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It’s official, y’all: Stephen Graham’s hit Hulu series A Thousand Blows has been renewed for a second season, and according to the announcement, we can expect a season 2 debut sooner than we expect.

The gritty crime series is a gem of a period piece that sucked audiences right into its narrative of ambition, violence, organized crime, and desire. Created by Steven Knight, of Peaky Blinders fame, A Thousand Blows is a bloody boxing drama set in mid-1800s London that is completely flawless and purely entertaining. While it may have started as a miniseries, it was renewed before the first season even aired, and season 2 was shot back-to-back with season 1.

Inspired by the true-life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal underground of Victorian London’s East End, the series follows Jamaican immigrants Hezekiah Moscow (Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall) as...

Hulu gives fans their first look of the next period drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. The series is currently slated to premiere on February 21.

The first trailer for Knight's upcoming A Thousand Blows was posted to the official Hulu YouTube channel on January 16. The series is set to explore the world of illegal boxing in Victorian London circa 1880. A Thousand Blows will introduce a sprawling crime drama, all while featuring real-life historical figures amongst its expansive cast of characters.

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A Thousand Blows stars Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow and Francis Lovehall as Alec Munroe, two Jamaican immigrants who arrive in London only for the former to quickly find a foothold for...

The latest trailer for Hulu’s A Thousand Blows boxing drama has The Crown star Erin Doherty as Mary Carr trading barbs outside the ring with feared bare knuckle pugilist Sugar Goodson, played by Peaky Blinders star Stephen Graham, to grow her criminal empire.

“Watch me kill him,” a menacing Goodson, the self-declared emperor of London’s East End boxing world, tells Carr, who introduces herself as Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants. “Can’t happen,” she defiantly replies, as Carr looks to exploit the talents of Kirby, a Jamaican boxer played by Hezekiah Moscow, who challenges Goodson for survival, and dominance, in the illegal boxing ring.

The result is three lives colliding for control of the criminal underbelly of Victorian London’s East End. A Thousand Blows, based on real-life figures and stories, is produced by The Story Collective in a co-production with Matriarch Productions...

Hulu has debuted the official A Thousand Blows trailer, which gives you a new look at the six-episode series premiering on Friday, February 21, on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London and is based on little-explored real-life characters with incredible stories.

A Thousand Blows is inspired by the true-life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s.

Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene.

As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise.

As the anticipated Peaky Blinders movie still has a ways to release, Steven Knight has another show set to hit Hulu next month. A Thousand Blows stars Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis and Robert Glenister. The six-episode series will be streaming on February 21. A new batch of images have made their way online and you can catch the trailer above.

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“Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene. As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism,...

Today, Hulu debuted new photos from the six-episode series A Thousand Blows, premiering on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

The photos feature our first look at The Forty Elephants gang, which includes Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Mary Carr, Hannah Walters (Boiling Point) as Eliza Moody, Darci Shaw (The Colour Room) as Alice Diamond, Nadia Albina (Whites) as Verity Ross, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, Jemma Carlton (Maxine) as Belle Downer and Caoilfhionn Dunne (Love/Hate) as Anne Glover.

Also unveiled are new images of Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) as Hezekiah Moscow, Stephen Graham as Sugar Goodson, Francis Lovehall (Masters of the Air) as Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin (Warrior) as Mr. Lao, Daniel Mays (Des) as William ‘Punch’ Lewis and James Nelson-Joyce (Little Boy Blue) as Edward “Treacle” Goodson.

From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the series is set in the perilous world of illegal...

Disney has debuted a new set of images from its highly anticipated six-episode Original series ‘A Thousand Blows.’

Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene. As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile, the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, is determined to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threaten everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.

The series is from the mind of Steven Knight,...

Hulu has announced that the six-episode series A Thousand Blows will premiere on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London and is based on little-explored real-life characters with incredible stories.

A Thousand Blows is inspired by the true-life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene.

