Tom Hollander & Saskia Reeves To Star In BBC One’s ‘Us’; Iain De Caestecker & Sofie Gråbøl Also Cast
Tom Hollander (Baptiste, The Night Manager) and Saskia Reeves (Luther, Shetland), have been tapped to star in Us, BBC One's four-part drama that is based on David Nicholls' novel of the same name. Hollander will play Douglas Petersen, while Reeves has been cast as Connie. Us tells the story of Douglas Petersen, who is blindsided when his wife Connie tells him that she’s not sure she wants to be married to him anymore. Agreeing to still go on their planned family grand tour of Europe, Douglas vows to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with their son Albie. 
Channel 5 has ordered The Bust, a four episode crime fighting documentary series from BBC Studios Unscripted Productions. "This dynamic new series will thrill Channel 5 viewers with a dramatic and fascinating new perspective on modern British crime fighting”, said Channel 5 Commissioning Editor Adrian Padmore.
BBC One is adding to the cast of Our Girl. Danny-Boy Hatchard, who played Lee Carter on EastEnders between 2014 and 2017, has joined the military drama for its upcoming fourth season. “I’m buzzing to be joining the iconic 2 Section", Danny-Boy said. "Our Girl has always done a fantastic job representing our British troops, so I can’t wait to help tell more really cool stories.”
BBC Three has renewed their comedy sketch show Famalam for a third season. Additionally, the channel has ordered a Christmas special to air later this year. “Going for a three-peat! Excited to bring this beast back for another side splitting run!", said writer and producer Akemnji Ndifornyen. "Third time’s the charm!”
Thalissa Teixeira (The Musketeers, Press), Ariane Labed (The Lobster, Attenberg) and Gary Carr (The Deuce, The Good Fight) have been set as the leads in Trigonometry, BBC Two's eight episode drama series from Duncan Macmillan and Effie Woods.
Discovery and BBC Studios have closed the UKTV transaction; splitting up the multi-channel broadcaster. The completed deal comes after the agreement, first
Doctor Who is bringing back The Judoon for the show's twelfth season, which is presently filming ahead of a 2020 premiere. Additionally, Neil Stuke (Doctor Foster, Silk, Silent Witness) has been set to guest star in an unspecified role. The Judoon were first introduced in the 2007 episode Smith And Jones, in which they terrorised the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones on the moon. The rhino-headed, brutish intergalactic police are returning to cause havoc and they are on a deadly mission: But what for? And why has it brought them to present-day Gloucester?
Will Attenborough (Major Crimes), Nico Mirallegro (My Mad Fat Diary), Kaine Zajaz (Informer), Amy-Leigh Hickman (Ackley Bridge), Josh Bowman (Time After Time), Nabil Elouahabi (The Night Of) Nebras Jamali (The Looming Tower) and Badria Timini (Unforgotten) have joined the cast of Our Girl for its fourth season.