Misfits

Former Misfits actor Iwan Rheon believes that a movie version of the series is likely to happen.

The Welsh actor, who is currently appearing in Game of Thrones and Vicious, thinks that if the cast were available, it would happen.

“I think it might happen. I think it’s quite likely that it will happen, yeah, if they can get everyone together to do it,” he told Digital Spy.

“I think I’d be an idiot not to [do it],” he said. “I think it’d be a really fun thing to go back and revisit, because obviously I feel so much love for Misfits and gratitude to them and those guys at [production company] Clerkenwell Films and E4, and how they gave me such a huge opportunity and gave me a lot of really challenging stuff to do while I was there. So yeah, if I get the opportunity, I’d love to. Continue reading »

McCoy not returning to Doctor Who

Former Doctor Who actor Sylvester McCoy has confirmed that he won’t be featuring in the 50th anniversary celebrations. The actor, who played the Seventh Doctor, said “no” when asked by Den of Geek if he would be seen in the special later this year.

Misfits to end

The fifth season of Misfits will be the show’s last it has been confirmed. The E4 series will end after eighth more 60-minute episodes. Continue reading »

Misfits will return to screens for one last outing this year.

The E4 series will come to an end following the forthcoming fifth season, which will air in the autumn.

The new 8-episode run began filming this week.

Murray Ferguson, Chief Executive of Clerkenwell Films, says: “Misfits was a bold and confident commission that backed original ideas and new talent, quickly becoming a hit with its audience on E4 and around the world. It’s been great to produce a show that has been able to innovate on screen and online, and that broke new ground premiering with huge success on Hulu in America. Misfits has been an exciting and rewarding ride for us all and we now look forward to ending the show with a bang!” Continue reading »

Misfits has been given a fifth season.

The E4 comedy-drama was confirmed to be returning at a press event this week.

The fourth season finished airing late last year, which was the first season to feature only one original cast member in Nathan Stewart-Jarett (Curtis).

Stewart-Jarett has since left the series, leaving Joseph Gilgun, Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Natasha O’Keeffe and Matt Stoke to make up the main cast. Continue reading »

Call the Midwife renewed

Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise have both been renewed by the BBC with the former returning for a Christmas special later this year and a third season in 2014.

New series from Misfits creator

The BBC has announced it has commissioned a new series from Misfits creator Howard Overman called Atlantis. The 13-part series will begin shooting in Wales and Morocco in April. Continue reading »

The first draft of a Misfits movie script has been written according to creator Howard Overman.

Overman confirmed the news to the Panel Borders radio show, saying: “I’ve written the first draft of the script and we’ll see what happens”.

He also hinted that a return of former cast members may be on the cards, stating: “whether or not you’ve completely seen the end of Simon and Alisha, if our movie has our way, is another issue”. Continue reading »

Rev returning to BBC Two in 2014

Rev will return to BBC Two for a third season in 2014. BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have Rev back on the channel. It’s one of the real comedy jewels in BBC Two’s crown.”

Attenborough and Bjork team up

David Attenborough is teaming up with Bjork for a new documentary about music. The one-off Channel 4 documentary will be titled Attenborough and Bjork: The Nature of Music. Continue reading »

Here are some exclusive behind the scenes shots from episode 1 of Series 4 of Misfits, coming to a tellybox near you this autumn.

These shots include just some of the new characters who will be popping up throughout the series, with plenty of surprises along the way. Continue reading »

Peter Mullan, Gabriel Byrne, Damian Lewis, John Simm and Olivia Colman head up the Channel 4 Autumn/ Winter line-up, ably supported by a cast packed full of future stars.

From established names such as, Gabriel Byrne, Gina McKee, Peter Mullan Olivia Colman, Shirley Henderson, David Oyelowo and Rupert Friend to brand new and emerging talent such as Monica Dolan, Joseph Gilgun, Katie Leung, Arsher Ali, Karla Crome, Matt Stokoe and newcomer Sharon Rooney, Drama on C4 is in extremely rude health. Continue reading »

Superstar launches to 3.2m

ITV1’s Superstar launched on Saturday night to around 3.2 million from 7.25pm, peaking at 3.5m.

Misfits newcomer explains character

Misfits newcomer Karla Crome has given a few details regarding her character on the E4 series. “I suppose Jess says what she thinks and can see through people’s bulls**t,” Crome said. “Because she’s so straightforward, she gets frustrated when people aren’t honest with her. She’s a tough cookie, but she’s quite vulnerable too.” Continue reading »