As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise.

Meanwhile, the menacing and self-declared emperor...

Clearly, it’s laundry day for Matt Smith on the set of Nick Cave‘s The Death of Bunny Munro. Written by BAFTA winner Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy), with direction by Isabella Eklöf, the Doctor Who and House of the Dragon star goes shirtless in a first-look pic for the upcoming series adaptation of the Cave’s story. Baby Reindeer studio Clerkenwell Films is partnering with Sky Studios for the project, with Nick Cave producing the series based on his second novel.

What’s The Death of Bunny Munro about? Here’s a description of Cave’s novel courtesy of Amazon:

“Set adrift by his wife’s suicide and struggling to keep some sort of grasp on reality, Bunny Munro drives off in his yellow Fiat Punto, Bunny Jr. in tow. To his son waiting patiently in the car while he peddles beauty wares and quickies to lonely housewives in the south of England,...

Matt Smith goes full bad boy in the first look at Sky’s six-part series “The Death of Bunny Munro,” based on Nick Cave’s cult novel.

In the debut image released from the series, Smith — who is playing the title character — sports only his underwear as he gets ready to light up in a laundromat. By Smith’s side is newcomer Rafael Mathé as Bunny Munro’s son, Bunny Junior.

Described as a “wild cautionary tale” and “tender portrait of a father and son,” “The Death of Bunny Munro” takes place after Bunny’s wife, Libby, dies by suicide. According to its official synopsis: “Sex-addicted door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario Bunny Munro finds himself saddled with a young son and only a loose concept of parenting. Together with 9-year-old Bunny Junior he embarks on an epic and increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two...

Mark Lewis Jones and Nia Roberts have joined the cast of upcoming S4C/Sundance Now anthology series “Still Waters” (“Y Golau:Dŵr” in Welsh).

It is the second instalment of the Welsh psychological thriller, which starred Sian Reese-Williams, following “The Light In The Hall” (“Y Golau”).

Reese-Williams (“Wolf”) returns for the second chapter of the six-episode season, which will be filmed in both English and Welsh. She will also be joined by Robert Glenister (“Spooks”), Tom Rhys Harries (“White Lines”) and Maeve Courtier-Lilley (“The Red King”).

Written and created by Regina Moriarty (“Murdered By My Boyfriend”), the new season picks up two years after the first, with Caryl Huws (Reese-Williams) still living in Llanemlyn. But she’s decided to start a new life, retraining as a journalist.

Her first story is one that immediately leads her into a mystery. Fascinated with the newly announced expansion of the local reservoir, she stumbles across an old case,...

The A Thousand Blows trailer has officially been released. The Hulu show will star the Forty Elephants, a group of women who turn to shoplifting to survive and thrive in England from the 1800s through the 1950s. While they will be featured heavily, the show will also reveal Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), who are two Jamaican immigrants who are introduced to boxer Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham). The show is led by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

The trailer showcases the first look at a crime drama, but there are some elements that the show fails to reveal in earnest. Check it out below:

Rather than focusing on the criminal underground, the trailer showcases the reality of life as a boxer in a heavy period piece. It does not reveal the Forty Elephants, though it does feature women hinting at the presence of a dangerous criminal underground.

Ahead of the World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 11, Hulu has released the teaser trailer for A Thousand Blows, the epic new series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. The series is from the mind of Steven Knight, acclaimed creator of the global hit series Peaky Blinders.

Season one of A Thousand Blows is coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025. The Story Collective produces the series in a co-production with Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions.

The teaser trailer features the first glimpse at BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica.

Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr,...

Ahead of the World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight, Disney+ has released a first-look teaser trailer for ‘A Thousand Blows’ the epic new series, set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London.

The teaser trailer features a new look at BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, played by Erin Doherty, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham, a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.

The...

The BBC has commissioned a third series of James Graham’s award winning drama Sherwood, and here are the details.

