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Doctor Who: the companion "should be female", says Moffat
17 November 2016 12:55 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Rob Leane Nov 17, 2016
Steven Moffat has been chatting about Doctor Who companions, saying it would be "damaging" to lose the female companion viewpoint...
Steven Moffat wrote the first script to feature John Barrowman's Captain Jack, and he provided a wonderful arc for Arthur Darvill's Rory, but, notably, he's never based an entire series of Doctor Who around a male main companion.
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In issue 506 of Doctor Who Magazine (on shelves now, folks!), a reader asked the Moff, "do you think a young female companion is always the best choice for the Doctor’s best friend?"
Here's what the incumbent Who showrunner said in response:
"Science-fiction is notoriously male. »
Hannah Farrell Promoted at David Thompson’s Origin Pictures
28 October 2016 3:46 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hannah Farrell is to step up to the role of head of film and television at David Thompson’s Origin Pictures, whose credits include “Woman in Gold,” starring Helen Mirren. She replaces Ed Rubin, who is leaving the company for a new role elsewhere, which is expected to be announced next week.
The company’s latest movie, “The Sense of an Ending,” will be released by CBS in the U.S. and Studiocanal in the U.K. early next year. Based on Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel, adapted by Nick Payne and directed by Ritesh Batra, the film stars Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery and Emily Mortimer, and was financed by FilmNation and BBC Films.
Past film productions include “X + Y,” starring Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall, Asa Butterfield and Eddie Marsan; “What We Did on Holiday,” starring Billy Connolly, David Tennant and Rosamund Pike; “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, »
- Leo Barraclough
‘Victoria’s Jenna Coleman On U.S. Hopes, ‘Downton Abbey’ & ‘Doctor Who’ – Mipcom
17 October 2016 3:23 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Victoria star Jenna Coleman is attending her first Mipcom market in support of the hit Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece co-production for ITV and PBS. The period series debuted in the UK in late August, occupying the coveted 9Pm Sunday slot which had been the home of Downton Abbey for six years. A second season was then ordered in late September, before the first full run ended. Coleman told me today that Victoria has the potential to go on "for a really long time… »
TV’s Strong Female Leads Gain Ground With Women Running Shows on Both Sides of the Atlantic
17 October 2016 9:00 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Scripted shows featuring strong female leads have never been more prominent in TV schedules on both sides of the Atlantic.
The trend is evident in such acclaimed serials as “Girls,” “Unreal,” and “Transparent” in the U.S. Meanwhile in the U.K., period pieces “Call the Midwife” and “Victoria,” Blighty’s biggest new drama this fall, have put women to the fore in two different centuries.
The fashion for female leads is just as clear in comedy. A show as radical as “Fleabag” suggests what is creatively possible on internet services that don’t have to please advertisers; “Fleabag” is seen on Amazon in the U.S. and BBC3 in the U.K.
“Fleabag,” created by its star, buzzy newcomer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, began as a fringe production on stage at the Edinburgh Festival. The show’s roots can also be traced to such raunchy groundbreakers as “Sex and the City,” “Girls »
- Steve Clarke
ITV’s ‘Victoria’ Extends Its Empire to 150 Territories
17 October 2016 2:18 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold glossy historical drama “Victoria,” about Britain’s second-longest-serving monarch, to more than 150 countries, the company said Monday.
The latest deals to be closed will see “Victoria” reign across Europe on Sky Germany, Utv Ireland, Vrt Belgium, Telefonica’s Spanish pay TV platform Movistar+ (to be broadcast on channel #0), Ote TV, Ote’s pay-tv in Greece, Tvp Poland, Radio and Television of Slovakia (Rtvs), Err Estonia, Tvnz. BBC Worldwide Anz will debut the show in Australia via cable. with ABC Australia taking free-tv rights. Tvnz has broadcast rights in New Zealand. Roadshow Entertainment has home-entertainment rights for both Australia and New Zealand.
The deals follow the recent announcement that ITV has commissioned a second season of the series, which follows the early life of Queen Victoria, whose name has become nearly synonymous with 19th-century Britain. The show stars former “Doctor Who” companion Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria and Tom Hughes as Prince Albert »
- Robert Mitchell
'Some things are best left in the imagination' says Jenna Coleman on 'Doctor Who' spinoff
14 October 2016 1:04 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
While the Doctor Who spinoff Class is ready to debut there's another story fans are hoping the BBC will explore - the adventures of Clara and Ashildr. But will it ever see the light of day? Past companion Jenna Coleman has some thoughts. Doctor Who introduced us to Maisie Williams's Ashildr in Season 9's "The Girl Who Died." What appeared to be a cool, Viking story with an awesome guest-star turned into a lot more. Ashildr went on to become immortal due to the Doctor's interference, eventually leading many lives and calling herself Me. Coleman and William's character arcs came to an "end" it the episode "Hell Bent," but the door for both their stories continuing was left wide open. The Radio Times got to speak with Coleman recently and asked her what the odds were of a spinoff. She mentioned she'd been asked that question "a lot." “Yeah, »
- Jill Pantozzi
Modern tribes: the period drama pedant
8 October 2016 12:00 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The Lord Melbourne thing, I’ve checked, he looked literally nothing like Rufus Sewell, he was fat, he had grey hair, he wasn’t a global sex symbol
They go on about accuracy, but if they want it to be accurate, why cast someone who looks literally nothing like Victoria? Ok Jenna Coleman is short, but have you seen the portraits, Victoria was hideous, podgy, bulging eyes and this rabbity little mouth – that’s what people want to see – and they’ve had to put her in blue contact lenses? When contact lenses weren’t even invented. They’d have been blue spectacles.
Mind you her eyebrows are worse, the Victorians wouldn’t have had threading, and the Lord Melbourne thing, I’ve checked, he looked literally nothing like Rufus Sewell, he was fat, he had grey hair, he wasn’t a global sex symbol, I think they invented the »
- Catherine Bennett
‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Sneak Peek Reveals First Look At Justin Chatwin’s New Hero — Watch
7 October 2016 10:37 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
For fans of “Doctor Who,” this year’s annual Christmas Special is poised to be very special one indeed, as the beloved BBC America series hasn’t aired a new episode since last year‘s Christmas Special. This year’s holiday ep will hopefully be a more cheerful entry, too, as the 2015 edition of the annual special was all about Peter Capaldi’s The Doctor mourning the death of his companion Clara (Jenna Coleman), not a very perky theme for a generally fun ep.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’ Producer Confirms Peter Capaldi Won’t Be Leaving After Season 10
In anticipation of this year’s Special, the “Doctor Who” team took to New York Comic-Con to share a little sneak peek at the new episode, which will notably feature Justin Chatwin as a brand new hero, reportedly partially inspired by Superman (well, just take a look at his get-up below, the »
- Kate Erbland
‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Sneak Peek Reveals First Look At Justin Chatwin’s New Hero — Watch
7 October 2016 10:37 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
For fans of “Doctor Who,” this year’s annual Christmas Special is poised to be very special one indeed, as the beloved BBC America series hasn’t aired a new episode since last year‘s Christmas Special. This year’s holiday ep will hopefully be a more cheerful entry, too, as the 2015 edition of the annual special was all about Peter Capaldi’s The Doctor mourning the death of his companion Clara (Jenna Coleman), not a very perky theme for a generally fun ep.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’ Producer Confirms Peter Capaldi Won’t Be Leaving After Season 10
In anticipation of this year’s Special, the “Doctor Who” team took to New York Comic-Con to share a little sneak peek at the new episode, which will notably feature Justin Chatwin as a brand new hero, reportedly partially inspired by Superman (well, just take a look at his get-up below, the »
- Kate Erbland
Victoria: PBS Releases New Masterpiece Teaser
6 October 2016 1:11 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Rule Victoria! Below, watch a teaser trailer for the Victoria TV show, premiering on PBS Masterpiece! Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Downton Abbey's old timeslot. A historical drama from Daisy Goodwin, the eight-part first season stars Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria, Tom Hughes as Prince Albert, and Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne. ITV has already renewed Victoria for a second season, and PBS will reportedly follow suit.The Victoria TV series cast also includes: Alex Jennings, Paul Rhys, Catherine H. Flemming, Peter Firth, Eve Myles, Tommy Knight, Nichola McAuliffe, Daniela Holtz, Nigel Lindsay, Ferdinand Kingsley, Adrian Schiller, David Oakes, and Alice Orr-Ewing. Read More… »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Victoria had blue eyes – and spoke German | Letters
30 September 2016 10:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The producer of ITV’s rather Mills & Boon drama, Victoria, was so particular about historical accuracy that the actress had to wear blue contact lenses and staff were tormented with post-production digital corrections (How producer’s eye for detail cost Victoria, 27 September).
