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Stonebridge and Scott are back in Strike Back and making everyone else look rubbish

22 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

It’s almost enough to make me want to watch the latest episode… but not quite, since the new cast and characters are quite rubbish.

SPOILER ALERT!!

That’s how you make an entrance! The boys are back in town! #StrikeBack is available with Catch Up TV. pic.twitter.com/KhBIixTfTg

— Sky One (@SkyOne) February 22, 2018

It does make me wonder, though: given that the writers can clearly still write decent bantz for Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) and Scott (Sullivan Stapleton), are they deliberately writing the new characters as a bit dull and rubbish?

I do hope our former dynamic duo aren’t dead by the end of the season, though – that would be pretty predictable for Strike Back, which kills off characters with even greater regularity than Blake’s 7.

Might be nice to have it work out differently for a change…

Timeless trailer; Lynn returns to Alan Partridge; John Noble: Legend of Tomorrow; + more

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Stella Gonet, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Alex Dimitriades et al join BBC One’s The Cry
Felicity Montagu joins BBC One’s This Time With Alan Partridge

US TV

Trailer for season 2 of NBC’s Timeless
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

John Noble to play himself in The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

Lucy Davis as Etta Candy in Wonder Woman

Lucy Davis joins Sabrina; Big Little Lies returning cast; Madeline Stowe’s Mixtape; + more

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Internet TV

Joel McHale, Maggie Lawson, Gerald McRaney and Zachary Knighton to guest on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet
Cameron Britton, Colm Feore, Adam Godley join, Ashley Madekwe to recur on Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy
Lucy Davis joins Netflix’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch series

European TV

HBO Europe/TNT Serie (Germany) green light: series of German/Romanian cybercrime thriller Hackerville

UK TV

Asher Keddie joins BBC One’s The Cry

US TV

Teaser for season 3 of TNT’s Animal Kingdom
Trailer for season 6 of FX’s The Americans [US only]
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

US TV show casting

Alfre Woodard to recur on Fox’s Empire
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz to return for season 2 of HBO’s Big Little Lies

New US TV shows

Trailer for TBS’s The Last OG
ABC yellow lights: Kenya Barris/Julie Bean fading TV star comedy

New US TV show casting

Mary McCormack to star in ABC’s 1970s Irish-Catholic family comedy
Soniqua Shandai joins ABC’s The Greatest American Hero
Lynn Collins to star, Aasif Mandvi and Kris D Lofton to co-star in ABC’s Safe Harbor
Aunjanue Ellis to star in CBS’s Chiefs
Javicia Leslie and Suraj Sharma join CBS’s God Friended Me
Freddie Prinze Jr and David Fynn to star in CBS’s I Mom So Hard
Greg Wise, Peter Mark Kendall, Michael Gaston et al join CBS All Access’ Strange Angel
Madeline Stowe to co-star in Fox’s Mixtape
Jeanine Mason to star in The CW’s Roswell
Punam Patel joins NBC’s So Close
Tammy Townsend, Loretta Devine, Time Reid et al to recur on OWN’s Love Is …

What (more) TV’s on at BAFTA in February/March 2018? Including The Crown and Kay Mellor masterclasses

16 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every couple of weeks, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

A couple of new TV events have been announced by BAFTA this week, one in February, one in March, both ‘Masterclasses’.

Masterclass: The Crown

Monday, 26 February 2018 – 7:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

The team behind the BAFTA-winning Netflix series will discuss bringing the historical drama to our screens.

The Crown chronicles the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the major historical events that defined the second half of the 20th Century.

Join creator Peter Morgan, Executive Producer Suzanne Mackie, Director Ben Caron and actress Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret) as they reflect and discuss the story behind first two seasons.

Book tickets

Masterclass: Kay Mellor on Screenwriting

Monday, 19 March 2018 – 7:00pm
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly

The BAFTA-winning writer will share her inspirations and insights into her craft.

Kay’s credits include Band of Gold, Fat Friends and the recent dramas Love, Lies & Records and Girlfriends.

Kay will be in conversation with Kate Rowland.

Book tickets

Bosch, Bancroft, Delicious, No Activity renewed; Michael Hurst’s The Caesars; + more

14 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

Amazon renews: Bosch…
…green lights: series of Berlin clubbing murder drama Beat, with Jannis Niewohner, Karoline Herfurth, Nina Gummich et al
Apple developing: Amateur Athletic Union basketball drama
YouTube Red developing: self-explanatory comedy Psychopath, with Chris D’Elia

Scandinavian TV

NRK (Norway) green lights: WW2 series about Crown Princess Märtha Atlantic Crossing
SVT (Sweden) green lights: series of ski resort hotel family comedy Andra åket (Second Ride)

UK TV

ITV renews: Bancroft…
…green lights: Morecambe detective drama The Bay
Sky1 renews: Delicious
Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester to guest on Sky 1’s Strike Back

US TV

CBS All Access renews: No Activity
Trailer for season 2 of FX’s Atlanta
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Damon Dayoub to recur on NBC’s Chicago Fire
Sohvi Rodriguez and Damon Williams to recur on TNT’s Animal Kingdom

New US TV shows

New teaser trailer for Freeform’s Siren
Trailer for FX’s Trust [US only]
Michael Hurst/Martin Scorsese developing: Roman drama The Caesars

New US TV show casting

George Wendt, Gia Sandhu and Zenobia Shroff to co-star in ABC’s The Greatest American Hero
Michael Cudlitz to star in ABC’s 1970s Irish-Catholic family comedy
Alana De La Garza to star in CBS’s Chiefs
Bella Heathcote to star in CBS All Access’ Strange Angel
Jamie McShane and Caroline Chikezie to star in Fox’s The Passage
Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas to star in NBC’s Manifest
Judy Greer joins Showtime’s Kidding

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Stonebridge and Scott are back in Strike Back and making everyone else look rubbish

Timeless trailer; Lynn returns to Alan Partridge; John Noble: Legend of Tomorrow; + more

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Lucy Davis joins Sabrina; Big Little Lies returning cast; Madeline Stowe’s Mixtape; + more

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New US TV shows

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What (more) TV’s on at BAFTA in February/March 2018? Including The Crown and Kay Mellor masterclasses

Every couple of weeks, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

Masterclass: The Crown

Monday, 26 February 2018 – 7:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

Masterclass: Kay Mellor on Screenwriting

Monday, 19 March 2018 – 7:00pm
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly

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Every couple of weeks, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

Masterclass: The Crown

Monday, 26 February 2018 – 7:00pm Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

Masterclass: Kay Mellor on Screenwriting

Monday, 19 March 2018 – 7:00pm Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly

Internet TV

Scandinavian TV

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US TV show casting

New US TV shows

New US TV show casting

Monday, 26 February 2018 – 7:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

Monday, 19 March 2018 – 7:00pm
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly