The BBC has confirmed that the 90 minute Sherlock special will air on BBC One in a prime-time slot on New Year's Day (Friday January 1st) and released a new extended trailer. In addition, in a first, the special will air on PBS in the United States on the same day. 
The BBC is entering the world of organised crime. BBC One has given the green-light to McMafia, an ambitious "event" thriller series set in the complex world of organised crime which hails from Hossein Amini, James Watkins and Cuba Pictures - the production division of leading literary and talent agency Curtis Brown. 
Babylon and Humans star Jill Halfpenny has been cast in a guest starring role in the upcoming fifth season of BBC One's rating hit Death In Paradise, TVWise has learned. Precise details of the character Jill Halfpenny will be playing are being kept firmly under wraps. 
BBC One has released the first trailer for Cuffs, the first drama commissioned for the 8pm time-slot in close to a decade, which is set to premiere on Wednesday October 28th at 8pm. 
The fourth season of BBC One's comedy series Citizen Khan will premiere on Friday October 30th at 8:30pm, it has been announced. 
BBC One has rounded out the cast for New Blood. Mark Addy (Atlantis) and Anna Chancellor have been tapped for co-starring roles opposite series leads Mark Strepan (The Mill) and Ben Tavassoli (No Offence) in the seven episode contemporary cop drama from Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz, TVWise has learned. Immediately after the season finale of The Great British Bake Off finished airing, BBC One dropped a new full-length trailer for the upcoming feature-length Sherlock special, which is expected to air this Christmas.