Year: 2008

Doctor Who

• Digital Spy talks to the cast of Torchwood (video)

Film

• Huh? Hobbit movie to be followed by a “what happened before LotR” movie?
• John Singleton discusses The A-Team: Woody Harrelson as Murdock?
• Chris Morris to make Dad’s Army terrorist movie

British TV

• Is it Widows or not? Shed gets commission for “wives of crimos” series
• E4 looking to make more drama
• Celebrity Big Brother axed?
• Primeval star upset with constant underwear scenes
• Hugh’s Chicken Run accused (unjustly) of con
• Creator says Grange Hill should be cancelled

US TV

• ABC cancels a whole load of contracts
• FX’s Sons of Anarchy pilot gets cast

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Doctor Who

• Chris Chibnall to be showrunner on ITV1’s version of Law & Order
• David Jason turns down Who role

Film

• Rights to Lensman novels being negotiated
• Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci start a production company together

British TV

• A clip from Saturday’s Primeval
• Ken Branagh to play Swedish detective for BBC
• UKTV considering more rebrandings, following Dave’s success
• Sky One to up UK spend because of US strike
• ITV to make sequel to The Naked Civil Servant
• Third series of Lead Balloon commissioned

US TV

• Fox greenlights Shaun Cassidy’s Inseperable pilot
• Much bigger Knight Rider clip