Zoë Wanamaker, Sir Michael Palin, Vicki Pepperdine & More Join BBC One’s ‘Worzel Gummidge’
BBC One has set the cast for Worzel Gummidge. Zoë Wanamaker (Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone), Sir Michael Palin (Monty Python), Vicki Pepperdine (The Windsors), Steve Pemberton (Benidorm), Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack), India Brown (Hetty Feather) and newcomer Thierry Wickens are set to star opposite Mackenzie Crook (The Pirates Of The Caribbean) in the two-part adaptation of the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. 
Channel 4 has released the trailer for their upcoming Jack Thorne drama The Accident (formerly known as The Light). The Accident is set in the fictional Welsh town of Glyngolau and explores a forgotten community devastated by disaster. An explosion on the construction site of a much-needed and sought-after regeneration project in this “left-behind” town claims the lives of many children who have broken into the building site to make mischief. 
UPDATED: The second season of The Purge will receive its UK premiere on Amazon Prime Video UK on Friday October 18th, it has been announced. New episodes will then continue to be made available to UK Prime members every Friday, less than 24 hours after they air on USA Network in the United States 
The fourth and final season of USA Network’s Mr. Robot will receive its UK premiere on Amazon Prime Video UK on Monday October 7th, it has been announced. New episodes will then continue to be made available to UK Prime members every Monday, less than 24 hours after they air on USA Network in the United States. 
Swamp Thing is coming to the UK. Amazon Prime Video UK has acquired the UK rights to the DC Universe original series after striking a deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution. The series will be available to stream for UK Prime members from Friday October 4th. 
Australian drama The Hunting will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5 on Monday September 30th at 10pm and will then air daily in the same time-slot, it has been announced. 
The fifth season of Plebs will premiere on ITV2 on Monday September 30th at 10pm with a double-bill, it has been announced.