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First of all – is the BBC allowed to air a drama without a detective or a horse-drawn carriage in it? Can somebody check?

Crime and period’s drama dominance isn’t the only modern TV trend bucked by The Way. Actor Michael Sheen’s directorial debut is a wild throwback to the society-falls-apart TV of the past: Threads. The Year of the Sex Olympics. The Guardians. Cold Lazarus… all those wiggy, provocative Nigel Kneale and Dennis Potter stories that aimed for more than just audience share.

Written by Sherwood and Quiz’s James Graham, and co-created with documentary maker Adam Curtis, The Way also aims high – too high for what it’s able to achieve in three episodes, making it much more a curio than a must-see.

The drama imagines a Welsh civil uprising that turns the country into a closed-border police state and its people into persecution-fleeing refugees. It follows the Driscolls,...

Get ready for the highly anticipated premiere of “The Way” on BBC One, airing at 9:00 Pm on Monday, February 19th, 2024. In Season 1 Episode 1, titled “The War,” viewers are plunged into a gripping tale of family dynamics, personal struggles, and unforeseen challenges.

The episode follows Geoff, a man grappling with the aftermath of his separation from his wife, Dee. His world is turned upside down when he is unexpectedly confronted by someone from his past, forcing him to confront long-buried emotions and unresolved issues.

Meanwhile, their daughter, Thea, finds herself pushed to the limit as she navigates the complexities of her relationship with her brother, Owen, who is battling the world around him. As tensions escalate and emotions run high, a shocking event sends panic rippling through the community, leaving everyone reeling in its wake.

Amidst the chaos, a heated meeting sparks a strike, further intensifying the turmoil and uncertainty gripping the town.

Playwright James Graham has teamed up with Michael Sheen for three part BBC drama, The Way. Here’s the trailer.

Michael Sheen has spent a good portion of his career playing real-life figures, perhaps most notably David Frost in Ron Howard’s film version of Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon.

He has also played journalist Robbie Ross in Wilde, writer Jeremy Dyson in The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse, Chris Tarrant in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? scandal drama Quiz and he played a heightened version of himself opposite David Tennant in Staged. He’s about to take on the role of Aneurin “Nye” Bevan in Tim Price’s play Nye at the National Theatre. Likewise, James Graham often writes political plays based around recent events.

The two have now teamed up for BBC drama The Way, which although it takes its inspiration from real events, follows fictional characters.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Ambitious,...

Luke Evans and Callum Scott Howells are among the stars of upcoming BBC drama The Way from Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis.

Sheen, who is also directing, will star in The Way with Steffan Rhodri and Mali Harries. The drama, announced in February, comes from Welsh indie Red Seam.

The Way is billed “an emotional and darkly humorous story about what it means to be faced with impossible choices” and follows the Driscoll family, who are forced to escape their small home town, which becomes ground zero of a spiraling civil uprising.

Rhodri (Steeltown Murders, Gavin and Stacey), Harries (Keeping Faith, Hinterland), Sophie Melville (The Pact, Iphigenia In Splott), Scott Howells (It’s A Sin, Cabaret) and Sheen (Staged, Good Omens) lead the cast as the Driscoll family with Maja Laskowska (Trigonometry, Baptise) as a young woman caught up in the family’s escape.

Evans (Nine Perfect Strangers, The Pembrokeshire Murders...

Stars: Alex Harries, Aneirin Hughes, Hannah Daniel, Mali Harries, Richard Harrington | Produced by Ed Talfan, Ed Thomas, D. Gethin Scourfield

After the events of season two, Dci Tom Mathias (Richard Harrington) is on the hunt for Iwan Thomas (Geraint Morgan). When Thomas is found dead though, Mathias is soon under suspicion in an investigation that will discover a cover-up connected to an old case that threatens to create a rift with the whole team.

Season three of Hinterland is interesting because it brings in a conspiracy that goes right to the top, and connects to the past. While each of the four episodes has a case to be solved to keep things moving, the hunt for the killer of Iwan Thomas is an the on-going overall story arc.

The problem with the case of course is that it threatens to unravel the cover-up, which people don’t want to be revealed.

