9 h. ago How do you celebrate James Bond Day when you don’t know who the next 007 will be?

All things Bond will be commemorated on 5 October. But while the new movie has a director and writer attached, we’re still none the wiser as to who will play the super-spyIt’s James Bond Day this Sunday, if you didn’t know – 5 October is now a celebration of all things 007, thanks to this being the date of the world premiere of Dr No, the very first Bond film, starring Sean Connery, in 1962. Imagine it as a bit like Star Wars Day, with fewer Wookiees and Ewoks and a whole lot more tuxedoed swagger.This year though, the advent of JBD (as no one has ever called it) is bit of a damp squib. It hasn’t been that long since Denis Villeneuve was announced as the director of the next Bond film (June, in fact) and even less time since Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight was hired to write the script. But there’s been little to no sign since then of the new 007 actually being revealed, and even less sense of where this venerable franchise is going next. All we have are whisperings on the wind via th...

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33 h. ago BBC Peaky Blinders return confirmed with two new series bringing back Shelby gang

The BBC has announced the return of Peaky Blinders with two new series, set to air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and on Netflix globally

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33 h. ago Peaky Blinders series future confirmed ahead of Netflix movie as creator says he's 'thrilled'

Fans are waiting to find out when Thomas Shelby's final chapter will air

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33 h. ago Peaky Blinders to return with two new series focusing on a ‘new generation of Shelbys’

The upcoming sequel series will pick up events after the film, though bosses are keeping plot details firmly under wrap

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33 h. ago ‘It will be a hell of a ride’: Steven Knight announces Peaky Blinders spin

The BBC has commissioned two series focused on the next generation of the Shelby familyPeaky Blinders is to get a spin-off series, according to the BBC. The new show will focus on Birmingham after the second world war, and will follow the Shelby family who starred in the show’s previous incarnation.Two series have already been commissioned, to air on both the BBC and Netflix, with the narrative starting in 1953. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Peaky Blinders to return with two seasons focusing on a ‘new generation’

Creator Steven Knight has promised it will be a ‘hell of a ride’

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34 h. ago BBC Peaky Blinders return announced as two new series set to air

The BBC and Netflix have announced the return of Peaky Blinders today with two new series from creator Steven Knight

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34 h. ago Peaky Blinders to make surprise return for two more seasons after three

The BBC has announced that Steven Knight's hit period crime drama Peaky Blinders will return for two more seasons of six episodes each

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34 h. ago Peaky Blinders to return with two new series focusing on a ‘new generation’

Writer Steven Knight said: ‘The new generation of Shelbys have taken the wheel and it will be a hell of a ride.’

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54 h. ago Netflix House of Guinness: The two theories that suggest Guinness is actually Welsh

The most famous drink in Ireland is Guinness, but there are two theories that suggest the black stuff is actually Welsh, not Irish

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64 h. ago ‘Like feral leprechauns’: Why Irish critics hate Netflix’s House of Guinness

Eight-part drama labelled ‘rudimentary’ and’ cliched’ in Ireland despite praise in the UK

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3 d. ago Where is House of Guinness filmed? From Penrhyn Castle in Bangor to Liverpool’s Stanley Dock

HOUSE of Guinness dramatises the scandals, secrets and struggles of one of Ireland’s most famous families. The series focuses on the fallout from Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death — here we take a look at the show’s shooting locations. Where is House of Guinness filmed?  House of Guinness is a sweeping historical drama from the mind...

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4 d. ago House of Guinness fact vs fiction: How accurate is the new Netflix drama about stout dynasty?

Telling the story of the Irish family behind the world's favourite stout, it is set in 19th century Dublin just after the death of patriarch Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness.

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5 d. ago House of Guinness' future 'confirmed' after 'captivating' Netflix viewers

Netflix's new period drama House of Guinness follows the powerful family who founded the biggest brewery in the world, and the legacy handed to four siblings

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5 d. ago Netflix drama House of Guinness’ future revealed just three days after launching on streaming platform

IT shot straight to the top of Netflix's viewing chart over the weekend - and I can reveal the streaming giant's latest blockbuster drama will get a second round. Even though it's yet to be officially announced, another series of House of Guinness is set to be served up after it got a bumper number...

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5 d. ago Fury at Netflix show House of Guinness that makes the family look like 'fools'

A descendent of brewery tycoon Arthur Guinness has criticised the hit Netflix show House of Guinness for the way it represents her family

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6 d. ago Why Netflix's House of Guinness chose England over Dublin for its filming locations

House of Guinness, the new Netflix period drama, was filmed in various locations across the North West of England, including Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales and Yorkshire

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6 d. ago Anne Guinness' tragic health battle and family life explained

House of Guinness is available to stream on Netflix

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7 d. ago House of Guinness season 2 update from Steven Knight as fans left on cliffhanger

EXCLUSIVE: House of Guinness is the latest historical drama to land on Netflix and it comes from the creator of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, who has shared his hopes for the show's future

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7 d. ago Netflix's House Of Guinness seriously divides critics: scathing reviews brand it 'exhausting' and 'wildly unfaithful'

The drama boasts Knight's trademark swagger, dark style and sweeping ambition, yet many have questioned whether it reaches too hard for atmosphere at the expense of substance.

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