BBC Two Developing Catherine Bailey Adaptation ‘The Secret Rooms’

The Secret RoomsEXCLUSIVE: The Beeb has zeroed in on their next literary adaptation. The BBC has put into development The Secret Rooms, an adaptation of the gothic novel of the same name by Catherine Bailey, TVWise has learned exclusively. Sources tell TVWise that the project is in development for BBC Two, though I have yet to hear confirmation on that. Representatives of the BBC did not immediately respond to TVWise's requests for comment. Read More

Sky Atlantic To Simulcast New HBO Series ‘Vinyl’

VinylHBO's Vinyl is coming to the UK a little sooner than expected. Sky Atlantic - who hold exclusive rights to Vinyl out of their long-running output deal with HBO - has announced plans to simulcast the two-hour series premiere of the Mick Jagger produced Rock & Roll drama with HBO's East Coast feed at 2AM UK time on Monday February 15th, before repeating the episode later that same day in its regularly scheduled 9pm time-slot. Read More

‘Law & Order’ Star Fred Dalton Thompson Passes Away Aged 73

Former US Senator, 2008 Presidential candidate and Law & Order star Fred Dalton Thompson has passed away after a recurrence of lymphoma. He was 73. “Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio or the town square of Lawrenceburg, his home,” his family said in a statement. Read More