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Robert Carlyle to play Sherlock Holmes in Watson season 2

July 30, 2025 by Ricky Church

The great Sherlock Holmes will be making his way into the CBS medical drama Watson with Robert Carlyle (Once Upon a Time) joining the series’ second season as the famous detective when it returns on October 13th. Watson reimagines Dr. John Watson in the aftermath of Sherlock’s fateful encounter with Professor Moriarty as a doctor leading […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: CBS, Robert Carlyle, Sherlock Holmes, Watson

Jodie Whittaker leads a fight for justice in Netflix’s Toxic Town trailer

February 6, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has shared a trailer, poster and images for Toxic Town, the upcoming drama series inspired by a UK environmental scandal which sees a group mothers fight for justice, looking to hold accountable those responsible for the dozens of babies born with disabilities which they believe is caused by poor toxic waste management in their […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Aimee-Lou Wood, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Dempsie, Karla Crome, Lauren Lyle, Michael Socha, netflix, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Stephen McMillan, Toxic Town

Disney+ unzips the trailer for The Full Monty sequel series

May 11, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Disney+ has debuted the first trailer and a poster for the follow-up to the 1997 comedy drama The Full Monty. The series picks up 25 years after the events of the BAFTA-winning film, and follows the gang as they navigate society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors in Sheffield. Watch the trailer below… Taking place […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Disney, Hugo Speer, Lesley Sharp, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Steve Huison, The Full Monty, Tom Wilkinson, Wim Snape

First look images from Disney+’s The Full Monty sequel series

April 25, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Disney+ has released the first images from The Full Monty, the follow-up to the 1997 BAFTA-winning comedy drama which picks up 25 years after the events of the film and gives us a look at what happened to the gang – Robert Carlyle (Gaz), Mark Addy (Dave), Hugo Speer (Guy), Paul Barber (Horse), Steve Huison […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Hugo Speer, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Steve Huison, The Full Monty, Tom Wilkinson, Wim Snape

The Full Monty to reunite for Disney+ limited series

March 28, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Here’s some news as surprising as the $250M worldwide gross that The Full Monty managed to dance its way towards in 1997; a Disney+ spin-off starring the original cast began filming in Sheffield today. The series will pick up 25 years after those hats were tossed in the air, with  Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), Mark Addy […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Hugo Speer, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Simon Beaufoy, Steve Huison, The Full Monty, Tom Wilkinson

Trainspotting spinoff series The Blade Artist in development with Robert Carlyle and Irvine Welsh

October 6, 2021 by Gary Collinson

According to Robert Carlyle, talks are underway about a Trainspotting spinoff series based upon Irvine Welsh’s 2016 novel The Blade Artist, which continues the story of Francis Begbie following the events of Trainspotting and its sequel Porno. “Irvine and myself have been chatting quite a lot recently with a couple of excellent producers in London […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Irvine Welsh, Robert Carlyle, The Blade Artist, Trainspotting

Trainspotting 2 is “a beautiful thing”, says Robert Carlyle

November 20, 2015 by Tom Beasley

Robert Carlyle (The Legend of Barney Thomson) has praised the script for Danny Boyle’s (Steve Jobs) upcoming drama Trainspotting 2 in an interview with NME, calling it “one of the best scripts I’ve fucking read”. SEE ALSO: Danny Boyle says Trainspotting 2 will shoot in the summer, won’t adapt Porno The actor, who played Begbie […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Danny Boyle, Robert Carlyle, Trainspotting, Trainspotting 2

The BBC releases trailer for The War of the Worlds adaptation

September 29, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

The BBC has released the first trailer for its new small-screen adaptation of the H.G. Wells sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, which features a cast that includes Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, and Robert Carlyle; watch the trailer here… This tense and thrilling drama follows a young couple’s race for survival against escalating terror […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle, The War of the Worlds

October Horrors 2018 Day 19 – 28 Weeks Later (2007)

October 19, 2018 by Graeme Robertson

28 Weeks Later, 2007. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Starring Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Harold Perrineau, and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: 28 weeks after the RAGE virus devastated Britain and with the infection dying out, a US-led NATO forced invades the country to restore order and rehouse survivors. This return […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 28 Weeks Later, Harold Perrineau, Idris Elba, Imogen Poots, Jeremy Renner, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Mackintosh Muggleton, Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne

Movie Review – T2 Trainspotting (2017)

March 23, 2017 by Robert Kojder

T2 Trainspotting. 2017 Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, Anjela Nedyalkova, James Cosmo, Irvine Welsh, Eileen Nicholas, Kevin McKidd, and Kelly Macdonald. SYNOPSIS: After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie. Does the world of […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anjela Nedyalkova, Danny Boyle, Eileen Nicholas, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Irvine Welsh, James Cosmo, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, T2 Trainspotting

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