5/21/2023 0 Comments Pandemonium movie hbo part![]() ![]() This BBC commission was announced back in 2017 and we finally have some info on it. It aired in March on Sunday nights on ITV1. Among the fine looking cast are Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Tara Fitzgerald, Philip Glenister and Alice Eve. Expect toffs and treachery in a story about society secrets on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo. Written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and based on his 2016 novel of the same name, Belgravia is a six-part period drama set in 19 th century London. Bertie Carvel co-stars, with Doctor Who and Tin Star‘s Alice Troughton as the lead director. All six episodes are currently available to stream on All4. With a cast led by Waleed Zuaiter ( Omar, Altered Carbon), it’s the story of a quest for justice in an almost lawless society. Set in Iraq shortly after the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, it’s described as “part noir detective drama, part Le Carre and part Green Zone“. Baghdad Central (February)īased on the thriller of the same name by Elliott Colla, Baghdad Central is a six-part Channel 4 commission written by House of Saddamand The Last Kingdom‘s Stephen Butchard. Written by Skins and The Smoke’s Lucy Kirkwood, the four-part miniseries stars I, Daniel Blake‘s Hayley Squires (in a role previously given to Sheridan Smith, who left the project due to conflicting commitments) as Jolene, an experienced porn actor and mother of three whose on-set friendship with a young woman leads to a complex examination of her own work and home life. With warnings of adult and sexual scenes, here’s the official trailer. This Channel 4 drama takes on the UK porn industry and the complex relationship between sex, money and power. The official BBC press release describes it as “a vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.” Here’s our spoiler-free review. A Suitable Boy is a coming-of-age story about university student Lata (played by Tanya Maniktala), told against the backdrop of newly independent India in 1951. Making her television debut is acclaimed feature director Mira Nair ( Monsoon Wedding, Queen Of Katwe). ![]() Literary adapter extraordinaire Andrew Davies ( Les Miserables, War & Peace, Pride And Prejudice) is back on the BBC with the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel A Suitable Boy. Expect warm-hearted stories of animal frolics and local characters. ![]() A six-part series plus a Christmas special has been filmed, timed to mark the 50 th anniversary of the first book’s publication. Airing on Channel 5 in the UK and on Masterpiece on PBS in the US, this series stars Samuel West, Anna Madeley and Dame Diana Rigg, with newcomer Nicholas Ralph playing young vet James. All Creatures Great and Small (September)įilmed in the Yorkshire Dales in autumn 2019 is a new adaptation of the memoirs of rural vet James Herriot (real name: James Alf Wight). Obviously, with Covid-19 delays having taken at least a three-month chunk out of production on all continuing and new dramas since mid-March 2020, there were serious delays to many planned shows, but a good number of new arrivals still managed to make their way onto screens. Here’s the same for all the new British comedy we enjoyed in 2020. You’ll find true crime series, contemporary thrillers and the usual hefty number of literary adaptations and period dramas. 9to name just three), below are the many new UK TV series we welcomed in 2020. On top of the British series that returned in 2020 ( His Dark Materials, Ghosts and Inside No. ![]()
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