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BBC America to Chronicle Doctor Who's Debut in TV-Movie Starring Brian Cox, Harry Potter Actor

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BBC America, as part of a larger plan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, is co-producing a TV-movie chronicling the series’ genesis and the Time Lord’s maiden voyage on Nov. 23, 1963.

In An Adventure in Space and Time, David Bradley (aka the Harry Potter films’ Argus Filch) will portray …READ MORE


Doctor Who's Season 7 to Resume on March 30

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Whovians, mark your calendars.

The second half of Doctor Who‘s seventh season will premiere Saturday, March 30, on BBC America, the network announced Wednesday. READ MORE


Doctor Who: The Snowmen Recap: A Merry Homeric Companion

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Doctor Who: The Snowmen, the sci-fi franchise’s annual Christmas special, wasn’t so much about the battle to defeat an army of destructive Frostys as it was about getting our titular hero back in the business of saving the universe — and pairing him up with the charismatic (and crazy gorgeous) new companion (Jenna-Louise Coleman) who’ll make that journey worthwhile. READ MORE


Doctor Who Christmas Special Preview: 'I Do the Hand-Grabbing! That's My Job! It's Always Me!"

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Last month, BBC America dropped a preview for Doctor Who: The Snowmen that gave us a glimpse of Jenna-Louise Coleman as our titular hero’s new companion Clara (not to be confused — or perhaps especially to be confused — with Coleman’s prior Who character Oswin, from “Asylum of the Daleks”).

The latest trailer for the long-running franchise’s Christmas special, however, features something that took me a little by surprise: READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO


Luther Taps Sienna Guillory For Season 3

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Resident Evil actress Sienna Guillory has joined the third season of BBC America’s Luther as a love interest for Idris Elba’s titular detective …READ MORE


Doctor Who Christmas Special Minisode and Trailer: Look at Frosty Go…Homicidal?

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“This Christmas, the Earth will face a terrible, terrible danger. But as all humanity hangs in the balance, will anyone be able to persuade the Doctor to save the day?” asks series star Matt Smith in the first of two new promos for Doctor Who‘s 2012 Christmas Special. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO


Doctor Who's Return Date Confirmed, Plus Scoop on the Wild (and Wild West) New Episodes

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The Doctor will see you … very soon.

BBC America has issued a double-secret official confirmation of Doctor Who‘s return date …READ MORE


Luther Exec Producer Considering Alice-Focused Spin-Off: TV's Most Killer Idea?

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There’s a school of thought that says crazy-quirky supporting characters aren’t as appealing when they’re thrust into the center of the action, but I’m willing to bet against conventional wisdom if BBC America greenlights a Luther spin-off centered around brilliant sociopath Alice Morgan (played to delectable perfection by Ruth Wilson).

“The BBC is very interested in the project,” Luther creator and exec producer Neil Cross told …READ MORE


Doctor Who Casts New Companion: Find Out When She'll Arrive

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Doctor Who has cast 25-year-old Jenna-Louise Coleman from Blackpool, England to serve as the good Doctor’s next companion, it was announced on Wednesday morning.

Coleman will make her debut … READ MORE