SEE TRAILER FOR BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES WITH MARK GATISS, POLLY WALKER, JACOB FORTUNE LLOYD, JOELY RICHARDSON, TOM FORBES, LUKE NORRIS, DANIEL MAYS

 BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES 

SEE THE TRAILER FROM UKTV'S ALIBI

UKTV's Alibi channel has shot a new six episode series from Mark Gatiss who also stars as a book shop-owning sleuth and we have thefirst trailer for it. With the start date set for July 16th, the series has also been renewed for a second season to arrive next year. Set in 1946 LondonBOOKISH will see him play the erudite and unconventional Gabriel Book, who helps the police to solve a variety of mysterious crimes from hisantiquarian bookshop. With three main cases in the brand new series starting this July, each storyline spans two episodes.

 

  LONDON, 1946

is the dynamic, dangerous and chaotic setting for this stylish new detective drama, with the eccentric Gabriel Book at the very heart of the story: a self-appointed consultant detective to the local police. The thousands of books that line the shelves of his shop provide him with all the knowledge he needs. Bookhas gathered around him a host of lovable, damaged misfits whom he informally protects, cajoles, and mentors. 

 

 WHO IS IN  THE CAST?

 Polly Walker will play his wife Trottie, a charismatic adventuress whom Book loves but not physically, for they are in a ‘lavender’ marriage to concealBook’s sexual orientation in a time when it was illegal to be gay. Joely Richardson, Daniel Mays, Jonas Nay, Connor Finch, Elliot Leveyand Buket Kömür also star. Blake Harrison joins the returning core cast members as Sergeant Morris, with Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd,Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruccoleri and Michael Workéyè. Check out the first trailer below:

 

AIR DATE SET FOR BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES WITH MARK GATISS, POLLY WALKER, JACOB FORTUNE LLOYD, JOELY RICHARDSON, TOM FORBES, LUKE NORRIS, DANIEL MAYS

 BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES 

REVEALS JULY START DATE AT AT UKTV'S ALIBI

UKTV's Alibi channel has shot a new six episode series from Mark Gatiss who also stars as a book shop-owning sleuth and we have the first clip from it. With the start date set for July, the series has also been renewed for a second season to arrive next year. Set in 1946 London BOOKISH will see him play the erudite and unconventional Gabriel Book, who helps the police to solve a variety of mysterious crimes from his antiquarian bookshop. With three main cases in the brand new series starting this July, each storyline spans two episodes.

 

  LONDON, 1946

is the dynamic, dangerous and chaotic setting for this stylish new detective drama, with the eccentric Gabriel Book at the very heart of the story: a self-appointed consultant detective to the local police. The thousands of books that line the shelves of his shop provide him with all the knowledge he needs. Book has gathered around him a host of lovable, damaged misfits whom he informally protects, cajoles, and mentors. 

 

 WHO IS IN  THE CAST?

 Polly Walker will play his wife Trottie, a charismatic adventuress whom Book loves but not physically, for they are in a ‘lavender’ marriage to conceal Book’s sexual orientation in a time when it was illegal to be gay. Joely Richardson, Daniel Mays, Jonas Nay, Connor Finch, Elliot Levey and Buket Kömür also star. Blake Harrison joins the returning core cast members as Sergeant Morris, with Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruccoleri and Michael Workéyè. Check out the first clip below:

We’re so excited about Bookish (which starts this July!) that we went ahead and asked @Markgatiss to write a second series!

Bookish Series Two. Written by and starring Mark Gatiss. Coming 2026. pic.twitter.com/QaLCA83P55

— U&Alibi (@alibi_channel) May 16, 2025

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES WITH MARK GATISS, POLLY WALKER, JOELY RICHARDSON, JACOB FORTUNE LLOYD, TOM FORBES, LUKE NORRIS, DANIEL MAYS

 BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES 

AT UKTV'S ALIBI REVEALS FIRST IMAGES

UKTV's Alibi channel has shot a new six episode series for 2025 from Mark Gatiss who also stars as a book shop-owning sleuth and we have the first images from it. Set in 1946 London BOOKISH will see him play the erudite and unconventional Gabriel Book, who helps the police to solve a variety of mysterious crimes from his antiquarian bookshop. With three main cases in the series, each storyline spans two episodes.

  LONDON, 1946

is the dynamic, dangerous and chaotic setting for this stylish new detective drama, with the eccentric Gabriel Book at the very heart of the story: a self-appointed consultant detective to the local police. The thousands of books that line the shelves of his shop provide him with all the knowledge he needs. Book has gathered around him a host of lovable, damaged misfits whom he informally protects, cajoles, and mentors. 

 

 WHO IS IN  THE CAST?

