourne (“Sherwood”) as Jess and Amelia Bullmore (“The Buccaneers”) as Yvonne.

The six-part series is produced by Drama Republic, the Mediawan-owned banner behind “One Day,” and has been commissioned by the BBC and BritBox. The project was originally announced...

BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan is leading Riot Women, Sally Wainwright’s BBC series about a group of middle-aged women who form a punk rock band, while BritBox International has boarded as co-producer.

Scanlan, who won a BAFTA for After Love, will play Beth opposite Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty, Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne. Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) will play Nancy, Holly and Yvonne’s mother, with Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) as Jess’s Aunt Mary. Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Angel Coulby (Merlin) also join the cast.

The series sees the women, along with two backing singers, come together to create a makeshift band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song,...

Sally Wainwright, creator of TV hits Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack, is turning her attention to a new BBC project, Riot Women.

The six-episode series, from Drama Republic, on Thursday unveiled its cast as filming continues in West Yorkshire, England.

Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It) will lead the cast as Beth, along with Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty, Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne.

In Riot Women, “we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with two riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest,” a plot synopsis reads. “But in writing their first original song, they soon discover that...

Channel 4 wants the UK television industry to know: the dark days are over.

The 40-year-old British broadcasting institution has suffered one of the most grueling periods in its history after a dramatic ad market slump brutally exposed its business model.

Content was cut or delayed, more than 200 employees were fired, and Channel 4’s foundational relationship with UK producers was tested to breaking point.

But as the sun comes up on the 2024 Edinburgh TV Festival, Channel 4’s chief content officer Ian Katz is attempting to reassure the industry that better days lie ahead.

Hosting a dinner for talent and journalists on Tuesday night, Katz told the room that the ad market is “wheezing back into life” and the picture is “much brighter.”

The former Newsnight editor was not specific about the extent of advertising recovery, but his message is a welcome one for the UK television business.

If Channel 4 is...

‘If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry’ isn’t just the correct British response to any exasperating situation, it must also be Tony Schumacher’s screenwriting mantra. His crime drama The Responder would be unwatchably bleak if it wasn’t also so bloody funny.

Series one put response officer Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) through the wringer so thoroughly that it was a wonder he survived. His childhood pal Carl, a small-time drug dealer who’d been paying him for police intel, didn’t, and in a characteristically heroic/risky attempt to help Carl’s widow, Chris gave her the rucksack of stolen cocaine that had kicked off all this mess. Now it’s six months later and guess what? Chris’ problems are far from over.

Series two of The Responder is just as buzzing with life and wry observation as the first. Chris’ night-time police patrols offer up a...

A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.

Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.

There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...

As part of Variety‘s 100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time issue, we asked 12 of our favorite creators of television to discuss the series that inspire and move them. Check out all the essays, and read our full list of the best TV shows ever made.

Almost nothing happens in “The Royle Family.” Over the course of 25 episodes, we occasionally pop into two other rooms of the central family’s house in Manchester, England — the dinner table, and a tiny kitchen loaded with dirty dishes. But most of the action takes place in the TV room, as everybody sits around, enabling each other’s weaknesses and shortcomings.

The Royles, led by parents Jim and Barbara (Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston) are a deeply dysfunctional family. The characters on this show would not understand the idea that they’re supposed to help each other grow — they wouldn’t recognize the use...

Four years ago, it was announced that Ben Wheatley would be writing, directing, and executive producing Generation Z, a “hilarious, frightening, and political” series that would consist of six hour-long episodes that would “mix flesh-eating zombies into a story that satirizes how Brexit has divided the UK.” That project didn’t make it into production when it was originally supposed to because of the pandemic shutdown… but after making his latest film Meg 2: The Trench (you can read our review at This Link and check out our interview with the filmmaker Here), Wheatley has circled back around to Generation Z and is now knee-deep into filming it! To celebrate the fact that Generation Z is finally being made, Channel 4 has unveiled a batch of first look images, and you can check those out at the bottom of this article.

The show is described as “a coming-of-age parable for...

Kill List, Free Fire, and High-Rise director Ben Wheatley announced plans for the Brexit zombie series “Generation Z” for UK’s Channel 4 back in 2019. UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled first look images at the six-part series, along with its cast.

Channel 4 describes the series as a “coming-of-age parable for our very strange times – cut with a heavy dose of outlandish gore.” Check out the first look images below.

The plot for the six-part series: “In a small British town, tensions come to a head when a mysterious military convoy crashes outside the Sunnywise Retirement Home. The vehicles were carrying a toxic substance, which, as a result of the crash, leaks into the local environment and infects the residents of the retirement community. The symptoms of this infection quickly manifest – an overwhelming appetite for raw flesh. They’re old, they’re angry and they’re on the rampage. As the...

Ben Wheatley’s zombie series Generation Z is building its bite.