Author: Paul Risker

While much of the significance of Basil Dearden’s The Blue Lamp derives from its status as the first of the British Police films, in as much as it is entrenched in film history, it is also entrenched within British social history. Its identity is therefore a dual one, its cinematic and social roots that are intertwined reaching deep into the past.

Scripted by ex-Policeman T.E.B Clarke that lends the film a sense of authenticity the film captures a snapshot of the post-war angst of the destabilisation of the family and the rise of the young delinquent that saw an increase in violent crime. Together these two factors conspired to create a film that not only contributed a new genre to British cinema, but also reflected on the woes of post-war London. Sixty-six years on from its release, this social self-reflexivity of the society it...

Doctor Who has secured five nominations for this year's BAFTA Cymru Awards.

Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman have both been recognised in the acting categories, while the show itself is up for three technical prizes.

Capaldi is up against Richard Harrington (Y Gwyll/Hinterland) and Rhys Ifans (Dan y Wenallt) for Actor, while Coleman faces competition from Mali Harries (Y Gwyll/Hinterland) and Rhian Morgan (Gwaith/Cartref) for Actress.

Will Oswald's work on last year's episode 'Dark Water' has received a nomination for Editing, while festive special 'Last Christmas' is among the Special and Visual Effects nominees.

The show's title sequence could also win an award following its redesign for the eighth series.

Elsewhere, Set Fire to the Stars leads the pack with seven nominations, while Da Vinci's Demons follows with six nods.

The recipient of this year's Sian Phillips and Outstanding Contribution to Television...

Sky1 has confirmed the launch date for new series Critical.

The medical drama will premiere on the channel on Tuesday, February 24.

The 13-part series is told in real-time like 24 and focuses on a hospital's trauma unit.

The series is written by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio and reunites him with actor Lennie James, who stars as trauma consultant Glen Boyle.

The show also stars Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat).

The Critical cast is completed by Neve McIntosh, Prasanna Puwanarajah, John MacMillan, Ellen Thomas, Mali Harries, Paul Bazely, Danny Kirrane, Peter Sullivan, Emma Fryer, Orion Lee and Juliet Oldfield.

Critical is Mercurio's first medical drama since his work on Bodies in 2006. He also wrote Cardiac Arrest for the BBC between 1994 and 1996.

Matthew Gravelle has joked his wife is wary of leaving their children alone with him after he was unveiled as a killer in 'Broadchurch'. The 38-year-old actor's character was revealed as the killer of 12-year-old Danny Latimer, whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff, at the end of the first series of the ITV drama and he's now joked his wife Mali Harries has been slightly worried about letting him look after their children Tomi and Ela on his own. He said: ''My wife still finds me attractive so that's something. My ego is unchanged. I'm still at home...

Broadchurch actor Matthew Gravelle has spoken about his return to the ITV mystery drama.

During an appearance on Lorraine, the actor spoke about needing to wear a disguise on set to avoid being spotted.

Gravelle, who plays Danny Latimer's killer Joe Miller in the ITV crime drama, said: "Actually when we were filming, I did have to go around in a wig and glasses with my hood up, just in case."

He also said that although he hasn't received any negative responses from the public after being revealed as Danny's killer, he did need to warn his children that it was "pretend".

Gravelle said: "The [children] get it, they just know that [acting is] what we [me and my wife] do and they know it's pretend so they're not affected by it.

" briefed our kids before the first one came out, just before the revelation and said, 'Look there's this programme, it's been quite successful, people might...

Lennie James has signed up to star in Sky1's new medical drama Critical.

The Line of Duty star has been cast as trauma consultant Glen Boyle in the ensemble drama, which takes place in real-time over each one-hour episode.

Strike Back actress Catherine Walker will play trauma registrar Fiona Lomas, while Outnumbered's Claire Skinner will appear as trauma consultant Lorraine Rappaport.

Fresh Meat star Kimberley Nixon has signed up to play junior doctor 'Harry' Bennett-Edwardes.

Created by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio, the 13-part series, set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, will focus on a different story during each episode.

