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items: Call the Midwife creator and cast reveal show was hit by typhoon while filming in Hong Kong
items: Call the Midwife's Zephryn Taitte teases "visitor" for Cyril in 2025 Christmas special
items: Call the Midwife creator "constantly" receives offers from streamers – but reveals no desire to leave the BBC
items: Shetland's Ashley Jensen said her arrival as new DI could have "gone one way or another"
items: Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter teases death and destruction in "disturbing" Christmas special
items: A postwar Nativity
items: All Creatures Great and Small star teases "joyful carnage" for Christmas special with nativity twist and Helen's return
items: Malice ending explained: Adam's big reveal is a big anti-climax – but maybe that's the point
items: All Creatures Great and Small gets major update on its future - with special bonus for fans of "unforgettable" show
items: Riot Women future finally confirmed by BBC as Sally Wainwright promises "rollercoaster" of stories
items: Shetland delivers unexpected Line of Duty-style twist involving long-serving character
items: Black Doves adds One Day and Scream stars to cast as season 2 production begins
items: Sophie Turner's new heist thriller series on Prime Video gets confirmed release date and first look
items: Summerwater's Dougray Scott hits out at Reform and Nigel Farage's rhetoric: "Utterly disgusting"
items: Tulsa King season 3 release schedule: When is episode 10 available?
items: Where was Summerwater on Channel 4 filmed?
items: Summerwater cast: Who stars in the Channel 4 drama?
items: Biting the cherry
items: Malice soundtrack: All the songs in the Prime Video thriller
items: Malice's Jack Whitehall teases challenging ending – finishes on a "really strange note"
items: Malice cast: Who stars in Prime Video Jack Whitehall thriller?
items: Shetland season 10 cast: Meet the new and returning characters
items: Shetland's Alison O'Donnell reveals why she cried after watching first episode following Douglas Henshall's exit
items: Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood
items: Wild Cherry creator and star Nicôle Lecky reveals real-life inspiration behind BBC coming-of-age drama
items: Trespasses' Tom Cullen reveals how his own family history mirrors show's forbidden love
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items: Line of Duty favourite's "darkly comic" new series sets release date – and it's only weeks away

Call the Midwife creator and cast reveal show was hit by typhoon while filming in Hong Kong
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date: 2025-11-29T08:00:06.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: "We kept getting phone alerts saying it's gone up to a seven, it's gone up to an eight..."
encoded: When members of the Call the Midwife cast were in Hong Kong filming this year's Christmas special — in which a group from Nonnatus House travel there on a mercy mission after a terrible tragedy — it wasn’t just the heat and humidity that proved challenging. They were all forced indoors for a period when a typhoon rolled in. "We were warned there would be a typhoon, strength six, and nobody batted an eyelid," said creator and writer Heidi Thomas. "That's relatively common in Hong Kong. "But then [producer] Annie Tricklebank and I were on set on a street, and we kept getting phone alerts saying it's gone up to a seven, it's gone up to an eight. And by the time it got to Friday night, we were told it would be a 10, and we had to stay in the hotel with the curtains drawn and not to venture outside. "So we all went down into the basement and had dim sum." Annabelle Apsion, who plays businesswoman and mayor of Tower Hamlets Violet Buckle, said they could "see things being blown down the streets" from the safety of their hotel, while others noted that several trees had been torn down, such was the force of the wind. "They said not to open the curtains of the hotel in case anything hit the window," Sister Julienne star Jenny Agutter told the BBC. "But we were facing the water, so there was little chance. Of course, I had a jolly good look outside because it was rather amazing seeing all the water whipped up." Agutter also revealed that she did briefly pop outside, even though they'd been instructed not to, to capture it for "Danny [Laurie] because he wanted to see what it was like to be in a typhoon". But thankfully, they weren't due to film when the weather took a turn, meaning time was still on their side. "We had a very tight schedule, but we weren't due to shoot on the Saturday and Sunday — and that's when the storm hit," added Thomas, though the aftermath still affected production "You [gestures to Laura Main, who plays Shelagh Turner] and Steve [McGann, who plays Dr T…

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Call the Midwife's Zephryn Taitte teases "visitor" for Cyril in 2025 Christmas special
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date: 2025-11-28T08:00:52.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: The encounter makes him "focus on life a bit more".
encoded: The 2025 Call the Midwife Christmas special is fast approaching, and creator Heidi Thomas has quite the double bill lined up. A small party from Nonnatus House travel to Hong Kong to lend their assistance after the Branch House there collapses, leaving death and destruction in its wake, while it's very much business as usual in Poplar, with Sister Catherine and Joyce attending to "two mums-to-be who are Irish travellers and living in a camp there". And there's plenty of activity happening outside the remit of Nonnatus House, with Cyril welcoming an unexpected “visitor” into his home – an encounter that makes him "focus on life a bit more". The wealthy Mr Fisher sends Cyril a letter explaining that he is terminally ill and wishes to stay in the council worker's rented flat, which was his childhood home. “He wants to compensate Cyril for it, which Mrs Wallace is all too eager to accept,” said Zephryn Taitte, who added that Mr Fisher is Jewish, prompting them to hold a Hanukkah Festival of Lights celebration for him. "It's a lovely experience for Cyril," Taitte continued, describing it as "a story of reminiscence and appreciating your life, which is why Cyril reflects on his life and the future, especially with himself and Rosalind". <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/Call-the-Midwife-BBC-7d6174d.jpg" width="4284" height="2856" alt="A woman and a man sit together on the floor of a small tiled room, leaning close and smiling warmly at each other. She wears a patterned purple dress and tights, while he wears a patterned shirt and trousers. They hold hands, their heads touching as they share an intimate, joyful moment in the soft blue-tinted light." title="Call the Midwife" /> "It reminds Cyril of the important things in life and who you spend time with," continued Taitte. "It’s a lovely Christmas story." It was in last year's festive special when Cyril and Rosalind first started to grow close during their collective efforts to he…

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Call the Midwife creator "constantly" receives offers from streamers – but reveals no desire to leave the BBC
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date: 2025-11-27T13:06:17.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC One
subject: News
description: "Why would I give it up for something that's a shot in the dark?"
encoded: Call the Midwife has proven itself to be the jewel in the BBC's crown, with its 13th Christmas special on the way, followed by season 15 in the New Year – plus a prequel series, a movie and a 16th season beyond that. So, it's no wonder that its creator Heidi Thomas is highly sought after by the streamers, who naturally want a piece of the pie. When asked if she'd had offers to write for Netflix and others during a press Q&A, Thomas said that the offer of "wonderful opportunities" are a "constant" feature of her life, but that she has no desire to walk away from the BBC – which she described as "the best opportunity I have ever had". "Why would I give it up for something that's a shot in the dark?" she said of the long-running series – which charts the personal and professional lives of the midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House, in London's East End, from the late 1950s through to the 1970s. "I've always had things to say and I've always had brilliant people to say it for me, quite literally. This is my job of a lifetime – I've probably spent half my lifetime doing it – and that's not going to change. "To work with other women, to be able to tell stories about women and the working classes and the disabled and about newcomers to this country, I feel incredibly privileged to have had this material to work with. And... the streamers don't necessarily give anybody that because it's all a puff of smoke in the dark. Anything on a streamer comes like a firework and vanishes like a firework. "And this [Call the Midwife] is solid, isn't it? It's solid. It's a building, we built it from the ground up and there will be more stories." When it was then raised that creators often say yes to the likes of Netflix for the financial incentive, Thomas said that for her, "it's not about the money, it's about values". "I love the fact that we are a BBC show, because the BBC gives us a not unreasonable budget to work with, but we put every penny onto the screen," she said. "And I think tha…

