TOBY REGBO TO LEAD 1860S SET TV SERIES THE CADBURYS ON THE FOUNDERS OF THE FAMOUS CHOCOLATE EMPIRE

     THE CADBURYS    

TOBY REGBO TO LEAD PERIOD SET DRAMA

And yes, it is about the chocolate empire! New U&Original period set drama THE CADBURYS will be a six episode warm hearted family drama following the visionary Cadbury family, the underdogs of the cocoa world, on their journey towards creating the world famous

Our dear Toby Regbo will lead the cast

 Cadbury’s chocolate bar. In 1860s Birmingham, when chocolate as we know it doesn’t yet exist, two very different brothers, Richard (Toby Regbo) and George Cadbury (Harry Gilby), find themselves in charge of their family’s failing cocoa business. Together, they have the radical genius and burning ambition to turn Cadbury into one of the world’s most beloved confectioners – if they can only learn to trust and rely on each other. Their sister Maria (Jessica Barden) is navigating her own role within the family and the business, but things become even more complicated when she falls in love with Cadbury’s biggest rival, Francis Fry (Ben Hardy) and is forced to question where her

Ben Hardy, Jessica Barden and Harry Gilby will also star

 true loyalties really lie. Infused with historical delights and magical invention, The Cadburys is about how we build, break and rebuild the bonds of family - and how the sweetest things in life are rarely simple. Joanna Scanlan will also star. 

BRITBOX TO STREAM BRENDA BLETHYN IN THE GORGEOUS REBOOT OF CLASSIC SERIES WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE THIS JUNE

    WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  

TV SERIES ARRIVES TO BRITBOX

Brilliant new series starts June 24th in USA

Channel 4 has already aired this one over in Britain and I actually finished watching it earlier this week and can tell you that it is probably the best period set series of the year so far, but I wanted to inform you today that it will start streaming for the audiences in USA and Canada on BritBox as of June 24th and you do not want to miss it. With Brenda Blethyn as the lead it is the reboot of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel with Jessica Reynolds playing the younger version. You can check out the gorgeous and dynamic trailer below and tell us what you think, will you tune in?

THE EIGHT EPISODE SERIES FOLLOWS

 the tale of an impoverished, ambitious maid Emma Harte in the 1900's Yorkshire who takes a dizzying climb to become the world’s richest woman in the 1970s, gazing down on her sprawling empire from a luxury New York penthouse. Emmett J Scanlan stars as Adam Fairley, Lydia Leonard as Olivia Wainwright, Leanne Best as Adele Fairley, Ewan Horrocks as Edwin Fairley, Harry Cadby as Gerald Fairley, Will Mellor as Jack Harte, Lenny Rush as Frank Harte, Niall Wright as Mac, Robert Wilfort as Murgatroyd, Toby Regbo as Jim Fairley, Hiftu Quasem as Priya Chandra, Sophie Bould as Elizabeth Harte and Georgina Sadler as Polly. 

 

GORGEOUS FIRST TRAILER WITH BRENDA BLETHYN IN CHANNEL 4 REBOOT OF THEIR CLASSIC SERIES WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

    WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  

CHANNEL 4 TV SERIES REBOOT TRAILER

Channel 4 has sent us the first trailer with Brenda Blethyn as the lead in the reboot of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel with Jessica Reynolds playing the younger version. Story follows the tale of an impoverished, ambitious maid Emma Harte in Yorkshirewho takes a dizzying climb to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down on hersprawling empire from a luxury New York penthouse. Emmett J Scanlan will star as Adam Fairley, Lydia Leonard as Olivia Wainwright, Leanne Best as Adele Fairley, Ewan Horrocks as Edwin Fairley, Harry Cadby as Gerald Fairley, Will Mellor as Jack Harte, Lenny Rush as Frank Harte, Niall Wright as Mac, Robert Wilfort as Murgatroyd, Toby Regbo as Jim Fairley, Hiftu Quasem as Priya Chandra, Sophie Bould as Elizabeth Harte and Georgina Sadler as Polly. The series will air sometime this year. Check out the stunningly beautiful trailer below and tell us what you think, will you watch? In USA it will stream on BritBox.

