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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.
Small Town’s big star
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks discusses her latest role in Sky comedy Small Town, Big Story, why she likes ensemble dramas and her ambitions to appear in a romcom.
Masterpiece PBS debuts Maigret
FIRST LOOK: Here’s Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter) as Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret ahead of the launch of Masterpiece PBS’s upcoming series Maigret.
Undiscovered riches
Lynley screenwriter Steve Thompson and executive producer David Stern preview this upcoming BritBox and BBC crime drama, which brings Elizabeth George’s literary detective back to the screen nearly two decades since his last appearance.
Sky heads to Small Town, Big Story
TRAILER: Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and House of the Dragon star Paddy Considine head the cast of Sky “dramatic comedy” Small Town, Big Story, created and directed by Chris O’Dowd.
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.
Wolf Hall sequel sets launch date
TRAILER: Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis reunite for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which will debut on the BBC on November 10 before launching next year in the US on Masterpiece PBS.
BBC, Masterpiece reopen Wolf Hall
FIRST LOOK: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis and Kate Phillips head the cast of Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light, the BBC and Masterpiece PBS sequel to the award-winning historical drama based on Hilary Mantel’s trilogy of novels.
Sky prepares to visit Small Town, Big Story
FIRST LOOK: Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) star in Sky original series Small Town, Big Story, which has completed filming ahead of its launch this autumn.
Coping with Creatures
All Creatures Great & Small director Andy Hay offers an insight into the making of the period drama and reflects on working with a rambunctious goat in an episode from its fourth season.
Living dangerously
Writer Harriet Warner, executive producer Colin Callender and the cast of Dangerous Liaisons talk up Starz and Lionsgate+’s small-screen prequel to the classic French novel and discuss telling this iconic love story from a female perspective.
A new domain of conflict
The Undeclared War stars Hannah Khalique-Brown as a gifted coder at the forefront of a government effort to ward off a series of cyber-attacks on the UK. DQ speaks to the actor and writer-director Peter Kosminsky about this topical and timely drama.