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items: Spooks and Marvel legends confirmed for all-new adaptation of beloved classic with "striking contemporary edge"
items: Bridgerton season 5: Release date speculation and latest news
items: Bridgerton season 4 part 2 ending explained – Stars break down end credits scene you might have missed
items: Paradise season 2 release schedule – how to watch new episodes
items: Bridgerton season 4 soundtrack – A guide to every pop cover in the Netflix drama
items: The Marlow Murder Club season 3 first-look trailer sees beloved Doctor Who star return amid flurry of guest stars
items: Beyond Paradise season 4 confirms guest stars including EastEnders and Gavin & Stacey favourites in new first look
items: Call the Midwife's Laura Main and Helen George are this week's Radio Times cover stars
items: Call the Midwife teases Sister Monica Joan's decline and Cyril and Rosalind's wedding in first look pictures
items: The Capture creator reveals which season 3 episode is 'the best we’ve ever made'
items: Industry’s Yasmin has always had the capacity to be awful, but the season 4 finale proves she's gone to new heights
items: Call the Midwife star reacts to season 15 finale: "We’ve never had to be upset at the end before"
items: Patricia Cornwell talks Scarpetta finally making it to the screen and her surprise cameo: "I was so overwhelmed"
items: Torchwood legend Eve Myles reveals why dark new drama "took its toll a bit"
items: Vera icon Brenda Blethyn talks new drama’s explosive finale: "Trump them all. Sorry to use that word..."
items: Ellis star Sharon D Clarke: "Seeing a big woman on television making love… is still something you don’t often see"
items: The Capture star Holliday Grainger talks Strike, deepfakes and Northern representation
items: Paramount+ and HBO Max set to merge – but HBO tipped to operate with "independence"
items: Young Sherlock review: Guy Ritchie's return to Holmes is messy, throwaway fun
items: Industry season 4 ending explained by creators after dark twists for [SPOILER]: "The character isn’t finished"
items: Has Silent Witness been renewed for season 30?
items: Yellowstone spin-off Marshals reveals shocking fate for Dutton family member in premiere
items: Will there be an Industry season 5? Release date speculation and news
items: Call the Midwife's end nearer than ever as Trixie prepares to leave Nonnatus House and Sister Monica Joan declines
items: The Lady true story: How Sarah Ferguson's dresser Jane Andrews became a killer
items: The Lady cast and their real-life counterparts: Who stars in ITV's drama?
items: Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha reflects on being the show’s first East Asian lead: "It’s what I dreamed about"
items: The Vampire Diaries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star officially joins Apple TV's The Buccaneers
items: Wednesday star's twisty YA thriller unveils first look at season 2
items: I directed Channel 4's Dirty Business and this is why we need to end the 35-year train-wreck of water privatisation

Spooks and Marvel legends confirmed for all-new adaptation of beloved classic with "striking contemporary edge"
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date: 2026-03-03T17:39:00.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: The "bold and atmospheric reimagining" is currently in the works for Paramount+ UK.
encoded: Classic adventure story Treasure Island will be reimagined as a "high-stakes coming-of-age" series for a "new generation", with David Oyelowo (Spooks) and Hayley Atwell (Marvel's Agent Carter) set to star. Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's legendary novel, the upcoming adaptation will chart "the transformation of teenager Jim Hawkins from sheltered boy to emboldened young pirate". Jim will be played by rising star Tom Sweet, who you may have spotted as a young Pip in Steven Knight's Great Expectations, with Oyelowo taking on the role of the "charming [yet] terrifying" veteran pirate Long John Silver. Mission: Impossible and rumoured Avengers: Doomsday cast member Atwell co-stars as Jim's mother, Bess, whose "clever and decisive actions leave him holding valuable knowledge that puts both of their lives in danger". Rounding out the Treasure Island cast is Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) as duplicitous British agent Aaron Graham and Tomer Capone (The Boys) as jaded seaman Billy Bones. The synopsis teases: "Jim has to grow up fast as he and his mother fight for survival on a voyage where alliances shift, secrets multiply and peril closes in from all sides. "Set across the Atlantic, in a Caribbean on the brink of revolution and on the terrifying Skeleton Island, the series tracks Jim as he confronts a world far more complex and dangerous than he ever imagined, where resilience, loyalty and identity are tested – and fortune is the prize." Treasure Island is a co-production between streaming platforms Paramount+, where it will stream in the UK, and the Amazon-owned MGM+, which will take the US rights. Paramount UK's deputy chief content officer Sebastian Cardwell commented: "Treasure Island is a bold and atmospheric reimagining of a story that has captivated audiences for generations. "This adaptation brings fresh emotional depth and a striking contemporary edge to Stevenson's classic." The series is created by McDonald & Dodds scribe Robert Murphy, with directors Jeremy…

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Bridgerton season 5: Release date speculation and latest news
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date: 2026-03-03T14:40:55.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Everything we know so far about the upcoming fifth season of Bridgerton.
encoded: *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Bridgerton season 4.* Bridgerton season 4 has come to a dramatic conclusion, with Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie (Yerin Ha) finally getting their happy ending. The moment came right at the end of the new season, with the pair saying "I do" in a surprise scene buried in the post-credits. They may have tied the knot, but it sounds like it might not be plain-sailing for the pair going forward, with Ha recently telling Business Insider that she thinks her character could struggle adjusting to nobility in future episodes. "I think she's going to really struggle," she said. "I literally have scripts in my inbox, and I haven't read any of them, but I hope that's the case. Because I do think it's so hard to undo habits in an instant, even if it's a year, if you've dealt with it for 16 years and you know how it is to be treated on the other side of things." She continued: "I think the Sophie that we've seen in season four is someone with so much heart and kindness and grace that I would hope that that continues on and that we continue to see the downstairs world. That would be so, so nice to see. "But yeah, I think it would be a struggle. Like, I think she would still serve food for people, or take flowers from people. That would be really cool to see." There were also plenty of questions left unanswered at the end of season 4, and showrunner Jess Brownell has teased a bit more about what to expect in the next season during an interview with Radio Times, which you can find below. Read on for everything we know so far about Bridgerton season 5. Bridgerton season 5 release date speculation As of now, there's not been a confirmed Bridgerton season 5 release date. Judging by previous seasons, we could hazard a guess and assume that season 5 will be on our screens some time in 2028 – however, showrunner Jess Brownell has revealed to Radio Times that she has a desire to get that turnaround even quicker than before. When asked …

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Bridgerton season 4 part 2 ending explained – Stars break down end credits scene you might have missed
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date: 2026-03-03T14:07:11.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: It was a jam-packed Bridgerton season finale! But fans have been sharing their incredulity at a one rather bold editing choice that concerns none other than Sophie and Benedict's love story.
encoded: *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for the final episode of Bridgerton season 4 part 2.* The second half of Bridgerton season 4 is upon us, continuing the love story between the second eldest son Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and the mysterious Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). The newest instalment sees grief and sorrow take hold of the Bridgerton household, but fortunately there's happiness and light at the end of the tunnel for many of our characters. It wasn't good news for everyone, however, as multiple characters departed from the Ton, while fans were also left reeling by a breakup and a wedding in the final moments. And, well, it hasn't taken long for some viewers to take to social media to share a crucial lesson with fellow fans: keep watching – right through to the end. Seriously. One post on X reads: "The concept of hiding the main ship’s wedding scene in the mid credits of the show…" And if that isn't enough to make you scroll back to the end of the final episode, we don't know what is. While we wait for more news on season 5, here's what unfolded at the end of season 4 part 2 (plus that sneaky end credits scene that's sent fans into meltdown), complete with exclusive insight from the cast and showrunner Jess Brownell. Bridgerton season 4 part 2 ending explained – What happens to Benedict and Sophie? The finale starts with Sophie remaining banged up in prison for stealing Lady Araminta's shoe clips and for her impersonation as a lady. She feels as though she can't reach out to Benedict but little does she know that Benedict is on a mission to find her, thinking that she has run away and gone to work in the Americas. Lord Stotter proposes to Rosamund (Michelle Mao) but in the midst of the proposal, Rosamund tells Posy (Isabella Wei) that she was instrumental in guiding Araminta to Sophie to have her arrested. Araminta visits Sophie in prison and wants her to confess at her hearing, but Benedict and Lady Violet come to the rescue and get her released…