Aside perhaps from Jack Thorne, James Graham may well be the most prolific screen/playwright working today. By far his biggest runaway success is dark drama Sherwood, which recently concluded its second series on the BBC.

Showcasing a terrific ensemble cast, including David Morrissey, Lesley Manville, Robert Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Claire Rushbrook and Philip Jackson, the ensemble play members of a fractured community inhabiting a small village in Nottinghamshire, as they attempt to move on from the murder of a former union activist.

The BBC has confirmed that its has recommissioned the show for a third series. It will once again be written by Graham.

Graham said “It continues to be the greatest privilege to tell stories set in and inspired by the history of my home county of Nottinghamshire.

Any new project starring the hugely talented and BAFTA-nominated actor Stephen Graham is reason enough to be excited, and when that new project sees the Boardwalk Empire star reunite with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and looks to be a transformational performance, suddenly we have a serious contender for best TV series of the year on our hands. Titled A Thousand Blows, several details and first look images have now been released (via Empire), with the series set to land on Disney+ and feature Graham as a boxer in Victorian London.

Alongside Graham, A Thousand Blows stars BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) and Erin Doherty (The Crown), with Steven Knight penning this tale set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. You can check out the first images from A Thousand Blows below:

Graham cuts an even more intimidating figure than usual in A Thousand Blows,...

Hulu has released an official first look at the upcoming UK Original, A Thousand Blows. This epic new series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London and is from the mind of Steven Knight, acclaimed creator of the global hit series Peaky Blinders.

A Thousand Blows is coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the U.S., and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025. The Story Collective produces the series in a co-production with Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions.

The images reveal the first glimpse at BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica.

Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow

Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, played by Erin Doherty...

Hulu has dropped some of the first photos of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s upcoming period drama series A Thousand Blows, starring and executive produced by Stephen Graham. See images above and below (including the full version of Graham).

Set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, A Thousand Blows is set for premere on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025.

Photos released today reveal the first glimpse at Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, played by Erin Doherty (The Crown), leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills,...

CHannel 5 thriller, The Night Caller, concludes with its final episode, with the darkening obsession of a lonely taxi driver, Tony, played by Robert Glenister, with a late-night radio DJ, Lawrence, played by Sean Pertwee getting out of hand. In this finale we find Lawrence, passed out on his sofa, exhausted from the previous night’s […]

The Night Caller: Season Finale...

The contemporary Liverpool-based thriller The Night Caller continues with its third episode, exploring the deepening obsession of a lonely taxi driver, Tony, with a late-night radio DJ, Lawrence. Tony, played by Robert Glenister, is a former teacher in his 50s who now drives a black cab during the night shift. His life has taken a […]

The Night Caller: Season 1, Episode 3...

The Night Caller, a contemporary thriller set in Liverpool, makes its debut on Channel 5. The first episode introduces viewers to Tony Conroy (Robert Glenister), a former teacher in his 50s who now works as a black cab driver during the night shift. Isolated and lonely after losing his job and his marriage, Tony finds […]

The Night Caller Series Premiere...

Exclusive: Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell do not court publicity and when the duo welcome Deadline to their London office in early February, it is the first interview they have given about House Productions since they set up the film and TV outfit nearly seven years ago.

The Zone of Interest and The Iron Claw are in UK movie theaters when we speak, serving as a timely reminder of the company’s film credits, which have been built brick by brick. A second season of James Graham’s drama series Sherwood will drop in coming months on the BBC and the House principals are fresh back from L.A. as they line up U.S. partners for new projects.

Drama in the works include a series about the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, a TV adaptation of the musical Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder, and an early-stage project with Ncuti Gatwa.

French industry to descend on La Rochelle to premiere high-end drama series to the world.

Disney+’s French original Irrésistible, Canal+ legal drama Conviction, TF1’s Behind Closed Doors from Coda producers’ Jerico TV and Swedish thriller Evil are among the French and European titles that will premiere at France’s Festival de la Fiction, taking place in La Rochelle from September 12-17.

