Doctor Who has landed two high-profile guest stars. Stephen Fry (24: Live Another Day, Bones) and Sir Lenny Henry (The Syndicate, Broadchurch) have signed on to appear in the show's upcoming twelfth season. They will both appear in the season premiere. 
AC-12 has found their new target. Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, The Victim) has signed on as the guest lead for the upcoming sixth season of BBC One's Line Of Duty. She will play Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer of an unsolved murder, whose unconventional conduct raises suspicions at AC-12. 
Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders, MotherFatherSon) has signed on to star opposite Hugh Laurie (House, Chance) in Roadkill, BBC One's four-part political thriller from David Hare. She will play Prime Minister Dawn Ellison. 
Nina Wadia (EastEnders), Steve Pemberton (Inside No.9), Jade Anouka (Cleaning Up), Javone Prince (PhoneShop), Adrian Edmondson (The Young Ones), Alexander Vlahos (Versailles), Nell Hudson (Victoria), Samuel West (Mr Selfridge) and Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) have been tapped to guest star in the upcoming ninth season of BBC One's drama series Death In Paradise. 
BBC One is continuing their relationship with Magic Light Pictures. The BBC's flagship channel has commissioned the production company to produce an adaptation of Zog And The Flying Doctors, based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, for their 2020 Christmas schedule. 
BBC One has released a first look image for the twenty-third season of Silent Witness, which is set to premiere on the channel in early 2020. 
In what is a strong sign of confidence in their new daytime drama, BBC One has handed out an early second season renewal to The Mallorca Files. The renewal comes some two weeks before the series is set to premiere on the BBC's flagship channel. Ten episodes have been ordered for the show's second season. 
After recurring on the show's first season, Tanya Moodie has been upped to series regular for the second season of The Mallorca Files. Additionally, Phil Daniels (Sliced, Quadrophenia) and Josette Simon (Broadchurch, Blake’s Seven) have been tapped for guest starring roles in the new season, which is now filming ahead of a 2020 premiere.