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Paradise season 2 release schedule – how to watch new episodes
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date: 2026-03-03T13:00:52.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: When do new episodes of the Disney+ drama land?
encoded: *Warning: This article contains spoilers for episodes 1-4 of Paradise season 2.* Coming into the second season of Paradise, as well as our main players returning for more, we knew that new characters played by Shailene Woodley and Thomas Doherty would prove to game changers for the episodes ahead. While we've followed Xavier (Sterling K Brown) on his quest to find his wife, we have also got a window into how the world has continued on in the face of the natural disaster, through the eyes of Annie (Woodley). That's why it makes it all the more heartbreaking that this week's episode has delivered quite the fatal twist for the character. Speaking about the fourth episode, Woodley told The Hollywood Reporter: "It’s so profoundly and poignantly written, that reading it in and of itself evoked every emotion that we needed to bring it alive on the day. "I credit the writers who are so brilliant and so in touch with their own humanity, which made our jobs a lot more seamless." This only continues to throw more spanners in the works for not just Xavier, but the series which really is taking us on every twist and turn imaginable. With an outside world that has continued whirring after the worst natural disaster ever, Xavier has already started to see just what remains but as for whether it'll get him any closer to finding his wife, we'll just have to see. But when do new episodes of Paradise land on Disney+? Read on to find out. When are new episodes of Paradise season 2 released? Paradise season 2 premiered on Monday 23 February with its first three episodes, with further episodes airing weekly. That means you'll want to set a reminder each Monday to make sure you keep up-to-date with new instalments! New episodes of Paradise season 2 land on Disney+ in the UK and on Hulu in the US. Paradise season 2 release schedule The full release schedule for the second season of Paradise can be found below, with episodes landing every Monday. Episode 1 - Graceland - Monday 23 February (…

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Bridgerton season 4 soundtrack – A guide to every pop cover in the Netflix drama
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date: 2026-03-03T12:18:35.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Drama
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Wondering which orchestral covers of pop songs appear in season 4?
encoded: Bridgerton season 4 part 2 is finally upon us, continuing the love story between the second eldest son Benedict Bridgerton and the mysterious Sophie Baek. The Netflix series might be set during the Regency era, but various efforts have been made to build bridges with modern audiences, from the show’s emphasis on feminist characters, to its use of diverse casting. Another element of Bridgerton that will undoubtedly resonate with modern viewers is the soundtrack, which features a wealth of orchestral covers of modern pop songs. Although, having said that, the first episode in the new instalment (episode 7) – which marks a tonal shift as grief takes hold of the Bridgerton house – doesn't actually feature any musical covers. "We didn’t want to have some cover take away from that emotion," music supervisor Justin Kamps told Tudum. "It didn’t seem like the right episode." But that doesn’t take long to change, with subsequent episodes featuring classical covers of Paramore, Olivia Rodrigo and Coldplay, as well as Charli XCX, Camila Cabello and Lord Huron. To help you place all the songs, we've put together a comprehensive list of every tune that features in season 4. If you scroll a little further, we've also included the full soundtracks for previous instalments. Without further ado, here are all the songs in Bridgerton season 4 part 2's soundtrack – including the original recording artist and who does the cover. Bridgerton season 4 part 2 soundtrack: Every pop cover featured 360 Episode: 5 Original by: Charli XCX Performed by: Peter Gregson Birds of a Feather Episode: 5 Original by: Billie Eilish Performed by: Gemini Strings Lose Control Episode: 5 Original by: Teddy Swims Performed by: Vitamin String Quartet Just What I Needed Episode: 6 Original by: The Cars Performed by: Altum Quartet Fields of Gold Episode: 6 Original by: Sting Performed by: Music Lab Collective Never Be the Same Episode: 8 Original by: Camila Cabello Performed by: Strings From Paris The Night We Met…

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The Marlow Murder Club season 3 first-look trailer sees beloved Doctor Who star return amid flurry of guest stars
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date: 2026-03-03T11:00:40.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Three more cases are opening up – including one that tears at the very fabric of the close-knit club.
encoded: The Marlow Murder Club season 3 is coming to U&Drama this month, with a first-look trailer showing the gang back in action alongside a cavalcade of guest stars. The series follows a trio of amateur investigators – retired archaeologist Judith Potts (Samantha Bond), dog walker Suzie Harris (Doctor Who's Jo Martin), and vicar’s wife Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) – who become invaluable assets to now-Detective Inspector Tanika Malik (Natalie Dew). Based on the novels by Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood, The Marlow Murder Club has become a standout title in the 'cosy crime' craze currently gripping British telly, with the next episodes shaping up to be another bunch of crowd-pleasers. The synopsis, courtesy of UKTV, teases: "From the sudden death of the town's beloved mayor – the nicest man in Marlow – to a celebrity chef found dead at the launch of his cookbook with half the town in attendance, the team will be working under the watchful eye of the Marlow community. "They'll also be called to action at a university reunion in an eerie manor house where, in a surprising twist, Becks finds herself amongst the suspects. Could this case threaten our amateur sleuths' roles as civilian advisors?" If you're suitably intrigued, check out The Marlow Murder Club season 3 trailer right here: View oEmbed on the source website Previous images have shown off guest stars Peter Davison (Doctor Who) and Jacqueline Boatswain (After the Flood), with Nigel Harman (Eastenders), Sarah Alexander (Art Detectives), Tony Gardner (Last Tango in Halifax) and Jason Merrells (Waterloo Road) to join them in the first two-parter. Later episodes boast appearances from Harry Enfield (The Windsors), Cherie Lunghi (Strike), Adrian Lukis (SAS Rogue Heroes) and Alastair Mackenzie (Andor). Meanwhile, the returning regulars include Hugh Quarshie (Professor Darius Gifford), Phill Langhorne (DC Brendan Perry), Holli Dempsey (DC Alice Hackett) and Tijan Sarr (DC Jason Kennedy). In our The Marlow Murder…