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Shetland's Ashley Jensen said her arrival as new DI could have "gone one way or another"
type: item
date: 2025-11-27T12:05:07.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: "When I got this, I just thought, 'I'm doing a six part series with this character and that's it.'"
encoded: Joining a show in its 8th season, and as a replacement for a lead character who's loved by fans, is not for the faint of heart. But when Ashley Jensen joined Shetland as Douglas Henshall's replacement, she had no expectations about her future on the BBC crime drama. "I think when you've started at the bottom in your career, which is what I did, going in and doing two lines in something, and doing a play where you take the set in the back of a van, put it up, do the show, take it down and go to the next, I think when you started there, it's actually a very good grounding to taking nothing for granted," she told RadioTimes.com. "And when I got this, I just thought, 'I'm doing a six-part series with this character and that's it,' – and I wasn't under option to do any more than that. So when we did the first one and then it suddenly got two [more seasons] off the back of that, it was a nice feeling because it could have gone one way or another." Jensen went on to praise the manner in which her character DI Ruth Calder was introduced – a moment she believes could have been make or break for Shetland. "I think what they did very cleverly was they kept very much the essence of the show, and Calder's whole super objective of the first series was, 'I want to get the hell away from here.' She never came on and was Billy big boots going, 'I've come to take over.' Everyone would be like that, 'Who are you?' And I think the audience would have done that. But instead, it led them in, it teased them in a wee bit more. "It kept everything and it elevated you [gestures to Alison O'Donnell], which I think the audience were crying out for. They wanted to know a bit more of Tosh." O'Donnell, who plays Calder's partner, DI "Tosh" McIntosh, echoed those comments. "They got both, didn't they?" she said. "Anyone who was feeling, 'My heart's with Perez,' they could go on the journey with her – like, 'Oh, who's this newcomer, and she doesn't even want to be here.' "There was this softly, sof…

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Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter teases death and destruction in "disturbing" Christmas special
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date: 2025-11-26T19:00:10.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Christmas
subject: News
description: It's anything but a silent night in this year's festive double bill.
encoded: It's Christmas in Poplar, but the festivities are put on hold for several Call the Midwife favourites when disaster strikes. In the festive special, the mother house in Hong Kong – filmed on location – collapses, leaving multiple casualties, including several children. But with few hands and limited supplies to manage the fallout, Nonnatus House steps in to help. "We discover the ground underneath the mission has made it collapse," explained Jenny Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne. "It's just sunk away. Some people have died, the whole place is destroyed, and the orphans and mothers have nowhere to go. "So, they get a small party together to go out to Hong Kong to see what they can do to help, try and find new premises and take care of things." Also joining them is Sister Hilda (Fenella Woolgar), "and that’s lovely," said Agutter. "Although it's difficult under the circumstances, there's an excitement in being able to make a difference – and an energy that comes from working in a place where people really need you." "That stays with Sister Julienne. So, when she returns to the UK, it's what she's kind of hankering for." <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/Call-the-Midwife-Christmas-special-2025-Sister-Hilda-Mrs-Ma-Sister-Julienne-75c0ff2.jpg" width="4284" height="2856" alt="Sister Hilda and Sister Julienne sitting at a table and comforting a distraught Mrs Ma." title="Fenella Woolgar as Sister Hilda, Patra Au as Mrs Ma and Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne in the Call the Midwife Christmas special 2025." /> She went on to say that the theme of the special, which will have two parts for the second year in a row, is "unsteady ground". "Everything is about people being displaced in some way and the changes bringing something new and fresh," she said. "But in other ways, it's very disturbing." Also accompanying Sister Julienne and the others to Hong Kong is Sister Veronica, for whom the trip stirs up complicated emotions. "She an…

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A postwar Nativity
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creator: Abby Robinson
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Nicolas Ralph revels in the "love and kindness" of a Christmas in Darrowby
encoded: Add All Creatures Great and Small to your watchlist Filming a Christmas special in the summer might not sound particularly festive, but for Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot, and the rest of the All Creatures Great and Small cast, the Skeldale House set in July is “like an immersive experience.” “The set is decorated incredibly and everyone’s dressed up, so it really does get you in the festive spirit — and they’ve also got AC on in there, so even if it’s 30 degrees outside, it doesn’t feel it,” Ralph tells RT. “Sometimes they’ll even do Christmas lunch for you, so you do get transported.” It’s 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war, which comes with its own challenges for everyone. “There’s a pressure to have the best Christmas ever, for everything to be perfect,” says Ralph. “But God, the enormity of it is not just going to go away overnight. It’s not all singing and dancing and everything’s merry all of a sudden. So, there is the joy of Christmas, but there’s also the pathos, people are still struggling.” <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/all-creatures-001b1b2.jpg" width="4220" height="2813" alt="A cheerful countryside scene featuring a vintage green convertible stopped on a narrow rural road, surrounded by a large flock of fluffy sheep. Several people in 1930s–1940s–style clothing stand around the car: a woman sits in the driver’s seat with a golden retriever beside her, while a man beside the car gestures animatedly. Another man sits in the back holding a picnic basket, and a different man stands holding a small child. A young boy in front offers an apple to a sheep, while a woman in a floral dress looks on with amusement. Behind them is a stone wall, open fields dotted with cows and sheep, and a sunny, idyllic landscape with trees and blue sky." title="All Creatures Great and Small" /> “It’s very truthful, it’s not twee. But it’s still steeped in those wonderful Christmassy themes, along with the fun …

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All Creatures Great and Small star teases "joyful carnage" for Christmas special with nativity twist and Helen's return
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date: 2025-11-24T17:00:25.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 5
subject: Christmas
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: "We've got some lovely warm, cosy scenes between her and James, which we'd missed."
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Filming a Christmas special in the summer might not sound particularly festive, but for Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot, and the rest of the All Creatures Great and Small cast, the Skeldale House set in July is “like an immersive experience”. “The set is decorated incredibly and everyone’s dressed up, so it really does get you in the festive spirit – and they’ve also got AC on in there, so even if it’s 30 degrees outside, it doesn’t feel it,” Ralph tells Radio Times. “Sometimes they’ll even do Christmas lunch for you, so you do get transported.” It’s 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war, which comes with its own challenges for everyone. “There’s a pressure to have the best Christmas ever, for everything to be perfect,” says Ralph. “But God, the enormity of it is not just going to go away overnight. It’s not all singing and dancing and everything’s merry all of a sudden. So, there is the joy of Christmas, but there’s also the pathos, people are still struggling. “It’s very truthful, it’s not twee. But it’s still steeped in those wonderful Christmassy themes, along with the fun and the capers.” One such caper is the Nativity. With Helen out of action after being struck down with a lurgy, it’s the vet’s responsibility to wrangle the children and get them performance ready. (James’s son Jimmy plays an angel who comes down from “Hebden”, as opposed to Heaven.) “It was joyful carnage,” Ralph says with a smile. “The director, Andy Hay, just let a camera roll while the kids improvised. Then we put the animals in, and that just added to the chaos. “James is on the back foot anyway because he’s said to Helen he’ll take over the writing and directing and producing – and when I walked into the room there was absolute chaos going on, so there was no acting required, really.” For Ralph, it brought to mind his own experience of the Nativity. “I was about five years old, and I was Joseph” – his leading-man st…

