Month: June 2011

BBC Two has ordered an ambitious new drama about a 1930s Black Jazz Band in London. Dancing On The Edge is an explosive new drama series for BBC Two set in the early 1930s following a black jazz band in London during times of extraordinary change.  Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince, Shooting The Past), […]

One of ITV1’s most consistently performing dramas, Lewis, has been recommissioned by the channel. Kevin Whately, who has been playing Lewis for nearly 25 years, pictured in Inspector Morse with the late John Thaw left, and Laurence Fox will both reprise their roles as Inspector Robbie Lewis and his partner DS James Hathaway investigating very modern murders amidst the exquisite […]

Gabby Logan is to present a new spin-off from The Wright Stuff for Channel Five. Channel Five is to launch the spin-off, titled The Wright Stuff Extra, later this month. The format of the new show will be similar to its parent series with Logan joined in the studio by an expert to discuss topical issues of the day and […]

Jon Hamm has signed a new three year deal to keep him on AMC’s critically acclaimed & award-winning drama Mad Men. Those who were worrying over the future of everyone’s favourite 1960s based drama Mad Men can officially stop now. Not only has AMC finally reached a deal to keep the series on air for a further three seasons but […]

Grey’s Anatomy actor Scott Foley is to join the cast of True Blood. TVLine reports the actor will appear in the season four finale in a major role which will likely carry over to the show’s fifth season. As yet True Blood hasn’t been renewed for a fifth year but it seems almost certain that it will – we simply […]

Torchwood creator, and former Doctor Who producer, Russell T. Davies has ruled out the possibility of the Doctor appearing in the spin-off. Russell T. Davies dismissed the possibility of the Doctor appearing in an episode of Torchwood, the more adult spin-off from Doctor Who. Speaking at the UK launch for Torchwood: Miracle Day the creator of the spin-off revealed its […]

American chat-show The Talk, which features Sharon Osbourne, will air on Diva TV in the UK. The daytime series – likened to an American style Loose Women – airs on CBS in America. It replaced the soap-opera As The World Turns which was cancelled by CBS after 54 years on-air. UK digital station Diva TV has acquired the rights to […]

Premium gay network here! has announced the fourth season of Dante’s Cove, its supernatural drama, will go ahead. The much delayed fourth season was originally slated to begin production in 2008 but was delayed because of the writers strike in America. It was then announced that production would start in the Autumn of 2009 but for unknown reasons filming never […]

Central Tonight the local news programme from ITV Central in the Midlands has been reprimanded by television regulator Ofcom. During a broadcast of the half hour news programme, broadcast on 2 May, a report on the company River Canal Rescue has been deemed to breach the broadcasting code. Comments made within the piece lead to a viewer complaining to Ofcom […]