Ignoring the fact that Jenna Coleman is also ridiculously pretty to portray Victoria, what about her accent and the language spoken in court? Of German heritage, Victoria was brought up by a German nanny, speaking only German until age three. German was also said to be the preferred language in court. But perhaps the blended European royal family makes less good TV in the Brexit era?
Danielle Lowy
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Victoria producer lifts lid on making queen's eyes historically accurate
26 September 2016 4:01 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Actor Jenna Coleman tried lots of contact lenses to turn her brown eyes blue, says Damien Timmer, but none worked
As the executive producer of not one but two current hit period dramas, Damien Timmer knows the importance of being historically accurate, down to the tiniest detail.
The man behind the Sunday night dramas Victoria and Poldark has now revealed quite how important – including spending three weeks and “a lot of money” getting the coloured contact lenses of the young queen exactly right.
Related: ITV's Victoria narrowly beats Poldark return
Related: Poldark recap: series two, episode four – stick your oar in, Ross!
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- Esther Addley
Victoria: Season Two Renewal for ITV Series; PBS to Follow?
23 September 2016 2:36 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
God save the Queen! The Victoria TV show has been renewed for a second season on ITV. According to Deadline, Victoria season two has also been picked up by PBS, which makes sense, because it is an ITV co-production with Masterpiece on PBS. That said, PBS has yet to announce the renewal.In UK, the eight-episode first season premiered on ITV on August 28, 2016. In the Us, the PBS premiere is scheduled for January 15, 2017. From Daisy Goodman, Victoria stars Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria, Tom Hughes as Prince Albert, and Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne.The cast also includes Alex Jennings, Paul Rhys, Catherine H. Flemming, Peter Firth, Eve Myles, Tommy Knight, Nichola McAuliffe, Daniela Holtz, Nigel Lindsay, Ferdinand Kingsley, Adrian Schiller, David »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
‘Victoria’ Renewed For Season 2 By ITV & PBS’ Masterpiece
23 September 2016 7:11 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Victoria, the ITV series starring Jenna Coleman as the young queen, has been renewed for a second season. The move comes ahead of the show’s U.S. premiere January 15 on Masterpiece on PBS. The series has been averaging 7.7 million viewers in the UK since its August bow on ITV, making it the network’s top drama of the year to date. It has been reigning against the competition for ITV, topping BBC One’s Poldark, and has been eyed as a strong replacement for the now-departed… »
ITV Orders Up Second Season of Glittery Royal Drama ‘Victoria’
23 September 2016 5:52 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ITV, Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster, has ordered a second season of hit period drama “Victoria,” about the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign.
The show has become ITV’s top-rated drama of 2016 since its debut last month, and will be broadcast in the U.S. starting Jan. 15 on PBS, in the Sunday night “Downton Abbey” slot. The show stars Jenna Coleman of “Doctor Who” fame as the young monarch and Tom Hughes as her husband, Prince Albert.
“Even though she reigned in the 19th century, Victoria is a heroine for our times,” said screenwriter and executive producer Daisy Goodwin.