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Malice ending explained: Adam's big reveal is a big anti-climax – but maybe that's the point
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date: 2025-11-21T11:17:36.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Comment
subject: On demand
description: We've seen it all before, but does that really matter?
encoded: *Warning: Contains major spoilers for all six episodes of Malice.* Speaking to RadioTimes.com ahead of the release of Prime Video's Malice, comedian Jack Whitehall, who plays a man hellbent on revenge, said that viewers might experience a complicated emotional response to its antagonist when all is revealed. "You're left with a very strange feeling as to what you feel about Adam," he said of his character, who pretends to be a tutor-cum-"manny" in a bid to take down David Duchovny's wealthy venture capitalist – and alpha-male douche – Jamie Tanner. "And I think that's quite important, to have those moments of feeling almost sympathetic. Through the back half of the series, you really see him as a true villain, and you're really wanting him to get caught, and really praying for the safety of the family. But then at the end, there's just this... I don't know how to describe it. "It's just this strange note that it's left on with him, where maybe you do [feel sorry for him]. I think some people will feel sorry for him." Killing a kitten and a dog (you b**tard!) certainly doesn't help Adam's case. And there's also the double murder (maybe I should have started with that) – first Damien, whom he thwacks over the head with a cricket bat before dumping his body in the Thames – and finally Jamie, whom he shoots point-blank in the head in Greece, shortly after shooting another man dead. All horrible, obviously. Details of another murder – the death of a kid in Bangkok – are also touched upon briefly. Then there's the plethora of other non-murderous but still terrible acts Adam commits, from poisoning the Tanners' old nanny to his decision not to call off the burglary after learning that the daughter, April, was going to be at the Tanner house when it happened. But his white-hot hatred of Jamie burned too bright to ignore – the reason for which was naturally held back until the finale for maximum impact. Yet the big reveal ended up being a big anti-climax. Malice ending expla…

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All Creatures Great and Small gets major update on its future - with special bonus for fans of "unforgettable" show
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date: 2025-11-20T15:05:36.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 5
subject: News
description: Christmas has come early for fans of the beloved period drama.
encoded: All Creatures Great and Small fans have been given an early Christmas present by 5. The broadcaster has confirmed the beloved period drama, which is inspired by James Herriot's books detailing his life as a vet in rural Yorkshire, will be back for seasons 7 and 8, as well as two more Christmas specials. Greg Barnett, Commissioning Editor at 5, described the series as "the jewel in 5’s drama crown", teasing "many new stories " and "unforgettable adventures ahead for our Skeldale family". Similarly, Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer for Masterpiece, said that she was "thrilled to bring more seasons of the warmth, hope and humour that make this series so special". Melissa Gallant and Sharon Moran, joint Executive Producers for Playground, added that they "frequently receive letters from viewers about how the show has brought joy, comfort and relief in challenging times", such is the power of All Creatures Great and Small. "It's a show which people love to watch and love to make and we can't wait for more adventures in beautiful Yorkshire with our wonderful cast and crew," they continued. All Creatures remains 5's most successful drama series to date, drawing in over 14 million individuals across its first five seasons and driving more new users to 5's streaming platform than any other show. Details about what the new seasons will entail and who's returning will be announced in due course, but we'd expect Nicholas Ralph (James), Rachel Shenton (Helen), Samuel West (Siegfried), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan) and Anna Madeley (Mrs Audrey Hall) to all feature. The show also welcomes a raft of new guest stars each season, with the last instalment welcoming former Coronation Street stars Lucy-Jo Hudson and Chris Gascoyne, while Dame Emma Thompson's daughter Gaia Wise joined the cast as Charlotte Beauvoir, Tristan's new love interest. But in the meantime, there's the 2025 Christmas special to enjoy. Read more: All Creatures Great and Small season 6 finale finally answers Trista…

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Riot Women future finally confirmed by BBC as Sally Wainwright promises "rollercoaster" of stories
type: item
date: 2025-11-20T10:35:09.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: "This is where the fun really starts!"
encoded: This article contains mentions of a sexual assault that some readers may find distressing. The BBC has confirmed that Riot Women will be back for season 2. It was reported at the beginning of November that Sally Wainwright's drama, which revolves around five menopausal women who form a punk rock band, was in talks to return, with a confirmation imminent. Rosalie Craig, who stars as the band's front woman Kitty, also told RadioTimes.com that season 1 "doesn't feel final". "And I know that there's a great will to have another season," she added. "I'm certainly not done with Kitty, so I’d like to have another go at that." And it's now officially been given the green light, with Wainwright teasing: "Oh, this is where the fun really starts!" "We've all been so deeply moved by the huge, overwhelming, joyous, emotional response to series one, and now we're able to take the Riot Women extravaganza onto the next level!" said the show's creator, writer, lead director and executive producer. "We hope you’ll all join us on the series two rollercoaster!" Also responding to the news, Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added: "Riot Women has made people laugh, cry, think and connect with others – what more could we ask for... Bring on the next chapter!" Similarly, Roanna Benn, executive producer for Drama Republic, said the team were "bowled over by how hugely audiences have loved and resonated with Sally's brilliant characters and stories," teasing "so many stories yet to tell". Season 2 "will show what comes next for the Riot Women following the dramatic turn of events in series one’s final episode" – which saw Kitty learn the names of the men who raped her when she was 12 years old – one of whom is still alive, and used to be a detective chief superintendent. "I've got an address. What you gonna do then, love? Have you decided?" Kitty's dad asked her. Alongside Craig, the rest of the Riot Women included Joanna Scanlan as Beth, Tamsin Greig as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne as Jess…

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Shetland delivers unexpected Line of Duty-style twist involving long-serving character
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date: 2025-11-19T22:00:16.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: Mother of God!
encoded: **Warning: Contains spoilers for Shetland season 10 episode 3.** Just as the BBC has announced that Line of Duty is returning, another of the broadcaster's long-running crime dramas has teased a very troubling development that would feel right at home in Jed Mercurio's hit series. In season 10 episode 3 of Shetland, the mystery of who killed social worker Eadie Tulloch rumbled on. Her body was discovered in episode 1 by Colin, one of her neighbours, who was delivering some food items to her. Shortly after entering her home, with Eadie nowhere to be seen, he went out back, where he found her tied to a fence. The forensics later revealed that she had been out in the elements for a couple of days at least. But who was responsible for such cruelty? As Tosh and Calder delved into the victim's life, the list of suspects only grew – from Eadie's neighbours to sisters Stevie and Amy Shannon, whose case Eadie had overseen when she was still a social worker. At the same time, numerous new questions emerged, not least: how did Eadie come to have £400,000 in her account? Her estranged son Ed told Calder that he didn't know anything about the money, given that they didn't have a relationship anymore, with the detective suggesting that the cash could have been a motive. But it was in the most recent episode when the picture became a little clearer – but no less concerning. According to Sandy, who had been following that particular strand, the money didn't belong to Eadie, but her late husband Robert, who also happened to be a former police officer. Over a 12-year period, he had made several large cash deposits into the account, which stopped when he retired. And with no other income streams between them – no assets or properties, only their salaries – all signs pointed towards one thing: corruption. Was Robert using his position of power and trust to line his own pockets? And could that have had something to do with drug trafficking in Shetland and the surrounding areas, which ha…