 

FIRST LOOK AT BRENDA BLETHYN AND JESSICA REYNOLDS IN CHANNEL 4 REBOOT OF THEIR CLASSIC SERIES WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

    WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  

FIRST LOOK AT BRENDA BLETHYN IN CHANNEL 4 LATEST CLASSIC TV SERIES REBOOT

Channel 4 has sent us the first image at Brenda Blethyn as the lead in the reboot of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel with Jessica Reynolds playing the younger version. Story follows the tale of an impoverished, ambitious maid Emma Harte in Yorkshirewho takes a dizzying climb to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down on hersprawling empire from a luxury New York penthouse. Emmett J Scanlan will star as Adam Fairley, Lydia Leonard as Olivia Wainwright, Leanne Best as Adele Fairley, Ewan Horrocks as Edwin Fairley, Harry Cadby as Gerald Fairley, Will Mellor as Jack Harte, Lenny Rush as Frank Harte, Niall Wright as Mac, Robert Wilfort as Murgatroyd, Toby Regbo as Jim Fairley, Hiftu Quasem as Priya Chandra, Sophie Bould as Elizabeth Harte and Georgina Sadler as Polly.

BRENDA BLETHYN, WILL MELLOR, TOBY REGBO, EMMETT J SCANLAN, JESSICA REYNOLDS TO LEAD ITV'S TV SERIES REBOOT OF WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

    WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  

BRENDA BLETHYN TO LEAD TV SERIES REBOOT

The original series from the 80s became their most watched drama ever and now Channel 4 has cast Brenda Blethyn to lead the reboot of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE  based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel with Jessica Reynolds playing the younger version. Story follows the tale of an impoverished, ambitious maid Emma Harte in Yorkshire who takes a dizzying climb to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down on her sprawling empire from a luxury New York penthouse. Emmett J Scanlan will star as Adam Fairley, Lydia Leonard as Olivia Wainwright, Leanne Best as Adele Fairley, Ewan Horrocks as Edwin Fairley, Harry Cadby as Gerald Fairley, Will Mellor as Jack Harte, Lenny Rush as Frank Harte, Niall Wright as Mac, Robert Wilfort as Murgatroyd, Toby Regbo as Jim Fairley, Hiftu Quasem as Priya Chandra, Sophie Bould as Elizabeth Harte and Georgina Sadler as Polly.

PERIOD SET SERIES OUTRAGEOUS WITH JAMES PUREFOY, TOBY REGBO, ANNA CHANCELLOR, JAMIE BLACKLEY, CALAM LYNCH, JOSHUA SASSE GETS AN AIR DATE

  OUTRAGEOUS TV DRAMA  

NEW MITFORD SISTERS SERIES IMAGES

Although their life has been already adapted a couple of times by BBC, famous Mitford sisters are getting a new period set series at UKTV's channel Drama and Britbox in USA and today we have new images as the series will start June 19th. The six part series OUTRAGEOUS will depict the British socialite sisters, whose antics in the 1930s made their family one of the most well known in the UK. Several infamously supported fascism and the Nazis, though two became staunch opponents of the ideology. Two became well known authors. It will be a story of family betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, personal heartache and even imprisonment. Given that the air date is relatively soon, BritBox has released the trailer as well today which you can see below the post, so you can check it out and tell us what you think, will you be watching when it is released for streaming this summer?

  THIS BRAND NEW SERIES WILL FOLLOW

the six upper-class Mitford sisters — Nancy (Bessie Carter), Diana (Joanna Vanderham), Unity (Shannon Watson), Jessica (Zoe Brough), Deborah(Orla Hill), Pamela (Isobel Jesper Jones) — who were the Kardashians of the 1930s, when they both dazzled and scandalized English society. Nancy was a writer who wrote novels including “The Pursuit of Love” while Diana and Unity were fascists who were close to Hitler. Jessica was a communist, Pamela lived out the latter half of her life with a woman and Deborah became a duchess after marriage. Toby Regbo will play their brother Tom while Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy will be their mother and father. Joshua Sasse will star in the six part series as Oswald Mosley, Jamie Blackley as Peter Rodd, James Musgrave as Hamish Erskine, Calam Lynch as Bryan Guinness and Will Attenborough as Joss.

