BritBox is bringing more of Britain’s best across the pond and around the world! This month, the best-of-British TV and film streamer will be adding several titles, from critically acclaimed debuts to historical miniseries. Binge BAFTA-winning projects, including Michaela Coel’s “Chewing Gum,” the series finale of “There She Goes,” and get ready for this year’s Ee BAFTA Film Awards, which will once again be simulcast on the streamer on Sunday, Feb. 18 for BritBox subscribers in the United States, Canada, and five other countries.
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The two-season comedy series won just as many BAFTAs for creator and star Michaela Coel, her...
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The two-season comedy series won just as many BAFTAs for creator and star Michaela Coel, her...
- 1/31/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
“Dodger,” the high-octane family drama based on Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” is set to return to the BBC for three specials.
Production has just wrapped in Bristol on the three one-off episodes, which include a Christmas-themed offering, with Christopher Eccleston (“Doctor Who”) returning as Fagin and Billy Jenkins (“Peaky Blinders”) returning as the eponymous child pickpocket.
Also returning for high jinks in Victorian London are Ellie-May Sheridan (“Call The Midwife”), Aabay Ali, Connor Curren, Mila Lieu, David Threlfall (“Shameless”), Alex Kingston (“Doctor Who”), Rhys Thomas (“The Fast Show”), Javone Prince (“No Time To Die”), Lucy Montgomery (“Disenchantment”), Saira Choudhry (“Life”), James Fleet (“Vicar of Dibley”), Lenny Rush (“A Christmas Carol”) and Sam C Wilson (“Hanna”).
They are joined by newcomers to the series Anita Dobson (“EastEnders”), Robert Lindsay (“My Family”), Mark Benton (“Waterloo Road”), Rufus Jones (“Home”), Matthew Holness (“Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace”) and Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous”).
“Dodger” will air...
Production has just wrapped in Bristol on the three one-off episodes, which include a Christmas-themed offering, with Christopher Eccleston (“Doctor Who”) returning as Fagin and Billy Jenkins (“Peaky Blinders”) returning as the eponymous child pickpocket.
Also returning for high jinks in Victorian London are Ellie-May Sheridan (“Call The Midwife”), Aabay Ali, Connor Curren, Mila Lieu, David Threlfall (“Shameless”), Alex Kingston (“Doctor Who”), Rhys Thomas (“The Fast Show”), Javone Prince (“No Time To Die”), Lucy Montgomery (“Disenchantment”), Saira Choudhry (“Life”), James Fleet (“Vicar of Dibley”), Lenny Rush (“A Christmas Carol”) and Sam C Wilson (“Hanna”).
They are joined by newcomers to the series Anita Dobson (“EastEnders”), Robert Lindsay (“My Family”), Mark Benton (“Waterloo Road”), Rufus Jones (“Home”), Matthew Holness (“Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace”) and Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous”).
“Dodger” will air...
- 9/1/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Christopher Eccleston will lead the cast of Dodger, a new story set in the world of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The series, produced by NBCUniversal International Studios, is a ten-part family adventure that will air next year on Cbbc and BBC iPlayer.
Eccleston will play Fagin, with David Threlfall cast as the chief of police, Billy Jenkins as the titular Dodger, and Saira Choudhry as Nancy. Filming is underway in Manchester. Aabay Ali, Ellie-May Sheridan, Mila Lieu, Connor Curren, Sam C Wilson, Tanya Reynolds, Lucy Montgomery, Frances Barber, Javone Prince and Rhys Thomas are also in the cast.
Set before the events of Oliver Twist, the show will follow the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, the Artful Dodger, and Fagin’s gang as they find ingenious ways to survive the grim and exploitative conditions of early Victorian London in the 1830s.
The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Lucy...
Eccleston will play Fagin, with David Threlfall cast as the chief of police, Billy Jenkins as the titular Dodger, and Saira Choudhry as Nancy. Filming is underway in Manchester. Aabay Ali, Ellie-May Sheridan, Mila Lieu, Connor Curren, Sam C Wilson, Tanya Reynolds, Lucy Montgomery, Frances Barber, Javone Prince and Rhys Thomas are also in the cast.
Set before the events of Oliver Twist, the show will follow the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, the Artful Dodger, and Fagin’s gang as they find ingenious ways to survive the grim and exploitative conditions of early Victorian London in the 1830s.