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Black Doves adds One Day and Scream stars to cast as season 2 production begins
type: item
date: 2025-11-18T16:20:53.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: "Downing Street will never be the same again…" teased creator and writer Joe Barton.
encoded: Calling all Black Doves fans: season 2 of Joe Barton's hit Netflix spy thriller has officially gone into production – and a number of new names have also been added to the cast. Ambika Mod (One Day) will be joining returnees Keira Knightley (Helen), Ben Whishaw (Sam) and Sarah Lancashire (Mrs Reed) as Laila, "an acerbic and anarchic Black Doves agent who is sent to help Helen on a mission". Alongside Mod, you can also expect to see Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth) as Mr Conteh, "a Black Doves executive with suspicious motivations," Sam Riley (Firebrand) as Patrick, "an emissary from a mysterious organisation, who offers Sam a lifeline," while Scream's Neve Campbell is playing a character called Cecile Mason, whose role has yet to be revealed. Additional newcomers include Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049), Goran Kostic (Canary Black and Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Samuel Barnett (Lee) – alongside returnees Andrew Buchan, Kathryn Hunter, Ella Lily Hyland, Gabrielle Creevy, Agnes O’Casey and Molly Chesworth. "I couldn’t be more excited to delve back into the world of our murderous little spy family," said Barton. "To have so many of our amazing cast returning and also being able to add some of my absolute favourite actors into the mix is such a great joy. Downing Street will never be the same again…" Executive Producers at Sister, Jane Featherstone and Chris Fry, praised the "brilliant new cast, who bring wit, danger and a few perfectly timed surprises," describing season 2 as "bigger, bolder – and just as delightfully unpredictable." In the show's sophomore season, "Helen (Keira Knightley) is still betraying her nation’s secrets to the covert organisation she serves: the Black Doves". "But after the misadventures of last Christmas, and with her husband Wallace (Andrew Buchan), preparing to become Prime Minister, she is walking a more treacherous line than ever," reads the logline. Read more: Black Doves ending explained: Who killed Jason? Black Doves creator confirms identity…

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Sophie Turner's new heist thriller series on Prime Video gets confirmed release date and first look
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date: 2025-11-18T16:15:51.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: The six-part series, in which Turner plays the victim of a high-stakes heist, has been described as a "uniquely thrilling ride".
encoded: 2026 is set to get off to an exhilarating start with Steal, a "contemporary, high-octane thriller about the heist of the century". Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, Joan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix) leads the upcoming Prime Video series as Zara, an office worker at a pension fund investment company whose life is thrown into chaos when a violent gang storms the office – and forces her and best friend Luke (Saltburn's Archie Madekwe) to carry out their demands. But who is responsible for stealing "billions of pounds from ordinary people's pensions – and why?" That is the mystery DCI Rhys (Bodies' Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) must solve – and fast. "As he struggles with a recent relapse into gambling addiction, he must keep his own money problems hidden while navigating the secret agendas and competing interests at the heart of this far-reaching crime," reads the official synopsis. The six-part series, which will drop in one hit on Wednesday 21st January, is written by debut screenwriter SA Nikias, with Sam Miller (I May Destroy You, Black Mirror) and Hettie Macdonald (Normal People, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) on board to direct. Read more: Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood Malice's Jack Whitehall teases challenging ending – finishes on a "really strange note" Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, previously described the series, which was given the working title of Haven, as a "uniquely thrilling ride" that delivers a "gripping, addictive, entertaining" story for viewers (via Deadline). Rebecca de Souza and Greg Brenman, of Drama Republic (Doctor Foster, Netflix's One Day) said they were "astonished" by the script, adding: "His rollercoasting, nail-biting and funny scripts have quite rightly attracted a tremendous cast and top-tier creative team." Steal will stream on Prime Video from Wednesday 21st January 2026 – try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days. Plus, read our guides to the…

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Summerwater's Dougray Scott hits out at Reform and Nigel Farage's rhetoric: "Utterly disgusting"
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date: 2025-11-17T10:57:01.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: The actor was promoting the new Channel 4 drama, which unfolds in a holiday park in the Scottish Highlands and explores themes of xenophobia.
encoded: Dougray Scott has described the language used by Reform UK and its leader Nigel Farage around immigration as "utterly disgusting and distasteful". The Fife-born actor – who you might recognise from Mission: Impossible 2, Irvine Welsh's Crime and Desperate Housewives – was speaking about his latest work, Channel 4 drama Summerwater, which adapts Sarah Moss's acclaimed novel and follows the rising tensions between the inhabitants of a Scottish holiday park over a 24–hour period. While most of the holiday-goers are white British, Anna Próchniak's Alina – a Polish waitress staying in one of the cabins with her family – becomes a point of friction, in a series described as "a riveting portrait of the divided nation that is modern Britain". Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Scott – who plays David, a retired GP who's on holiday with his sick wife Annie (Shirley Henderson) – said the show's examination of xenophobia and social division feels "very pertinent". "My character is xenophobic, and he talks about 'those people', and I think that's incredibly dangerous," he explained. "I think words matter and I think how you categorise people matters, and that language of distinguishing us from them – 'those kinds of people' – which is basically, if you want to translate that, it comes down to people who are not white and not from this country. "And the reality of that you can pick apart in five f**king seconds and just say, 'What on earth are you talking about?' There is no 'us'; we're a melting pot. We're a huge mixture of cultures, religions, people from all sorts of walks of life, which then translates into gender and sex and sexuality and all that. "And I think that voice, that dog whistle of white supremacy, has reared its head again through Reform and Nigel Farage, and I find it utterly disgusting and distasteful – and it's certainly not part of the fabric of me and how I see the world, or what I know the reality of this country to be, or any country to be." View oEmbed on the s…

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Tulsa King season 3 release schedule: When is episode 10 available?
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date: 2025-11-16T09:35:18.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Make sure you don't miss a moment with our handy release guide.
encoded: *Warning - contains spoilers for Tulsa King season 3 episode 9* As one of Taylor Sheridan's Paramount Plus shows returns, with Landman back for season 2, another brings its current season to a close. That's right, there is just one episode of Tulsa King season 3 left to air, with the most recent instalment having introduced a major new character to go up against Sylvester Stallone's Dwight 'The General' Manfredi. That's right, Samuel L Jackson has finally joined the series, with his arrival having been teased well before season 3 premiered. That's because his character, Russell Lee Washington Jr, will lead a new spin-off NOLA King, which is already in production and will expand the Tulsa King universe. However, before we get to that there's still the matter of the season 3 finale which, given where the penultimate episode has left off, is sure to be explosive. So, as we approach the thrilling climax, read on for our full guide to the Tulsa King season 3 release schedule, including when episode 10 arrives on Paramount Plus. When is Tulsa King season 3 episode 10 released on Paramount Plus? Episodes are being released weekly, meaning the 10th episode of Tulsa King season 3 will be on our screens on Sunday 23rd November on Paramount Plus. Tulsa King season 3 release schedule: When do new episodes air? There are 10 episodes in the show's third instalment. Episodes will air weekly on Sundays, with the finale airing on Sunday 23rd November: Episode 1 – 21st September (out now) Episode 2 – 28th September (out now) Episode 3 – 5th October (out now) Episode 4 – 12th October (out now) Episode 5 – 19th October (out now) Episode 6 – 26th October (out now) Episode 7 – 2nd November (out now) Episode 8 – 9th November (out now) Episode 9 – 16th November (out now) Episode 10 – 23rd November What time do new episodes of Tulsa King season 3 come out? In the US and Canada, new episodes will be released on Sundays at 3am ET/12am PT. You can watch brand new episodes of Tulsa King season …

