With new British TV programs progressing with production, a who’s who of acting talent from both sides of the pond has been announced.
Casting News: Olivia Colman, Dennis Haysbert, Toby Jones, Anna Maxwell Martin, Tim Roth
Poldark: Series 2 Begins Filming with Aidan Turner, John Nettles
He’s fully clad in the photo, but no matter, as filming has started on Series 2 of Poldark with star Aidan Turner, who’s joined by new cast members, including John Nettles.
Berlin Station: Richard Armitage to Lead Cast of New Spy Series
Epix® announced today that Richard Armitage has been cast as the lead for the premium TV network’s original spy series.
Penny Dreadful: Dr Jekyll Joins the Gothic Characters in Season 3
Spooky action at a distance and up close and personal. That’s what’s in store when Penny Dreadful returns in 2016 with new characters, including Dr. Jekyll.
Awesome Actors Cast in Beowulf, The Durrells, Happy Valley 2, One of Us
Many fine actors have been cast in new dramas headed to BBC and ITV, including Amelia Bullmore, Kevin Doyle, and Keeley Hawes. Read on to find out who else is returning to telly.
Colin Morgan Goes from Synth to Haunted Human in ‘The Living and the Dead’
Colin Morgan’s latest character won’t need to plug in or hide from the law, as he plays a fully-human and haunted rather than hunted being in the new BBC supernatural period mystery drama The Living and the Dead.
The Sense of an Ending: Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter Join Film
Powerhouses of the big and small screen are joining another, Jim Broadbent, in the film based on the bestselling novel The Sense of an Ending.
News Bits: Neil Morrissey Joins Grantchester, More Stations for Miss Fisher
Hmm, might there be three “men behaving badly” in Grantchester: Series 2, now that Neil Morrissey is joining James Norton and Robson Green on the hit show? And which public TV stations are adding the third series of Miss Fisher
Doctor Who: Reece Shearsmith Joins Maisie Williams, Michelle Gomez as Guest Star
When Doctor Who returns to our screens with its ninth series in September, there will be another guest star amongst the sci-fi hit’s cast: Reece Shearsmith.
UKTV’s Upcoming Comedies Feature John Hannah, Robert Lindsay, and Red Dwarf
Sarah Alexander, John Hannah, and Robert Lindsay — no strangers to comedy — plus a spaceship with a cult following, will be returning to telly in new series from UKTV.
The Rising: Brendan Coyle Joins Colin Morgan in Cast of Irish Film
As filming has started on the Downton Abbey 2015 Christmas special — the final episode ever — Mr. Bates, I mean Brendan Coyle, has signed on for the Irish drama The Rising.
Mr. Selfridge: Series 4 Cast Updates
Filming is underway on the fourth series of the hit period drama, Mr. Selfridge, which will feature several new cast members.