 Polly Walker will play his wife Trottie, a charismatic adventuress whom Book loves but not physically, for they are in a ‘lavender’ marriage to conceal Book’s sexual orientation in a time when it was illegal to be gay. Joely Richardson, Daniel Mays, Jonas Nay, Connor Finch, Elliot Levey and Buket Kömür also star. Blake Harrison joins the returning core cast members as Sergeant Morris, with Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruccoleri and Michael Workéyè. Hope we get some kind of trailer or a clip soon, so stay tuned.

LUKE NORRIS, TOM FORBES, BLAKE HARRISON JOIN MARK GATISS, POLLY WALKER IN NEW PERIOD SET DRAMA BOOKISH

  BOOKISH TV SERIES  

STARTS FILMING WITH FULL CAST REVEALED

The shooting has commenced for Mark Gatiss new mini series BOOKISH at Alibi. London, 1946 is the dynamic, dangerous and chaotic setting for this stylish new detective drama, with the eccentric Gabriel Book at the very heart of the story: a self-appointed consultant detective to the local

Jacob Fortune Lloyd, Tom Forbes, Luke Norris, Blake Harrison

police. The thousands of books that line the shelves of his shop provide him with all the knowledge he needs. Book has gathered around him a host of lovable, damaged misfits whom he informally protects, cajoles, and mentors. His wife Trottie (Polly Walker) runs the wallpaper shop next door. Blake Harrison joins the returning core cast members as Sergeant Morris, with Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruccoleri  and Michael Workéyè.

SKY'S EPIC TV SERIES DOMINA ON ROMAN EMPRESS LIVIA DRUSILLA ADS LEX SHRAPNEL, TOM FORBES NEXT TO BEN BATT, MATTHEW MCNULTY, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, CLAIRE FORLANI

     'DOMINA' EPIC SERIES ADS

NEW NAMES TO ROMAN COURT

Although the production is currently halted, Sky's new ten part historical saga DOMINA (following the life and the extraordinary rise of Livia

You watched Lex Shrapnel in Medici and Harlots

Drusilla, the mother of the emperor Tiberius, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world) has added a few interesting new names to the cast: our dear Medici and Harlots star Lex Shrapnel, Anthony Barclay, Ewan Horrocks, Oliver Huntingdon, Bart Edwards and Knightfall star Tom Forbes have joined the cast which already includes Kasia Smutniak in the lead role of Drusilla, Liam Cunningham as Livius, Livia’s father, Isabella Rossellini as Balbina, an early enemy, Matthew McNulty as the future emperor Gaius, Christine Bottomley as Scribonia, Colette Tchantcho as

Tom Forbes played prince of France in Knightfall

Antigone, Ben Batt as Agrippa, Enzo Cilenti as Tiberius Claudius Nero, and Claire Forlani as Claudia Octavia.

Domina created and written by Simon Burke, follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her sons. Livia and her peers navigate their way through a brutal society by means of strategy, conspiracy, seduction and murder. This is a visceral and authentic family saga, grounded in historical accuracy and bringing to life the incredible true stories of the women who would create one of the most enduring and fascinating dynasties of all time.

FIRST TRAILERS FOR KNIGHTFALL EPIC SERIES SEASON 2 WITH TOM CULLEN, MARK HAMILL, ED STOPPARD, JOHN CARTER, WW2 SERIES CATCH 22 WITH GEORGE CLOONEY, HUGH LAURIE, KYLE CHANDLER

    'KNIGHTFALL' EPIC SERIES

Knightfall continues March 25th!

FIRST TRAILER IS HERE!

Earliet this year we got the first teaser and now History has revealed the first trailer for the second season of their KNIGHTFALL epic series showing us Tom Cullen as Landry, the leader of the Templars, and Mark Hamill as a battle hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades who survived a decade of captivity in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order. He probably won't agree morally with Landry who impregnated the French queen, even though she was the wife of his best friend

New season will have Spartacus: War of the Damned Aaron Helbing as the brand new show runner and executive producer

the king (Ed Stoppard), and then watched her getting killed by her husband for her treachery and adultery. The sword in the teaser obviously announces a divide within the order. The series will start airing March 25th!

THE SECOND SEASON WILL
explore this dark time in history from the Templar perspective, embracing an authentically grittier, darker, and more brutal Medieval period than has ever been seen before. Tom Forbes joins the cast as violent Prince Louis of France, Clementine Nicholson as his wife Princess of Burgundy, Genevieve Gaunt is his sister princess Isabella of France. Pádraic Delaney returns as  as Gawain, Simon Merrells as Tancrede, Julian Ovenden as William DeNogaret and Jim Carter as Pope Boniface VIII.