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Where was Summerwater on Channel 4 filmed?
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date: 2025-11-16T08:00:22.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
description: The six-part series is based on Sarah Moss's novel of the same name.
encoded: Sarah Moss's critically acclaimed novel Summerwater has been given the TV treatment for Channel 4, with Shirley Henderson, Dougary Scott and more leading the six-part thriller about "relationships, sex, identity, and not being able to escape yourself." The narrative is set over a 24-hour period at a Scottish holiday park, with each episode exploring the perspectives of the different inhabitants of each cabin across that one day. "Far from a relaxing retreat, Summerwater turns out to be a mysterious, all-knowing place, where residents are confronted with their deepest desires and darkest truths," reads the official synopsis. "Weaving together the lives of several families, as they are observed closely from their disparate cabins, Summerwater shows how the simmering tensions between holidaymakers leads to a devastating climax." Read more: From Harry Potter's Moaning Myrtle to Doctor Who - Shirley Henderson reveals secrets behind her iconic roles "There's been a fire... and somebody has died, but you don’t know the identity of this person or the circumstances around how they died," said director Robbie McKillop. "Over the course of the series, we unpack that mystery by delving into each cabin within the community and by looking at the backstory of the characters, we find out what may have led them to behave in that way in the present and make them capable of either committing an act of murder or being the victim of that murder." As well as a compelling mystery, another strand of the story that is likely to pique interest is its location, beautiful and bleak in equal measure. So, where did the cast and crew pitch up? Read on for a rundown of the locations featured in Summerwater. Summerwater filming location The series was set in south Scotland, around Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, which is where the novel is also set. "The novel came about autobiographically," said Moss, who has repeatedly returned to Loch Lomond "throughout a generally peripatetic life". "I realised …

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Summerwater cast: Who stars in the Channel 4 drama?
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date: 2025-11-16T08:00:15.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
description: Everything you need to know about the major players and where you've seen the cast before.
encoded: Channel 4 drama Summerwater, which is based on Sarah Moss's novel of the same name, follows the simmering tensions between couples and family members, and how they interact with one another, at a Scottish holiday park. Each episode unfolds over the same 24-hour period, but explores a different perspective as the narrative builds towards a devastating cresendo that changes all of their lives. "It's like a breeze that's coming around you and a memory of something that you can't quite figure out what it is," said said Shirley Henderson when asked how she would describe the world of Summerwater. "It's a shiver, a fear of something but you don’t know what - a clawing feeling from the past and you can't tell if it's discomfort or if it's a welcoming thing. "The stories for different people come out in different ways. Some things are answered; some things are never answered.: Speaking about the show's unique structure, she added: It's stories within stories and an ensemble piece. There's no one person that's leading this. It dips in and out and people are watching each other. There's a lot of people watching in this, thinking they know what's going on across the road, but not quite knowing what's going on. "They’re always glancing at each other." Read more: From Harry Potter's Moaning Myrtle to Doctor Who - Shirley Henderson reveals secrets behind her iconic roles Alongside Henderson, the cast includes several recognisable faces, plus some you might not be familiar with. Read on for a rundown of the major and minor players. Summerwater cast Valene Kane as Justine Tindall Daniel Rigby as Steve Tindall Dougray Scott as David Campbell Shirley Henderson as Annie Campbell Shereen Cutkelvin as Millie Nkene Anders Hayward as Josh Gilmour Anna Próchniak as Alina Piotrowska Arnas Fedaravičius as Marijonas Zaliskevicius Shauna Macdonald as Rachel Henderson Jamie Sives as Ian Henderson Calum Ross as Alex Henderson Silvie Furneaux as Becky Henderson James Harkness as Gavin For more in…

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Biting the cherry
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description: Bafta-winning writer Nicôle Lecky is unafraid of exploring life’s darker corners – or indeed the local golf club – to get to the heart of the story, as her new BBC drama Wild Cherry reveals
encoded: Add Wild Cherry to your watchlist The seed for Wild Cherry was planted for writer Nicôle Lecky one summer night in Surrey in 2021, just before she was about to shoot her Bafta-winning BBC Three drama, Mood. “I was driving past a high-end, Home Counties gated community and remember thinking, ‘Who are these people? Are they originally from London? Where did they get their wealth?’ I’d seen that kind of money in America, but not so much here. If you’re not aristocratic but you’re wealthy, where do you live? I didn’t know anyone who lived in one of those mansions – and I just wanted to get in.” And so, she did just that. “I wormed my way into the golf club, had a drink and peoplewatched – which is my favourite thing to do.” This is how Lecky builds the worlds in which she tells her stories. “It’s about creating the production design of something as much as it is the people. You try and make sure the show feels as rooted as possible. What cars are people driving? What shoes are they wearing? You just want to be up close and absorb it.” As for this story, Wild Cherry is about how complex and consuming mother-daughter relationships can be. It focuses on gated community residents and best friends, Lorna (Carmen Ejogo) a self-made businesswoman and Juliet (Eve Best) who was born into wealth and privilege. Naturally, their daughters, Grace (Imogen Faires) and Allegra (Amelia May) are also best friends and all feel comfortably at home in their Instagrammable world where residents appear to want for nothing. That is until an incident at the girls’ exclusive private school brings Lorna and Juliet into conflict, and each goes to extreme lengths to protect their daughter – and their own standing in the community. With its glamorous setting and mix of adult and teen drama, Wild Cherry recalls the likes of Big Little Lies and Gossip Girl. And like those shows, it’s not just about secrets and glamour – it’s an examination of wealth and class. “Having money doesn’t necessarily make yo…

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Malice soundtrack: All the songs in the Prime Video thriller
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date: 2025-11-14T13:51:46.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
description: Jack Whitehall and David Duchovny star in the psychological thriller about one man's quest for revenge.
encoded: Comedian Jack Whitehall has turned to the dark side for his latest work, Prime Video's Malice, in which he plays a man hellbent on revenge. His character, Adam, despises wealthy venture capitalist Jamie Tanner, played by David Duchovny, with every fibre of his being – spending his every waking moment vying to destroy him. After holidaying with the Tanners in Greece, where he masquerades as a tutor-cum-'manny' for friends of theirs, he manoeuvres his way into Jamie's home – where he really takes it up a gear, with shocking consequences. "It was a big departure [from what I'm known for], and definitely the most challenging role that I've ever taken on, but one that I was very excited to do," Whitehall told RadioTimes.com. "And it was the good kind of nerves, turning up to work each day and feeling really challenged and at times, slightly out of my depth, but I had a great creative team around me to help me grow in confidence as we filmed it. "I really enjoyed and relished the challenge of doing a completely different part." Read more: Malice's Jack Whitehall teases challenging ending – finishes on a "really strange note" Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood As well as a compelling plot and top-tier performances from a cast featuring other recognisable faces, plus some you might not be familiar with, Malice boasts an eclectic soundtrack featuring a wealth of fresh talent alongside some classic old-timers. For a full rundown of the show's tracklist, read on. Malice soundtrack Episode 1 Sweet Thing - Mick Jagger Peace Frog - The Doors I Love You - Spacemen 3 Tired of Being Alone - Al Green Eat Your Young - Hozier Cheerleader - Ashnikko Episode 2 Roller Coaster - Balthazar Dance Me To The End Of Love - Leonard Cohen Awed By The Beauty (Third Mode) [Greek Version] - Unfading Rose Ikariotiko (I Agapi Mou Stin Ikaria) - Giannis Parios Ela Na Pame S' Ena Meros - Giannis Parios Erotas Archanggelos - Dimitris Mitr…