 

SEE JAMES PUREFOY, TOBY REGBO, ANNA CHANCELLOR, JAMIE BLACKLEY, CALAM LYNCH, JOSHUA SASSE IN BRITBOX PERIOD SET SERIES OUTRAGEOUS

  OUTRAGEOUS TV DRAMA  

FIRST MITFORD SISTERS SERIES IMAGES

Although their life has been already adapted a couple of times by BBC, famous Mitford sisters are getting a new period set series at UKTV's channel Drama and Britbox in USA and today we have the first images coming from Vanity Fair. The six part series OUTRAGEOUS will depict the British socialite sisters, whose antics in the 1930s made their family one of the most well known in the UK. Several infamously supported fascism and the Nazis, though two became staunch opponents of the ideology. Two became well known authors. It will be a story of family betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, personal heartache and even imprisonment. 

 

  THIS BRAND NEW SERIES WILL FOLLOW

the six upper-class Mitford sisters — Nancy (Bessie Carter), Diana (Joanna Vanderham), Unity (Shannon Watson), Jessica (Zoe Brough), Deborah(Orla Hill), Pamela (Isobel Jesper Jones) — who were the Kardashians of the 1930s, when they both dazzled and scandalized English society. Nancy was a writer who wrote novels including “The Pursuit of Love” while Diana and Unity were fascists who were close to Hitler. Jessica was a communist, Pamela lived out the latter half of her life with a woman and Deborah became a duchess after marriage. Toby Regbo will play their brother Tom while Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy will be their mother and father. Joshua Sasse will star in the six part series as Oswald Mosley, Jamie Blackley as Peter Rodd, James Musgrave as Hamish Erskine, Calam Lynch as Bryan Guinness and Will Attenborough as Joss.

 

JAMES PUREFOY, TOBY REGBO, ANNA CHANCELLOR, JAMIE BLACKLEY, CALAM LYNCH, JOSHUA SASSE TO STAR IN BRITBOX PERIOD SET SERIES OUTRAGEOUS

   BRITBOX OUTRAGEOUS  

PERIOD SET SERIES UNVEILS LEAD CAST

I already told you that Britbox is preparing a new period set mini series OUTRAGEOUS and now we have the cast unveiled: it will follow the six upper-class Mitford sisters — Nancy (Bessie Carter), Diana (Joanna Vanderham), Unity (Shannon Watson), Jessica (Zoe Brough), Deborah

Joshua Sasse, Toby Regbo, Jamey Blackley will star

(Orla Hill), Pamela (Isobel Jesper Jones) — who were the Kardashians of the 1930s, when they both dazzled and scandalized English society. Nancy was a writer who wrote novels including “The Pursuit of Love” while Diana and Unity were fascists who were close to Hitler. Jessica was a communist, Pamela lived out the latter half of her life with a woman and Deborah became a

Calam Lynch, Anna Chancellor, James Purefoy will star

duchess after marriage. Toby Regbo will play their brother Tom while Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy will be their mother and father. Joshua Sasse will star in the six part series as Oswald Mosley, Jamie Blackley as Peter Rodd, James Musgrave as Hamish Erskine, Calam Lynch as Bryan Guinness and Will Attenborough as Joss.

BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER COSTUME DRAMA FROM DOWNTON ABBEY AND GILDED AGE CREATOR STARTS TOMORROW!

 BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER 

STARTS THIS SUNDAY ON MGM +

Your trusted spy is just reminding you today that tomorrow starts the first big costume drama of the year with BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER opening at MGM + Sunday January 14th! It will

Belgravia starts the next chapter this Sunday

also stream on Binge and Foxtel's Showcase in Australia from Monday. In Europe it will stream on Sky Showtime and on Neon TV in New Zealand. It comes from Julian Fellowes who did Downton Abbey, Gilded Age and the first season of Belgravia a few years ago.

