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Sally Hawkins (Paddington), Rob Brydon (Gavin & Stacey) and Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) are lending their voices to BBC One and ZDF Christmas special The Snail And The Whale. UK production outfit Magic Light Pictures is behind the well-sold book adaptation about the epic journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the…

J.K. Rowling's crime drama Strike will return to U.S. cable network Cinemax and has added a slew of actors for its next iteration. Live By Night's Robert Glenister and Peaky Blinders' Natasha O'Keeffe have joined the series, which is based on Rowling's best-selling Cormoran Strike crime novels written under the…

EXCLUSIVE: Mira Nair, director BBC's adaptation of A Suitable Boy, has called the period a "human, funny, political, sexy chronicle of India". This comes as the British public broadcaster has unveiled the first-look at the creative team behind the series, which is produced by Gentleman Jack producer Lookout…

"Every war is different until it's the same…" The BBC and PBS have unveiled the first trailer (below) for period war drama World on Fire. Helen Hunt and Sean Bean star in the series, written by The A Word's Peter Bowker and produced by Victoria producer Mammoth Screen. Launching later this year on BBC One and recently…

Gentleman Jack's Sophie Rundle and Line of Duty's Martin Compston lead the line for BBC One's forthcoming thriller The Nest. The pair front the five-part drama, from Nicole Taylor, the writer of hit British drama Three Girls, alongside newcomer Mirren Mack. Dan (Compston) and Emily (Rundle) are crazy about each other…

Peaky Blinders blazed back onto UK television on Sunday night, scoring its best-ever debut with an average 3.7M viewers in the overnights. The Cillian Murphy-led series, now airing on BBC One, comfortably won the 9PM slot with a 22.8 share, and peaked at 4M viewers. The six-episode 5th season marks a move to Sundays…

David Attenborough is heading back to the BBC with a documentary on extinction. BBC One has commissioned hour-long doc Extinction: The Facts from BBC Studios' Science Unit. The series, presented by the Blue Planet star, will investigate what the future holds for the planet. It comes after a WWF report, published last…

BBC One has unveiled its latest programming slate including a death row drama from Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Steven Moffat and a period thriller from Barry writer Sarah Solemani. Inside Man is a four-part mini-series produced by Sherlock producer Hartswood Films and written by Moffat.  A prisoner on death row in…

House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie is to play a British politician in a four-part drama for the BBC. The actor will star in Roadkill, written by Collaterel's David Hare and produced by National Treasure and Kiri producer The Forge. The thriller is about self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter…

The BBC has boarded an SAS drama penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. BBC One has ordered a drama adaptation of Ben Macintyre's book SAS: Rogue Heroes. This comes after Broadchurch producer Kudos optioned the novel and Knight came on board to adapt. The story tells how the world's most renowned and ruthless…

Ending a nearly two-year wait, the BBC has set the UK launch date for Season 5 of period crime saga Peaky Blinders. Episode one of the gangster epic will air Sunday August 25 at 9PM on BBC One as the series moves from its previous home on BBC Two. The shift to BBC One comes after Peaky won its first BAFTA for Best Dram…

A host of cast has been set for BBC One, Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited’s The Pale Horse, the latest TV adaptation from the mystery writer’s oeuvre. Rufus Sewell will star as Mark Easterbrook with Crawl‘s Kaya Scodelario playing Hermia. Sarah Phelps wrote the two-part drama which has Amazon Prime Video as…