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Malice's Jack Whitehall teases challenging ending – finishes on a "really strange note"
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date: 2025-11-14T09:46:03.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Video
description: "It's not completely black and white," said the comedian of his new Prime Video psychological thriller, in which he plays the villain.
encoded: As Prime Video's Malice ramps up in intensity, there is one seismic question that you will continually come back to: what exactly did Jamie Tanner do to warrant such venomous hatred from Adam? The tutor-cum-'manny', played by Jack Whitehall – who isn't a tutor-cum-'manny' at all, but has used that as a cover to slither his way into the venture capitalist's world and destroy him from the inside, right under his nose – goes to increasingly extreme lengths to inflict maximum pain and discomfort on Jamie, played by David Duchovny, before razing his world to the ground. And the reason for that is held back until the show reaches its crescendo. But while Whitehall certainly doesn't condone his behaviour, as the person playing Adam, he had to "find a route into understanding him and empathising with him, to an extent". "And he is definitely someone that's been wronged, and he's someone that hasn't dealt with his trauma and is trying to process it, but has channelled it completely the wrong way," he added. "He's definitely like a wounded person, so there's a degree of pity that you feel for a character like that." It's that, Whitehall believes, that will prove conflicting for viewers. "What's great about the script is that [screenwriter] James [Wood] has left it on this really strange note at the end where it's not completely black and white, and you're left with a very strange feeling as to what you feel about Adam," he explained. "And I think that's quite important, to have those moments of feeling almost sympathetic. Through the back half of the series, you really see him as a true villain, and you're really wanting him to get caught, and really praying for the safety of the family. "But then at the end, there's just this... I don't know how to describe it. It's just this strange note that it's left on with him where maybe you do [feel sorry for him]. I think some people will feel sorry for him." Whitehall then started to doubt himself. "Maybe they won't, maybe that was …

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Malice cast: Who stars in Prime Video Jack Whitehall thriller?
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date: 2025-11-14T08:00:43.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
description: Everything you need to know about the major players and where you've seen the cast before.
encoded: In Prime Video thriller Malice, revenge is a dish best served cold. Jack Whitehall stars as Adam, a "charismatic tutor" who worms his way into the lives of the wealthy Tanner family while they're on holiday – and then into their fancy west London home. But Adam isn't there to help the kids pass their exams, make omelettes and pick up the youngest from football practice – although he does all of those things, and extremely well. He hates patriarch Jamie Tanner and wants to raze his life to the ground. "With his world collapsing around him, Jamie starts to realise that Adam may be responsible for all their recent disasters – but is it too late to save his family?" reads the official synopsis. "In this revenge thriller that proves the past never stays buried, one question remains: how do you protect your family from the enemy within." Speaking to RadioTimes.com ahead of its release, Whitehall described the character of Adam as "definitely the most challenging role" he's ever taken on. "But one that I was very excited to do," he added. "It was the good kind of nerves, turning up to work each day and feeling really challenged and, at times, slightly out of my depth. "But I had a great creative team around me to help me grow in confidence as we filmed it. I'm probably already quite needy as a performer and as an actor, and like to have feedback and conversations with the director and the showrunner, and they were very patient with me and helpful. "So I really enjoyed it and relished the challenge of doing something completely different." Read more: Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood Jack Whitehall talks his dark new psychopath role and his plans for an all-new sitcom Alongside Whitehall, several recognisable faces feature in the cast, plus some you might not recognise. Read on for a rundown of the major and minor players. Malice cast Jack Whitehall as Adam Healey David Duchovny as Jamie Tanner Carice van H…

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Shetland season 10 cast: Meet the new and returning characters
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date: 2025-11-12T15:14:53.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: On demand
description: Calder and Tosh are back to solve another mysterious murder.
encoded: It’s been about a year since we last caught up with DI Ruth Calder (Ashley Jensen) and DI ‘Tosh’ McIntosh (Alison O'Donnell) in Shetland season 9, and now the detective duo are back on our screens in the hotly-anticipated 10th season. This time around, the detectives are drawn to a remote village following the sinister murder of a retired social worker, Eadie Tulloch. As they begin to unravel exactly what happened, shocking, long-buried secrets soon bubble to the surface with unexpected consequences for everyone – including the team. Teasing an unexpected "role reversal" between Tosh and Calder in Shetland season 10, O'Donnell previously told RadioTimes.com: "The pendulum swings a little bit. In this season, there are challenges that make both of our characters question themselves and each other, and they become slightly defensive about their actions." She continued: "Tosh becomes more of the ball-breaker. As the season goes on, she stands up and says, 'Actually, this is the way it's going to be.' At the same time, we see a more compassionate side of Calder." Jensen described that shift as "a little bit of a role reversal", with O'Donnell adding: "It's so lovely that the relationship and the characters are so established now that you can start to subvert things and see what happens. We get to see a caring side of Calder, because Tosh is dealing with something quite extreme, and her behaviour is quite… unlike anything we've seen before." Joining leads Jensen and O’Donnell are series regulars Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson, Lewis Howden as Sgt Billy McCabe and Anne Kidd as pathologist Cora McLean, while new additions to the cast include Saskia Ashdown (Karen Pirie), Lila Rose (Traces), Joanne Thomson (Outlander), Gabriel Akuwudike (Screw), Leigh Biagi (The Lost King) and Samuel Anderson (Back to Black). But who do they all play? Read on for a rundown of the main cast in Shetland season 10, as well as a list of the array of impressive guest characters being introd…