Coleman and Hughes have been confirmed to return for the second season, which will be written by Goodwin and produced by U.K. independent Mammoth Screen. Goodwin said that the new season will focus on the “very modern dilemma of how to juggle children with her husband and her job.”
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- Robert Mitchell
ITV's Victoria to get second series after ratings triumph over BBC's Poldark
23 September 2016 3:01 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes to return as monarch and Prince Albert
ITV has commissioned a second series of its glossy royal biopic Victoria with Jenna Coleman signed up to reprise her role as the monarch.
The series, which also stars Tom Hughes as Prince Albert and Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne, has consistently outperformed the second series of BBC1’s Poldark in the Sunday night slot, despite having started a week earlier.
Related: ITV didn’t need to embellish Queen Victoria’s life – it was wild enough already
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- Jasper Jackson
ITV Orders Second Season of 'Victoria'
23 September 2016 2:57 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
ITV is bringing back Victoria for a second season. ITV's head of drama Polly Hill and director of television Kevin Lygo announced the news on Friday. The drama from screenwriter Daisy Goodwin and producer Mammoth Screen stars Jenna Coleman as the young queen alongside Tom Hughes as Prince Albert. It launched at the end of August and averaged 7.7 million consolidated viewers. This makes it the top-rated ITV drama of the year so far. Victoria is a co-production with Masterpiece on PBS, with Rebecca Eaton serving as executive producer. It premieres on PBS on Jan. 15. Lygo
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- Georg Szalai
Victoria: ITV renews for series 2
23 September 2016 2:26 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Rob Leane Sep 23, 2016
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will return for a second series of Victoria on ITV...
ITV has opted to renew their monarch-based drama Victoria for a second series. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are both lined up to return, as is the show's writing team consisted of Daisy Goodwin, Damien Timmer and Kate McKerrell.
The first run of the crown-stuffed series earned both critical plaudits and high ratings, making ITV's decision what Kevin Bacon would term a 'no brainer'. In fact, as the official press bumf tells us, Victoria series 1 achieved an average of "7.7 million viewers and [a] 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights", making it "the top rated ITV drama of the year so far."
Daisy Goodwin released this statement, teasing a little of what to expect from series 2:
“Even though she reigned in the 19th Century, Victoria is a heroine for our times. In »
New York Comic-Con 2016 TV Schedule: Find Out Which Shows Are Heading to Nycc
13 September 2016 12:57 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Comic-Con is hitting New York City once again this year for the annual Nycc, and television is taking over. Tons of fan-favorite shows — including the new “24,” “Archer,” the hotly anticipated “Legion” and many more — are heading to the four-day fest, which takes place in the Big Apple from October 6 through October 9. Variety is keeping track of all the TV screenings and panels in one handy master list, so bookmark this page to stay up-to-date as the networks and studios set their schedules for the event. We will be updating frequently.
Thursday, Oct. 6
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz) — 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Hammerstein Ballroom
Stars Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Lee Majors and Ted Raimi discuss the hit series and preview what’s to come this season. Attendees will also see the premiere of episode 2.
“Comic Book Men” (AMC) — 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m »
- Arya Roshanian
Mindy Newell: On Star Trek And Other Thoughts of Space & Time
5 September 2016 10:00 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
As my fellow opiners Ed Catto and John Ostrander have, uh, well, opined on these pages, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. You would think that there would be a lot more hoopla about it, but even though CBS has announced the premiere of a new St show and even though, as Ed reminds us, the United States Post Office is issuing a special commemorative stamp – which I am absolutely positively buying – it’s been amazingly quiet on the P.R. front, especially when you consider that the franchise is legendary not only here, but around this world.
Consider, if you will, the build-up to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013. Not only was there a reminder of the looming date on BBCAmerica seemingly every single commercial break, but any little bit of news – rumors – was all over the Internet, on television, on radio, and in the newspapers. »
- Mindy Newell
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