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We’re set to be spoiled this year, with a new Aaron Falk mystery, a Wiggles documentary and … a Pete Davidson comedy directed by Animal Kingdom’s David Michôd?

Jess Loveland, Head of New Writing for BBC Drama Commissioning and BBC Writersroom, was recently joined by Writer, Louise Doughty and Executive Producer, Laurence Bowen of the latest BBC Drama, Crossfire in a special online webinar.

Emmy Predictions: Best TV Movie – Amazon Prime Seem to Have a Winning Pair with ‘Sylvie’s Love’ and ‘Uncle Frank’ Variety 2 days ago Variety’s Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year’s list of contenders in all categories. Variety’s Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists o...

INTRO: Hello and welcome to Ask the Write Questions with Amanda Coe, a podcast from BBC Writersroom. If you havent watched Black Narcissus, all episodes are available to view on BBC iPlayer now or there may be some spoilers. In this series we asked you to send in questions for the writer, abut their latest show and their writing career. We collated all your questions threw them in a bowl and were going to ask the writer to choose them at random now, shes not sure whats coming next. Lets meet ...

“The Sisters left Darjeeling in the last week of October. They had come to settle in the General’s Palace at Mopu, which was now to be known as the Convent of St Faith.” There is nothing in the innocent opening sentences of Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel Black Narcissus to suggest that the subsequent film version would be butchered by censors, banned, and eventually hailed as “one of the first truly erotic films” by one of the world’s great directors — Martin Scorsese. That movie...

‘This is an unusual place and we should expect unusual things,” said Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) in Black Narcissus, briskly steeling herself to face the wild challenges of founding a convent on

Black Narcissus portrayed the seething sexual repression of St Faiths Anglican nuns in the Himalayas. A 1947 Hollywood film earned critical acclaim and the new cinema methods earned Jack Cardiff an Oscar and Golden Globe award. This year, Bafta award-winning screenwriter Amanda Coe brought the tale back to life with actors Gemma Arterton, Diana Rigg, Aisling Franciosi and Jim Broadbent appearing on our screens. But the storyline itself has its roots in a novel by Sussex-born writer Rume...

The Serpents Ellie Bamber on serial killers, Dominic West and Mandy Rice-Davies The actress on the chilling crimes of Charles Sobhraj – and why shes still inspired by her ballsy role in The Trial of Christine Keeler 1 January 2021 • 6:00am Ellie Bamber, who made her name as Mandy Rice-Davies in The Trial of Christine Keeler, is now in BBC Ones The Serpent Credit: Rii Schroer for The Telegraph “My generation has a huge hunger for true crime stories,” says Ellie Bamber. “Perhaps we’re...

3/5 The finale of Amanda Coes version of Black Narcissus didnt quite hit the heights of the film – but then it was never going to 29 December 2020 • 10:00pm Black Narcissus Credit: BBC There are two ways of looking at Black Narcissus (BBC One). You could say it’s a complex exploration of colonialism, religious dogma and the dangers of suppressing individual desire. Or, alternatively: two nuns go mad over a man. Sister Ruth and Sister Clodagh both went weak at the knees for handsome Mr De...

149 shares And another person said: Diana Rigg though? In a league of her own... Black Narcissus was her final role. I missed the beginning. Xx  Although Black Nacissus was Dame Dianas final TV role, she also played Miss Collins in film Last Night in Soho, which is set to be released in 2021.  Star: The actress passed away in September from cancer at the age of 82 (pictured in 2019) Black Narcissus is based on the 1939 novel of the same name and is also a remake of the 1947 film. The series, ...