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Beyond Paradise season 4 confirms guest stars including EastEnders and Gavin & Stacey favourites in new first look
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date: 2026-03-03T10:59:26.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: Welcome back to Shipton Abbott.
encoded: Beyond Paradise season 4 is just around the corner and, as is tradition, several guest stars will be heading to Shipton Abbott as the island's police force find themselves investigating another run of mysteries. Familiar faces include EastEnders' Phil Daniels, who previously appeared in season 1 as fisherman Marvellous Harris, and Gavin & Stacey star Melanie Walters, whose role has yet to be revealed. According to the official synopsis: "Fact and folklore blur as the team investigate the death of a novelist who predicted their demise, a magical night of Dark Morris that soon turns sour, a stolen treasure map that suddenly reappears, and the alleged sighting of a vengeful mermaid lurking out at sea." Elsewhere, Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and Martha (Sally Bretton) "launch into married life as they search for a new home, while Humphrey wrestles with an impossible decision that may change the lives of everyone at the station forever". But it remains to be seen whether they will continue to foster or even consider adoption – especially given just how painful it was to say goodbye to Rosie last season when she returned to her biological mum. The guest cast for season 4 also includes Susan George (Straw Dogs), Colin McFarlane (The War Between the Land and the Sea), Michael Cochrane (The Archers), Vincent Franklin (The Thick of It), Alex Macqueen (The Inbetweeners) and Tristan Sturrock (Poldark). Rounding it out are Andrea Lowe (Sherwood), Rachel Cassidy (Downton Abbey), Emily Stott (Foundation), Rina Mahoney (Happy Valley), Susan Penhaligon (A Fine Romance), James Clay (MobLand), Kenneth Collard (Cuckoo) and Narinda Samra (Ackley Bridge). Beyond Paradise season 4 will also see the return of Zahra Ahmadi (DS Esther Williams), Dylan Llewellyn (PC Kelby Hartford), Barbara Flynn (Anne Lloyd), Felicity Montagu (Margo Martins), Jamie Bamber (Archie Hughes), Melina Sinadinou (Zoe Williams) and Eva Feiler (Lucy Thompson). As for other potential storylines, after an initial health s…

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Call the Midwife's Laura Main and Helen George are this week's Radio Times cover stars
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date: 2026-03-03T10:25:51.000Z
creator: Shem Law
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Magazine
description: RT celebrates the emotional ending of Call the Midwife with stars Laura Main and Helen George.
encoded: This week's RT is a bittersweet issue. Bittersweet because it marks the end of the latest series of Call the Midwife. It's a drama that has anchored Sunday nights each winter since 2012, and has been lapped up at "Law Towers" from the start. Your letters to RT suggest we are far from alone. Few series inspire such loyalty and such affection. We spoke to showrunner Heidi Thomas about her decision to "pause" the show and what it means to draw breath after 15 years. Thankfully, this is not a full stop. With a Second World War prequel plus a feature film in development, the world of Call the Midwife – or CTM, as we affectionately call it in the office (publishing, like the Army, does love an abbreviation) – looks set to evolve rather than disappear. The timing feels apt: Sunday 8 March is International Women's Day, and also in this issue we've asked brilliant women writers to interview some of the actresses and authors behind this week's other eagerly awaited dramas, from the imperious Brenda Blethyn to bestselling writer Patricia Cornwell. But we believe celebrating female talent should never be confined to a single week, which is why we remain committed to championing the most distinctive women's voiced in an industry that is, at last, learning to do the same. The latest issue of Radio Times is out now – subscribe here. Also in this week's Radio Times: Actor Eve Myles seems to have specialised in police roles, currently in the ITV drama Gone – but would she make a good one? Author Patricia Cornwell on the long journey to the screen of her medical examiner, played by Nicole Kidman. Why Ellis star Sharon D Clarke, who has made television history, is proud of the stories she is telling. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. Did you know you can now order a previous…

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Call the Midwife teases Sister Monica Joan's decline and Cyril and Rosalind's wedding in first look pictures
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date: 2026-03-03T00:01:31.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: As Call the Midwife approaches the season 15 finale, joy and sorrow awaits.
encoded: Call the Midwife fans are still coming to terms with the desperately sad news that Judy Parfitt's time on the show is rapidly approaching its end, after it was revealed Sister Monica Joan has chronic kidney disease – for which there is no cure. The character's mental and physical health has been in decline for some time now, but still, she soldiered on, as tough as it often was – although she began to reflect more openly on her life and what might await her at the end of it. But it's not only Sister Monica Joan who must now confront the inevitable passage of time. Her Nonnatus House family must also sit with the painful reality that there will come a time when she's no longer with them, as depicted in the image of Nurse Crane below. When Dr Turner first delivered the news, she vowed to love Sister Monica Joan "as we always have, but a bit more carefully" – and she's sticking to her word. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/02/551564-0c2c83f.jpg" width="4284" height="2856" alt="An older woman with short curly hair sits beside a bed, gently holding the hand of someone lying under the covers. She wears a navy cardigan over a light blouse and looks emotional. A softly lit room with curtains and a lamp creates a quiet, intimate atmosphere." title="Call The Midwife s15" /> "There's this scene [in the finale], I won't really go into detail, but it sort of encompasses all of the characters that we've had on the show over the last 15 years," said Helen George at the Radio Times Covers Party 2026. "And when I walked onto the set, I just sobbed, I sobbed like a baby. It was really emotional. So if I was a mess – and I'm heart of steel – then the audience will be a mess as well." The comments follow creator Heidi Thomas's about season 15 bringing an era to an end, and the final episode being "hard" to write. "I think we've all cried our eyes out at different times because things never will be the same again," she added. "But the whole thing…

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The Capture creator reveals which season 3 episode is 'the best we’ve ever made'
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date: 2026-03-03T00:01:05.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: If you thought seasons 1 and 2 were thrilling, just wait until you see what creator Ben Chanan has in store for us this time around.
encoded: As fans of BBC thriller The Capture wait for the new season to arrive, the show's creator Ben Chanan has given them even more reason to be excited, by revealing that he believes he and the team have bettered themselves once again. Two seasons of the show have aired so far, in 2019 and 2022 respectively, and there have been some real high points along the way. However, speaking exclusively with Radio Times, Chanan was clear when asked whether he had a favourite episode he was most looking forward for fans to check out from this upcoming run. Chanan said emphatically: "Episode 3, season 3, is the best episode we’ve ever made." <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/5.-Holliday-Grainger-and-Indira-Varma-as-Rachel-Carey-and-Khadija-Khan-in-The-Capture-S3-coming-to-BBC-iPlayer-and-BBC-One-this-Spring-0ecac56.jpg" width="4644" height="3096" alt="Holliday Grainger as Rachel Carey and Indira Varma as Khadija Khan in The Capture season 3, stood next to each other in front of camera equipment and screens." title="5. Holliday Grainger and Indira Varma as Rachel Carey and Khadija Khan in The Capture S3, coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this Spring" /> The Capture season 3 starts airing on Sunday 8 March 2026, and will be dropping new episodes weekly, so fans will have to wait until Sunday 22 to see what Chanan and the team have in store for us in that particular instalment. The new season of the techno-thriller picks up a year after the bombshell end of season 2, which saw Holliday Grainger's Rachel Carey expose deepfake technology Correction, and its use by the British state, to the world. The synopsis for season 3 says: "Amidst an inquiry into the unlawful use of Correction, Carey has become Acting Commander of Counter Terrorism Command, determined to regain the public’s trust in surveillance technology through the new Operation Veritas camera system. "And then it happens: a brutal and exceptionally well-coordinated act of terror aimed r…

