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Post by fenris on Nov 21, 2011 0:48:02 GMT
ITV3 are currently repeating the first series of Murder in Suburbia on Saturdays at 23:00. The first series of Murder in Suburbia is currently being repeated on ITV3 on Saturdays at 23:10. |
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Post by orokiah on Dec 24, 2011 16:05:03 GMT
One new show debuting on Sky Living will be the six-part horror saga Bedlam, which is Living TV's first original drama series. is returning to Sky Living in 2012 for series two - with a new look cast that includes former soap stars Lacey Turner and James Sutton: skyliving.sky.com/bedlam/were-going-back-to-bedlam |
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Post by orokiah on Jan 12, 2012 17:52:43 GMT
Budget cuts on BBC3 mean a fight for survival is beckoning between Lip Service, Being Human and The Fades: New series of Death in Paradise and Luther have been promised by BBC head of drama Ben Stephenson as part of his strategy to invigorate BBC1's drama roster - though he said no decision had been made on new series of Young James Herriot and Garrow's Law.
The focus on BBC1 drama also came with the admission that the commitment to drama on BBC3 would be downgraded, with either Being Human or Lip Service axed after their next series or no recommission for The Fades. SourceI'd love to see another series of The Fades. Here's hoping. |
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Post by fenris on Jan 14, 2012 20:52:33 GMT
Budget cuts on BBC3 mean a fight for survival is beckoning between Lip Service, Being Human and The Fades: New series of Death in Paradise and Luther have been promised by BBC head of drama Ben Stephenson.Thanks for the info, orokiah. Great to hear that Luther will definitely be returning. The last I'd heard, the Beeb were mustard-keen to greenlight a third series, but scheduling production was proving highly problematic because Idris Elba is spending most of 2012 shooting the big budget monster movie Pacific Rim. I was hoping for a spin-off series focusing on Luther's nemesis-turned-confidant Alice Morgan to fill the gap. It sounds as though BBC Three are - wisely - waiting to see the audience figures for Being Human's fourth series and Lip Service's second series before deciding which one to axe, in which case there's got to be a big question mark over Being Human. Aidan Turner and Sinead Keenan have both already left the show, and it's been confirmed that Russell Tovey is doing a Cassie and only appearing in the fourth series long enough for his character to be written out properly, leaving Lenora Crichlow as the sole remaining original cast member. Fans of Being Human have invested heavily in the main characters, and a quick glance on-line confirms that they are far from happy about such sweeping changes. |
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Post by fenris on Jan 15, 2012 1:59:49 GMT
A piece of commissioning news that has recently caught my eye: Created by writer Richard Warlow (Mistresses, Waking The Dead), Ripper Street is an extraordinary new drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. has found it's leading man; Matthew Macfadyen has won the lead role in new BBC drama Ripper Street. The period drama, created by Waking The Dead's Richard Warlow, will focus on H Division, the notorious police precinct charged with keeping order in Whitechapel, during the aftermath of the 'Jack the Ripper' murders. BBC head of drama Ben Stephenson confirmed the casting of Macfadyen at the recent Broadcasting Press Guild lunch.
"Ripper Street is a gripping new drama for BBC One," BBC One controller Danny Cohen said in September. "Set against the backdrop of a fevered historical London, I believe it has the quality and intensity to be a hit with BBC One viewers."SourceHmm. So Ripper Street and it's modern-day counterpart, ITV's Whitechapel, both have former Spooks heart-throbs as their leads. Coincidence, or a deliberate piece of casting by the Beeb? |
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Post by fenris on Mar 20, 2012 17:41:31 GMT
A piece of commissioning news that has recently caught my eye: Created by writer Richard Warlow (Mistresses, Waking The Dead), Ripper Street is an extraordinary new drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders.The Arrow in the Head website has more news regarding Ripper Street, including further casting, the number of episodes being produced, and that BBC America will be screening the series in the States; BBC America has announced that shooting recently commenced on a new series called Ripper Street, a period thriller that takes place during the frenzy of the Jack the Ripper murders. Being shot on location in Dublin, the eight part series, created by Richard Warlow, is set in and around Whitechapel in London's East End in 1889, during the aftermath of the Jack The Ripper murders. The action centers on the notorious H Division, which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of East London.
Ripper Street will star Matthew Macfadyen (spooks, Pride and Prejudice), Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), Adam Rothenberg (Alcatraz), MyAnna Buring (The Twilight Saga, White Heat) and David Dawson (Luther, Secret Diary of a Call Girl).
Ripper Street will premiere as part of BBC America’s "Dramaville" this fall.SourceAs a fan of Whitechapel, I have high hopes for Ripper Street. Whereas Whitechapel is a contemporary Gothic horror, with London's violent, bloody past echoing down the decades & centuries and impacting upon the present, Ripper Street will hopefully turn out be a period- Whitechapel, vividly set during that violent, bloody past. The casting of Buring is additional welcome news. She's one of my favourite actresses, and has racked up an impressive number of genre credits in a very short period of time. With a third series of Luther having also been confirmed, it's a good time to be a fan of police procedural/horror hybrids. |
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Post by orokiah on Mar 29, 2012 12:19:35 GMT
A new British drama about witches could be on the way--if it gets commissioned. The cast of Switch has been announced--and it includes the increasingly ubiquitous Lacey Turner, who's already been cast in Bedlam over on Sky, and is now swapping ghosts for witches: ITV2 has announced new supernatural drama Switch. Lacey Turner (EastEnders, Being Human) will star in the series, which will follow four female flatmates who are secretly witches.