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled a first look at the six-part series, which is currently being filmed in Wales by The Forge, the outfit that produced Help and Roadkill.

Generation Z, Wheatley’s first TV series, boasts a cast including Robert Lindsay (Wimbledon), Sue Johnston (Downton Abbey), and Anita Dobson (Call The Midwife).

The series centers on the fictional town of Dambury, where a chemical leak outside a care home starts an apocalypse led by old-aged pensioners hungry for human flesh.

A group of teenagers are caught up in the virus when one of the gang’s grandmothers becomes infected and attacks her.

Here’s the logline: “Generation Z is about intergenerational justice and community breakdown that boldly satirizes a world where truth is stranger than fiction, exploring not just the political fault lines in our society but...

Downton Abbey: A New Era Review Video — Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) Video Movie Review, a movie directed by Simon Curtis, written by Julian Fellowes, and starring Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Hugh Dancy, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Sue Johnston, Dominic West, Laura Haddock, Penelope Wilton, Jonathan Coy, Laura Carmichael, [...]

Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022): An Enjoyable Film but One that Could Have Been Sharper and Wittier...

Adored by fans for its characters and emotional stories, "Downton Abbey" still remains one of the most beloved TV franchises of all time. From the tales of the wealthy Crawley family to those of their downstairs staff, viewers can't get enough of creator Julian Fellowes' world of glamour and impactful drama. But what are the ingredients that make for a great installment of the drama? Well, that's the puzzle that this list is here to solve.

Here, we'll look at the most memorable episodes within the TV series' six-season run. From the stories that made us want to throw a party in their honor to the ones that had us hurling a cup of tea at the television screen, we cover all the bases. So make sure to put on your favorite extravagant hat and gloves because we're about to dive deep into the rich lore of the "Downton Abbey" saga.

It may be this year’s ‘comfort food’ film but Julian Fellowes’ second theatrical sequel to his revered long-running TV show is quality goods — and may be better than the first one. Almost every actor is back, seemingly pleased as plum puddings to repeat their roles as either landed nobility or downstairs staff. The storyline ties a final bow on some characters and plot lines, and in a far more pleasing way than we thought possible. Even casual fans of the franchise ought to be charmed.

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Downton Abbey: A New Era Review — Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Simon Curtis, written by Julian Fellowes and starring Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Hugh Dancy, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Sue Johnston, Dominic West, Laura Haddock, Penelope Wilton, Jonathan Coy, Laura Carmichael, Samantha Bond, Allen [...]

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Julie Walters (National Treasure) and Clarke Peters (The Wire) are fronting a dark, irreverent drama based around a death pact for broadcaster Channel 4.

They will star in Clerkenwell Films’ six-part Truelove, which is written by from Iain Weatherby (Humans) and co-created with Charlie Covell. She wrote the tonally similar Channel 4 and Netflix drama The End Of The F***ing World — another Clerkenwell production.

With a core cast in their 60s and 70s, Channel 4 says the series “breaks the rules for older characters on screen and flips ageist tropes on their head in a series which promises thrilling twists and turns, irreverent humour and passionate romance.”

Walter will play Phil, an ex-senior police chief enjoying a comfortable if boring retirement, and Peters plays Ken, a divorcee and ex-special forces vet who feels similarly at sea. The pair are childhood sweetheart who never quite managed to forget each other.

At a friend’s funeral many years later,...

Bodyguard star Nina Toussaint-White is to lead a Channel 5 thriller from Deceit producer Story Films.

Toussaint-White will play Jodie in Witness No.3, a single mum who runs a hairdressing salon. One day at work, Jodie momentarily glances out of the window and in a split second her life descends into freefall. What she notices seems innocuous – two men walking on the opposite side of the road – but she’s actually witnessed a killer and his victim moments before a murder.

Joining the ensemble cast are Sion Daniel Young, Clare Dunne Ruaridh Mollica and Sue Johnston.

Filming in Ireland, the thriller from up-and-coming writer Thomas Eccleshare is the latest from the Viacom-owned UK broadcaster, which has been ramping up its drama offering following the success of the All Creatures Great and Small reboot and thrillers like The Drowning...

The Sandman remains one of seminal author Neil Gaiman's best works, and with the Audible take on the story now available, Gaiman has been discussing the portrayal of the ethereal main character, voiced in the project by Split and X-Men: First Class star James McAvoy.

"We had to start recording before we had a Morpheus. But once we did cast James, he wasn't available until I think March, so we were going to record everything without him and then put him in. Then that ended up getting delayed, because the day they were meant to go into the studio, the world went into lockdown. So we wound up having to get recording equipment over to his place, and Dirk had to direct him over Zoom. Having said that, all these episodes that I'd heard in rough form with other people playing Morpheus hadn't worked."

Neil Gaiman then went...