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Shetland's Alison O'Donnell reveals why she cried after watching first episode following Douglas Henshall's exit
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date: 2025-11-12T13:37:08.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Douglas Henshall left the BBC crime drama back in 2022 – with Ashley Jensen replacing him as the new DI.
encoded: It's been over three years since Douglas Henshall's DI Jimmy Perez last appeared in Shetland – an ending that paved the way for a new era, with Ashley Jensen's DI Ruth Calder at the helm alongside Alison O'Donnell's 'Tosh'. But while the BBC crime drama's relaunch was largely well received by critics and fans alike, O'Donnell didn't have the benefit of a crystal ball when it was first announced. "When I heard that they were going to reimagine the show, there was a part of me going, 'Oh no, we've got this legacy, and what if you get it wrong? Like, what if it doesn't work?'" But her panic quickly dissipated when she watched the season 8 premiere. "I remember when the first episode was airing, my kids were still up, so I went into the other room, and when I watched it I actually cried. I sat on my own and I wept because it was partly relief, but also I was so proud of it. It was so much better than any of us really could have imagined. "And I always knew that there would be the dissenting voices, but I think there was far less of that than there could have been." But had there been pushback, Jensen said it would have been "perfectly natural". "He [Henshall] did it for seven years, and you grow to love a character. Then it’s a bit like ripping the rug away from someone and going, 'Deal with this,'" she added. "Of course you're going to get people [who aren't keen on the newcomer], and that's perfectly normal." But thankfully, she now has the official seal of approval. "What's nice for me is when a drunk man in a pub in Glasgow or Shetland comes up to me and goes, 'I wasn’t sure about you, but I quite like you now.' "I'll take that." Jensen went on to talk about why she believes the transition from Perez to Calder worked so seamlessly, praising the writers for retaining the essence of the show while introducing the new DI. "Calder's super-objective for the whole of the first series was, 'I want to get the hell away from here,'" she explained. "She was never Billy Big Bo…

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Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood
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date: 2025-11-12T11:37:16.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Video
description: "There was one morning when my fiancée came down and I was watching Psycho with little Elsie on my knee..."
encoded: Jack Whitehall, who's best known for his stand-up comedy, playing "incompetent characters and fools" in comedies Fresh Meat and Bad Education, and "getting sprayed with foam by Jamie Redknapp on A League of Their Own", has described his latest work as "a big departure" from his usual wheelhouse. And having watched the series, we can reveal that's absolutely not a nifty marketing line designed to dupe people into watching. In Prime Video thriller Malice, which arrives on Friday 14th November, the comic embraces his dark side as Adam, a psychopath hellbent on revenge. His character becomes a tutor-cum-'manny' for the kids of wealthy venture capitalist and alpha male Jamie Tanner (The X-Files’ David Duchovny), who has wronged him in some capacity – the details of which are kept firmly under wraps until the series' crescendo. After joining Jamie and his family on a luxury holiday, Adam seamlessly worms his way into the businessman's opulent west London home. And it's there that he really begins to turn the screw as Jamie begins to wonder: who is trying to destroy him, and why? "It's definitely the most challenging role that I've ever taken on, but one that I was very excited to do," Whitehall told RadioTimes.com. "It was the good kind of nerves, turning up to work each day and feeling really challenged and, at times, slightly out of my depth. "But I had a great creative team around me to help me grow in confidence as we filmed it. I'm probably already quite needy as a performer and as an actor, and like to have feedback and conversations with the director and the showrunner, and they were very patient with me and helpful. "So I really enjoyed it and relished the challenge of doing something completely different." Whitehall said that it also required the most preparation he's ever had to do for a role – those previous characters "can sometimes be quite easy to play, because you're meant to be incompetent, that's the joke". But Adam, by contrast, is "adept at cooking, and…

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Wild Cherry creator and star Nicôle Lecky reveals real-life inspiration behind BBC coming-of-age drama
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date: 2025-11-11T00:01:59.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
subject: Magazine
description: Writer and actor Nicôle Lecky sat down with Radio Times to talk about her new BBC drama Wild Cherry.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. The seed for Wild Cherry was planted for writer Nicôle Lecky one summer night in Surrey in 2022. “I was driving past a high-end, Home Counties gated community and remember thinking, ‘Who are these people? I didn’t know anyone who lived in one of those mansions – and I just wanted to get in.” So she did just that. “I wormed my way into the golf club and people-watched." This is how Lecky builds the worlds in which she tells her stories. “It’s about creating the production design of something as much as it is the people. You just want to be up close and absorb it.” As for this story, Wild Cherry is about how complex and consuming mother-daughter relationships can be. It focuses on gated community residents and best friends, Lorna (Carmen Ejogo) a self-made businesswoman and Juliet (Eve Best), who was born into wealth. Naturally, their daughters, Grace (Imogen Faires) and Allegra (Amelia May) are also best friends and all feel comfortably at home in their Instagrammable world where residents appear to want for nothing. That is until an incident at the girls’ exclusive private school brings Lorna and Juliet into conflict, and each goes to extreme lengths to protect their daughter – and their own standing in the community. With its glamorous setting and mix of adult and teen drama, Wild Cherry recalls the likes of Big Little Lies and Gossip Girl. And like those shows, it’s not just about secrets and glamour – it’s an examination of wealth and class. "Having money doesn’t necessarily make you happier," says Lecky. "You might be able to deal with your problems differently, but those same problems still exist – whether you’re in a loveless marriage or struggling with your daughter." It’s a world far removed from her own. The 35-year-old actor, writer and singer grew up in Statford, east London, the daughter of an electrician father and a mental-health nurse mother, who passed away when Lecky was 19. Her love of storytelli…

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Trespasses' Tom Cullen reveals how his own family history mirrors show's forbidden love
type: item
date: 2025-11-09T09:00:31.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: The Channel 4 Troubles-set drama is based on Louise Kennedy's bestselling novel of the same name.
encoded: When Cushla and Michael fall in love in Channel 4's Trespasses – a four-part series based on Louise Kennedy's novel of the same name, set in Belfast during The Troubles – it's not just the fact that he's married to someone else that makes their story taboo. The former, a young schoolteacher, is a Catholic, while the latter, a barrister, is a Protestant – the very worst kind of sin, certainly in the eyes of many. As a result, their illicit relationship is forced "into secret spaces and dark rooms, away from prying eyes", notes Lola Petticrew, who plays Cushla, given the "threat" such individuals faced for fraternising with the enemy. "The stakes are stacked against these forbidden lovers," said screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan, who recalls how one of the characters, a Catholic man called Seamie, is beaten up for marrying a Protestant woman – "which is very typical of Northern Ireland at the time." "There's actually a threat to life for these lovers," she added. Discussing how common relationships between Catholics and Protestants were during the most tumultuous and fraught period in Northern Ireland’s history, the cast acknowledged how difficult it would have been to physically be together. "But it certainly happened, of course, because people fall in love," said Petticrew. Read more: Trespasses author reveals hopes for Northern Ireland’s future as Channel 4 drama arrives on screens "They were quite segregated," said Gillian Anderson, who plays Cushla's alcoholic mother, Gina, of the two camps. "The communities were totally ghettoised into separate spaces — especially working-class communities," added Petticrew. "It would have been easier to mix among the middle classes." Tom Cullen, who plays Michael, then recalled his own personal family history, which shares some DNA with Trespasses. "My grandfather is Irish Catholic and my grandmother's Irish Protestant," he explained. "It's a story that has existed within my family — the difficulty of it. "My grandmother's father had …

