42 h. ago Call the Midwife star 'incredibly lucky' as they land lead role in new BBC drama

The ten-part series will focus on the life of Mary Bennet, the 'unremarkable and overlooked' sister from Pride and Prejudice.

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3 d. ago BBC star demands renewal of 'sexy' medical drama as fans fear cancellation

A familiar face has appealed for the renewal of Doctor Odyssey

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5 d. ago BBC star lifts lid on neurodiversity battle as she admits 'I can't keep track of anything'

Gwyneth Keyworth stars opposite Timothy Spall in the BBC's new drama, Death Valley, and has opened up about her life off-screen and admitted she has ADHD.

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6 d. ago The Bombing of Pan Am 103 review – this kind, cheesy Lockerbie show just doesn’t work as TV

It was an act of terrorism that rocked the world. But though this well meaning BBC drama has some startling and impressive moments, it mainly forgets to actually find any dramaThe bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988 was an event so large, so complex and so significant that for a long time it was hard for anyone to take a clear view on it. Many elements remain murky to this day, despite – or perhaps because of – it being an act of terror that was unprecedented in its effect on Britain and the US. The plane exploded over the small town of Lockerbie in Scotland, having taken off from London on its way to New York and Detroit, completing a journey that began in Frankfurt. The hunt for the perpetrators soon focused on the Middle East and north Africa. With half the world demanding answers, the families of the 270 people killed found it difficult to be heard.The hidden human cost of the post-crash chaos is where The Bombing of Pan Am 103, a six-part fictionalisation, initiall...

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7 d. ago Derelict Greater Manchester mansion that once starred in BBC drama now on sale for £1.6m

The 'landmark' property now requires a 'back to brick' renovation after falling into a 'sad state of disrepair'

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1 week ago Outlander star Lauren Lyle opens up on new BBC drama on Lockerbie bombing

Outlander's Lauren Lyle spoke about The Bombing of Pan Am 103

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1 week ago Line of Duty's Anna Maxwell Martin reveals she can't return to BBC drama for behind

Line of Duty star Anna Maxwell Martin has opened up about the BBC drama's return - and revealed that character Patricia Carmichael won't be back in any future series

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2 w. ago Marisa Abela on consent, cancelled shows and playing Industry’s troubled heroine: ‘Thank God I’m not as cold

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor on a whirlwind few years, why intimacy coordinators matter, and watching her not-so-guilty pleasure Real HousewivesWhen Marisa Abela landed the role of Yasmin, Industry’s traumatised heiress, she was still at drama school. Now, she’s a breakout star of the hit BBC/HBO series about the cut-throat world of finance. While the past couple of years have been stratospheric for the 28-year-old – she played Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s 2024 biopic Back to Black scoring a Bafta rising star nomination, and was hand-picked by Steven Soderbergh for his recent star-studded thriller Black Bag – she’s excited to be back for the next instalment of the show that made her name. In fact, when we speak she’s sitting in a Pret, all smiles and warmth despite waiting for a severely delayed train from London to Cardiff, where she is filming the fourth series.What was your reaction when you found out you’d been nominated for a TV Bafta? Continue re...

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3 w. ago Skins star Freya Mavor wreaks havoc in explosive TV appearance for BBC drama

After Skins, The ABC Murders and Industry, Freya Mavor takes on a new role in the second season of BBC's Marie Antoinette, embodying a ruthless and calculating villainess.

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