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Line of Duty Is Back! Robert Carlyle Joins AC-12’s Biggest Case Yet
Mother of God! Line of Duty returns for Series 7 as Robert Carlyle joins Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar for a gripping new investigation. Discover the new cast, major changes to AC-12 and what to expect when the hit BBC crime drama returns in 2027.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Returns: Sky Reveals Its New Leading Stars
Sky's new eight-part adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will star Viola Prettejohn as Lisbeth Salander and David Oyelowo as Mikael Blomkvist. Discover the cast, production details and what we know so far.
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Britain’s Got Talent Opens Applications for Landmark 20th Series
Britain’s Got Talent has opened applications for its landmark 20th series, with singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts and unexpected performers invited to apply before the published deadline of Friday 16 October 2026.
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The Xenomorph Has Come Home — Alien: Earth Season 2 Is Filming in Britain
Alien: Earth Season 2 is now in production in London and other UK locations, with Sydney Chandler returning and Peter Dinklage, Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell and Jerome Flynn joining Noah Hawley’s sci-fi series.
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Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney Lead Moving New British Film Onwards and Sideways
Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney star in Onwards and Sideways, a new British feature from John Madden and Paul Mayhew-Archer about two strangers whose lives become connected after they are both diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease on the same morning.
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Shakespeare Is Going to War — New British Much Ado About Nothing Film Being Built for 2027
British writer-director Lakeem Rose is developing a bold new feature-film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, keeping Shakespeare’s original language while moving the story into the aftermath of a contemporary military conflict.
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The Traitors Is Coming to the West End — and Nick Mohammed Has Been Chosen as The Host
Nick Mohammed will play The Host in The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal, a new West End stage adaptation opening at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2027, with five different scripted versions and audience choice performances on Saturdays.
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The Inbetweeners Are Back — And Somehow the Yellow Fiat Has Survived Too
The Inbetweeners 3 is now filming in the UK for Netflix, reuniting Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas as Will, Jay, Neil and Simon — with original creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris back to write and direct.
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Harry Potter Season 2 Casts Tom Riddle, Dobby and a New Ginny Weasley as UK Production Prepares to Return
HBO’s Harry Potter series has announced three major Season 2 additions, with Billy Barratt cast as Tom Riddle, Lenny Rush as Dobby and Bonnie Hill as Ginny Weasley, as the huge UK production prepares to return to Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden
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The Batman Part II Filming in the UK as Robert Pattinson Returns to Gotham
Robert Pattinson is back as Bruce Wayne for The Batman Part II, with Matt Reeves returning to direct and UK filming underway, including Glasgow streets being transformed once again into Gotham City.
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Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Laura Linney and David Tennant Filming The Joy of Sex in London
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Laura Linney and David Tennant are among the cast of The Joy of Sex, a new British feature film from Bridget Jones’s Diary director Sharon Maguire, currently in production in London.
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James Corden Reportedly Joining Netflix Hit Dept. Q as Filming Continues in Scotland
James Corden is reportedly joining the second season of Netflix crime drama Dept. Q as Dr Ben Smith, an eccentric forensic psychologist, while Matthew Goode returns as DCI Carl Morck and filming continues across Scotland.
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New Beatles Drama Hamburg Days Filming in Liverpool as BBC Brings Band’s Early Years to Television
Hamburg Days, a new six-part BBC drama about The Beatles’ formative early years, has been filming in Liverpool, Hamburg and Munich, with Rhys Mannion starring as a young John Lennon in the story of how four Liverpool musicians became a global phenomenon.
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The Chelsea Detective Returns for Series 4 — With New Murder Mysteries Among London’s Wealthy Elite
The Chelsea Detective returns for Series 4, bringing Adrian Scarborough and Vanessa Emme back as DI Max Arnold and DS Layla Walsh for four feature-length murder mysteries set among Chelsea’s wealthy families, elite institutions and carefully hidden secrets.
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Derry Girls Creator Lisa McGee Lands Brand-New Netflix Comedy Jig — With Filming Set for Northern Ireland
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is returning with Jig, a new six-part Netflix mockumentary set in the fiercely competitive world of Irish dancing, with production scheduled to film in Northern Ireland in 2027.
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Jasmine Jobson Returning as Jaq in Brand-New Top Boy Spin-Off Series for Netflix
Jasmine Jobson is returning to the world of Top Boy in Netflix’s new six-part spin-off Jaq, a working-title drama from Ryan Calais Cameron that will continue Jacqueline “Jaq” Lawrence’s story beyond Summerhouse.
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Barry Keoghan to Return in New Top Boy Prequel Series Jonny Boy for Netflix
Barry Keoghan is returning to the world of Top Boy in Netflix’s new five-part prequel Jonny Boy, which will explore the origins of ruthless Irish gangster Jonny McGee, with original creator Ronan Bennett writing and Ali Abbasi directing.
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Kate Winslet and Maxine Peake to Star as Sisters on the Run in New Netflix Drama The Unheard
Kate Winslet and Maxine Peake are joining forces for Netflix’s new five-part limited series The Unheard, a thriller from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne about two sisters who go on the run after an act of vengeance goes badly wrong.
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Danny Dyer and David Morrissey Lead Channel 4’s New Iranian Embassy Siege Drama
Danny Dyer and David Morrissey lead The Siege, Channel 4’s six-part drama about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London.
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Casting Calls UK: What We’ve Built, What We’ve Learned, and What’s Coming Next
Casting Calls UK has grown from an idea into a live platform built to connect UK talent with real opportunities. Here’s what we’ve created so far, what we’ve learned along the way, and what’s coming next as we continue building a better home for actors, casting teams and the wider creative industry.
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