BBC One Releases Key Art For ‘The War Of The Worlds’
BBC One has released the key art for their anticipated The War Of The Worlds adaptation, which is set to premiere this autumn.
BBC One has released the key art for their anticipated The War Of The Worlds adaptation, which is set to premiere this autumn.
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.
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 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.
Martin Compston (Line Of Duty, Mary Queen Of Scots), Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders, Gentleman Jack) and newcomer Mirren Mack have been set as the leads in The Nest, BBC One's five-episode drama from Nicole Taylor and Studio Lambert.
BBC One has handed out a pilot order to Bumps, a comedy from writers Lucy Montgomery and Rhys Thomas. Amanda Redman is attached to star in the lead role. The pilot has been commissioned as part of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse strand, which was most recently used to successfully pilot King Gary. Kudos are producing
BBC One has ordered When It Happens To You, a drama that explores the emotive issues around abortion in Northern Ireland and the experience of families and their loved ones whose lives have been profoundly affected by it.