She is joined by Nina Toussaint-White (Doctor Who), Hannah Tointon (The Inbetweeners) and Phoebe Fox (Black Mirror). Turner will play "immaculately dressed" careerist Stella, while Toussaint-White has been cast as "sexy and stylish" fashionista Jude. The group's moral compass Grace will be played by Fox, with Tointon starring as the "restless" and "spontaneous" Hannah.
The 'Witches of Camden' must face the challenges of living in contemporary London, as well as their sworn enemies the 'Witches of Kensington', Alexa, India, Romola and Remy.Source |
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Post by fenris on Apr 2, 2012 16:50:14 GMT
Budget cuts on BBC3 mean a fight for survival is beckoning between Lip Service, Being Human and The Fades. The BBC have announced that Being Human will return for a fifth season; Toby Whithouse, Creator and Exec Producer, is keeping plans closely under wraps but can confirm that werewolf Tom (Michael Socha) and vampire Hal (Damien Molony) will return. He says: "Being Human lives on! The response to series four has been terrific. We’re thrilled that the audience have taken the new cast into their hearts with such enthusiasm and affection. We’re delighted to have this opportunity to expand the world further and explore new characters and tell new stories. A heartfelt thank you to all the fans for their unstinting support, and to the BBC for letting us mess up the sandpit for a fifth year."
Zai Bennet, Controller of BBC Three, says: "In Being Human, Toby has created an extraordinary, funny, touching, supernatural world and I’m thrilled to be bringing it back for a fifth series." Series four launched with 1.2m viewers and consolidated figures show the series has sustained an average 950,000 viewers across the run.
Rob Pursey, Executive Producer, Touchpaper Television says: "When we first made the pilot episode for Being Human we knew we had something special. But we didn’t dream we’d be making a fifth series. It’s a testament to the ambition of the writing and the performances that it’s stayed so fresh. We’re very grateful to the BBC for continuing to support a drama that doesn’t play by the usual rules."
The fifth series of Being Human has 6×60 minute episodes and has been re-commissioned by Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning and Zai Bennet, Controller, BBC Three.
SourceAnd while there's yet been no official news regarding The Fades, actor Tom Ellis is interviewed in the current issue of Total TV Guide, and says that the show isn't being re-commissioned. Presumably this all means that Lip Service is also toast, but at least we still have it's yet-to-be-broadcast second season to enjoy. |
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Post by orokiah on Apr 3, 2012 15:09:22 GMT
And while there's yet been no official news regarding The Fades, actor Tom Ellis is interviewed in the current issue of Total TV Guide, and says that the show isn't being re-commissioned. Presumably this all means that Lip Service is also toast, but at least we still have it's yet-to-be-broadcast second season to enjoy. They snuck that one out under the radar, then. So disappointing. The Fades had a perfectly serviceable, suitably ambiguous ending, and in many ways it didn't really need a second series--but I'd love to have seen one. It grabbed me in a way that Being Human, post-pilot, never has.  Thanks for the heads up, fenris. |
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Post by fenris on Apr 5, 2012 17:13:16 GMT
The cast of Switch has been announced--and it includes the increasingly ubiquitous Lacey Turner, who's already been cast in Bedlam over on Sky, and is now swapping ghosts for witches. ITV have released more detailed character descriptions for Switch; ITV2 have announced story details for Switch, their new drama series about four young 20-something witches living in London. Written by Chloe Moss (Skins) and Tim Price (Secret Diary of a Call Girl), the six-part series will star Lacey Turner (EastEnders), Nina Toussaint-White (Doctor Who), Phoebe Fox (Black Mirror) and Hannah Tointon (The Inbetweeners). The official synopsis is as follows:
Take four girls, add some flirting, stir in a quantity of heady rebelliousness, a pinch of risk-taking, several spoonfuls of true friendship and Stella, Jude, Grace and Hannah are born. Four young twenty somethings based in London’s CamdenTown who just happen to be witches! Behind the curtains of their north London home they hide a secret, which has fostered the strongest of bonds – they are members of a witches coven and spells are the thing they do best! Set in Camden and Kensington, Switch will chart the girls struggle as they make their way in the world.
Stella (Lacey Turner) is the careerist. Always immaculately dressed and with a rotten boss, Janet, who takes great pleasure in telling terrified Stella she’s crap at her job and should find another profession.
Jude (Nina Toussaint-White) is the fashionista of the bunch, stylish, sexy and clothes conscious she works in a fashion store and certainly has an eye for the boys! Free-spirited and cool Gerry, a guitarist in an indie band, is one of her conquests. Miles is another, but is he really straight?
Newest to London and struggling to cope with the BigCity is Grace (Phoebe Fox). She has a traditional attitude to witchcraft, a strong moral sense and tends to pull the girls back from the brink when they are teetering on the edge of disaster.