While audiences await the long-awaited live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman graphic novels series, Audible has now released a new trailer for the audio adaptation, giving audiences their first snippet of James McAvoy in the starring role.

Though McAvoy's is the only voice featured in the trailer, an all-star cast has been amassed for Audible's adaptation of the classic DC/Vertigo comic book. The X-Men: First Class and Split star James McAvoy takes on the lead role of Morpheus the Lord of Dreams, a god-like entity accidentally summoned from his slumber by an occultist trying to bring forth Morpheus's sibling Death. His sister, Death, will be played by Thor: The Dark World and Big Mouth star Kat Dennings. The rest of the cast includes Gaiman's Good Omens star Michael Sheen as the devilishly popular DC character Lucifer and Kingsman: The Secret Service star Taron Egerton as the paranormal investigator John Constantine,...

Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Lennie James and Joseph Fiennes are among the British talent delivering monologues as part of a new fundraising initiative by actors’ union Equity and actor Michelle Collins.

The #ForTheLoveofArts monologues are between 2-5 minutes long and recorded remotely at the actors’ homes in a bid to raise money for Equity during the coronavirus pandemic. Actors involved also include Miriam Margolyes, Adrian Dunbar, Alex Lawther, Elaine Paige, Mandeep Dhillon, Derek Jacobi and Sue Johnston, among many others.

In the clip below, Fiennes performs King Edward’s monologue from “Edward II” by Christopher Marlowe.

The project, which can be viewed on the Equity Benevolent Fund’s YouTube channel, also features a number of new, original pieces of writing from the likes of Hugh Dennis, Tom Wright, Damon Rochefort, Andrew Lynford, Chloe Moss, Susan Oudot, Martyn Hesford, Stewart Permutt, Tyler Rigby and Tony Grounds.

Genesis Pictures’ Debbie Gray and...

Though fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Neil Gaiman's The Sandman brought to life in live-action, an all-star cast has been amassed for Audible's adaptation of the classic DC/Vertigo comic book.

The incredibly impressive cast is truly the stuff of dreams, and will be lead by X-Men: First Class and It Chapter Two star James McAvoy in the lead role of Morpheus the Lord of Dreams, a god-like entity accidentally summoned from his slumber by an occultist trying to bring forth Morpheus's sibling Death. Death will be played by Thor: The Dark World and Big Mouth star Kat Dennings. The cast also includes Gaiman's Good Omens star Michael Sheen as the devilishly popular DC character Lucifer and Kingsman: The Secret Service and Rocketman star Taron Egerton as the paranormal investigator John Constantine, a character portrayed on the big screen by Keanu Reeves, and...

Audible and DC have announced the voice cast for their upcoming audio drama adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman and it’s absolutely stacked. James McAvoy will star in the title role of The Sandman, aka Lord Morpheus. He will be joined by Michael Sheen as Lucifer, Riz Ahmed as The Corinthian, Kat Dennings as Death, Taron Egerton as John Constantine, Samantha Morton as Urania Blackwell, Bebe Neuwirth as The Siamese Cat, and Andy Serkis as Matthew the Raven. The narrator will be voiced by Gaiman himself.

Rounding out the cast in supporting roles includes Arthur Darvill as William Shakespeare, Justin Vivian Bond as Desire, William Hope as Doctor Destiny, Matthew Horne as Hob Gadling, Reginald D. Hunter as J’onn J’onzz, Sue Johnston as Unity Kinkaid, Paterson Joseph as The Demon Choronzon, Josie Lawrence as Mad Hettie, Anton Lesser as Doctor John Hathaway, Joanna Lumley as Lady Johanna Constantine,...

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A British crime anthology drama on the Hulu streaming platform, the second season of the National Treasure TV series is National Treasure: Kiri. The cast includes: Sarah Lancashire, Lia Williams, Steven Mackintosh, Finn Bennett, Felicia Mukasa, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Andi Osho, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sue Johnston. The story unfolds in Bristol, England. Kiri (Mukasa) is a nine-year-old girl who is up for adoption. Once she goes missing, her biological family,...

Kim Cattrall has pulled out of British comedy series The Cockfields due to “unforeseen scheduling issues”. The Sex and The City star, who is fronting Fox’s soapy drama Filthy Rich, had been due to star in the three-part series for UKTV’s Gold channel alongside After Life stars Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan.

She has been replaced by Sarah Parish, who recently appeared in ITV drama Bancroft and BBC comedy W1A as well as previous stints on Doctor Who and Atlantis.

The series, which is written by Joe Wilkinson and David Ear, also stars The Royale Family’s Sue Johnston, Chariots of Fire’s Nigel Havers and Not Going Out’s Bobby Ball. It is produced by Yellow Door Productions, the production company set up by former Sky comedy chief Lucy Lumsden.