The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Lucy...
- 5/5/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: O-t Fagbenle’s British comedy Maxxx, which also stars Law & Order: Svu’s Christopher Meloni, is heading to Hulu on June 2.
The streamer acquired the six-part series from All3Media International. Somewhat interestingly, it will premiere all episodes of the show before the show completes its full run in the UK.
The series, which was written, co-directed, exec produced and stars The Handmaid’s Tale’s Fagbenle, premiered on the UK’s E4, the youth-skewing network run by Channel 4. However, it was subsequently pulled from the schedules, replaced by repeats of U.S. comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and removed from the company’s digital catch-up service All4 and will now air later in the year.
The series centers around a formerly famous boyband star Maxxx, played by Fagbenle, who tries to make his music comeback in a bid to win back his famous supermodel ex-girlfriend, played by Jourdan Dunn, and...
The streamer acquired the six-part series from All3Media International. Somewhat interestingly, it will premiere all episodes of the show before the show completes its full run in the UK.
The series, which was written, co-directed, exec produced and stars The Handmaid’s Tale’s Fagbenle, premiered on the UK’s E4, the youth-skewing network run by Channel 4. However, it was subsequently pulled from the schedules, replaced by repeats of U.S. comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and removed from the company’s digital catch-up service All4 and will now air later in the year.
The series centers around a formerly famous boyband star Maxxx, played by Fagbenle, who tries to make his music comeback in a bid to win back his famous supermodel ex-girlfriend, played by Jourdan Dunn, and...
- 5/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Star Trek’s George Takei is moving to Fluffytown to voice a panda in an animated kids’ series for the BBC.
Takei, who played Sulu in the classic sci-fi series, will voice Elder Panda in preschool series Love Monster, which is a co-production by the British public broacaster’s kids’ channel CBeebies, Boat Rocker Studios, and China’s UYoung.
The 54-part series, which will air in January 2020, is based on Rachel Bright’s Love Monster series. It follows the adventures of hairy hero, Love Monster, as he navigates the challenges of being the only monster in Fluffytown – a world of cute baby animals. With a lot of help from his friends, Love Monster learns to follow his heart rather than his slightly ‘over-thinky’ head, as he searches for the right thing to do.
Elsewhere, Episodes star Tamsin Greig narrates, while Javone Prince (PhoneShop), Sarah Hadland (Miranda), Lewis Macleod (Postman Pat...
Takei, who played Sulu in the classic sci-fi series, will voice Elder Panda in preschool series Love Monster, which is a co-production by the British public broacaster’s kids’ channel CBeebies, Boat Rocker Studios, and China’s UYoung.
The 54-part series, which will air in January 2020, is based on Rachel Bright’s Love Monster series. It follows the adventures of hairy hero, Love Monster, as he navigates the challenges of being the only monster in Fluffytown – a world of cute baby animals. With a lot of help from his friends, Love Monster learns to follow his heart rather than his slightly ‘over-thinky’ head, as he searches for the right thing to do.
Elsewhere, Episodes star Tamsin Greig narrates, while Javone Prince (PhoneShop), Sarah Hadland (Miranda), Lewis Macleod (Postman Pat...
- 12/2/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Law & Order: Svu star Christopher Meloni and supermodel Jourdan Dunn have joined Channel 4 comedy Maxxx.
The six-part series, written, directed and starring The Handmaid’s Tale’s O-t Fagbenle, centers around a formerly famous boyband star, played by Fagbenle, who tries to make his music comeback in a bid to win back his famous supermodel ex-girlfriend, played by Dunn, and prove to the world that he isn’t a washed-up old has-been.
To get his career back on track Maxxx enlists the help of his cousin/superfan/stalker Rose, played by Raised by Wolves’ Helen Monks and tries to convince his former manager Don Wild, played by Meloni to take him back but he has other ideas and recruits the help of wannabe manager Tamzin, played by Harlots’ Pippa Bennett-Warner. Phone Shop’s Javone Prince plays former bandmate Lucky.
Maxxx is produced by Luti Media, founded by Fagbenle’s younger brother Luti.
The six-part series, written, directed and starring The Handmaid’s Tale’s O-t Fagbenle, centers around a formerly famous boyband star, played by Fagbenle, who tries to make his music comeback in a bid to win back his famous supermodel ex-girlfriend, played by Dunn, and prove to the world that he isn’t a washed-up old has-been.
To get his career back on track Maxxx enlists the help of his cousin/superfan/stalker Rose, played by Raised by Wolves’ Helen Monks and tries to convince his former manager Don Wild, played by Meloni to take him back but he has other ideas and recruits the help of wannabe manager Tamzin, played by Harlots’ Pippa Bennett-Warner. Phone Shop’s Javone Prince plays former bandmate Lucky.
Maxxx is produced by Luti Media, founded by Fagbenle’s younger brother Luti.
- 11/4/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Crown’s Anna Chancellor and Black Mirror’s Daniel Rigby have joined the second season of British comedy Timewasters after ITV2 recommissioned the series.
Chancellor, who played Lady Rosse in the Netflix royal drama and also recently starred in Trust, and Rigby, who starred in Black Mirror episode The Waldo Moment, are joined in the six-part series by Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Ellie White (The Windsors).
BAFTA-nominated comedy Timewasters, which is produced by Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions, follows a group of Londoners who are transported back to the 1950s to play in a jazz band. Original cast members including Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo.
The second season follows the band as they start a jazz club. Nick discovers that his one true love from the 1920s is alive and well and has a 32 year old son, Lauren is on a roll...
Chancellor, who played Lady Rosse in the Netflix royal drama and also recently starred in Trust, and Rigby, who starred in Black Mirror episode The Waldo Moment, are joined in the six-part series by Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Ellie White (The Windsors).
BAFTA-nominated comedy Timewasters, which is produced by Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions, follows a group of Londoners who are transported back to the 1950s to play in a jazz band. Original cast members including Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo.
The second season follows the band as they start a jazz club. Nick discovers that his one true love from the 1920s is alive and well and has a 32 year old son, Lauren is on a roll...
- 8/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year’s inaugural scheme supported female directors.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has named 18 UK writers to receive support through its Elevate campaign.
Participants include Rachel De-Lahay, co-writer of Channel 4 series Kiri, who is writing an episode of The Eddy for Netflix with Jack Thorne, to be directed by Damien Chazelle.
Also selected is Smita Bhide, whose previous work includes writing and directing The Blue Tower, winner of best UK feature at Raindance film festival in 2008.
The 18 names were chosen by a panel of industry experts from almost 200 applicants. They will receive networking opportunities,...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has named 18 UK writers to receive support through its Elevate campaign.
Participants include Rachel De-Lahay, co-writer of Channel 4 series Kiri, who is writing an episode of The Eddy for Netflix with Jack Thorne, to be directed by Damien Chazelle.
Also selected is Smita Bhide, whose previous work includes writing and directing The Blue Tower, winner of best UK feature at Raindance film festival in 2008.
The 18 names were chosen by a panel of industry experts from almost 200 applicants. They will receive networking opportunities,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the names of the 18 writers it will be supporting for the next 12 months through BAFTA Elevate, a program that aims to back individuals from under-represented groups to the next stage of their career. They will benefit from networking opportunities, introductions, mentoring, tailored panel discussions, masterclasses and workshops to help them achieve their career goals. They are:
* Bisha Ali
* Clare McQuillan
* Dominique Moloney
* Emma Reeves
* Faryal Velmi
* Grace Ofori-Attah
* Janice Okoh
* Javone Prince
* Karissa Hamilton-Bannis
* Lisa Hammond & Rachael Spence
* Rachel De-Lahay
* Sarah Farinha
* Sian Harries
* Smita Bhide
* Suhayla El-Bashra
* Tahsin Guner
* Tyrell Williams
The Irish government has published an Audiovisual Action Plan carried out by independent consultants which will act as a guide to help boost Ireland’s film, TV and animation sectors. The plan calls for a potential extension of Ireland’s Section 481 tax relief, as well as increasing the expenditure ceiling,...
* Bisha Ali
* Clare McQuillan
* Dominique Moloney
* Emma Reeves
* Faryal Velmi
* Grace Ofori-Attah
* Janice Okoh
* Javone Prince
* Karissa Hamilton-Bannis
* Lisa Hammond & Rachael Spence
* Rachel De-Lahay
* Sarah Farinha
* Sian Harries
* Smita Bhide
* Suhayla El-Bashra
* Tahsin Guner
* Tyrell Williams
The Irish government has published an Audiovisual Action Plan carried out by independent consultants which will act as a guide to help boost Ireland’s film, TV and animation sectors. The plan calls for a potential extension of Ireland’s Section 481 tax relief, as well as increasing the expenditure ceiling,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Kirsten Howard Jul 27, 2017
Taboo and Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy is set to lend his voice to a brand new animated show for the BBC...
The BBC are throwing some money into a bunch of new comedy shows for the various channels in their stable, and one of them is an animated series called Sticky.
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Voicing the main characters will be Tom Hardy and his real life wife Charlotte Riley - who have also appeared together in Peaky Blinders - along with Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Kayvan Novak (Four Lions). They'll play four best mates who go to college in the fictional town of Shatford and vow to get to the bottom of why the internet has suddenly disappeared.
Here's a promotional pic from the BBC...
“Although based in reality, the freedom that animation brings allows Sticky to present an unlimited...
Taboo and Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy is set to lend his voice to a brand new animated show for the BBC...
The BBC are throwing some money into a bunch of new comedy shows for the various channels in their stable, and one of them is an animated series called Sticky.
See related Revisiting the film of Stephen King's It
Voicing the main characters will be Tom Hardy and his real life wife Charlotte Riley - who have also appeared together in Peaky Blinders - along with Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Kayvan Novak (Four Lions). They'll play four best mates who go to college in the fictional town of Shatford and vow to get to the bottom of why the internet has suddenly disappeared.
Here's a promotional pic from the BBC...
“Although based in reality, the freedom that animation brings allows Sticky to present an unlimited...
- 7/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Mar 7, 2017
All change for Inside No. 9 series 3, which delivers a quasi-musical in karaoke-themed instalment, Empty Orchestra…
This review contains spoilers.
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3.4 Empty Orchestra
“When you’ve cut someone’s bum off and eaten it, you kind of go, well, better try something different!” Steve Pemberton told us at the Inside No. 9 series three launch. In Empty Orchestra, a (whisper it) love story with a (keep whispering) happy ending, something different is exactly what he and Reece Shearsmith have done.
Compared to the thoroughgoing nastiness of The Riddle Of The Sphinx, this one’s as refreshing as a sea breeze. The baddies are punished, the goodies are rewarded, and the viewer can skip happily to bed...
All change for Inside No. 9 series 3, which delivers a quasi-musical in karaoke-themed instalment, Empty Orchestra…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Legion: Dan Stevens has asked Patrick Stewart to appear Legion episode 4 review: Chapter Four Legion episode 3 review: Chapter Three Legion episode 2 review: Chapter Two Legion episode 1 review: Chapter One
3.4 Empty Orchestra
“When you’ve cut someone’s bum off and eaten it, you kind of go, well, better try something different!” Steve Pemberton told us at the Inside No. 9 series three launch. In Empty Orchestra, a (whisper it) love story with a (keep whispering) happy ending, something different is exactly what he and Reece Shearsmith have done.
Compared to the thoroughgoing nastiness of The Riddle Of The Sphinx, this one’s as refreshing as a sea breeze. The baddies are punished, the goodies are rewarded, and the viewer can skip happily to bed...
- 3/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Filming has begun in Dewsbury, Yorkshire this week on a feature length Christmas special of Cbbc’s popular series Hank Zipzer.The 90-minute film 'Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe' joins Hank (played by Nick James) in the run up to Christmas as he prepares for a new baby brother. But Hank’s life never runs smoothly and soon Miss Adolf (played by Felicity Montagu) is turning Mr Rock’s Rudolph the Rock’n’Roll Reindeer into a one-woman Christmas Carol – two school inspectors are getting injured in a bizarre sleighing accident and Mr Joy (played by Javone Prince) is trying to cancel Christmas altogether. In his attempt to drag triumph from the glittering jaws of doom, Hank will ice skate into disaster, nearly crash a Christmas tree into a crowd, get himself and his best friends arrested, get his favourite teacher sacked and lose the love of his life.
- 8/4/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Bernard Cribbins! Matt Lucas! Maxine Peake! The BBC has announced an impressive cast for Russell T Davies’ Midsummer Night’s Dream…
Russell T Davies is returning to the BBC’s Doctor Who base in Cardiff. But he’ll be dabbling in Shakespeare, not spaceships. The cast for his new version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been announced.
For Who fans, the most exciting news is a reunion between Russell T Davies and Bernard Cribbins, who will play Tom Snout, an amateur performer who memorably portrays a wall in a play within the play. Let's hope Cribbins isn't bricking it, eh?
Elsewhere in the cast, you’ve got Maxine Peake as Titania, Matt Lucas as Bottom, and John Hannah as Theseus. Eleanor Matsuura of Spooks will play Hippolyta and Hiran Abeysekera (seen in Lion In The Tent) will portray Puck.
Cucumber alum Fisayo Akinade has been cast as Flute,...
Russell T Davies is returning to the BBC’s Doctor Who base in Cardiff. But he’ll be dabbling in Shakespeare, not spaceships. The cast for his new version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been announced.
For Who fans, the most exciting news is a reunion between Russell T Davies and Bernard Cribbins, who will play Tom Snout, an amateur performer who memorably portrays a wall in a play within the play. Let's hope Cribbins isn't bricking it, eh?
Elsewhere in the cast, you’ve got Maxine Peake as Titania, Matt Lucas as Bottom, and John Hannah as Theseus. Eleanor Matsuura of Spooks will play Hippolyta and Hiran Abeysekera (seen in Lion In The Tent) will portray Puck.
Cucumber alum Fisayo Akinade has been cast as Flute,...
- 9/24/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
1. Um... Hang on. We can't think of any.
2. We're sure there was a reason to watch Katie Hopkins' new TV show.
3. Nope. It's gone. Meanwhile, here's a funny video of a primitive creature peeing in its own mouth for attention. No idea what made us think of that.
4. Where were we? Oh yes! The reason to watch Katie Hopkins' appalling attempt at making TV. No, it's gone again. Sorry.
5. She really is annoying, right? In fact, we're not even going to mention when the show is on or what channel it's on. We're with Lord Sugar on this one.
6. You should however make sure to watch the The Javone Prince Show at 10pm on BBC 2 tonight. It's absolutely hilarious.
7. Or you could watch Person of Interest at 10pm on Channel 5. It's excellent. A real gripper. And the last ever episode of Glee is also on at 10pm on...
2. We're sure there was a reason to watch Katie Hopkins' new TV show.
3. Nope. It's gone. Meanwhile, here's a funny video of a primitive creature peeing in its own mouth for attention. No idea what made us think of that.
4. Where were we? Oh yes! The reason to watch Katie Hopkins' appalling attempt at making TV. No, it's gone again. Sorry.
5. She really is annoying, right? In fact, we're not even going to mention when the show is on or what channel it's on. We're with Lord Sugar on this one.
6. You should however make sure to watch the The Javone Prince Show at 10pm on BBC 2 tonight. It's absolutely hilarious.
7. Or you could watch Person of Interest at 10pm on Channel 5. It's excellent. A real gripper. And the last ever episode of Glee is also on at 10pm on...
- 8/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Hank Zipzer will be back for a second series of episodes on Cbbc in August, and a third series has already been commissioned.
The show is based on the New York Times best-selling book series Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever, which is co-written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver.
It follows the adventures of 14-year-old Hank Zipzer, who has dyslexia and looks at the world differently to other people, causing problems with his school teachers Mr Love (Nick Mohammed) and Miss Adolf (Felicity Montagu), as well as his parents Rosa (Juliet Cowan) and Stan (Neil Fitzmaurice).
Winkler co-stars as music teacher Mr Rock, who understands and supports Hank.
Series two will see the arrival of new headteacher Mr Joy, played by Phone Shop's Javone Prince.
Hank Zipzer returns to Cbbc in August with a 13-episode run of 30-minute shows.
The show is based on the New York Times best-selling book series Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever, which is co-written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver.
It follows the adventures of 14-year-old Hank Zipzer, who has dyslexia and looks at the world differently to other people, causing problems with his school teachers Mr Love (Nick Mohammed) and Miss Adolf (Felicity Montagu), as well as his parents Rosa (Juliet Cowan) and Stan (Neil Fitzmaurice).
Winkler co-stars as music teacher Mr Rock, who understands and supports Hank.
Series two will see the arrival of new headteacher Mr Joy, played by Phone Shop's Javone Prince.
