Miriam Margolyes will be joining the 60th-anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who following confirmation that the 81-year-old actress would voice the cute-but-deadly Beep the Meep, a creature with long ties to the sci-fi series (H/T The Radio Times). Otherwise known for her role as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and a BAFTA winning performance in Martin Scorsese’s The Age … Read more
Happy Valley wrapped at the end of Series Three, which aired on BBC One in the New Year. Sarah Lancashire, who portrayed police officer Catherine Cawood in the crime drama, was asked after the NTAs whether the success at the ceremony would spur her or Wainwright, the series creator, into making a fourth series (H/T … Read more
BBC crime drama Happy Valley came away with Best Returning Drama at the National Television Awards, and lead star Sarah Lancashire was honoured with two awards (courtesy of a story by Hello!). One was for Best Drama Performance for her part as the hardheaded Catherine Cawood, before being invited to the stage again to pick up … Read more
Yasmin Finney is set to play Rose in the 60th-anniversary specials of Doctor Who later this year. The character shares her namesake with Rose Tyler, played by Billie Piper, the first companion to travel with the Doctor in the revived era. Typically, the Doctor Who fandom ignited with speculation over Finney’s identity, as the name … Read more
With the 60th-anniversary of Doctor Who fast approaching (less than three months away – but who’s keeping count?), an exhibition to celebrate the long-running sci-fi series will be opening in North Somerset’s Weston Museum to mark the milestone. Launching in November, Adventures in Time and Space – 60 Years of Doctor Who Art will showcase the largest … Read more
Original story: FlickLuster reported on August 23 that Series 14 of Doctor Who would land on television screens from Spring 2024. However, the BBC has amended a statement, suggesting they accidentally revealed the date early or became the subject of a leak. The following is what we now know. Update: Doctor Who might not be returning in Spring 2024. Information … Read more
Doctor Who will be back for a Christmas Special before returning for an eight-episode series in the Spring of 2024, as reported by The Radio Times. Ncuti Gatwa’s first full-length episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will debut in December. Presently, the specifics of a December debut are open to debate. The series could adopt a similar approach … Read more
At the end of 1987, Bonnie Langford departed the TARDIS for the final time, having accompanied not one, but two Time Lords in adventures across time and space. Her debut in the classic series was alongside Colin Baker’s dazzlingly eccentric Sixth Doctor midway during the Trial Of A Time Lord mega-series, one year earlier. However, … Read more
The Radio Times has revealed a special edition to commemorate the upcoming 60th-anniversary of Doctor Who, with new images of David Tennant returning as the Tenth-turned-Fourteenth Doctor. We know little more at this stage on plot details and casting information (aside from the four brand-new casting additions announced earlier this week), but the pictures as seen in this … Read more
Ncuti Gatwa’s first series of Doctor Who has added four new cast members, recently revealed in a story by Yahoo! (as announced in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine). The long-running sci-fi series has confirmed the casting of Gemma Arrowsmith, Billy Brayshaw, Mary Malone, and Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy. Beginning with Arrowsmith, the actress is reportedly appearing in this year’s Christmas … Read more