The drama will follow the team of medical professionals as they make knife-edge decisions that could mean the difference between whether a patient lives or dies.

Mercurio said: "Sky has given the Critical team a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the most realistic and thrilling medical drama.

As we're sure you're aware, BBC America's "Being Human" returns Saturday night, February 25th, at 9:00 pm Et/Pt as part of the network's Supernatural Saturday. In honor of the occasion they want to hear your "Roommate From Hell" stories. Read on to learn how you can participate.

First share your Roommate From Hell story on Twitter with the hashtag #RoommateFromHell. Then go to BBCAmerica.com/roommatefromhell to share your beastly bunkmate story and enter to win an ultimate Supernatural Saturday prize pack - including DVD sets of all your favorite Bbca sci-fi shows, awesome t-shirts and limited-edition "Doctor Who" goodies! Plus, keep your eyes peeled: You may see your tale on BBC America, too.

The following video should answer any other questions you may have.

Synopsis:

Following the gripping Series Three finale in which viewers watched Mitchell fall victim to the wolf-shaped bullet, Series Four sees the aftermath...

Yes, we're fans of the Us version of "Being Human" on Syfy, but that doesn't mean we're not uber excited for the UK version's return to BBC America this coming Saturday night, February 25th. If you're the same, then be sure to watch this recap before the new season begins.

BBC America's hit series "Being Human" returns February 25th at 9:00 pm Et/Pt as part of the network's Supernatural Saturday. In its fourth chapter, the show is reinvigorated with new cast members, shocking plot twists, guest appearances, and an altogether new type of supernatural creature. In sharing his excitement about the new season, creator and writer Toby Whithouse ("Doctor Who", "Torchwood") promises: “We take you to somewhere we’ve never been to before.”

Whithouse continues, "Every year we set ourselves the task of creating something bigger and bolder and better than anything that’s happened before. We knew...

We're just a few weeks away from the Us premiere of Series 4 of "Being Human" on BBC America (while the UK gets it on February 5th, we have to a wait a bit longer until the 25th), and in honor of the occasion we have a gallery of new photos offering a sneak peek of what's ahead.

Synopsis:

Following the gripping series three finale in which viewers watched Mitchell fall victim to the wolf-shaped bullet, series four sees the aftermath as the housemates return to their home in Barry Island. There are also some new faces in town...

In an old B&B in a sleepy seaside town, we join Annie, her housemate George, and their new friend. They’re reeling from the loss of their best friend Mitchell, Tom’s father figure McNair, and the tragic departure of George’s girlfriend, Nina. But with a newborn baby to look after,...

After being teased for weeks that Series 4 of BBC Three's "Being Human" is "coming soon", we finally have the show's premiere date... both in the UK on BBC3 and in the Us on BBC America!

Brits, mark your calendars for Sunday, February 5th, at 9:00 pm. Yanks, you have to a wait a bit longer until Saturday, February 25th, at 9:00 pm.

Along with the UK trailer released a few days ago by BBC Three, we also have a "first look" clip from BBC America entitled "I Don't Know What We Are Now". Just beware that it does contain a few spoilers.

Synopsis:

Following the gripping series three finale in which viewers watched Mitchell fall victim to the wolf-shaped bullet, series four sees the aftermath as the housemates return to their home in Barry Island. There are also some new faces in town...

In an old B&B in a sleepy seaside town,...

It only says "coming soon" with no firm premiere date mentioned, but finally a launch trailer has arrived from BBC Three for the fourth series of the network's fan favorite "Being Human". We also have an expanded synopsis of the season to share.

"Being Human", BBC Three's award-winning and critically acclaimed drama, returns for a fourth series. Following the gripping series three finale in which viewers watched Mitchell fall victim to the wolf-shaped bullet, series four sees the aftermath as the housemates return to their home in Barry Island. There are also some new faces in town...

In an old B&B in a sleepy seaside town, we join Annie, her housemate George, and their new friend. They’re reeling from the loss of their best friend Mitchell, Tom’s father figure McNair, and the tragic departure of George’s girlfriend, Nina. But with a newborn baby to look after,...