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BBC lands on Rebus reboot
FIRST LOOK: The BBC will be the UK home of crime drama Rebus, a new adaptation of the Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.
BBC’s Virdee arrives in Bradford
Filming is underway on Virdee, a BBC crime thriller set in Bradford and based on AA Dhand’s novels.
BBC tunes into The Listeners
FIRST LOOK: Rebecca Hall stars in The Listeners, a new drama based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill that is set to debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year.
BBC calls up The Responder for season two
FIRST LOOK: Martin Freeman and Adelayo Adedayo return to Liverpool for the second season of BBC drama The Responder, which will air later this year.
Counting the cost
BBC comedy Spent marks the first original series from writer Michelle de Swarte, who also stars as a former model failing to face up to her new reality away from the catwalk. She and executive producer Jack Bayles reveal how they partnered to create the six-part show.
Hall of fame
Almost 10 years after BBC historical drama Wolf Hall first aired, its long-anticipated sequel is in production. Playground Entertainment executive producer Colin Callender explains why Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light will be worth the wait.
Jetty crime
Firebird Pictures exec Elizabeth Kilgarriff tells DQ about collaborating with Jenna Coleman once again for BBC four-parter The Jetty, piecing together the decades-old mystery with writer Cat Jones and creating a new iconic detective.
Crossing Boarders
Boarders creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor, director Ethosheia Hylton and executive producer Madeleine Sinclair take DQ back to school to discuss making the BBC comedy drama, how the story is inspired by real life and working with the young cast.
BBC opens A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
FIRST LOOK: Wednesday star Emma Myers heads the cast of BBC drama A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which is based on Holly Jackson’s novel of the same name and is due to air later this year.
Commanding presence
Named a European Shooting Star for 2024, Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke tells DQ about some of the key roles in his career to date, including his turn in acclaimed BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, and the task of portraying real people on screen.
Find your people
Four writers – Nicole Amarteifio, Kodie Bedford, Zara Hayes and Cat Jones – discuss how they started working in television, their latest projects and why screenwriters need to find the producers who will back their ideas.
Killer adaptation
As Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy arrives on the BBC, director Meenu Gaur and executive producer James Prichard discuss making this two-part murder mystery and why the celebrated author’s work remains timeless.
Rocking the Boat
Boat Story stars Tchéky Karyo and Joanna Scanlan reflect on their partnership in the BBC drama as a mob boss and a pastry shop owner who fall for each other, changing the fates of each character.
Taking flight
DQ heads to Scotland to meet the cast and writer of BBC thriller Vigil, which is shifting the action from its first season submarine setting to explore the fallout from a disastrous airbase weapons demonstration in season two.
Ghosts story
After five seasons of BBC comedy Ghosts, costume designer Lucy Williams, production designer Andrew Lavin and producer Pat Tookey-Dickson take DQ behind the scenes at Button House to find out how the series – and its titular occupants – were brought to life.
Domino effect
Domino Day creator Lauren Sequeira, director Eva Sigurdardottir and executive producer Lawrence Bowen reveal how this BBC series about a young witch marries supernatural spectacle with contemporary themes of identity and the dating world.
Inside story
BBC Studios Drama producers Michael Parke and Andrew Morrissey reflect on creating the second season of the BBC’s award-winning drama Time, which tells a new story of survival and community behind bars – but this time in a women’s prison.
Reckoning with the past
The BBC will come under scrutiny for its decision to commission The Reckoning, a factual drama about how former presenter Jimmy Savile committed hundreds of sexual assaults over several decades. But for the team behind the series, it’s a story that needed to be told.
Making a Point
As the BBC serves up restaurant drama Boiling Point, star and executive producer Hannah Walters tells DQ about its journey from short film to the small screen, and how she and husband Stephen Graham are telling stories through their own company, Matriarch Productions.
Leaders of the Pack
Penelope and Ginny Skinner, creators and writers of The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies, tell DQ about making the subversive con artist story, keeping viewers guessing and using art while writing.