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U&Drama goes back to Bergerac
FIRST LOOK: Here’s a first look at Bergerac season two, as filming wraps on six new episodes of the Jersey-set detective drama ahead of the show’s return to U and U&Drama in 2026.
Channel 4 identifies A Woman of Substance
FIRST LOOK: Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds play two versions of the same character in A Woman of Substance, a new adaptation of the classic novel coming to Channel 4 in 2026.
BBC, HBO Max partner for Richard Gadd’s Half Man
FIRST LOOK: Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell play brothers in Half Man, Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer that is coming to the BBC and HBO Max in 2026.
Masterpiece sets October launch for Maigret
TRAILER: Benjamin Wainwright takes the title role in Maigret, a new adaptation of Georges Simenon’s Parisian inspector coming to Masterpiece in the US this October.
Ed will roll
Director Ed Bazalgette talks taking up the reins of season two of historical drama Marie Antoinette, blending high drama with soapy character storylines and showcasing the series’ luxurious costumes and locations.
Keeley Hawes, Paapa Essiedu start Falling for Channel 4
FIRST LOOK: Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu have started filming Falling, a love story written by Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Help) coming soon to Channel 4.
Keeping up appearances
Just Act Normal creator and writer Janice Okoh joins executive producer George Ormond to discuss adapting for television her award-winning play about three siblings fighting to stay together after their mother’s disappearance, and the challenges of production on a limited budget.
Jersey boy
Bergerac star Damien Molony joins writer Toby Whithouse, UKTV head of drama Helen Perry and executive producers Ben Bickerton and Phil Trethowan to tell DQ how they revamped the classic 1980s detective drama and why filming in Jersey was “non-negotiable.”
Seeing the Invisible
Writer and director Nicholas Verso opens up about the making of Australian YA drama Invisible Boys and how he wanted to lean on his own experiences to tell the story of four teens coming to terms with their sexuality in a remote coastal town.
Gift of the Gadd
As Richard Gadd prepares to film his next series, Half Man, he reflects on the success of his breakout hit drama Baby Reindeer and reveals how he balances the competing demands of acting in and writing his own work.
Heroes’ journey
As season two of SAS Rogue Heroes shifts from North Africa to mainland Europe during the Second World War, director Stephen Woolfenden and producer Stephen Smallwood discuss making the six new episodes and reveal how they recreated the 1943 invasion of Sicily.
BBC reveals new Wolf Hall opening scenes
FIRST LOOK: Watch the opening scenes from Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light now ahead of the show’s debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Sunday.
Getting away with it
In Welsh drama Cleddau (The One That Got Away), Elen Rhys and Richard Harrington play two detectives – and former lovers – brought back together to solve a string of murders. They talk about the love story at the centre of the series and the challenge of filming versions in English and Welsh.
History repeating
French thriller Brocéliande sees a biologist return to her former university to uncover the truth behind her friend’s disappearance, when another person goes missing in similar circumstances. Dominique Farrugia, CEO of producer Shine Fiction, tells DQ more.
BBC reunites SAS Rogue Heroes
FIRST LOOK: Jack O’Connell, Connor Swindells, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West reunite for the second season SAS Rogue Heroes, coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
New Wives tale
The Wives creator Helen Black recalls the journey to making her first original series, explaining how the drama champions female camaraderie and why writers should “hold their nerve.”
S4C sets October launch for Cleddau
FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Cleddau, a Welsh language series starring Elen Rhys (The Mallorca Files) and Richard Harrington (Hinterland) that will debut on S4C in October.
Ska struck
In Steven Knight’s BBC drama This Town, a group of young people are drawn into the explosive new world of ska music in 1980s England. Executive producer Katie McAleese looks back on making the “unconventional” show and creating its original soundtrack.
Channel 5 starts The Feud
Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones will head the cast of Channel 5 domestic thriller The Feud, which is now filming on location in Newcastle. It will air in 2025.
Winds of change
Lenny Henry, creator and writer of ITV drama Three Little Birds, and star Saffron Coomber reflect on the real-life stories and experiences that inform this six-parter about three young women who leave Jamaica to start a new life in 1950s Britain.