The event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, has long been a popular ‘back-to-school’ festival for the French industry, with a strong focus on French series, Its international appeal is growing and it has become a significant launchpad for European content.

Exclusive: James Graham’s BBC drama Sherwood has set three-time BAFTA nominee Clio Barnard as its Season 2 director, as Lesley Manville and David Morrissey confirm they will reprise their roles in a story that will move forward to the present day.

Barnard, who has been BAFTA nominated for Ali & Ava, The Selfish Giant and The Arbor, is lead director and EP on Season 2, which begins filming this summer. The director, who replaces Lewis Arnold and Ben A. Williams, will oversee a season “navigating the devastating effect of two crimes on the community” in Nottinghamshire, told through a modern-day lens. She most recently directed Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes in Apple TV+ drama The Essex Serpent.

Deadline can reveal that the new story being penned by Graham will be brought forward to the present day. Season 1, which is nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards at this Sunday’s ceremony, was...

Channel 5 Hails ‘Black Cab’ With Robert Glenister, Suzanne Packer & Sean Pertwee

Paramount’s UK terrestrial network Channel 5 has unveiled a four-part thriller, Black Cab, with Robert Glenister (Sherwood) , Suzanne Packer (In My Skin) and Sean Pertwee starring. The contemporary thriller, produced by Story Films in association with All3Media International, will air next year. Black Cab will follow Glenister as a down-and-out Liverpool taxi driver, who begins to form an unhealthy obsession and twisted sense of world view of a late-night radio talk show host (Pertwee). Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn) has penned the series and Diarmuid Goggins (Kin, Bulletproof) is the director, with Alex Jones (Penance, Witness No. 3) producing. All3Media International will handle global distribution.

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Warning: Major spoilers for Sherwood episodes 1 to 6.

Like The Responder before it, Sherwood is a gripping BBC crime drama about much more than manhunts and police barrier tape. Loosely inspired by real events, it’s the story of two murders in a Nottinghamshire ex-mining town that reopen old wounds in a fractured community where conflict was manipulated by political policing during the 1984-1985 miners’ strike.

With an unimprovable cast including Lesley Manville, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and countless other talents, Sherwood hits all the marks of a whodunit thriller with characters that examine the nature of division and decades-old rifts. Its first series begins in grief and ends with an exhortation for communities not to allow their differences to be exploited by others for political gain.

A clear contender for British TV drama of the year, let’s dive into how Sherwood’s moving, revelatory ending unfurled. Spoilers ahead.

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U.K. broadcaster ITV has commissioned “Six Four,” a four-part crime thriller inspired by the bestselling novel by Hideo Yokoyama.

Set primarily in Glasgow, the drama follows the O’Neills, police detective Chris and his wife, former undercover officer Michelle, whose teenage daughter goes missing. Chris is finds out that fatal mistakes were covered-up in the disappearance of another local girl and revisiting the case, he uncovers a series of errors, corruption and unbridled ambition. Michelle takes matters into her own hands using her skills. Meanwhile, the daughter of the justice minister is suddenly kidnapped, just as the minister is on the cusp of achieving an election victory.

It is created by BAFTA Scotland-winning screenwriter Gregory Burke (“’71”) and Clare McQuillan (“Impulse”) will also write on the series.

Burke said: “At its heart, ‘Six Four’ is a human story about two people under incredible amounts of pressure, who both choose to try and address their pasts.

The fourth series of the critically acclaimed TV detective series based on J.K. Rowling’s best-selling crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, Strike – Lethal White is out now on Digital and available to own on DVD from 23 November 2020, courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. To celebrate the release of Strike – Lethal White, we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away!

In the grips of psychosis, a young man named Billy Knight (Joseph Quinn) arrives in private detective Cormoran Strike’s (Tom Burke) office telling the story of a child he saw strangled many years ago. Strike is simultaneously hired by government minister Jasper Chiswell (Robert Glenister) to investigate Billy’s brother, Jimmy Knight (Nick Blood), who is blackmailing him. As Strike and his partner Robin (Holliday Grainger) work to determine how the cases might be connected, Robin goes undercover in the House of Commons.

Please note: This...

Britbox is the exclusive home of ITV's Isolation Stories, and we have an exclusive look at the first of four episodes, all of which drop tomorrow, June 23.

If you've wondered what the future of television could look like after the world suffered together for the first six months of the year, Isolation Stories is a great place to start.

Leave it to the British to come up with an emotionally charged look at lockdown and its impact.

If we're to believe statements such as "things will never be the same until we have a vaccine," then you know we're in for a long haul with this virus.

That means that we could be subjected to even more quarantine's in the future. As viruses grow and change, the stage has now been set to respond quickly, urgently, and in a way that impacts the business community, sure, but can really wreak havoc with individuals.

A solid Brit gangster film more in the old-school vein of “Get Carter” and “Mona Lisa” than the dog-on-hind-legs Guy Ritchie idiom, Title notwithstanding, our protagonist is an upstanding kind of tough guy — but the criminal world isn’t about to let him go straight. Actor Philip Barantini’s first directorial feature is nothing wildly original in content or style. Still, it punches both elements across with a satisfying low-key confidence, and does not shrink from occasionally letting things get pretty rough. Saban is releasing to U.S. on demand and via digital platforms on May 22.

We meet fiftysomething Eddie Franks (Fairbrass) the day he’s getting out of the joint after a stint of unknown, presumably lengthy duration. It’s clear from the way he’s treated by both the staff and his fellow inmates that he’s respected, whether due to his intimidating qualities or finer ones — he’s wished well,...

Saban Films has provided us with an intense, exclusive clip from their upcoming Villain. The crime thriller has received praise from critics after premiering earlier this year in the U.K. The strong cast delivers powerful, and sometimes, very violent performances, which we have a tease of today. Saban Films will release the crime thriller Villain On Demand and Digital, starting May 22nd, 2020.

In the exclusive clip from Villain, we see a bloodbath unfold before our eyes. A tense argument suddenly turns violent, with one man left standing, or in this case, laying on the ground trying to catch his breath. Villain does not look like it is for the faint of heart, so consider yourself warned. While the bad language has been edited out of the clip, the violence has not, and it's brutal, especially since the clip is just under two minutes in length.

After being released from prison,...

Saban Films will release the crime thriller Villain On Demand and Digital on May 22, 2020. Check out this exciting trailer:

Villain stars Craig Fairbrass (Avengement, Cliffhanger), George Russo (My Name is Lenny, Turnout), Izuka Hoyle (Mary Queen of Scots), Mark Monero (Sid and Nancy), and Robert Glenister (“Doctor Who”). The film is directed by Philip Barantini (“Boiling Point”) from a script by George Russo and Greg Hall.

Now you can win the Win the Redbox Downloadable Code of Villain. We Are Movie Geeks has two codes to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie is that starts with the letter ‘V’. (mine’s Vampire Circus). It’s so easy! Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries.

After being released from prison, ex-con Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, his dreams of normalcy are tested when he...

New U.K. production company Three Little Birds Pictures has been launched by actor-director Philip Barantini, financial controller Samantha Warham and talent representative Sara Sehdev.

The London and Liverpool-based company’s first co-production, Barantini-helmed “Boiling Point,” stars British talent including “The Irishman” and “Save Me’s” Stephen Graham, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’s” Hannah Walters, “The A Word’s” Vinette Robinson, “Pennyworth” and “Jamestown’s” Jason Flemyng, “Gangs of London’s” Ray Panthaki, and “Curfew’s” Malachi Kirby.