Hannah (Hannah Tointon) is the traveller of the pack, who arrives from India at the beginning of the drama. Although devoted to the girls wherever she is in the world, Hannah is restless and a commitment–phobe. She’s also the most spontaneous of the quartet.
Grace’s mum Gloria also puts in an appearance and is a witch of the old-fashioned kind. The Solstice is important to her and she’ll stop at nothing to persuade Grace and her friends to attend the ceremony this year.
Alongside the Witches of Camden there’s a brooding dark force in the form of the Witches of Kensington – Alexa, India, Romola and Remy. These girls aren’t to be messed with. They are sworn enemies and when they set their sights on making life hell for our quartet the lengths they’ll go to is pure evil!SourceWhen I first read the description of the premise for Switch (' four young 20-something witches living in London'), I assumed it must be a comedy, but it's being described as a drama in all ITV's press releases. I have form regarding such matters - when I first heard that Being Human was about a vampire, werewolf and ghost sharing a house together, I thought it had to be a sitcom. |
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Post by fenris on Apr 12, 2012 15:00:59 GMT
The Fades had a perfectly serviceable, suitably ambiguous ending, and in many ways it didn't really need a second series--but I'd love to have seen one. It grabbed me in a way that Being Human, post-pilot, never has. Sign of the times: cancellation of The Fades has been confirmed, not with a BBC press release, but via the show's official Twitter feed; With a heavy heart we have to tell you that we won't be back for another series. You're all amazing, we couldn't have hoped for better fans.Source |
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Post by fenris on Apr 28, 2012 17:04:58 GMT
The first series of Murder in Suburbia is currently being repeated on ITV3 on Saturdays at 23:10. The first season of Murder in Suburbia is being repeated on Friday nights on ITV3. Times vary. The first episode was shown yesterday (27/04/12) at 23:35, while the second is being broadcast this coming Friday (04/05/12) at 22:00. |
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Post by fenris on May 18, 2012 15:42:18 GMT
Bedlam is returning to Sky Living in 2012 for series two - with a new look cast that includes former soap stars Lacey Turner and James Sutton. Confirmation of the start date for Bedlam's second season, courtesy of the CultBox website; Sky Living has announced today that the second series of Bedlam will begin on the channel at 10pm on Wednesday 6th June.
The British supernatural drama returns for six episodes with a new line-up of characters. Lacey Turner (Being Human) leads the revamped cast as Ellie, with Gemma Chan (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) joining as Kate's old friend, Kiera, alongside newcomers Jack Roth and Nikesh Patel. Series 1’s Hugo Speer (The Full Monty) returns as Warren Bettany, Kate’s father.SourceSome impressive-looking promos for the second season have been running on Pick TV (Sky's token Freeview channel) for almost a week. Despite the fact that he's apparently filling the Will Young role as best friend/confidant/sidekick, Jack Roth manages the not-inconsiderable task of looking more scary than the ghosts. And although Hugo Speer is the only regular cast-member retained for the second series, the character of Kate also briefly returns, seemingly only sticking around long enough to help bridge the two seasons. |
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Post by fenris on May 21, 2012 16:27:00 GMT
Some impressive-looking promos for the second season of Bedlam have been running on Pick TV. Despite the fact that he's apparently filling the Will Young role as best friend/confidant/sidekick, Jack Roth manages the not-inconsiderable task of looking more scary than the ghosts. And Kate briefly returns, seemingly only sticking around long enough to help bridge the two seasons. for Bedlam's second season. |
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Post by fenris on Jun 16, 2012 21:10:09 GMT
I also read that brief article in the current issue of SFX (it's entitled 'Hex in the City', which caused my heart to jump for a nano-second until I realised it was about Switch, not a Hex revival). Not only can the central quartet only perform spells when they're together, but the magical powers of each of the four girls are based on a different element: Earth, Fire, Air and Water.
Hmm. These seem like ideas that probably sounded great in a scriptwriting conference while Switch was being developed, but if you think them through, they mean that the show's internal logic is incredibly contrived and almost nonsensical. It appears that if you're a witch in the Switchverse and you want to cast spells, then (1.) you have to be ridiculously lucky and - somehow - not only track down three other witches, but (2.) ensure those witches' powers are based on the other three elements (if you're a Fire and the trio you've found already contains a Fire, you're back where you started), and (3.) even if you're ludicrously fortunate enough to locate three such girls, you have to befriend and/or live with them, regardless of whether or not you're got anything in common, personal backgrounds, etc.
It also beggers the question - if magic is only possible in such a unique set of circumstances, how do you know you're a witch in the first place?
Maybe my gripes are unjustified. The series may contain clever explanations for all the apparent logic gaps I've just pointed out. I'm actually hoping it does, because I'm so starved of anything Hex-like that I'm quite keen for Switch to turn out to be a decent show.
Incidentally, in that SFX article, one of Switch's producers stated that one episode will feature "one of Stella's old flames; a nightmare ex-girlfriend", from which we can gather that Lacey Turner's character is either gay or bi-sexual. More Hex points...
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