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Industry’s Yasmin has always had the capacity to be awful, but the season 4 finale proves she's gone to new heights
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date: 2026-03-02T17:22:34.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Comment
subject: HBO
description: Yasmin may have just pulled off the career pivot nobody was expecting.
encoded: *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Industry season 4 episode 8, Both, And.* While this series of Industry thankfully had a bit more of a focus on my beloved favourite Harper (Myha'la), the season 4 finale's last moments were well and truly co-opted by Yasmin-related shock and horror. The two best friends/enemies/surrogate sisters could not be more at odds as to what paths they're now forging in their lives and it's hard to believe that just last week, we were all fangirling over their much-needed clubbing montage. No sooner had we all shouted "They are so back!", than the rug was pulled from under our feet this week, as Yasmin (Marisa Abela) made career decisions that are the stuff of literal nightmares. And while many fans may be complaining about the fact that Yasmin has turned to a life of being a "high-class madame", as Abela herself puts it, I think it's a character arc that actually makes a lot of sense. Stick with me here. There's no denying that the publishing heiress has had quite the trajectory over the course of four seasons of Industry; going from being the graduate many of us rooted for after being subjected to a weird working dynamic with boss Kenny (Conor MacNeill), to the series hinting at a very dark past of abuse, the unexpected (self-orchestrated) death of her father and the trial by media that ensued, to the blossoming romance with Rob (Harry Lawtey). At a high level, we can zoom out and look at Yasmin's life and know it's one that hasn't always been plain-sailing. Despite her family's wealth and seemingly plush upbringing, Yasmin is as layered as any other Industry character – that's what makes her so interesting to watch. But her season 4 arc and its eventual stomach-churning resting place isn't as far-fetched as some may think because she's simply emulating the behaviour of those she's sought to surround herself by. Sure, there is that initial sense of distress we get as we realise the trafficking services she's now helming, but…

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Call the Midwife star reacts to season 15 finale: "We’ve never had to be upset at the end before"
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date: 2026-03-02T17:01:58.000Z
creator: Gareth McLean
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Call the Midwife stars Helen George and Laura Main reflect on the changes to come, the sense of community and the show's enduring truthfulness.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Helen George and Laura Main are unanimous: they won’t miss Call the Midwife. At least not yet. “We’ve all been saying that we’ll feel it most in April because that’s when we usually start filming,” explains George, who has played midwife Trixie since episode 1. “So when that comes around and we don’t, we won’t have the support network and community that work has given us.” “Apart from that first year, we’ve always known at the end of filming that we’d see each other again,” says Main, whom we first encountered as Sister Bernadette and later transitioned to Nurse Shelagh Turner. “Even that first year, we found out after the second episode that the show would be coming back. We’ve had rare and lovely stability for 15 years. We’ve never had to be upset at the end before.” “And it is just a pause because we know it’s coming back,” George adds. “But it won’t be the same, with different characters leaving and whatever.” Despite Main exclaiming brightly that “we’ve had 14 years of two Christmasses!”, there is an undeniable melancholy at Nonnatus House. “As ever with Heidi [Thomas], the art informs real life and on-screen, there has been a lot of change,” George notes. “We’re definitely all feeling that in our lives off-set, too. But in amongst the grieving, we’ve had these incredible moments of togetherness, playing charades or reminiscing about the Isle of Harris or South Africa, or guest stars that came and went.” “I’ve always felt very held, very nurtured,” Main notes. Of Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt and Pam Ferris, the three established actresses who launched the drama, she says: “They set this wonderful tone of collaboration and equality and togetherness that exists still. We all support one another.” Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in To…

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Patricia Cornwell talks Scarpetta finally making it to the screen and her surprise cameo: "I was so overwhelmed"
type: item
date: 2026-03-02T17:01:31.000Z
creator: Patricia Cornwell
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Magazine
description: It took 37 years for Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novels to get the TV treatment. Why? Because her protagonist is female, she says
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Had I known it would have taken 37 years – and the sheer willpower of Jamie Lee Curtis – to bring Kay Scarpetta to the screen, I’d have been very disheartened. I sold my first Scarpetta book, Postmortem, while I was working as a computer analyst at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia and it was first optioned as a movie in 1989, right before it was published. Ever since then, it has been in and out of options. I asked Jodie Foster if she’d play Scarpetta not long after The Silence of the Lambs came out in 1991. She looked at me and said, “Don’t you see why that would be a really bad idea?” I didn’t; I thought it was the best idea ever. But it didn’t go anywhere – she wasn’t interested in that kind of role back then. Around 1997, I spent a few days with Helen Mirren in New York. I will never get over the privilege of hanging out with such an amazing, unassuming and lovely woman. The studio execs were worried about Prime Suspect being so high profile… anyway, nothing ever came of it. Demi Moore was attached for a while. I talked to Susan Sarandon. Angelina Jolie was attached to Scarpetta for the better part of eight years, but it has always fallen apart at the writing stage; no one seemed to understand her job as a medical examiner and so the script never worked. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/02/ScarpettaS1Static16x9Ensemble3840x2160PREPVFINALen-USKAPS3000-8262d68.jpg" width="1627" height="1085" alt="Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker and Ariana DeBose in Scarpetta. Kidman is sat in a large red chair, while the others are stood behind her. They are all looking at the camera." title="Scarpetta_S1_Static16x9_Ensemble_3840x2160_PRE_PV_FINAL_en-US_KAPS_3000" /> It also didn’t happen because Scarpetta isn’t a man. In the early days of the series – before my books sold over 120 million copies in 36 languages – a lot of people had a har…

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Torchwood legend Eve Myles reveals why dark new drama "took its toll a bit"
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date: 2026-03-02T17:01:20.000Z
creator: Amy Raphael
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Playing murder detectives takes its toll, says Eve Myles, but luckily her husband is always on hand with a big glass of wine.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Eve Myles has played a cop several times in the past few years, in We Hunt Together, The Crow Girl and now in Gone, the new ITV series from George Kay. It seems fair to ask, then, if she’d make a good cop. She leans into the screen – she’s at home in Cardiff – and pulls a face. Just as I fear she’s unhappy with the question, she roars with laughter. “I’m way too empathetic! I’d be the person bringing in cakes in the morning for everyone who’d just had a terrible night. I’d take everything home with me. I just feel too much.” Empathy is Myles’s superpower. It made us advocate for her in Keeping Faith, in which she starred as a lawyer whose husband (played by her actual husband, Bradley Freegard) disappeared out of the blue. It made her utterly believable as a detective chief inspector investigating a string of ritualistic murders of young men in the first series of The Crow Girl. And now, in Gone, she is the compassionate Annie Cassidy, a steely detective assigned as family liaison officer to private school headteacher Michael Polly (a very uptight David Morrissey) after he becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s death. Before you say: “Not another woman found dead in the woods”, Gone is elevated not only by the cat-and-mouse game between Cassidy and Polly, but also by the fact that it’s inspired by the career and work of Julie Mackay (see sidebar), a former detective superintendent, and her book, To Hunt a Killer. The book detailed Mackay’s work on a cold case, in which she found the killer of a young woman called Melanie Road who had been murdered some 30 years earlier. Both Mackay and her co-author, ITV crime correspondent Robert Murphy, were consultants on Gone, and the attention to detail shows. Myles, who has three daughters aged 16, 12 and four, liked the fact that Gone was filmed down the road in Bristol, meaning she could see the girls before school and read them a bedtime story (“not the 16-year-old, desp…

