This weekend, Channel 4 have announced their drama schedule for the rest of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, with the biggest revelation being that there will be more Homeland starting in October. The conspiracy drama, starring Claire Danes and Damien Lewis, did so well in the ratings for Channel 4 that they’re airing it only a few weeks after it debuts in the US on the 30th September. In addition, the channel are bringing back some of their biggest homegrown hits from last year including university-based comedy drama Fresh Meat, Ashley Walters starring in the gritty Top Boy, and E4′s Beaver Falls which despite mixed reviews, found a large fanbase. Misfits is also returning to E4 before the year is out, however it remains to be see if the show will be well-received now most of the original cast have the left the series. Read more & comment »

Channel 4 has today insisted that Misfits star Lauren Socha was axed from the show before she appeared in court charged with a racially motivated attack on a taxi driver.

The case against Socha – who played Kelly in the supernatural E4 drama – resulted in her being found guilty of assaulting taxi driver Sakander Iqbal after what the Daily Mirror described as “a nine hour drinking binge”.

In finding her guilty, the court sentenced her to a four-month suspended sentence and ordered that she carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £450 compensation to her victim, plus £750 in court costs.

Mr Iqbal told the paper, “She called me a P***, a dirty b******, told me to f*** off back to my country.”

He added that Socha had warned she would have his family “lifted”, and told him, “You don’t know who I am…” Read more & comment »

Iwan Rheon has confirmed that he is leaving Misfits.

The Olivier Award-winning Welsh actor has become the second star in a week to leave the E4 sci-fi drama, following in the footsteps of Antonia Thomas (Alisha), who confirmed that she will not be starring in the next season when it premieres in 2012.

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Antonia Thomas has revealed that she will not be returning to Misfits for it’s fourth series.

It was confirmed a few days ago that E4 bosses have commissioned another run of the sci-fi series, the third season of which came to it’s conclusion last night.

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Joe Gilgun has revealed that when he joined the cast of Misfits following the departure of star Robert Sheehan, he felt “an awful lot of pressure” to do well in his new role as Rudy.

Joe, who’s previously starred in This Is England, Coronation Street and Emmerdale – where he played Eli Dingle – joined the cast earlier this year, told Channel 4, “Robert did such a good job as immortal Irish gobs***e Nathan, it put an awful lot of pressure on me.

“I just wanted to do well.”

However, despite joining an already established cast, Joe says that he was welcomed from the get go.

He said, “I’m settling in well, it’s nice. The rest of the cast are really sweet.”

As to what Rudy’s superpower is going to be though, Joe is giving nothing away… Read more & comment »

Bafta-nominated smash hit drama series Misfits sees Joseph Gilgun (star of This Is England ’86) enrolling for community service as new guy Rudy.

He lines up alongside Misfits resident delinquents Bafta award winner Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon in the super-sized series which sees its run extended to eight episodes.

And by clicking ‘Read more’ you can watch interviews with all the key cast members who reflect on their roles, and much more… Read more & comment »

The orange jumpsuits may be familiar, but there’s a new kid on the (decidedly weird) block for the forthcoming series of Misfits. His name is Rudy, played by Joe Gilgun. He’s the one in the orange jumpsuit.

Just kidding, that would be stupid. He’s the one with the hair. And eyes. Look, if you don’t know which one the newbie is by now, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Sounds like you need to take a look at 4oD… Read more & comment »

Misfits actress Ruth Negga has revealed that while starring as Shirley Bassey in a TV biopic about the singer’s life, she was worried that her portrayal may come across to viewers as “a parody.”

The drama, entitled ‘Shirley’ will air on Thursday, September 29, on BBC2 & BBC HD as part of the broadcaster’s Mixed Race season.

Speaking to TV & Satellite Week, Ruth revealed that she only had eight days to prepare for her role, so she “lived and breathed Shirley” during the run up to filming.

She added, “There’s not much footage of her early days. So I lived, ate and breathed Shirley for eight days… Read more & comment »

What’s On TV magazine report today that the rather sudden exit of Robert Sheehan’s character Nathan, and the entrance of actor Joe Gilgun, in E4′s Misfits will be explained via an online-only “mini movie.”

Entitled, ‘Vegas Baby!’ the movie will give fans a chance to see Nathan – who has a new superpower – “going out in style”.

WOTV adds, “With Marnie and Nathan Jr in tow, he’s planning to use his superpower to scam the casinos in Las Vegas. When it fails, he has to go on the run and call up an old friend…” Read more & comment »

As filming begins on Series 3 of E4′s Bafta-nominated smash hit drama series Misfits, Joe Gilgun (star of This Is England ’86) enrols for community service as new guy Rudy. He lines up alongside Misfits resident delinquents Bafta nominee Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon in the super-sized series which sees its run extended to eight episodes.

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‘Misfits’ is leading this year’s TV BAFTA nominations with the potential to scoop four awards.

The E4 teen drama is up for Best Drama and New Media Title – which applauds the best websites and digital TV shows of the year – while Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha, who play Nathan Young and Kelly Bailey, are nominated in the Supporting Actor and Actress categories.

Meanwhile, the respective leading men of ‘Sherlock’ and ‘Doctor Who’ – Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith – will battle it out in the Leading Actor category, joined by ‘Any Human Heart’ star Jim Broadbent and Eric and Ernie’s Daniel Rigby.

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E4 drama Misfits received more nominations than any other programme in the shortlist – four in total, in the Best Drama Series, Best Supporting Actor and Actress (Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha) and New Media categories.

Every new Drama series, single or serial that Channel 4 screened during the qualifying period received at least one nomination – with Any Human Heart and This Is England ’86 receiving two, and The Promise and I am Slave receiving one nomination each.

In the Features and Factual Series categories Channel 4 dominated proceedings, receiving half of the nominations for each, and in the Single Documentary category two out of the four nominations went to films from the More4 True Stories Strand.

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It is the news that all Misfits fans have been waiting for, the writers of hit show, Misfits, are making a third series, but with a few changes.

Robert Sheehan, who played Nathan, has confirmed that he will NOT be in the third series, instead the show is introducing a new character, Rudy.

This news will come as a shock to most fans, but rather than just film without Nathan, mentioning his departure in passing in an episode, the creator, Howard Overman, has decided to make a one off film, to only be shown online, to show his departure, and to introduce the new character.

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At last an award ceremony has used its votes wisely!

Held in London last night, the Broadcast Awards highlights included Best Multichannel Programme going to the much deserved Misfits as well as Best New Programme, Best Drama Series or Serial going to Sherlock and Best Soap or Continuing Drama going to Emmerdale.

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Starring a charismatic cast of next generation British talent, Misfits blazed on to E4 earlier this year and rapidly became one of the most talked about television drama series this Autumn. Hailed by The Telegraph as a ‘British horror comedy to rival Shaun of the Dead’ and “brilliant, sharp and funny” by the Guardian the series so far series has averaged over 1m views per episode, across E4 and 4oD.

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