All posts tagged 'BBC One'

Vanessa Redgrave, David Gyasi, Joanna Vanderham & More To Star In BBC One’s ‘Man In An Orange Shirt’

By Patrick Munn | October 21, 2016 - 11:50 am | No Comments

BBC One has set the cast for Man In An Orange Shirt. Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave (The Thirteenth Tale), David Gyasi (The Interceptor), Joanna Vanderham (The Paradise), Julian Morris (New Girl), Oliver Jackson Cohen (Emerald City) and James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) have been cast in the two-part drama from British novelist Patrick Gale which explores two inter-twined gay love stories.

Jaime Winstone, Samantha Spiro Among Quartet Of Actresses To Play Barbara Windsor In BBC Biopic ‘Babs’

By Patrick Munn | October 10, 2016 - 10:38 am | No Comments

BBC One's Barbara Windsor biopic is starting to take shape. Jaime Winstone (After Hours) and Samantha Spiro (Game Of Thrones) have been set to play Windsor in Babs. In total there will be four actresses tackling the role in the 90 minute drama from Death In Paradise executive producer Tony Jordan. Winstone will play a 20-30 year old Barbara, while Spiro will play her in her 50s. Two child actors will play her at a younger age.

BBC One Picks Up ‘Porridge’ Sequel For Full Series

By Patrick Munn | October 6, 2016 - 11:16 am | 3 Comments

It's official: Porridge is returning to BBC One as a fully fledged series. A little more than a month after the one-off sequel to the classic series aired as part of the BBC's Landmark Comedy Season, BBC One has handed out a six episode series order to the project.

BBC One’s ‘Our Girl’ Renewed For Third Season

By Patrick Munn | October 6, 2016 - 9:11 am | No Comments

BBC One's hit military drama Our Girl has been renewed for a third season, with Michelle Keegan set to return as lead character Georgie Lane, TVWise has learned. The show's third season is expected to air in 2017. “I'm so happy that we'll be back for another series as I think there's definitely more stories to tell with Georgie", Michelle Keegan said in a statement.

BBC One Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Missing’ Season 2

By The TVWise Team | October 5, 2016 - 3:54 pm | No Comments

The second season of BBC One's anthology drama The Missing will premiere on Wednesday October 12th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Jeremy Neumark Jones, Jessica Raine, Ben Miles & More Cast In Peter Moffat’s New BBC One Drama ‘The Last Post’

By Patrick Munn | October 5, 2016 - 11:41 am | No Comments

BBC One has set the core cast for The Last Post. Jeremy Neumark Jones (One Of Us), Jessica Raine (Line Of Duty), Ben Miles (The Crown), Jessie Buckley (War and Peace), Amanda Drew (Broadchurch) and Stephen Campbell Moore (The Go-Between)‎ are all set to star in the six episode period drama from Silk creator Peter Moffat.

Jimmy McGovern’s BBC One Drama ‘Broken’ Adds Anna Friel, Adrian Dunbar, Paula Malcolmson & More

By Patrick Munn | September 20, 2016 - 1:01 pm | No Comments

Jimmy McGovern's new BBC One drama series Broken has rounded out its cast. Anna Friel (Marcella), Adrian Dunbar (Line Of Duty), Paula Malcolmson (Ray Donovan), Mark Stanley (Dickensian) and Muna Otaru (The Keeping Room) have signed on to star opposite Game Of Thrones star Sean Bean in the six-parter, which is being described as a "state of the nation piece".

‘The Great British Bake Off’ On The Move: Cash Grab, BBC Pressures & The Hypocrisy Of Channel 4’s Jay Hunt

By Patrick Munn | September 13, 2016 - 12:30 pm | 2 Comments

The BBC faces the very real long term prospect of cultivating hits only to lose them to commercial rivals, says TVWise Editor Patrick Munn.