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Vera icon Brenda Blethyn talks new drama’s explosive finale: "Trump them all. Sorry to use that word..."
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date: 2026-03-02T17:01:01.000Z
creator: Libby Purves
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Having bid farewell to Vera’s old mac, Brenda Blethyn is embracing power-dressing as Emma Harte, the formidable tycoon at the heart of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. There’s a barnstorming finale to Brenda Blethyn’s new series, A Woman of Substance. Octogenarian tycoon Emma Harte, frocked in immaculate royal-purple and a heavy gold necklace, confronts her family with deadly calm. "There’s a fatal flaw in your scheme – you underestimated me!" Think of a female version of Brian Cox in Succession. "I really get my teeth into that scene," she says. "Trump them all. Sorry to use that word..." Even more fun is the final twist that follows, with a masterclass in close-up face-acting. Breezy, friendly, full of life and only a few days off her 80th birthday, Blethyn loved the story based on Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel. “It’s so rich, it’s luscious.” It’s the ultimate rolling, readable popular saga: a 1900s Yorkshire kitchen maid, pregnant and abandoned by the young master, whose gift for dressmaking and commercial acuity builds, by the 1960s, to a global business and a troublesome dynasty. Channel 4’s 1984 adaptation had Deborah Kerr as the old Emma and Jenny Seagrove as her young self. This sprawling, spectacular new version has Blethyn as matriarch and boss, looking back on her life as she stalks through her New York HQ to challenge her boardroom. She smoulders with grand old-lady fury, a touch of Margaret Thatcher as she deals with ungrateful offspring and rekindles the furious feud with the rich Fairley family whose maid she once was. The story is a ferocious one about revenge and the brutalities of an early-20th-century class struggle. She also loved watching the moorland scenes with Jessica Reynolds playing Emma’s younger self. “She’s great. Look,” she says, pulling out a photo. “I found some old pictures of me and at her age I do actually look like her – the eyes. The producers hadn’t even seen those photos, but must have thought it worked. “Did you notice that they shot the New York locations in Liverpool,” she adds gleefully. “The Cunard Building is the same both sides of …

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Ellis star Sharon D Clarke: "Seeing a big woman on television making love… is still something you don’t often see"
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date: 2026-03-02T17:00:30.000Z
creator: Laura Rutkowski
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Sharon D Clarke reveals the roles that have enabled her to unleash her true self.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Sharon D Clarke has made history with the roles she’s played. As Grace O’Brien, she was one of three very diverse women to step into the Doctor Who universe in 2018, alongside Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor and Mandip Gill’s companion Yaz. “What, young boys can’t look up to a woman?” she says now of the claims a female Doctor deprived young boys of a positive male role model. She then starred in a story that hadn’t been told on screen before with 2024’s Mr Loverman, based on Bernardine Evaristo’s novel. She played the wife of a secretly gay man (Lennie James) who’s in love with his best friend. It was only in 2022 that homosexuality was decriminalised in Antigua and Barbuda, where part of Mr Loverman was set. “It’s really, really important these stories are told.” She also reflects proudly on her sex scenes in the series. “Seeing a big woman on television making love – or being loved – is still something you don’t often see. I’m there with all my flesh and my red sequinned thing with my t*ts out!” she remembers. Now Clarke returns as the first Black female lead detective in a British TV series for season 2 of Ellis. In one scene, a character who’s part of an investigation expects DCI Ellis to be a man, and when she shows up, tries to belittle her. “It’s dealing with that kind of behaviour, which sometimes is overt in life, but usually it’s subtle. I’m glad we don’t beat anybody over the head with it. When you show them what the small microaggressions are, they have to think again and look deeper.” In the moment, have all these parts felt significant? “Every last one,” says the 59-year-old from Enfield, north London. “It’s never lost on me that, at this stage, I’m able to do work that really holds up a mirror to society.” The three-time Olivier Award winner admits she’s “happiest on stage”, and has spoken about how she stopped auditioning for TV roles because she was only being cast as nurses, but that changed when she w…

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The Capture star Holliday Grainger talks Strike, deepfakes and Northern representation
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date: 2026-03-02T17:00:11.000Z
creator: Laura Craik
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
subject: On demand
description: Grainger spoke with Radio Times magazine about the third season of her hit BBC techno-thriller.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Holliday Grainger has been scene-stealing since the age of six, when she landed her first role in the BBC’s All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994). Now 37, she’s firmly in her detective era. As well as continuing her role as the unflappable Robin Ellacott in Strike (season 7 will air later this year), she’s back as the inscrutable surveillance boss Rachel Carey, diving into the murky world of deepfakes and institutional cover-ups, in BBC One’s The Capture. What was the hardest part about filming this third series? To be honest, the hours! But to be more specific, the learning of the procedural jargon. You’ve got to make it look easy, otherwise you’re doing your job wrong. Give me a stunt scene any day. It doesn’t require as much homework. I really enjoyed doing a lot of the action stuff this season. I love how Rachel doesn’t try to be likeable — is that important? Yes, and I do, too. I also love that you don’t get a major back story with her. It’s all about the plot and the work. This is a generalisation, but women tend to be people-pleasers. She’s not. I really like her bluntness. It makes it all the more poignant when you see a little slip into her inner emotional life, although those are few and far between. When The Capture first aired in 2019, the idea of "deepfakes" felt outlandish. Now that the internet is littered with fake Artificial Intelligence (AI) videos, do you feel it was ahead of its time? Completely. At the time, most people thought the idea was so far-fetched. Now, it’s not just the scary ways people in power might be manipulating footage, it’s day-to-day manipulation on social media, and how easy it is for anyone to create fake content. I don’t think we would’ve believed it in 2019. Today, how do we sort fact from fiction? I don’t think we can at the moment. We’ve just got to keep an open mind. The more cynical we are, the more it’s probably the truth. Working on this new series completely refram…

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Paramount+ and HBO Max set to merge – but HBO tipped to operate with "independence"
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date: 2026-03-02T16:07:47.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: HBO
subject: HBO Max
subject: News
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Paramount CEO David Ellison has said that "HBO should stay HBO".
encoded: Following the news that Paramount Skydance had won out in its battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, beating out Netflix's offer with a bid that was deemed "superior", the company has reaffirmed its plan to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max. Paramount CEO David Ellison spoke about this plans during an investor call, as reported by Variety, now that the wheels are in motion for the deal to go ahead. He said: "As we said, we do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct to consumer subscribers. We think that really positions us to compete with the leaders in the space. "At Paramount, by the middle of this year, we’ll have completed the consolidation of our three services under one unified stack, and you can see us taking a similar approach to this platform going forward. "And we think the combined offering, and given the amount of content and what we can do from the tech side, really will put us in a position to be able to compete with the most scaled players in DTC [direct to consumer]." While it has not yet been confirmed exactly how this will work in practice and whether the new streamer will be retaining one title or another, Ellison did say that "HBO should stay HBO", suggesting a special place would be marked out for the brand, which has for many years been synonymous with premium, critically lauded content. Ellison said on the call: "Casey [Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content] and his team do absolutely a remarkable job at HBO. And as we said, we do plan for that to be able to operate with independence, so that HBO can, candidly, do what it does incredibly well. "Our viewpoint is HBO should stay HBO. They built a phenomenal brand. They are a leader in the space, and we just want them to continue doing more of it. But by bringing the platforms together, all of our content will be able to reach even a broader audience than we can do standalone." HBO's current, ongoing dramas include A Knight of the S…