   1ST 'CATCH 22' TRAILER

GEORGE CLOONEY WW2 SERIES

Meanwhile, Hulu has set May 17th for the grand premiere of their new historical series CATCH 22 coming from George Clooney. Also starring Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie as Major de Coverley), Giancarlo Giannini, Daniel David Stewart, Rafi Gavron, Austin Stowell, Graham Patrick Martin, Gerran Howell, Jon Rudnitsky, Kevin J. O’Connor, Pico Alexander, Tessa Ferrer, Lewis Pullman, Josh Bold, Jay Paulson and Julie Ann Emery, the series will have six episodes!

THE STORY OF CATCH 22
based on the novel by Joseph Heller, follows the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a US Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of peoplehe has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule which specifies that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process of a rational mind; a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but a request to be removed from duty is evidence of sanity and therefore makes him ineligible to be relieved from duty. Check out the trailer below!

KNIGHTFALL EPIC SERIES SECOND SEASON TEASER PUTS A SWORD BETWEEN TOM CULLEN AND MARK HAMILL!

    'KNIGHTFALL' EPIC SERIES

FIRST TEASER REVEALED!

Although the airing time ain't any time soon (June, 2019) History has revealed the first teaser for the second season of their KNIGHTFALL epic

New season will have Spartacus: War of the Damned Aaron Helbing as the brand new show runner and executive producer

series showing us Tom Cullen as Landry, the leader of the Templars, and Mark Hamill as a battle hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades

Ed Stoppard returns as the betrayed king of France who wants revenge

who survived a decade of captivity in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order. He probably won't agree morally with

Genevieve Gaunt joins the court as the smart and brutal princess Isabella

Landry who impregnated the French queen, even though she was the wife of his best friend the king (Ed Stoppard), and then watched her getting killed

Tom Forbes joins the cast as brutally evil and impotent prince of France

by her husband for her treachery and adultery. The sword in the teaser obviously announces a divide within the order.

THE SECOND SEASON WILL
explore this dark time in history from the Templar perspective, embracing an authentically grittier, darker, and more brutal Medieval period than has ever been seen before. Tom Forbes joins the cast as Prince Louis of France, Clementine Nicholson as his wife Princess of Burgundy, Genevieve Gaunt is his sister princess Isabella of France.

PERIOD SET TUESDAY: MARK HAMILL, TOM FORBES, GENEVIEVE GAUNT JOIN 'KNIGHTFALL' EPIC TV SERIES SEASON 2! 1ST 'DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES' BBC PERIOD SET SAGA PHOTOS WITH JAMIE DORNAN, MATTHEW RHYS

   'KNIGHTFALL' SEASON 2

GETS A NEW PRINCE AND A PRINCESS  PLUS A JEDI!

I must admit I wasn't at all excited when, earlier this year, History announced their mediaeval series KNIGHTFALL will be getting a second

Tom Forbes is the new naughty Prince of France

season, as the first one was mediocre at best, poorly written, mostly implausible with not a single likeable character (all of them were slimy, treacherous and immoral) but with the new cast additions being announced yesterday, I might change my mind and give it a go again.

KNIGHTFALL  which starred Tom Cullen as a knight Templar who is trying to solve a mystery of the Christ's chalice while also bedding French king's wife although he is supposed to be his best friend and mentor (it did see the said adulteress queen rightfully killed in the end) will now also have Mark Hamill, Tom Forbes and Genevieve Gaunt in the cast! Hamill will  be Talus, a battle hardened Knight Templar

Lovely Genevieve Gaunt is new Princess Isabella

veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for ten years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order. Tom Forbes, whom we watched in Wolf Hall and The Bastard Executioner, will play Prince Louis, the violent and unpredictable son of King Philip (Ed Stoppard) and heir to the throne! Meanwhile, Genevieve Gaunt (who has just been crowned as queen Willow in The Royals) will play an older princess Isabella, the daughter of King Philip and well on her way to becoming the woman who history would call the she-wolf of France. Aaron Helbing (Spartacus: War of the Damned), is the new showrunner, taking over from Dominic Minghella.

   'DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES'

1ST BBC SERIES PHOTOS WITH JAMIE DORNAN,MATTHEW RHYS

BBC has, meanwhile, released first photos from their new three part period set mini series DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES with Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys and Ann Skelly! A story of love, betrayal, deception and

The series is based on Eugene McCabe modern Irish Classic

revenge, it is set in the haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885. It’s a world of spies, confessions and double dealings where neighbours observe each other and inform. The tale takes place over a desperately tense 24-hour

Matthew Rhys plays the father in the new BBC 2 series

period. It’s Beth Winters’ (Ann Skelly) 23rd birthday and also the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Jamie Dornan) to escape from her limited life and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner

Ann Skelly and Jamie Dornan lead the cast

stepfather Billy (Matthew Rhys). As decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax, the series sees a woman struggling to control her own destiny and will ultimately illuminate tensions that tear both families and nations apart.