BBC Original British Drama

[Starkers]

I think you two should get a room

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Being Human doesn't look good for this season anyway. Too many changes. We fear change.

Well it's obvious the series that'll continue is the ones about lesbians copping off anyway.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Wait.

Who died at the end of last season.

What?

I have memories that don't make sense and can't be real.

Nina?

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Wait.

Who died at the end of last seaosn.

What?

I have memories that don't make sense and can't be real.

Nina?

Spoiler: Being Human series 3/4

Mitchell got George to kill him, and George is leaving in this series.

 

[Starkers]

As is someone else apparently, I don't watch it but doesn't sound like many of the original cast will be left now.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

As is someone else apparently, I don't watch it but doesn't sound like many of the original cast will be left now.

Spoiler: Being Human series 4

Annie will be the only original character left. Not sure about Nina, but if she's still there she'll at least be from the first series, while there's a werewolf who was a recurring character last series back and a new vampire.

 

[sidious618]

I just watched the first season of Luther and enjoyed it. Idris Elba was great but Paul McGann got a nice meaty part in the final episode which I quite liked.

The second season is even better, although shorter. It's basically two feature length episodes, each split into two. BBC have commissioned another set but I don't know when it will be appearing.

I do know that Alice isn't in it as much which saddens me. I hear she's going to be back for season 3, though. I need my psychopath crush in the show.

 

[Deckerd]

Idris got a Golden Globe for Luther! Well done.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Some pretty stiff competition in the category too...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Idris Elba - Luther - WINNER!
William Hurt - Too Big To Fail
Bill Nighy - Page Eight
Dominic West - The Hour

 

[Captain Shaw]

We'll Take Manhattan airs tonight on BBC 4.http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=114411680

Drama, based on the story of David Bailey's 1962 photoshoot in Manhattan with model Jean Shrimpton. Against the wishes of his editor at British Vogue, Bailey disregards the conventions of contemporary fashion photography and sets out to create distinctive, original images. During the course of a week in New York, both he and his muse accidentally change the course of their lives, as well as the world of fashion. Drama, starring Karen Gillan, Aneurin Barnard and Helen McCrory

 

[Bob The Skutter]

BBC One have cancelled Garrow's Law.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-06/garrow's-law-axed-by-bbc1

Seems to me this is a continuation of the new BBC One channel controller dumping previous hits, like the new BBC Three controller is doing.

 

[Captain Shaw]

BBC One have cancelled Garrow's Law.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-06/garrow's-law-axed-by-bbc1

Seems to me this is a continuation of the new BBC One channel controller dumping previous hits, like the new BBC Three controller is doing.

Will be interested if the writer updates holding on, I enjoyed the original.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

BBC Two have commissioned a series by the director of the original The Killing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/murder-bbc2.html

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Latest BBC Two drama showreel

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyLWcZcNhE[/yt]

 

[auntiehill]

^COOL. I wonder how flippin' long it will take for some of these to make their way to BBCAmerica?

 

[Starkers]

Looks cool, nice to see Gillian Anderson there

BTW, anyone else wact The Line of Duty that's been on BBC2 the last 6 weeks?

Not exactly the Shadow Line but I thought it was quite good

 

[Pingfah]

Looks cool, nice to see Gillian Anderson there

Yep, looks like we have permanently stolen her from the Americans, which is good. We deserve her more anyway.

 

[Starkers]

We might as well just give her citizenship!

 

[HappyDayRiot]

Looks cool, nice to see Gillian Anderson there

BTW, anyone else wact The Line of Duty that's been on BBC2 the last 6 weeks?

Not exactly the Shadow Line but I thought it was quite good

I loved it. A few niggles, not least the painful Wire-wannabe bits on the streets and even in some of the dialogue, but otherwise 5 hours well spent. Totally agree it had nothing on The Shadow Line but what has? I hear a second series is already confirmed too, which I think is actually needed. Wrapping up with the captions, as it was a real story, was too rushed for my liking.

Also, you really cannot go wrong with Craig Parkinson.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Looks cool, nice to see Gillian Anderson there

BTW, anyone else wact The Line of Duty that's been on BBC2 the last 6 weeks?

Not exactly the Shadow Line but I thought it was quite good

I started watching it last night but thanks to painkillers wasn't paying attention. They already renewed it for a second series.