Michael Palin has been cast as the lead in BBC One’s upcoming three-part Remember Me, marking the first time that the veteran actor has headed a BBC drama in more than two decades. Palin is leading a cast which also includes Jodie Comer (My Mad Fat Diary), Mark Addy (Atlantis), Julia Sawalha (Larkrise To Candleford) and Mina Anwar (The Thin Blue Line).
UPDATE, January 16th: With production having now wrapped on the drama, new details are beginning to emerge and I have learned that the “substantial” role that Sims played on the drama was none other than Vincent Tabak, who was convicted of murdering Joanna Yates.
Fox controversial comedy series Dads is heading to the UK, TVWise has learned.
Law & Order alum Benjamin Bratt is the latest actor to board Fox upcoming 12 episode event series 24: Live Another Day, TVWise has learned.
So long Raylan Givens. Justified‘s UK broadcaster Channel 5 has dropped the FX drama after airing four seasons of the series on digi-channel 5USA. A C5 representative confirmed to TVWise that they had decided not to acquire any future seasons of Justified from international distribution Sony Pictures Television.
The ninth season of Fox’s drama series Bones will receive its UK premiere on Sky Living on Wednesday January 29th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Lifetime’s original TV movie Fatal Honeymoon will receive its UK premiere on Lifetime UK on Thursday February 27th at 9pm, it has been announced.
The fifth season of CBS’ drama series The Good Wife will receive its UK premiere on More4 on Thursday January 30th at 9pm, it has been announced.