Hank Zipzer returns to Cbbc in August with a 13-episode run of 30-minute shows.
- 7/22/2015
- Digital Spy
The Outcast: BBC One, 9pm
It's the concluding part of the two-part drama adapted from Sadie Jones's novel of the same name.
After serving his time in prison, Lewis (George MacKay) is returning home a changed man. While he tries his best to make amends, the residents aren't too pleased to see him return.
Humans: Channel 4, 9pm
Wait it's Sunday again? That can only mean one thing - another episode of the human and synth drama.
After last week's events, Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) is in exile and Laura (Katherine Parkinson) decides to come clean with her children, with consequences for Anita (Gemma Chan). Meanwhile, a betrayal leads to the ultimate sacrifice.
Marvel's Agent Carter: Fox UK, 9pm
The second episode has Peggy back doing what she does best, being a spy.
Peggy (Hayley Atwell) must recover Howard Stark's (Dominic Cooper) deadliest weapon from enemy territory in a race against time,...
It's the concluding part of the two-part drama adapted from Sadie Jones's novel of the same name.
After serving his time in prison, Lewis (George MacKay) is returning home a changed man. While he tries his best to make amends, the residents aren't too pleased to see him return.
Humans: Channel 4, 9pm
Wait it's Sunday again? That can only mean one thing - another episode of the human and synth drama.
After last week's events, Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) is in exile and Laura (Katherine Parkinson) decides to come clean with her children, with consequences for Anita (Gemma Chan). Meanwhile, a betrayal leads to the ultimate sacrifice.
Marvel's Agent Carter: Fox UK, 9pm
The second episode has Peggy back doing what she does best, being a spy.
Peggy (Hayley Atwell) must recover Howard Stark's (Dominic Cooper) deadliest weapon from enemy territory in a race against time,...
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
If you were a fan of E4's PhoneShop, the good news is that the show might not be done quite yet.
Launching with a pilot episode on Channel 4 in 2009, three series of the sitcom aired on E4 between 2010 and 2013.
Series creator Phil Bowker described the experience of working on PhoneShop as "fantastic" and refused to rule out a possible return.
"It would take me six months to write it, and then it would take six months to make it - so it leaves very little time for anything else," he told Digital Spy.
"But we'd never say never because it was such great fun. We might revisit PhoneShop and see what became of the characters."
Bowker has re-teamed with one of the show's stars, Javone Prince, for new BBC Two sketch comedy series The Javone Prince Show.
"Maybe we'll do a PhoneShop special - who knows?" Prince said.
Launching with a pilot episode on Channel 4 in 2009, three series of the sitcom aired on E4 between 2010 and 2013.
Series creator Phil Bowker described the experience of working on PhoneShop as "fantastic" and refused to rule out a possible return.
"It would take me six months to write it, and then it would take six months to make it - so it leaves very little time for anything else," he told Digital Spy.
"But we'd never say never because it was such great fun. We might revisit PhoneShop and see what became of the characters."
Bowker has re-teamed with one of the show's stars, Javone Prince, for new BBC Two sketch comedy series The Javone Prince Show.
"Maybe we'll do a PhoneShop special - who knows?" Prince said.
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Javone Prince is looking to bring back the sketch show with a vengeance, with his new BBC Two vehicle The Javone Prince Show.
PhoneShop star Prince has re-teamed with that show's creator - writer Phil Bowker - for his new series, which blends sketches with stand-up and musical performances.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the sketch show being dead," Bowker says. "I don't think it's dead at all.
"I think we got to a point where sketch shows got a little bit cool and ironic, and almost forgot to be funny - and so this was a deliberate attempt to roll back to those days when Javone and I used to watch Morecambe and Wise and Dave Allen.
"With all of those things, what was at the heart of those shows was the personality of the host."
Prince agrees: "You know, when you see Morecambe and Wise,...
PhoneShop star Prince has re-teamed with that show's creator - writer Phil Bowker - for his new series, which blends sketches with stand-up and musical performances.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the sketch show being dead," Bowker says. "I don't think it's dead at all.
"I think we got to a point where sketch shows got a little bit cool and ironic, and almost forgot to be funny - and so this was a deliberate attempt to roll back to those days when Javone and I used to watch Morecambe and Wise and Dave Allen.
