ITV has announced that Anna Friel leads the star-studded ensemble cast for its new noir crime drama Marcella, penned by BAFTA-nominated Swedish writer Hans Rosenfeldt.
Marcella: Anna Friel Leads Cast of New Crime Drama from Hans Rosenfeldt
Victoria: Rufus Sewell Joins Jenna Coleman in New Royal Drama
Jenna Coleman has traded in her status as a Time Lord companion for that of a Queen. And now Rufus Sewell is joining her and the ensemble cast of the new ITV drama Victoria.
Rowan Atkinson Begins Filming New ‘Maigret’ Drama
English actor Rowan Atkinson is now filming the first of two “Maigret” films for ITV, starring as the fictional French detective Jules Maigret.
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
Scott & Bailey: Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp to Return for Three-Part Special of Hit Crime Drama
Great news! Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp are reuniting for Scott & Bailey, as ITV has commissioned a three-part special series of the BAFTA-nominated drama featuring the dynamic detective duo.
Grantchester: Filming Set to Start on Second Series
“What the Dickens!” Hold on there, Mrs. Maguire. This is good news! Shooting is about to begin on the second series of the hit mystery Grantchester.
‘Tut’ and ‘Tutankhamun’: Egyptian Pharaoh and British Archaeologist Subjects of Two Miniseries
Two new event miniseries — the soon-to-premiere Tut and the newly-commissioned Tutankhamun — could prove that Egypt’s boy-king and the man who discovered his tomb are ratings gold.
Houdini & Doyle: Second Drama Featuring Sherlock Holmes Creator Coming to the US
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is becoming a telly celeb in his own right, with not one but two series featuring the creator of Sherlock Holmes headed stateside.
Brit TV News Bits: Blunt Talk, Churchill’s Secret, Endeavour
New shows are premiering and starting production, and a (relatively) old favorite is returning with a new regular character. Read on to find out who’s who in what.
PBS Gets More Vicious When Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi Comedy Returns with Second Season [UPDATED]
PBS announced today that Season 2 of ITV’s acclaimed British sitcom, Vicious, starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, is returning to the US public broadcasting network this summer. Woo hoo!
Midsomer Murders: Hit Mystery Drama Returning for Series 18
Cue the creepy theremin music, because the worldwide hit Brit mystery, Midsomer Murders, is returning for its eighteenth outing.
Hit Dramas Poldark and Prey Get Second Series
Viewers who have been riveted by hit BBC period drama Poldark and ITV’s contemporary thriller Prey will get more of both, as each will return for a second series.