THIS NEW SERIES TELLS

the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Ben Wainwright), who has grown up as the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater), who is a newcomer to London society. Unaware that his birth was the product of an affair between his mother Susan and the scoundrel John Bellasis, a troubled childhood has left Frederick deeply insecure, which challenges his courtship of and marriage to Clara. Edward Bluemel plays Dr. Stephen Ellerby, Toby Regbo is Rev. James Trenchard, Frederick’s estranged brother. Hannah Onslow is Emily Dunn, Clara’s older sister who is attracted to the reverend. Sophie Thompson is Mrs. Dunn, Emily and Clara’s devoted mother. Claude Perron is The Marquise D’Étagnac, a glamorous and highly unconventional French businesswoman, who is introduced to Belgravia by the Duke and Duchess of Rochester (Sophie Winkleman)!

 

SEE FIRST TRAILER AND IMAGES AND AIR DATE FOR JULIAN FELLOWES' BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER SEQUEL TO THE COSTUME DRAMA

 BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER 

FIRST TRAILER AND IMAGES

MGM Plus has released today first images and also the first trailer for BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER the sequel to Julian Fellowes unsuccessful small screen adaptation of his own book which now gets new characters and is poised to air January 14th three years after the original series. Set 25 years after the original story, in 1871, it revolves around the third Lord Trenchard as he falls in love with a newcomer to London society.

THIS NEW SERIES TELS

the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Ben Wainwright), who has grown up as the third Lord Trenchard, and his newlove interest, Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater), who is a newcomer to London society. Unaware that his birth was the product of an affair between his mother Susan and the scoundrel John Bellasis, a troubled childhood has left Frederick deeply insecure, which challenges his courtship of and marriage to Clara. Edward Bluemel plays Dr. Stephen Ellerby, Toby Regbo plays Rev. James Trenchard, Frederick’s estranged brother. Hannah Onslow portrays Emily Dunn, Clara’s older sister who is attracted to the reverend. Sophie Thompson plays Mrs. Dunn, Emily and Clara’s devoted mother. Claude Perron is The Marquise D’Étagnac, a glamorous and highly unconventional French businesswoman, who is introduced to Belgravia by the Duke and Duchess of Rochester. Sophie Winkleman portrays Duchess of Rochester, the queen of Belgravia!

 

Will their secrets be revealed or kept safe? Find out when Belgravia: The Next Chapter premieres January 14 on #MGMplus. #Belgravia pic.twitter.com/Q4gQzCCl3w

— MGM+ (@mgmplus) November 15, 2023

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES 3RD SEASON EPIC TV SERIES ANNOUCEMENT TEASER IS HERE WITH MATTHEW GOODE! ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FINAL SEASON

  A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES  

THIRD SEASON EPIC TRAILER!

 Although a lot of people found the second season really slow and dreary, Sky's A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES series, based on Deborah Harkness' books,

Toby Regbo will be Diana's and Matthew's son

is returning next year with a third season, which will also be its final, and they've just issued an announcement trailer for it. The series which follows a witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) and a vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode), who fall in love in a world in which that love is forbidden, will ad a number of new actors in the final season which finished shooting last month. Reign's, Medici's and The Last Kingdom's Toby Regbo is joining as the older version of the son whom Diana and Matthew adopted during their visit to the Elizabethan England where she tried to develop her time weaving powers. Peter McDonald (also from The Last Kingdom) will be replacing Trystan

Peter McDonald will be Baldwin Clermont

Gravelle as senior vampire Baldwin Montclair/ de Clermont after a scheduling conflict saw the latter pull out. He will play a larger role in the third season in which Diana and Matthew continue their fight to get their love recognised by their respective kind. Ivanno Jeremiah (as molecular biologist and friend of Diana, Christopher Roberts), Genesis Lynea (as a New Orleans vampire), Parker Sawyers (as New Orleans vampire Ransome Fayrweather, Matthew's grandson) and Olivier Huband (as Portuguese vampire Fernando Gonçalves) are also new additions to the cast. Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hughes, Alex Kingston and James Purefoy were also regulars in season two and should return as well. The series airs on AMC in USA.