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Young Sherlock review: Guy Ritchie's return to Holmes is messy, throwaway fun
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date: 2026-03-02T14:00:55.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
subject: Review
description: Is it top tier Holmes? Absolutely not. Is it well crafted drama? Not entirely. Would I watch more of it? You bet.
encoded: The opening scenes of the creatively titled new Sherlock Holmes prequel, Young Sherlock, find our hero engaged in a prison brawl, before being made to work as a porter at Oxford University by his brother Mycroft. The sight of Holmes bruised and dressed in prison garb is actually only fleeting here, but has been used extensively in marketing, clearly suggesting this is how Prime Video wants to sell the series. It's not far off from the vision of Holmes we saw in the previous films from Guy Ritchie, who is a director and executive producer here, but it's been stressed that the two projects are not linked. So, Holmes as a bruiser, is that what we're going for here? Well, not exactly. In truth, having now seen all eight episodes of Young Sherlock, I'm still not quite sure what version of the detective this is, so muddled is the journey it takes both us on. Is that a problem? Yes, undoubtedly. The series is messy, disjointed and will be an absolute turn-off for die-hard Arthur Conan Doyle fans. However, for everyone else there is another point that has to be made - Guy Ritchie knows how to make damn addictive entertainment. As already explained, Young Sherlock quickly establishes the titular hero, a reprobate youth who has taken to pickpocketing just for the thrill of it, working at Oxford University. There, he meets James Moriarty, a student attending the university on a top scholarship, and the two become fast friends due to their matched intellect. Of course, we know how that story goes - the duo will one day be arch-enemies, but don't expect a speed-run up to that point. Sherlock's first unofficial case sees him investigating a stolen scroll, nicked in transit to the university by a Chinese princess. However, that's just the beginning of things, as the case leads both he and James into a world of murder and conspiracy, eventually bringing him all the way home to reconnect with his mother, Cordelia, who has been committed to an asylum for years, and his father, Silas.…

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Industry season 4 ending explained by creators after dark twists for [SPOILER]: "The character isn’t finished"
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date: 2026-03-02T12:15:40.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: HBO
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Who saw that coming?
encoded: *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Industry season 4 episode 8, Both, And.* Not only has Industry taken itself to new heights in season 4 generally, but its finale is likely one of the bleakest that it's pulled off. There's no major happy ending in the final moments of this fourth instalment but seeing as the show has already been renewed for season 5, we can hedge our bets and guarantee that the new waters we've started wading into will only get deeper (and choppier) in episodes to come. Series co-creator Konrad Kay has reflected on the final episode and where it left Harper as "fun and provocative", telling Vulture: "She’s in a house of horrors. She doesn’t know she’s in a house of horrors. She’s the final girl. Everybody’s evil." The episode starts with increasing pressure on the Labour government as Jennifer Bevan's (Amy James-Kelly) ties to Tender continue to put her party's decision-making into the limelight, with Reform UK politician Sebastian Stefanowicz (Edward Holcroft) painting himself as the answer to everyone's political prayers. View oEmbed on the source website But where do the chips fall for not just the state of politics at the end of Industry season 4 but more importantly, Harper (Myha'la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela)? It was an episode that left Myha'la feeling "really depressed" upon first reading it, after all. Read on for a full breakdown of the Industry season 4 finale. Industry season 4 ending explained: What happens to Harper? The start of the finale unfolds as a bit of a high for Harper – who is celebrating her company's success at knowing just when to short Tender and expose a now on-the-run Whitney (Max Minghella) in the process – and a bit of a (short-lived) low for Yasmin. The former is celebrating with her team as Tender's value plummets while the latter is telling Henry (Kit Harington) that she wants a divorce. Despite her astronomical success and pay-out to come, Harper only pines to tell one person and that's the now dis…

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Has Silent Witness been renewed for season 30?
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date: 2026-03-02T12:01:42.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
description: Are we heading back to Birmingham's Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence?
encoded: Silent Witness made its debut in 1996 and, while many shows have come and gone during the last 30 years, it's still kicking. "I think it's the premise of the story," said Emilia Fox, who's played Dr Nikki Alexander since 2004 (via the BBC), when asked why people still tune in. "I always like to think of it as a behind the scenes of crime solving. The credit should really go to the late, great Nigel McCrery who came up with the idea in the first place and to Amanda Burton, playing Sam Ryan. It's thanks to the legacy that they left us that the show continues. "I think it’s also this look at human beings and what they are capable of – the good and the bad. There is something reassuring about a team of people who are doing good, trying to make sense of things and get justice." David Caves added: "It's comforting in a strange way, even though it's about death. Death is a mystery, 'the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns' to quote Hamlet. "But life is mysterious too and we always try to balance the negative with the positive. I think people enjoy the odd bit of gallows humour anyway." But can we expect more episodes next year? Read on for everything we know so far about a potential Silent Witness season 30. Has Silent Witness been renewed for season 30? <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/Silent-Witness-season-29-3f7961c.jpg" width="3900" height="2600" alt="TX DATE:02-02-2026,TX WEEK:5,EMBARGOED UNTIL:20-01-2026 12.00,PEOPLE: Harriet (MAGGIE STEED). Jack Hodgson (DAVID CAVES), Kit (FRANCESCA MILLS), Dr Nikki Alexander (EMILIA FOX),DESCRIPTION:,COPYRIGHT: BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE: BBC Studios" title="543219,TITLE: Silent Witness S29" /> The BBC has yet to announce if Silent Witness is returning but filming is seemingly already underway according to a Facebook post, shared in February, featuring Fox. "Bodenham had the privilege of being chosen as the BBC drama's 'Silent Witness' base camp whilst filming locally …

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Yellowstone spin-off Marshals reveals shocking fate for Dutton family member in premiere
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date: 2026-03-02T10:51:12.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Luke Grimes is back as Kayce Dutton - but another key character is no longer with us.
encoded: *Warning - contains spoilers for Marshals episode 1.* The original Yellowstone series may have come to an end in 2024, but the franchise continues on apace, with new spin-off and sequel series Marshals having now debuted on Paramount+. The new series sees Luke Grimes return as his character Kayce Dutton, who has left the Yellowstone Ranch behind him and has joined an elite unit of US Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL. The synopsis for the series teases that Kayce and his teammates must balance "family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defence in the region’s war on violence". That family element was out in full force in the premiere episode, which has now been released, as it was revealed that Kayce is now raising his son Tate, played by Brecken Merrill, as a single father. That's right, as many fans had predicted based on the show's trailer, Kayce's wife Monica, who was played by Kelsey Asbille in all five seasons of Yellowstone, has died. The character suffered a traumatic brain injury in the very first season of Yellowstone, but in Marshals she was revealed to have died as a result of cancer due to the toxicity on the reservation. Throughout the episode, Kayce grappled with the fact that Monica was "better at all this" when it came to raising their son, adding that "the only thing more cruel than losing a parent, is losing the wrong one". While a couple of other returning stars join Grimes and Merrill in the spin-off, in the form of Mo Brings Plenty and Gil Birmingham, the cast is mostly made up of newcomers including Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos and Tatanka Means. This isn't the first time the Yellowstone franchise has killed off a key player off-screen - the same happened to Kevin Costner's John Dutton at the start of the final batch of episodes of the main show. While other series are in development, there is currently only one other Yellowstone spin-off officially on th…

