We’ve got a US premiere date for the latest season of Grantchester! Masterpiece have revealed when Season 9 will air in the US. Series 8 of Grantchester in the US aired on PBS from 9 July 2023 to 13 August 2023. The UK release on ITV was delayed to early 2024 due to scheduling conflicts. The UK release on ITV ran from 11 January 2024 to 15 February 2024. When’s the release date?  Season 9 premieres on Sunday, June 16 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. As previously announced, there are major changes in store for Grantchester. Series 9 will see Tom Brittney hand over the keys of the vicarage ..read more

MASTERPIECE has announced a major addition to the cast of Miss Scarlet and the Duke. As previously announced, Stuart Martin has decided to step back from the show.  Stuart played the role of William ‘The Duke’ Wellington opposite Kate Phillip’s Miss Eliza Scarlet. The news has been met with sadness and has left many fans disappointed and worried about the future of the series.  Who is it going to be? Tom Durant Pritchard (This Is Going to Hurt, The Crown) will join the cast of Miss Scarlet for Season 5. Filming of Season 5 is already underway in Belgrade, Serbia.  Tom may alrea ..read more

The BBC and Prime Video have announced that the multi-award-winning hit drama The Night Manager has been renewed for two new series, due to begin filming later this year. The Night Manager is inspired by the characters in John le Carré’s best-selling novel. The new seasons of The Night Manager will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and, outside of the UK, globally on Prime Video. Who is behind it? Tom Hiddleston (Loki, The Essex Serpent) will return in his iconic role as Jonathan Pine. The new series will again be written by David Farr and directed by Georgi Banks-Davies. Stephen ..read more

The BBC has announced that filming is already underway on its new series Return to Paradise, a spin-off of the highly successful murder mystery series Death in Paradise.  Filming is already underway in Sydney and along the beautiful Illawarra coast in New South Wales. The series will consist of six parts and will have a distinctive Australian feel, while still paying homage to the original series. It is produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia with Red Planet Pictures for the ABC in partnership with the BBC, who will air the series on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.  Who is in i ..read more

The BBC and MASTERPIECE PBS have revealed a first look at the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall,  Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy. Mark Rylance as Thomas CromwellWho is back for The Mirror and the Light? The series has assembled a stellar cast.  The new pictures show the return of Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell, Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, and, Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey. Harriet Walter will join as La ..read more

Netflix has shared a teaser clip and photos for the next season of Bridgerton. Based on the bestselling novels by Julia Quinn and loosely set in the world of Regency London high society, the series became a lockdown hit when it launched at the end of 2020. The third season of Bridgerton began filming way back in July 2022, but Netflix has been slow to bring it to our screens. Yes, as previously revealed, the new series will bring Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her longtime crush, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) into the limelight.  Bridgerton. (L to R) Luke Newton as Colin Br ..read more

Netflix has released its latest adaptation of the acclaimed Patricia Highsmith Ripley novels, Ripley, starring Sherlock actor Andrew Scott as murderous conman Tom Ripley. Where can I watch it? The eight-part series premiered globally exclusively on Netflix yesterday and has met with positive first reviews across the board. The novel was already adapted for the big screen back in 1999 by Anthony Minghella, with Matt Damon and Jude Law as the leads in The Talented Mr Ripley. This version takes a different approach. It is spread out over eight hours and is much slower-paced. It was written and d ..read more

Netflix has unveiled the trailer and release date for Scoop! What is it all about? Inspired by real events, SCOOP gives a behind-the-scenes account of the negotiations between the BBC Newsnight team and Buckingham Palace staff, that ultimately led to the now-famous interview by Emily Maitlis with Britain’s Prince Andrew. The fallout from this ‘scoop,’ which focused on his close friendship with a convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein,  led to the public disgrace of the prince. He had been accused of the sexual assault of a minor, in a case that was later settled out of court for £12 million ..read more

Australia can boast of a long list of directors who have been involved in the creation of high-quality content. Among them is Gillian Armstrong, with her wonderful comedy “Oscar and Lucinda“. The film tells us about casinos with live dealers, luck, and the relationships between people. The same is true for Peter Faiman with his ever-popular Crocodile Dundee.  Through his thought-provoking and touching film Rabbit-Proof Fence, Phillip Noyce takes an important place in this list. The British Film Institute included this film in the list of 50 must-see films for schoolchildren under the age ..read more

There are many wonderful period dramas based in the green island of Ireland. While this is only a small selection of what has been produced over the years, here we have chosen five of our favourites for you to sample this St Patrick’s Day. Circle of Friends Circle of Friends is based on the 1990 novel by celebrated Irish author Maeve Binchy. Set partly in Dublin and a fictitious town in rural Co Wicklow in the 1950s, the story is a tale of friendship between a group of university students, Bennie, Nan, and Eve. Old-fashioned and nostalgic, the film features memorable central performances from ..read more