A new true-crime podcast about the theft of iconic Austrian empress Sisi’s diamond in the 1990s is set to launch on Curiouscast later this month. Written by Emma Jane Kirby and hosted by Seren Jones, “A Most Audacious Heist” will introduce listeners to Daniel Blanchard, who in 1998 stole the Star of Empress Sisi, a […]

Edinburgh Fringe-originated college comedy series “Big Boys” is set to end after Season 3, Variety can confirm. The show, which launched in 2022 after a run at the famous Scottish arts festival, stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as unlikely flatmates, who are thrown together in their first year at Brent University. The third and […]

Stephen Garrett’s U.K. production company Chapter 7 has appointed Anna Higgs as its new managing director. The prod-co, known for shows including Tom Hiddleton-starrer “The Night Manager” and “The Undoing” featuring Nicole Kidman, has also promoted Carly Conway to creative director. Higgs previously led global entertainment partnerships at Meta and was creative director at video […]

Tamsin Greig and Joanna Scanlan are ready to rock in first look images from their new BBC/BritBox series “Riot Women.” The six-part drama, from “Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright, sees five middle-aged women form a punk-rock band and enter a local talent contest – giving them an outlet to vent about their demanding jobs, pushy […]

Meghan Markle has pushed back the launch of her upcoming Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan” due to the L.A. wildfires. The series, which features the Duchess of Sussex cooking up a storm for a variety of friends including Mindy Kaling and her former “Suits” co-star Abigail Spencer, was set to premiere on Jan. 15. Following […]

The U.K. government has vowed to reform the market for ticket resales in a bid to “tackle greedy ticket touts and give power back to fans.” The government is launching a public consultation on live event ticket sales to look at measures that better protect fans and improve access. Among the proposed measures are a […]

Regent Street, one of central London’s busiest shopping districts and also home to a number of arts and media companies, has been evacuated due to a suspected bomb. The evacuation took place around 2pm local time after a car parked outside Hamley’s toy store aroused suspicion. “Road closures are in place in the vicinity of […]

“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer is set to lead new Celyn Jones thriller series “Minotaur” alongside “Call My Agent’s” Assaad Bouab. Jones writes and directs the six-part Welsh/French drama, which he created. Charles Sturridge (“Marcella”) will also direct. “Minotaur” follows Luc (Bouab), a cold-blooded killer who escapes Paris’s criminal underbelly for the more prosaic […]

“Black Doves” and “Kaos” producer Jane Featherstone has admitted she is not “confident about the sustainability” of the high-end TV production sector in the U.K. Featherstone, who is the COO of transatlantic prod-co Sister, was speaking as a witness into the U.K. parliamentary inquiry into the sector. Among the concerns she highlighted for U.K. production […]

One of the U.K.’s most prestigious drama schools – whose alumni include Daniel Day-Lewis, Olivia Colman and Patrick Stewart among other well-known names – is shutting down its undergraduate program, which it has deemed “financially unsustainable.” The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which has also trained Jeremy Irons, Naomie Harris, Josh O’Connor and Gene Wilder, […]

Neil Young has walked back his decision to boycott this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Earlier this week the musician announced he would not be playing the festival after the BBC, the festival’s broadcast partner, had “wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.” Young, who headlined Glasto in […]

Viola Davis’s upcoming feature “G20” is set to premiere on Prime Video this spring, Variety can confirm. Directed by Patricia Riggen, the action thriller stars the Academy Award winner as U.S. President Danielle Sutton, who becomes the target of an attack at the annual G20 world leaders summit. “After evading capture by the attackers, Sutton […]

Armie Hammer says his career is picking up after three years in industry exile following sexual assault allegations. Hammer, who returned to acting last year opposite William H. Macy in the Western feature “Frontier Crucible,” was accused of sexual assault in 2021 by a number of women with whom he’d engaged in extra-marital affairs. Following […]

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival, blaming the BBC’s “corporate control” for his decision. The musician said he and his band, the Chrome Hearts, would not be performing at the famed U.K. music event in June. “The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all […]

Harlan Coben is the master of twisty-turny page-turners and, increasingly, TV shows. The prolific crime author has had a number of his thrillers adapted for screen and the latest, “Missing You,” is set to get Netflix viewers talking once again following the success of his last adaptation for the streamer, “Fool Me Once,” which was […]

“Gavin & Stacey” star Laura Aikman took her NDA so seriously she even kept her appearance in the 90-minute special a secret from her own family. Aikman, who plays the widely-disliked Sonia in the cult BBC series, posted a video of herself watching “Gavin & Stacey: The Finale” on Christmas Day with her family, who […]

The Palestinian Authority has shut down the operations of Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera in the West Bank, according to local reports. In a statement, Al Jazeera condemned Fatah, the Palestinian Authority ruling party in the West Bank, for what it described as an “incitement campaign” against the news organization and its reporters. The ban […]

“Gavin & Stacey: The Finale” proved a winner for the BBC in the U.K. Christmas Day ratings battle. The long-awaited 90-minute special, which was written and exec produced by stars James Corden and Ruth Jones, pulled in 12.3 million viewers, equating to a 64.75% audience share, according to monitoring agency Overnights.TV. Reviewers were also won […]

Gary Oldman, who stars as grumpy yet gifted spy boss Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+ hit “Slow Horses,” has been recruited by the real MI5 – to narrate a Christmas poem. In collaboration with the streaming platform, the British counter-intelligence agency have published a festive video on their Instagram page featuring Oscar-winner Oldman narrating a […]