The feature, about a talented head chef wrangling his team on the busiest day of the year, was one of the last productions to finish shooting in the U.K. prior to the coronavirus lockdown. It is based on the Bifa-nominated short of the same name, and is produced with Ascendant Films, Burton Fox Films and Graham/Walters’ company Matriarch.

Projects in development for Three Little Birds Pictures include “Children of the Wild,...

With an ensemble cast of renowned British names, including Sheridan Smith, Robert Glenister, Eddie Marsan, David Threlfall and Angela Griffin, Isolation Stories — which starts airing Monday evening on U.K. broadcaster ITV — looks at first glance like the sort of premium TV drama that has been long in the making.

However, initially announced only in mid-April, the series has been put together in near record time — just a month from conception by Jeff Pope, who landed an Oscar nomination for co-writing 2014's Philomena and penned the Laurel and Hardy biopic Stan & Ollie, to transmission.

And it ...

They say write what you know, and in Jeff Pope’s case, he knew coronavirus was an unwelcome intruder on his home. The BAFTA-winning producer of Stan & Ollie was laid low by the dastardly disease with his family, and although it was not so serious as to warrant a trip to hospital, it was profound enough to inspire Pope into making a drama about the experience.

His idea was simple: an anthology series of short stories about people coping with Covid-19 while being confined to their homes. The execution was far from simple, however, with the rulebook on writing, casting, filming and post-production ripped to shreds by strict social distancing measures. Oh, and there was the small complicating factor of having to rapidly deliver the series at the heart of lockdown so it didn’t lose any of its topical potency.

Executive producer Tom Dunbar says Isolation Stories has been...

ITV has set the cast for its Isolation Stories, a series of short lockdown dramas executive produced by Jeff Pope, the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producer behind Stan & Ollie.

Each of the four, 15-minute episodes in the ITV Studios-produced series is written and performed by established British drama talent and reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed lives in a thought-provoking and humorous way.

BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith (Cilla) will star in the first episode, Mel, in which she plays a heavily pregnant woman who will have to give birth without the married father of her child, who is self-isolating with his family. It is written...

"Who do you think you are, some kind of animal?" Saban Films has debuted the official Us trailer for an indie crime drama titled Villain, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Philip Barantini. The story follows a former criminal just released from prison and his attempts to help his family by reconnecting with his daughter and clearing his brother's debt. Despite his efforts, he is drawn back into a criminal way of life, with devastating consequences. As as always when criminals get out, try to stay away from crime, then get sucked back in for "one more job" to settle the score that still ruins everything. Craig Fairbrass (from "EastEnders") stars, along with a big cast including George Russo, Izuka Hoyle, Mark Monero, Tomi May, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Taz Skylar, Nicholas Aaron, Michael John Treanor, Marcus Onilude, Robert Glenister. This looks pretty forgettable and repetitive, there's not much you're...

Run down pub? Check. Geezer who’s got himself in too deep? Check. Grizzled British actor formerly of Eastenders? Check. Crime lord who underestimates the anti-hero? Double check.

Despite ticking every box in the London gangster movie checklist, there’s a lot to like about director Philip Barantini‘s debut feature.

Barantini, formerly a bit-part actor with an enviable CV has learned enough on his travels to craft his own stylish feature, and it’s to his and co-writer/ star George Russo’s credit that Villain has more class than we have any right to expect.

Eddie is a career criminal who’s just finished a 10 year stretch at Hm’s pleasure. His sleazy little brother, Sean (Russo) has been looking after their pub while he’s inside, although dabbling in the coke dealing business was not a wise move – he’s now in deep Barney with Roy Garrett (Robert Glenister...

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Team Tardis are in electric company for this week's Doctor Who. Spoilers await.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

This Doctor Who review contains spoilers.

Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 4

Nikola Tesla possibly invented the teleporter and looks exactly like David Bowie. This should be common knowledge, but for whatever reason, this week’s Doctor Who chooses to ignore the events of totally-factual movie The Prestige and instead depicts Tesla as a struggling inventor in period America whose ambition and intellect far exceed his bank balance.

