All posts tagged 'BBC One'

Hugo Speer Returning For ‘Father Brown’ Season 8; Alex Price & Nancy Carroll Also Set To Reprise Roles

After a five year break, Hugo Speer (The Musketeers) is returning to Father Brown. The actor, most recently seen on BBC One in U.S. acquisition London Kills, is set to reprise his role as Chief Inspector Valentine in the show's just announced eighth season. He last appeared in Father Brown's season two premiere back in 2014. Fan favourites Alex Price (Penny Dreadful) and Nancy Carroll (Prime Suspect 1973) are also returning for season eight and will be reprising their roles as Sid Carter and Lady Felicia, respectively.

BBC One Renews ‘Father Brown’ & ‘Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators’ For Two More Seasons

BBC One is sticking with two of its daytime dramas. The BBC's flagship channel has renewed Father Brown and Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators for an additional two seasons. Father Brown will return for an eighth and ninth season, while Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators will be back for a third and fourth season. Said seasons will each consist of ten episodes.

Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle & Ellie Bamber Join BBC One’s ‘The Serpent’

Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Doctor Who), Billy Howle (MotherFatherSon, Dunkirk) and Ellie Bamber (Les Misérables, Nocturnal Animals) have signed on to star opposite Tahar Rahim (The Looming Tower) in BBC One's eight episode Charles Sobhraj limited series. Netflix is co-producing and will serve as the global broadcaster.

BBC One Releases Trailer For ‘World On Fire’

BBC One has released the trailer for WWII drama World On Fire, which is set to premiere later this year. World On Fire explores the first year of World War II as told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people drawn from Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.