Articles about BBC Studios
Leading Lynley
Vikings: Valhalla actor Leo Suter suits up to star in Lynley, a new adaptation of Elizabeth George’s mystery crime novels. He tells DQ about playing the title role, partnering with co-star Sofia Barclay and how his path to acting is reflected in his character’s own journey.
Inside out
Writer Dennis Kelly joins director Jeanette Nordahl and executive producer Katie Carpenter to take DQ inside the making of Waiting for the Out, the BBC’s adaptation of Andy West’s memoir about life behind bars – from the perspective of a prison philosophy teacher.
Wild things
Following the award-winning success of Mood, Nicôle Lecky reflects on creating Wild Cherry – a story about secrets and lies in a world of extreme privilege – and the challenges of stepping up as showrunner
BBC picks Wild Cherry
TRAILER: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May star in Wild Cherry, the new drama from Bafta-winning Mood creator Nicôle Lecky that debuts on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, November 15. Watch the trailer now.
Directing the Blues
On the set of the BBC’s Belfast crime drama Blue Lights, actor turned director Angela Griffin reveals her passion for filmmaking as she takes charge behind the camera for season three’s climactic scenes.
BBC takes bite of Wild Cherry
FIRST LOOK: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May feature in new images from Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s six-part coming-of-age drama navigating privilege, power and social media that will debut this November.
Under the Lights
DQ heads to Belfast to see filming for Blue Lights season three as the BAFTA-winning BBC police drama delves into the hidden world of white-collar crime while members of the PSNI force tackle issues relating to mental health, grief and trauma.
BBC unveils Mint drama
FIRST LOOK: Emma Laird and Ben Coyle-Larner star in Mint, a darkly comic and unconventional drama about the life of a crime family coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Fit for the Mitfords
Production designer Matthew Button and costume designer Claire Collins take DQ into the world of Outrageous, UKTV and BritBox’s period biopic of the real-life Mitford sisters, and reveal how they recreated British high society of the 1930s.
Totally Outrageous
Executive producer Elizabeth Kilgarriff and writer Sarah Williams reflect on Outrageous, a six-part series that dramatises the lives of the aristocratic Mitford sisters in 1930s Britain, revealing why the title perfectly describes both its protagonists and the way their story is told.
AI Agatha
Agatha Christie has been resurrected using AI to lead a BBC Maestro course that aims to share the Queen of Crime’s writing secrets with budding authors – but it could also be a watershed moment for the use of technology in television production.
BBC tames Wild Cherry
FIRST LOOK: Mood creator Nicôle Lecky returns to the BBC with Wild Cherry, a new drama in which she stars alongside Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and newcomer Amelia May. It is currently in production.
BBC arranges Reunion
FIRST LOOK: Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis star in Reunion, a four-part bilingual thriller coming soon to the BBC that was filmed in both British Sign Language and spoken English.
Channel 4 introduces Brian & Maggie
TRAILER: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter are Brian & Maggie in the upcoming Channel 4 drama about Brian Walden’s final TV interview with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
BBC books Barcelona break with The Split
TRAILER: Take a trip with The Split: Barcelona, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the BBC One series, which will launch on December 29.
Channel 4 wants more Change
FIRST LOOK: Bridget Christie’s comedy The Change returns to Channel 4 for a second season in 2025.
BBC confirm Return to Paradise
TRAILER: Anna Samson heads the cast of Return to Paradise, the Australian spin-off from murder-mystery series Death in Paradise. The series debuts in the UK on November 22 after its debut down under earlier this year.
Don Gilet finds Death in Paradise
FIRST LOOK: Sherwood and EastEnders star Don Gilet takes the lead in Death in Paradise, and will make his debut in a feature-length Christmas special later this year.
BBC preps Call the Midwife Xmas double
FIRST LOOK: Call the Midwife will return to the BBC this Christmas with, for the first time, a two-part festive story.
Life imitating art
DQ heads to Cardiff to meet the cast and crew behind BBC comedy-drama Death Valley, in which a former TV detective utilises his investigative skills in the real world when he strikes a partnership with an actual detective.