Yes, "Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror" is the first proper historical episode this year and sees the Doctor fangirling over an encounter with a famous face from the past - a format that’s as familiar to veteran viewers as last week’s ‘base-under-siege’ adventure was. This is the kind of story that can be helped along enormously by...

Doctor Who season 12 continues this Sunday with the colorfully-titled “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror.” As you can probably guess, the episode is another historical adventure which sees the Tardis arrive at the turn of the 20th century where the Thirteenth Doctor and her pals come face to face with electrician/inventor and all-round genius Nikola Tesla, as played by Goran Visnjic.

As well as Visnjic, Robert Glenister will also feature as Tesla’s more famous rival, Thomas Edison. This is Glenister’s second time in Doctor Who as well, as he previously played a role in “The Caves of Androzani,” the highly-acclaimed 1984 storyline that wrote out the Fifth Doctor. Another familiar face involved in the episode is Anjli Mohindra, who previously starred as Rani on spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures. Here, she plays Queen Skithra, the ruler of a race of scorpion-like aliens.

And now, to tease what’s to come,...

The next episode of "Doctor Who" is "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror", directed by Nida Manzoor, starring Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole, Goran Visnjic and Robert Glenister, airing January 19, 2020 on BBC America:

"...it is 1903 and on the edge of Niagara Falls, something is wrong at the generator plant of electronics genius 'Nikola Tesla', where someone - or something - is sabotaging the maverick inventor's work. Has Tesla really received a message from Mars? And where does his great rival 'Thomas Edison' fit into these events? 'The Doctor' and her companions 'Yaz', 'Ryan' and 'Graham' must join forces with one of history's greatest minds to save both him and planet Earth..."

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Doctor Who is back soon!

BBC America has confirmed the hit drama will return to screens Wednesday, January 1st at 8 Om Et/Pt.

The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) returns with the launch of the latest season resuming her time-and-space travels with friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).

Subsequent episodes will air Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt beginning January 5 on BBC America.

Starting with a blockbuster, action-packed two-part episode entitled Spyfall, the Thirteenth Doctor is well and truly back with a bang.

BBC America also dropped the official global trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second season as the Doctor, which introduces terrifying new monsters alongside the return of some familiar but not-so-friendly faces.

Following the show’s return on New Year’s Day, BBC America has partnered with BBC Studios and Fathom Events to bring Doctor Who back to the big screen on Sunday, January 5.

This one-day-only special event,...

Happy (early) Who Year, Whovians! BBC America has set the premiere date for Season 12 of “Doctor Who,” with the series set to make its triumphant return on New Year’s Day, 2020, the cable channel revealed Monday.

The new Jodie Whittaker-led season will premiere Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8/7c with an episode featuring a new time-traveling adventure for The Doctor (Whittaker) and her friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh). Here’s the official description: Starting with a blockbuster, action-packed two-part episode entitled “Spyfall,” the Thirteenth Doctor is well and truly back with a bang.

The remaining Season 12 episodes will air weekly on Sundays at 8/7c, beginning Jan. 5.

Now can you hang on for a little more good news? Ok, because BBC America also dropped the full Season 12 trailer on Monday, which introduces some creepy new monsters alongside the return of some familiar but not-so-friendly faces. You can...

If your New Year’s resolution is to watch more Doctor Who, you’re in luck: Season 12 of the sci-fi series will premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8/7c, BBC America announced Monday.

After kicking off the season with a two-part episode, Doctor Who will then settle into its regular time slot on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8/7c.

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Jodie Whittaker will be back as the titular Time Lord, marking...

Exclusive: Vertigo Releasing has picked up the Craig Fairbrass-starring thriller Villain for UK and Ireland release.

Pic is the directing debut of Philip Barantini, whose short Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham was recently nominated for a Bifa. Barantini also has acting credits including Chernobyl, Humans and Band Of Brothers.