"With all of those things, what was at the heart of those shows was the personality of the host."
Prince agrees: "You know, when you see Morecambe and Wise,...
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Stoner comedy marks the debut feature of the Lennox Brothers with a cast including Alice Lowe and Billy Boyd.
La-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to UK comedy AmStarDam and will begin sales at the Cannes Marché next week.
The film, in post-production, marks the feature debut of the writer/directors the Lennox Brothers and was shot at London’s 3 Mills studios and Amsterdam.
Combining classic fairytales with the wild side of Amsterdam,the fantasy-comedy is billed as a coming-of-age adventure with a twist.
Jonathan Readwin stars as a young man who arrives the Netherlands capital in search of his father, played by Sean Power. Through a momentary magical encounter he discovers the secret weapon that could turn around their ailing marijuana coffee shop.
Producer Zorana Piggott said Shoreline shared its “passion and excitement for this wonderfully crazy film”.
The cast also includes Lord of the Rings’ Billy Boyd, Sightseers’ [link...
La-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to UK comedy AmStarDam and will begin sales at the Cannes Marché next week.
The film, in post-production, marks the feature debut of the writer/directors the Lennox Brothers and was shot at London’s 3 Mills studios and Amsterdam.
Combining classic fairytales with the wild side of Amsterdam,the fantasy-comedy is billed as a coming-of-age adventure with a twist.
Jonathan Readwin stars as a young man who arrives the Netherlands capital in search of his father, played by Sean Power. Through a momentary magical encounter he discovers the secret weapon that could turn around their ailing marijuana coffee shop.
Producer Zorana Piggott said Shoreline shared its “passion and excitement for this wonderfully crazy film”.
The cast also includes Lord of the Rings’ Billy Boyd, Sightseers’ [link...
- 5/8/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Ruth Jones is developing a new sitcom for BBC One, it has been revealed.
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen has confirmed that the Gavin & Stacey co-creator and star will front a new show, that may form part of a second season of Comedy Playhouse projects in 2015.
He added that Jones's company Tidy Productions may choose to produce a non-transmission pilot episode.
"Ruth is fantastic and we'd love to do something with her," he told Broadcast. "We were talking studio shows and she would be absolutely perfect for that."
Meanwhile, Allen has ordered six episodes of The Kennedys, a sitcom written by Celebrity MasterChef winner Emma Kennedy. The show will be based on her family life.
iPlayer will also stream a second series of comedy shorts, following this year's sketches from the likes of Frankie Boyle and Micky Flanagan. They will be released around Valentine's Day.
On BBC Two, Morgana Robinson...
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen has confirmed that the Gavin & Stacey co-creator and star will front a new show, that may form part of a second season of Comedy Playhouse projects in 2015.
He added that Jones's company Tidy Productions may choose to produce a non-transmission pilot episode.
"Ruth is fantastic and we'd love to do something with her," he told Broadcast. "We were talking studio shows and she would be absolutely perfect for that."
Meanwhile, Allen has ordered six episodes of The Kennedys, a sitcom written by Celebrity MasterChef winner Emma Kennedy. The show will be based on her family life.
iPlayer will also stream a second series of comedy shorts, following this year's sketches from the likes of Frankie Boyle and Micky Flanagan. They will be released around Valentine's Day.
On BBC Two, Morgana Robinson...
- 12/11/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Two has ordered the UK's first transgender sitcom among its new commissions.
Boy Meets Girl was discovered at the 2013 BBC Trans Comedy Award, which searched for projects that offered a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
Created and written by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle, the Manchester-based comedy focuses on newly-unemployed Leo, who finds himself attracted to Judy after bumping into her. Despite the age gap and his mother's protestations, the pair soon begin a relationship.
Casting and broadcast dates for the six-part series will be confirmed at a later time.
Meanwhile, Great British Bake Off co-host Sue Perkins is to front a new travel series titled The Mekong River, in which she journeys to South East Asia to find a river that brings life to millions of people from Vietnam to the Tibetan mountains.
The four-part series will follow Perkins as she travels to Mekong's source in the Himalayan glacier.
Boy Meets Girl was discovered at the 2013 BBC Trans Comedy Award, which searched for projects that offered a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
Created and written by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle, the Manchester-based comedy focuses on newly-unemployed Leo, who finds himself attracted to Judy after bumping into her. Despite the age gap and his mother's protestations, the pair soon begin a relationship.