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Will there be an Industry season 5? Release date speculation and news
type: item
date: 2026-03-02T03:00:50.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: HBO
subject: On demand
description: The future of the HBO/BBC series has been confirmed.
encoded: *Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Industry season 4.* As we inched closer to the final episode of Industry season 4, many fans were starting to get slightly worried that the future fate of the show hadn't yet been announced. Thankfully, we all just needed to exercise a little smidgen more patience, as ahead of the finale, Industry was renewed for its fifth and final outing. We know, it's sad that the financial drama is drawing to a close with season 5, but we can already anticipate that it'll mean the series will go out with one surefire bang. Show creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay said in a joint statement: "For some time now we have been thinking about how best to end the show on an unparalleled high. Unlike some of our characters, we know when to leave a party. We’d like to thank our evangelical fan base, especially those who have watched from day one." View oEmbed on the source website With things having wrapped up on a very wild note for season 4, just when can we expect season 5 to land on our screens? And more importantly, in what newfound direction will we be going in? Read on for everything we know so far. Will there be an Industry season 5? Yes! The news of the show's fifth season was announced ahead of the season 4 finale on Wednesday 25th February. In their joint statement on the renewal announcement, Industry co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay said: "We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO. This March marks a decade since we first began to conceive of the world of Industry and it exists because of the unwavering faith and vision of our partners and former partners at HBO — Casey, Frannie, Kara, Cela, Sam, Kathleen, and Max. "Without Jane Tranter’s imagination and belief, the show would simply be a dead idea in a drawer somewhere. She — alongside her partners at Bad Wolf — has been our guiding light and fiercest champion. We’d also like to thank the BBC for their partn…

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Call the Midwife's end nearer than ever as Trixie prepares to leave Nonnatus House and Sister Monica Joan declines
type: item
date: 2026-03-01T21:00:52.000Z
creator: Abby Robinson
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: For the times they are a-changing in Poplar.
encoded: There's still plenty of life left in Call the Midwife yet. A World War two-era prequel series, a movie set overseas featuring current cast, and season 16 are all in the pipeline. But the end of the series as we have known it since 2012, when it first debuted, is fast approaching (some may argue we're already there given the impact of the NHS's sweeping changes on Nonnatus House). And of course, the series will end altogether sooner rather than later. But while Call the Midwife will one day be no more, its characters will live on beyond the credits – and it seems Trixie intends to remain in London, rather than relocating permanently to New York, despite admitting her marriage was on the rocks. In tonight's episode (Sunday 1 March), she was offered the position of matron at The Lady Emily Clinic for Women and Babies, a private medical facility in Mayfair. Trixie completed a placement there back in season 10, but this would be a permanent move if she accepted – which she did, on one condition. "I can't commence until the new year. I need to give in my notice to Nonnatus House, they're not in the best shape at this present time." While Dr Turner's GP surgery is to remain open, Nonnatus Houses's maternity home is set to close, meaning the midwives will need to find other employment while the nuns are beginning to commence plans for missionary work elsewhere. But it would be a marked shift for Trixie, who has spent the whole of her career in the East End, delivering babies from all walks of life and in all manner of settings. View Green Video on the source website "It was, and still is, a privilege," she said of her time working at Nonnatus House. But soon, her duties will lie elsewhere – with potentially more to come. "We have new adventures to look forward to," said Mr Scarisbrick, who runs the clinic. "In due course, I'll have something else to put to you," he adds and in the teaser for the finale, he asks Trixie if she would consider entering into partnership with him…

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The Lady true story: How Sarah Ferguson's dresser Jane Andrews became a killer
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date: 2026-03-01T10:17:21.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: ITVX
subject: On demand
description: The gripping four-part drama depicts events leading up to the headline-making crime – and its devastating aftermath.
encoded: With the help of the creators of The Crown, ITV is examining the shocking true crime case of Jane Andrews, a former employee of Sarah Ferguson who was convicted of murder. The Lady, which continues tonight on ITV1, tells the life story of Jane Andrews (played by Mia McKenna-Bruce), who went from a relatively poor home in Grimsby to the opulence of Buckingham Palace after becoming a dresser to the then-Duchess of York (Natalie Dormer). Their friendship continued throughout Ferguson's divorce from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, but fizzled out not long after, leaving Andrews bereft at losing access to the royal world. Just a few short years later, Ferguson would be contacted by police about the whereabouts of her earlier confidante, whose boyfriend had been found dead in his west London home. This is the true story that inspired ITV drama The Lady. The Lady true story: How Sarah Ferguson's dresser Jane Andrews became a killer ITV drama The Lady tells the life story of Jane Andrews, who rose from humble origins to the privileged position of Sarah Ferguson's dresser. But years later, events took a dark turn. Andrews was born in April 1967 to a working-class family, who spent her early years in Cleethorpes before moving to Grimsby due to financial difficulties. Although she performed well at school initially, her academic life took a dip in her teenage years as severe mental health issues arose, causing her to attempt to take her own life at the age of just 15. Andrews recovered from the incident and later found her passion studying fashion at Grimsby College, which led to a job as a sales assistant in a local Marks & Spencer store. By the age of 21, she was itching for a new opportunity, which came from an anonymous job advert in The Lady – a historic women's magazine which ceased publication last year – seeking a dresser for an unnamed individual. That person later turned out to be none other than Sarah Ferguson, then-Duchess of York. Andrews secured the job in the summer…

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The Lady cast and their real-life counterparts: Who stars in ITV's drama?
type: item
date: 2026-03-01T10:02:50.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Drama
subject: TV
description: Inspired by true events, the new miniseries explores a shocking murder with a royal connection.
encoded: The Lady is ITV's latest drama offering, telling the story of convicted murderer Jane Andrews, featuring BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna Bruce (Agatha Christie's Seven Dials) in the leading role. Andrews became the subject of great media interest in September 2000, when she killed her boyfriend, Thomas Cressman (Ed Speleers), before going on the run for several days. Besides the shocking nature of the crime itself, Andrews had previously been a staff member and close confidante to Sarah Ferguson (Natalie Dormer), then known as the Duchess of York (a title she has since stopped using). Andrews had parted ways with Ferguson a few years earlier, but her connection to the Royal Family was a prominent angle of news coverage – and, according to Thomas's brother, Rick, it's the main reason why the case continues to be examined. The four-parter from the creators of The Crown available as a box set on ITVX, airs its third episode Sunday 1st March in which "Jane starts to unravel and a make-or-break holiday has disastrous consequences". This dramatisation of the true story was written and produced prior to the release of old emails from Ferguson to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which have been the source of outrage and criticism in recent weeks. The Lady co-star Dormer, who portrays Ferguson, has chosen not to promote the show or accept her salary, which she instead donated to charities supporting victims of child abuse. Read on for an overview of The Lady cast as the series premieres on ITV1 and ITVX. The Lady cast: Who stars in ITV's drama? Here's a round-up of the key players in The Lady cast – read on for more detailed profiles on each character and the actor playing them, including where you might have seen them before. Mia McKenna-Bruce as Jane Andrews Natalie Dormer as Sarah, Duchess of York Ed Speleers as Thomas Cressman Philip Glenister as DCI Keith Douglas Stephanie Street as DS Smart Claire Skinner as June Andrews Laura Aikman as Francesca Ophelia Lov…