Villain follows Eddie Franks, a man who is released from prison after serving a 10 year sentence and attempts to help his family by reconnecting with his daughter and clearing is brother’s debt. Despite his best efforts, he finds himself drawn back into a life of crime, with devastating consequences. Bart Ruspoli produced the feature.

Also starring are Robert Glenister (Live By Night), George Russo (I Am Soldier) and Izuka Hoyle (Mary Queen of Scots).

The deal was negotiated by Vertigo Releasing’s Ed Caffrey and Ddi’s Mark Padilla on behalf of the filmmakers.

The UK release is provisionally...

Anne With an E‘s adventures are coming to an end: The Netflix/CBC drama has been cancelled after three seasons, with the third and final season to debut Friday, Jan. 3 on the streamer. (The series finale already aired in Canada this past Sunday.)

“I’m sorry for the sad Netflix/CBC news today,” executive producer Moira Walley-Beckett wrote on Instagram. “I wish it could be different but it cannot. We have reached the end of the red Green Gables road after three wonderful seasons. My heart is heavy but I am so proud of this show — proud of my talented cast,...

It's almost time to return to the world of Doctor Who.

BBC America dropped the official trailer for the upcoming twelfth season of the sci-fi trailer over the weekend.

Jodie Whittaker is back for her second turn in the Tardis, and it looks to be considerably darker than before.

The Doctor is tasked with protecting "the security of this entire planet," and that can only mean one thing:

More villains for the gang to go up against.

However, things take a dangerous turn when the doctor is transported back to 1943 Paris and immediately gets the sense that something is after her.

“Something’s coming for me," she warns. "I can feel it.”

Stephen Fry (Bones) and Lenny Henry (Broadchurch) are slated to appear on Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 1, airing in early 2020.

Goran Višnjić (Timeless) and Robert Glenister are also set to appear.

Glenister previously appeared on the series in 1984, but...

A new season of Doctor Who arrives in 2020, exact date to be announced. But to whet the appetite of true Whovians, the first trailer has been unleashed, and it’s got a lot of action to unpack.

Goran Višnjić (ER) and Robert Glenister (Paranoid) will join the previously announced Stephen Fry (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Lenny Henry (Broadchuch) as guest stars for the new season when the venerable sci-fi import returns to BBC America in early 2020.

Glenister noted that joining the new season’s ensemble feels a bit like time travel: “I first appeared in Doctor Who in ‘The Caves of Androzani’ at the tender age of 24 in 1984. Thirty-five years later, I got to be in it again at the not-so-tender age of nearly 60. How time flies!”

Višnjić, meanwhile, is a longtime viewer, first-time visitor to the Tardis: “I’ve always been a huge fan of Doctor Who,...

BBC America dropped the teaser trailer for the 12th season of “Doctor Who” on Saturday, in honor of the 56th anniversary of the original premiere of the British sci-fi. And the short video hints at the return of more than one of The Doctor’s (Jodie Whittaker) old enemies: the Judoon and the Cybermen.

Watch the video above, which kicks off with our 13th Time Lord wearing a snazzy bowtie and introducing herself like James Bond: “The name’s Doctor. The Doctor.”

Along with Whittaker, returning cast members for Season 12 (the second season with Whittaker as The Doctor) include Tosin Cole (Ryan), Mandip Gill (Yaz) and Bradley Walsh (Graham).

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Showrunner Chris Chibnall is also back, as is executive producer Matt Strevens.

Previously announced guest stars for Season 12 include Goran Višnjić,...

Doctor Who‘s titular Time Lord is in grave danger — and a ride in the Tardis won’t help her escape it.

BBC America celebrated Doctor Who Day on Saturday by releasing a new teaser trailer for Season 12 of the sci-fi series. In the minute-long promo, Jodie Whittaker (who will be back for her second season as The Doctor) is tasked with protecting “the security of this entire planet,” which is stressful enough.

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