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Trespasses cast: Who stars in Channel 4 Troubles drama?
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date: 2025-11-09T09:00:04.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
description: Who is in the cast of Trespasses on Channel 4? And who do they play?
encoded: Channel 4 drama Trespasses – based on Louise Kennedy's novel of the same name – is set in 1975 Northern Ireland and tells the story of "forbidden love." Cushla, a young Catholic schoolteacher, whose life "is shadowed by the Troubles," crosses paths with Michael, an older, married Protestant barrister, while working in her family's pub. Their connection is immediate – and the love that follows all-consuming. "Their affair is intoxicating and dangerous," reads the official synopsis. "As the forbidden love between Cushla and Michael deepens, violence looms and tensions rise." "I think (and hope) that the series does that rare and wonderful thing of propelling a universal forbidden love story with a thriller engine, fuelled by the specifics of a particular time and place," said screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan. "You see this in great love stories like Casablanca. It’s a love story that becomes even more powerful through its specificity. "Trespasses is both universal and deeply rooted in its context. It is that blend of the universal and the specific, the personal and the political, that gives it such richness. I think that is what will make it resonate with audiences everywhere." The cast is lead by Lola Pettigrew as Cushla and Tom Cullen as Michael. But who else stars alongside them? And where have you seen them before? Find out more below. Trespasses cast Lola Petticrew as Cushla Lavery Tom Cullen as Michael Agnew Gillian Anderson as Gina Lavery Martin McCann as Eamonn Lavery Emily Taaffe as Betty McGeown Oisín Thompson as Gerry Harkin Barry Wad as Victor McIntyre For more information about the characters and where you've watched the cast before, read on. Lola Petticrew plays Cushla Lavery <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/Cushla-9041216.jpg" width="8640" height="5760" alt="A woman with short brown hair and bangs is reflected in an ornate oval mirror as she holds a dark green rotary phone to her ear. She wears a dark turtleneck and…

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Maxton Hall cast: Who stars in season 2 of the Prime Video teen drama?
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date: 2025-11-06T22:00:15.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
description: Mona Kasten's YA novel Save Me has been given the TV treatment. Who's in the cast? And what else have they been in?
encoded: Prime Video's Maxton Hall – The World Between Us is a six-part German-language series based on Mona Kasten's bestselling book Save Me. The drama stars Harriet Herbig-Matten as Ruby Bell, a scholarship student attending private school Maxton Hall. When she "witnesses an explosive secret" in season 1, "arrogant millionaire" James Beaufort, played by Damian Hardung, takes measures to silence her. But they're both caught off guard when a spark develops between them and they fall for one another. "After their passionate night together in Oxford and her greatest life goal within reach, everything seems to be going perfectly for Ruby," reads the season 2 synopsis. "But a stroke of fate in James's family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality. "Ruby is devastated. She has never had such strong feelings for anyone as she does for James - and she has never been so hurt by anyone either. "She wants her old life back, where no one at Maxton Hall knew her and she wasn't part of the elitist world of her classmates. But she can't forget James - especially since he's doing everything he can to win her back." Speaking about what fans can expect in the new episodes, head writer and producer Ceylan Yildirim said: "From the very first episode, you can feel what a deep hole has been torn in the Beaufort family by the sudden death of James and Lydia’s mother. "For Ruby and James, this state of emergency becomes the beginning of a confrontation with their strong feelings for each other, their pain, and the fears they try to repress. "In the midst of chaos, they face the task of redefining their relationship and their values. They must find out if their love is strong enough to weather these violent storms." Alongside Herbig-Matten and Hardung, a number of familiar faces have returned for the show's second outing. Read on to find out who else is in the cast and who they play. Maxton Hall cast Harriet Herbig-Matten as Ruby Bel…

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Madame Blanc Mysteries bumper Christmas special guest cast confirmed – with Coronation Street and EastEnders stars
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date: 2025-11-06T15:21:45.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 5
subject: News
description: Several exciting faces are guest starring in this year's festive special.
encoded: It simply wouldn't be Christmas without a Madame Blanc Mysteries festive special to enjoy with your cheese and port – and this year's is the longest yet, running at a hefty 120 minutes. Jean (Sally Lindsay) and Dom (Steve Edge) once again lead the charge alongside Judith (Sue Holderness) and Jeremy (Robin Askwith), as they "attend an exclusive Christmas Eve event at the Musée de Sainte Victoire," where Jean is invited to authenticate a box once owned by Marie Antoinette. But the festive cheer quickly evaporates when she discovers a ticking bomb concealed inside. "With just 90 minutes until detonation, the museum is sealed shut, the security guard is dead, and the race is on," reads the synopsis. "Jean and the gang must crack the code and defuse the bomb before time runs out. This is Jean’s most perilous challenge yet – can she save the day?" Returning cast members include Alex Gaumond as Chief of Police André Caron, Sue Vincent as Gloria Beaushaw, and Tony Robinson as Uncle Patrick. And in further exciting news, joining the main ensemble are John Thomson (Cold Feet, Coronation Street), Kacey Ainsworth (Grantchester, EastEnders), Raji James (Hollyoaks, The Man Who Fell to Earth), and Manjinder Virk (Trigger Point, Midsomer Murders) – who are all guaranteed to shake up proceedings. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/11/John-667e5a4.jpg" width="4800" height="3200" alt="A smiling man wearing a light grey suit and patterned tie sits indoors, engaged in conversation with another person whose back is to the camera. The background is softly blurred, suggesting a warmly lit and elegant setting." title="The Madame Blanc Mysteries: Christmas Special (2025)" /> "This is our homage to the classic Christmas film," said Lindsay, who is also the creator, co-writer and executive producer. "It stands alone as a plot, but has all your favourite characters in a very extraordinary situation. It is a very ambitious concept, but we are beyond thrille…

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Line of Duty favourite's "darkly comic" new series sets release date – and it's only weeks away
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date: 2025-11-06T14:26:22.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Martin Compston leads the cast alongside Slow Horses and Luther star Aimée-Ffion Edwards.
encoded: While we all patiently wait for the BBC to officially confirm that Line of Duty is returning, Martin Compston's latest show The Revenge Club is set for release on Paramount+. Compston leads the "darkly comic" six-parter – which is based on JD Pennington's The Othello Club – alongside Slow Horses and Luther's Aimée-Ffion Edwards. The pair play "hapless strangers brought together by a divorce support group, each reeling from betrayal and heartbreak". Calum and Emily don't have much in common beyond their "emotional baggage," but that doesn't stop them from forming "an unlikely bond and coming up with a wildly misguided idea: to take revenge on the people who broke their hearts". Before long, their "retribution" – initially "petty pranks" – turns sinister as "the line between justice and madness begins to blur," resulting in "deadly accidents". "What if getting even felt better than falling in love?" continues the synopsis for the revenge thriller, which will be available to stream from 12th December. Alongside Compston and Edwards, the cast also includes Meera Syal (Mrs Sidhu Investigates, The Kumars at No 42), Sharon Rooney (Barbie, Daddy Issues, Jerk), Douglas Henshall (Shetland, Who Is Erin Carter?), Chaneil Kular (Sex Education, Accused) and Amit Shah (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Happy Valley). Read more: Watch Harlan Coben's new thriller Run Away before it hits Netflix – exclusive preview and cast Q&A Luke Evans stars in first look at ITV's new Welsh crime drama based on best-selling novel They will also be joined by Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, Line of Duty), Aoife Kennan (Vera, The Dumping Ground), Rob Malone (The Witcher, Vikings), Niamh Walsh (Smother, Jamestown), Wil Coban (The Boys in the Boat, Origin), Christina Bennington (Halo, The Game) and Eoin Duffy (The Dry, The Apprentice). Gabbie Asher, who co-wrote Prime Video psychological thriller The Girlfriend has penned the script alongside The Split's Matt Jones and Lupin's Adam Usden. It is directed by Tim…

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