Casting and broadcast dates for the six-part series will be confirmed at a later time.
Meanwhile, Great British Bake Off co-host Sue Perkins is to front a new travel series titled The Mekong River, in which she journeys to South East Asia to find a river that brings life to millions of people from Vietnam to the Tibetan mountains.
The four-part series will follow Perkins as she travels to Mekong's source in the Himalayan glacier.
- 8/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o take prizes at awards celebrating diversity.
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
- 2/25/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Stoner comedy has cast including Sean Power, Billy Boyd, Alice Lowe.
AmStarDam has started shooting in Amsterdam and London’s 3 Mills Studios for Propeller Artists in association with 011 Productions.
The comedy marks the debut feature from the Lennox Brothers.
The cast includes Sean Power, Jonathan Readwin, Eline Powell, Kenneth Collard, Billy Boyd, Eric Lampaert, Alice Lowe and Javone Prince, with a special appearance from Howard Marks.
The “Amsterdam adventure” is about a young man who comes to Amsterdam to find his father; through a magical encounter he finds a way to turn around his father’s struggling marijuana ‘coffee shop’ business.
Zorana Piggott of 011 Productions is producing. Simon Liddell, Tony North and Brian Jamieson of Propeller Artists are Executive Producers.
Piggott said: “The Lennox Brothers have set out to make an edgy and exciting cinema experience, to tell a story with heart which just happens to be set in a place where weed is smoked freely...
AmStarDam has started shooting in Amsterdam and London’s 3 Mills Studios for Propeller Artists in association with 011 Productions.
The comedy marks the debut feature from the Lennox Brothers.
The cast includes Sean Power, Jonathan Readwin, Eline Powell, Kenneth Collard, Billy Boyd, Eric Lampaert, Alice Lowe and Javone Prince, with a special appearance from Howard Marks.
The “Amsterdam adventure” is about a young man who comes to Amsterdam to find his father; through a magical encounter he finds a way to turn around his father’s struggling marijuana ‘coffee shop’ business.
Zorana Piggott of 011 Productions is producing. Simon Liddell, Tony North and Brian Jamieson of Propeller Artists are Executive Producers.
Piggott said: “The Lennox Brothers have set out to make an edgy and exciting cinema experience, to tell a story with heart which just happens to be set in a place where weed is smoked freely...
- 10/4/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Stoner comedy has cast including Sean Power, Billy Boyd, Alice Lowe.
AmStarDam has started shooting in Amsterdam and London’s 3 Mills Studios for Propeller Artists in association with 011 Productions.
The comedy marks the debut feature from the Lennox Brothers.
The cast includes Sean Power, Jonathan Readwin, Eline Powell, Kenneth Collard, Billy Boyd, Eric Lampaert, Alice Lowe and Javone Prince, with a special appearance from Howard Marks.
The “Amsterdam adventure” is about a young man who comes to Amsterdam to find his father; through a magical encounter he finds a way to turn around his father’s struggling marijuana ‘coffee shop’ business.
Zorana Piggott of 011 Productions is producing. Simon Liddell, Tony North and Brian Jamieson of Propeller Artists are Executive Producers.
Piggott said: “The Lennox Brothers have set out to make an edgy and exciting cinema experience, to tell a story with heart which just happens to be set in a place where weed is smoked freely...
AmStarDam has started shooting in Amsterdam and London’s 3 Mills Studios for Propeller Artists in association with 011 Productions.
The comedy marks the debut feature from the Lennox Brothers.
The cast includes Sean Power, Jonathan Readwin, Eline Powell, Kenneth Collard, Billy Boyd, Eric Lampaert, Alice Lowe and Javone Prince, with a special appearance from Howard Marks.
The “Amsterdam adventure” is about a young man who comes to Amsterdam to find his father; through a magical encounter he finds a way to turn around his father’s struggling marijuana ‘coffee shop’ business.
Zorana Piggott of 011 Productions is producing. Simon Liddell, Tony North and Brian Jamieson of Propeller Artists are Executive Producers.
Piggott said: “The Lennox Brothers have set out to make an edgy and exciting cinema experience, to tell a story with heart which just happens to be set in a place where weed is smoked freely...
- 10/4/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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