Wilkinson plays Simon, who is taking girlfriend Donna, played by Morgan back home to the Isle of...

Kim Cattrall is to star in a British comedy series alongside two of the stars of Ricky Gervais’ After Life. The Sex and the City star, who is also fronting Fox’s soapy drama Filthy Rich, is starring in three-part series The Cockfields for UKTV’s Gold channel.

The series stars Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan, who both featured in Gervais’ Netflix comedy, and it is written by Wilkinson and David Ear. The Royale Family’s Sue Johnston, Chariots of Fire’s Nigel Havers and Not Going Out’s Bobby Ball.

The Cockfields is produced by Yellow Door Productions, the production company set up by former Sky comedy chief Lucy Lumsden.

Wilkinson plays Simon, who is taking girlfriend Donna, played by Morgan back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. There they’ll spend a long weekend as guests of his ever-doting mother Sue, played by Johnston,...

Less than an hour after the renewal for The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix was announced, the theme of the second installment has been revealed. It will be called The Haunting of Bly Manor. As part of this morning’s renewal announcement, it became clear that the horror series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy would become an anthology, with the second installment chronicling a new story with all new characters. The Haunting of Bly Manor is set to debut in 2020.

Bly mansion is the setting for the Henry James psychological gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw, which takes place almost entirely at the old country mansion. It is there where two young orphans are looked after by a young governess and by whom most of the story is narrated by.

There have been multiple adaptations and reworkings of The Turn of the Screw in various media,...

How does the investigation proceed during the second season of the National Treasure TV show on Hulu? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like National Treasure is cancelled or renewed for season three. Hulu and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the National Treasure season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A British crime anthology on the Hulu streaming platform, the second season of National Treasure stars Sarah Lancashire, Lia Williams, Steven Mackintosh, Finn Bennett, Felicia Mukasa, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Andi Osho, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sue Johnston. The story unfolds in Bristol, England. Kiri (Mukasa) is a nine-year-old girl who is up for adoption. Once...

Network: Hulu. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: March 1, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough, Tim McInnerny, Babou Ceesay, Mark Lewis Jones, Nadine Marshall, Kate Hardie, Susan Lynch, Kerry Fox, Sarah Lancashire, Lia Williams, Steven Mackintosh, Finn Bennett, Felicia Mukasa, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Andi Osho, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sue Johnston. TV show description: From creator Jack Thorne, the National Treasure TV show is a British crime anthology series. In UK, the first season (i.e. "series") is entitled National Treasure, while the second is treated as a separate television program, entitled Kiri. Hulu has the Us rights to the drama, and refers to season two as National Treasure: Kiri. Read More…...

Feel-good British comedy Walk Like A Panther is released nationwide in UK cinemas Now. To celebrate, we are offering 2 of you the chance to win a merchandise bundle,

including signed poster, a t-shirt, a cap and some limited edition Panther beer from Magic Rock Brewing!

Starring BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s

Revenge, “Boardwalk Empire”), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I,

Daniel Blake) and Jill Halfpenny (“Humans,” “EastEnders”), Walk Like A Panther is

directed and written by Dan Cadan.

Walk Like A Panther revolves around a group of ‘80s wrestlers who are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub is threatened by closure. Led by father-son duo, Mark (Graham) and Trevor Bolton (Johns), this unlikely bunch of underdog heroes sets out to save their community, rekindling old friendships and family ties along the way.

The ensemble British...

"The Panthers... You shall all be warriors once more!" 20th Century Fox UK has unveiled an official trailer for a feel-good, cheesy comedy titled Walk Like A Panther, which opens in UK cinemas in March (but no Us release planned yet). The film stars Stephen Graham and Dave Johns (the lead of I, Daniel Blake) as a father-son duo who must team up to help save their local pub when it's threatened. They gather up their old wrestling friends to put on one big show dressed up in their goofy 80's wrestling costumes to make extra money for the pub. The cast includes Stephen Marcus, Julian Sands, Jill Halfpenny, Christopher Fairbank, Robbie Gee, Sue Johnston, plus Stephen Tompkinson, along with Lena Headey and Jason Flemyng. This looks sort of fun, I guess. If this kind of British humor is your thing, then have at it. Here's the official UK trailer...

Twentieth Century Fox have announced that British comedy Walk Like a Panther will be released in cinemas in UK and Ireland on 9th March, 2018. Starring BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, Boardwalk Empire), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake), Walk Like a Panther is directed by Dan Cadan, making his feature film debut from his own original screenplay.

Well its often said if you want to check out the cream of the movie crop, you have to go British. I mean come on its no secret we are taking over the Hollywood Film and TV landscape with our talent. However you always get something truly special, funny and unique when you head to the cinema for a British-made movie with British-made stars. And Walk Like a Panther is a great example!

Walk Like a Panther features one hell of an ensemble…...