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Christopher Eccleston, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby & More To Star In BBC One’s ‘The A Word’

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 4:17 pm | No Comments

BBC One has set the cast for The A Word. Christopher Eccleston (Fortitude), Morven Christie (Grantchester) Lee Ingleby (Our Zoo), Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat), Vinette Robinson (Sherlock) and newcomer Max Vento have been set as series regulars in the six episode drama series from Marvellous and From There To Here scribe Peter Bowker, TVWise has learned.

Alibi To Air Two-Hour ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ Christmas Special; Brendan Coyle, Kelly Rowan & Ed Asner Guest Star

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 2:00 pm | No Comments

Detective William Murdoch, Dr Julia Ogden and the Toronto constabulary will be bringing some festive cheer to UKTV this Christmas. UKTV's Alibi channel has revealed plans to air a special two-hour Christmas episode of Murdoch Mysteries on Tuesday December 22nd at 9pm as a stand alone TV movie (under the title Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas), before the show's ninth season launches on the channel in 2016.

Amazon Prime Instant Video Acquires UK Rights To Fox’s ‘Lucifer’

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 9:42 am | No Comments

Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured the exclusive UK streaming rights to Fox 's upcoming DC series Lucifer after striking a deal with international distributor Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, TVWise has learned. The series will be made available on Amazon Prime Instant Video UK in 2016, shortly after episodes air on Fox in the United States.

TV Trailer: ‘Citizen Khan’ Season 4

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 9:27 am | No Comments

BBC One has released a new trailer for the upcoming fourth season of their comedy series Citizen Khan, which is set to premiere on Friday October 30th at 8:30pm.

BBC Confirms Air Date & Title For ‘Sherlock’ Special, Releases Extended Trailer

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 9:17 am | No Comments

The BBC has confirmed that the 90 minute Sherlock special will air on BBC One in a prime-time slot on New Year's Day (Friday January 1st) and released a new extended trailer. In addition, in a first, the special will air on PBS in the United States on the same day.

BBC Two Releases Trailer For ‘The Dresser’

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 9:10 am | No Comments

BBC Two has unveiled the trailer for The Dresser, their one-off drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ian McKellen which is set to premiere on Saturday October 31st at 9pm.

Amazon Prime Instant Video Acquires UK Rights To AMC’s ‘Into The Badlands’

By Patrick Munn | October 23, 2015 - 12:30 pm | 3 Comments

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has secured the first run UK broadcast rights to AMC's upcoming martial arts drama Into The Badlands after striking a deal with international distributor Entertainment One (eOne), TVWise has learned.

‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Star Tom Riley Talks Season Three, Showrunner Change, Ending The Series & More (Q&A)

By Patrick Munn | October 23, 2015 - 10:49 am | No Comments

Ahead of the UK premiere of Da Vinci's Demons third season on FOX UK, TVWise recently spoke with lead actor Tom Riley to find out if Da Vinci will indeed fire on his own mother to prevent the Ottoman invasion, what season three has in store for Da Vinci and the rest of the characters, if there was room to produce a fourth season, how things were different under new showrunner John Shiban and much more.