BBC Two is “terrified” to announce that Psychoville, written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, will return for a one-off special programme to be shown next year, and a new, six-part second series.
The dark comedy thriller was centred on very different characters, who each received an anonymous mysterious letter claiming: “I know what you did…” The last series episode concluded the story at Ravenhill Hospital, for the completely insane, with a huge explosion. In the new series, all will be revealed as to who managed to survive the blast.
Maxine Peake (Criminal Justice) stars in The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister (working title), a bold and passionate drama for BBC Two, written by Jane English (Street Dance 3D, Sugar Rush).
Anne Lister, 1791-1840, was a Yorkshire landowner, industrialist, traveller and diarist.
In 2010 the BBC will be celebrating the power of the British novel with a major four-part documentary series presented by best selling novelist Sebastian Faulks (The Girl At The L’ion Dor, Birdsong, Devil May Care).
The Secret Life Of The Novel will look at the history of the novel through its characters – each episode focusing on a different archetype and looking at how they have developed over the centuries: The Hero, The Lover, The Snob, The Villain.
Ron Livingston (Sex And The City, Band Of Brothers) stars in Defying Gravity, a new adventure drama series from creator and executive producer James Parriott (Grey’s Anatomy) and executive producer Michael Edelstein (Desperate Housewives). The 13-part series will broadcast on BBC Two in October 2009.
Emma Fryer (Ideal) stars in a new comedy for BBC Two, which she co-wrote with Neil Edmond (Where Are The Joneses?). It is filmed on location in Coventry.
The six-part series features a nearly all-female ensemble cast, including Hayley Jayne Standing (My Dad’s The Prime Minister), Kerry Godliman (Extras), Rebekah Staton (Pulling), Marian McLoughlin (The Omid Djalili Show), alongside Philip Jackson (Poirot) and James Daffern (Emmerdale, Love Letters).
Tiger Aspect and Bafta award-winning writer Abi Morgan (White Girl, Sex Traffic) re-unite to produce Royal Wedding, a 90-minute single drama for BBC Two.
Jodie Whittaker (St Trinian’s, Cranford) and Darren Boyd (Little Dorrit, Kiss Me Kate) head up the cast in a story set against the backdrop of 1981’s much-celebrated marriage of the then Lady Diana Spencer to Charles, Prince of Wales.
Having transformed groups of adolescents into impressive singers in previous programmes, Gareth Malone sets out to turn the residents of the South Oxhey estate, Hertfordshire, into a fully functional choir.
The chorister arrives on the estate to find the community divided, and and goes scouting for recruits at a boxing club
James Cromwell (Six Feet Under, 24, W, LA Confidential), James Bolam (New Tricks), Ben Daniels (Law And Order: UK, The Passion), Michael Landes (Love Soup, Material Girl) and Corey Johnson (Spooks, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) will star in The Last Days Of Lehman Brothers, a BBC Drama Production for BBC Two.
A work of fiction inspired by the real events that took place on the weekend of 12 September 2008, The Last Days Of Lehman Brothers tells the story of what happened the weekend that Lehman’s Bank went to the wall.
Can you name a George Clooney film? How about a rank in the British Army? Sounds easy, doesn’t it? But what if you had to name the least obvious George Clooney film? Or the British Army rank everyone forgets about?
August 10th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, BBC-Two
This observational documentary series focuses on the real people behind some of the faceless statistics. Tonight’s second film is an intimate portrait of three young women, directed by Bafta-winning documentary-maker Morgan Matthews.
I started watching this with some scepticism that it was indeed going to be funny. The premise was a walk down televisual memory lane looking at talent shows of yore – as well as those of modern day – and all done apparently with humour. But I’ve found that of late, when the BBC tells me something’s funny, it’s turned out to be really not, so I approached this show with caution, expecting it to be seriously unfunny and probably rather boring.
What it actually delivered was something that was amusing for about fifteen minutes but then just became Dullsville Arizona because of repetition. Let’s face it, when you’ve watched one juggling act, you’ve pretty much watched them all, irrespective of whether the footage is black and white or glorious Technicolor. The only redeeming features in this hour long show were the witty comments made by Clive Anderson, the host of the show, and a couple of the guest commentators. Read more & comment »
Drum and bass pioneer, poet and graffiti artist Goldie was the hero of BBC Two’s Maestro in 2008. Classic Goldie follows him on a new challenge as he is invited to create an orchestral work for performance in London’s Royal Albert Hall, as part of the BBC Proms 2009. The eight-minute composition reflects the theme of the concert – Evolution.
So I’m watching University Challenge last night and watching as the teams introduce themselves. Captain of the first team is Olivia Woolley who is currrently completing a PHD in law.
But is she really a she, because she sounds like a he to me……
Can you name a George Clooney film? How about a rank in the British Army? Sounds easy, doesn’t it? But what if you had to name the least obvious George Clooney film? Or the British Army rank everyone forgets about?
This is the basis of Pointless, a brilliant new game show on BBC TWO Daytime, in which obscure knowledge is the key to success.
Sophie Dahl, author and food writer, is coming to BBC Two with a brand new series for 2010.
Made by Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions, the series will feature Sophie cooking up delicious recipes and reminiscing on her own personal food memories..
Food for Sophie is a way of life, she says: “For me, food is more than just fuel; it’s a joy and an adventure.
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