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Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha reflects on being the show’s first East Asian lead: "It’s what I dreamed about"
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date: 2026-03-01T08:00:36.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Pass the Mic
description: Yerin Ha chats to Pass the Mic about what being Bridgerton's first East Asian lead means to her.
encoded: Since Bridgerton first landed on our screens back in 2020, the Regency era drama has been a glowing example of a show that champions diversity. With the likes of Regé-Jean Page, Simone Ashley and now Yerin Ha, the series has celebrated those who we often don't see in period dramas as being at the forefront of their own love stories. Season 4 continued to make strides, with Sophie Baek, whose name was changed from the original Julia Quinn novels to honour Ha's Korean heritage. Since the release of this instalment of the hit Netflix series, Ha has rightfully been praised for her performance, but also has had plenty of warming fan reactions to her fronting the show. It's an experience that likely can't be summed up in a few short words but when asked by Radio Times for Pass the Mic about how it's felt to be Bridgerton's first East Asian lead, Ha said: "It’s what I dreamed about and the reason why I moved to Korea was because I didn’t see myself represented in these love stories." She continued: "I never saw myself as a person who was desirable, who was able to be a romantic leading lady. And for people to be able to project themselves and see that on screen and to make them… it’s amazing how much TV can represent characters and the way that they’re seen in society. "And so, for women to see that and think that they’re desirable as well, I think it’s so powerful and that’s what art can do. It can help change perspective and it can help shift something internally that art has made you feel otherwise. "So, to be able to do that, I think, is a dream and I plan to keep doing that. Hopefully, I’m not the last – definitely won’t be the last." A pioneering drama, Ha hopes the series' casting will help the industry "get to the point where it doesn’t have to be a conversation anymore and everyone from every different background can see themselves in all different kinds of roles. Even Katie [Leung] being the antagonist, I think is really refreshing to see as well." View Green Vid…

The Vampire Diaries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star officially joins Apple TV's The Buccaneers
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date: 2026-02-28T11:03:17.000Z
creator: Katelyn Mensah
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Apple TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: What will this mean for the Buccaneers?
encoded: Paul Wesley has joined the cast of The Buccaneers season 3 as a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives into Nan and Mrs St George's world, turning it upside down. Best known for his work in The Vampire Diaries and more recently, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, not much else is known about Wesley's character, but it's clear he'll play a pivotal role in the third outing of the Apple TV series. Rumours about Wesley's casting in the series had spread online prior to the announcement, with images of him on set alongside Christina Hendricks' character, confirming season 3 was in production. As for what is set to take place in season 3, Apple TV has confirmed the Buccaneers will be "fighting back", and they'll be doing it side by side. The logline reads: "When they arrived in England they were all navigating their first loves. Now, they’re looking for the loves of their live, and with a new and enigmatic Duke at the helm, Tintagel is also facing an uncertain future. If polite English society thought our American girls rocked the boat, this new bad-boy Duke is about to sink the ship." Details on who will play this "bad-boy Duke" are yet to be announced, but with Wesley joining the series, we can only hope for another casting announcement in the coming weeks. Two months after season 2 concluded its run, the streamer announced it had been renewed for season 3, having left plenty of unanswered questions for fans. Season 2 concluded with Theo abdicating in order to divorce Nan and marry Lizzy and Nan running away from Tintagel with a pregnancy secret. "We couldn’t be more delighted to be lacing up our corsets, slipping on our ball gowns and running breathless across the cliffs of Tintagel for the third time to see what passionate adventures our beloved Buccaneers get up to next," creator-showrunner Katherine Jakeways said of the renewal. "Huge thanks to Apple TV+ and also to the devoted viewers for loving the show as much as we do." The Buccaneers seasons 1 and 2 are avail…

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Wednesday star's twisty YA thriller unveils first look at season 2
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date: 2026-02-28T10:38:32.000Z
creator: Katelyn Mensah
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
subject: News
description: The second season is coming later this year.
encoded: Pip Fitz-Amobi is back on the case, as A Good Girl's Guide to Murder returns for a second season – and we finally have a closer look at what's to come! Returning to BBC One later this year, Pip (Emma Myers) is determined to fix the fallout from solving the Andie Bell case, as well as staying away from any more investigations. But when Max Hastings' (Henry Ashton) trial approaches and Connor's brother Jamie suddenly goes missing, Pip finds herself in a race against time to find him. The first look images reveal Pip and her friends back on the pursuit for the truth as she, Ravi (Zain Iqbal), Cara (Asha Banks), Lauren (Yali Topol Margalith) and Connor (Jude Morgan-Collie) reunite, unravelling new secrets, leads and mysteries. While Pip prepares to face Max in court, his cousin Robin (Freddie England) starts dating Lauren and becomes a controversial new member of their friendship group. The series is based on the best-selling novels by Holly Jackson, who has penned the second season for television. When it first launched in 2024, the series became one of the BBC iPlayer's most watch titles with 16-24 year olds and BBC Three's highest rated drama since its relaunch. Last year, the BBC announced a flurry of new cast members joining the second season, including KAOS star Misia Butler as Stanley Forbes, a figure on the fringes of Pip's new investigation. Tell Me Everything's Eden Hambelton-Davies joins the cast as Jamie, the brother of Jude Morgan-Collie's character Connor Reynolds. Jamie is described as a quiet but popular local musician whose sudden disappearance sends shockwaves through the community. MobLand star Jack Rowan also joins as Charlie Green, Pip's new neighbour who is drawn into the heart of the mystery unravelling in Little Kilton. Jackson, said of the castings: "I'm so excited to welcome some new and incredibly talented actors into the AGGGTM family. Eden is sensational as our Jamie, his presence felt throughout, even though he’s missing. "Misia is the perf…

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I directed Channel 4's Dirty Business and this is why we need to end the 35-year train-wreck of water privatisation
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date: 2026-02-28T09:58:18.000Z
creator: Joseph Bullman
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: Comment
description: Behind the scenes on the rage-inducing new factual thriller.
encoded: My eagle-eyed commissioners Alisa Pomeroy and Rita Daniels sent me their favourite tweet of the night after episode 2 of our new series Dirty Business went to air on Channel 4. A viewer, Josh Folks, had been checking Thames Water sewage dumps from a works in Islip. “If I’d been s**tting into a river non-stop for 966 hours I’d probably have been arrested by now.” Well, yeah. Fair point. You definitely wouldn’t be able to s**t into a river non-stop for 40 days without attracting the interest of the local constabulary. But water companies get away with it. Collectively they dump sewage into rivers and seas 1,600 times a day. The law says the water companies have to treat the sewage to make it safe, before they put it back into our waterways, except in very extreme, once in a blue moon, storm conditions. Every dump is an offence, punishable by five years in prison. But the water police force – the Environment Agency – has never prosecuted any water company executive or owner or board member, ever. Not once. In the show, Chanel Cresswell’s Environment Agency whistleblower calls the agency a ‘Potemkin regulator’. Potemkin was a Russian Field Marshall who had an affair with the Empress Katharine. He’s said to have built the facades of bogus villages to ride past and admire on her way to their booty calls. So Potemkin means something got up to look like something – in this case a regulator – which is in fact fake. Factual producer Laura McCutcheon and I worked on Dirty Business for more than two years. Laura did the heavy lifting on the incredible amount of research. She met a person who worked inside the agency, called Dave Henderson. Coincidence? It was the same name as the head of the water company lobbying body who’s always on Radio 4 trying to defend their dumping. Duh… it was obviously a fake name. ‘Dave’ supplied us with internal Environment Agency documents and the results of his investigations into the Agency. They showed the Agency handing down policies which prev…

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