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A day after SoHo belatedly resumed The Hour, the BBC has axed the news drama. While the first series enjoyed a strong UK run, viewership halved during the second. Broadcast magazine reports the producers had intended to produce three series. “Writer Abi Morgan said she hoped to introduce new characters if the show got a […]

Two new HBO comedies that will debut next month on SoHo are tipped for renewal after only a couple of airings in the US. New York magazine reports a solid debut for Veep, HBO’s answer to The Thick of It, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and despite more modest ratings for Girls, is confident it, too, will […]

Cast: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, David Rasche, Steve Coogan. Director: Armando Iannucci. Screenplay: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche. Score: Adem Ilhan. Cinematography: Jamie Cairney. What Yes, Minister might have been to the Falklands War, In the Loop is to the Iraq War. Spun off TV’s The […]