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A third series will not go ahead following low ratings

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Gatiss is stepping into his first Shakespeare role in Coriolanus this week

From Sherlock to Shakespeare: Mr Gatiss is taking over in his inimitably dark way

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Lewis Collins practising stunts for his new role as Captain Skellen in Euan Lloyd's film 'Who Dares Wins' (1981)

The actor had been ill with cancer for five years

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This black hearse revealed the air date of Sherlock series 3 as 1 January 2014 this morning

BBC releases broadcast date with hearse publicity stunt

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The Griffins' much-loved pet dog was hit by a car and killed in Sunday night's episode

Family Guy fans launch petition to bring back the much-loved dog after he was killed off by the show's creators

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Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in 'The Day of the Doctor'
Aliens, queens, and too many Doctors to count –avid Whovian John Rentoul is in Tardis heaven
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Back to the future: David Bradley and Claudia Grant in 'An Adventure in Space and Time'

TV Review: Doctor Who was one show not stuck in the past

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Doctor Who star David Tennant who will be reprising his role as the Time Lord for the show's 50th anniversary special

David Tennant has admitted to doing a bit of time travelling in preparation for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary show

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Andrew Scott: Sherlock’s nemesis on life after Moriarty

Moriarty made Andrew Scott's name. Now he's playing a raft of leading roles on television, film and stage

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In Dr Who's latest incarnation he will face up to The Kin, who have adopted the persona of the late former Prime Minister and are attempting to rid the world of humans

The Iron Lady will appear as an evil tyrant in a 50th anniversary story, writes Adam Sherwin

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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, pictured in 1993; John Thaw as Inspector Morse

ITV unveils crime-fighting clergyman inspired by Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie

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Spies like us: Claire Danes and Damian Lewis as Carrie and Brody in Homeland
Iran, Lebanon and Venezuela have criticised 'poisonous' producers
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Frying the flag: the chef celebrated fish and chips in 'Heston's Great British Food'
A fish supper with a twist as Heston cooks up a classic
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Flower power: Monty Don in 'Great British Garden Revival'
A revolution in the flowerbed as Monty plots to make Britain bloom
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The Time of the Doctor will air on the BBC on Christmas Day
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Katie Hopkins told This Morning parents needed to 'man up'

The show has said it has 'no plans for her to appear'

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Material world: sales staff Jools and Trudy featured in 'Liberty of London'

Don't try and pull the wool over our eyes – this documentary was taking a liberty

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Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham and Lily James as Lady Rose in the Downton Abbey Christmas special 2013

Pictures and plotline released

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The Rover's returned to Corrie's new location in Salford

The devil's in the detail on Coronation Street's new set in Salford

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All in the mind games: Derren Brown

I prefer to be awed by a magician's illusion, not his contact book, writes Ellen E Jones

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Brian Griffin chats up Lauren Conrad in Family Guy season seven
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Once more unto the beach: E4's opening episode of 'Geeks' travelled to Marbella

TV review: Revenge of the nerds as Potter-lovers show the Costa crowd how to party

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Vinny, on the left, has replaced long-standing Family Guy favourite Brian as the Griffins' pet dog

Brian, one of the most-loved central characters on animated TV comedy will be replaced by new pet Vinny

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The 11 Doctors

From William Hartnell to Matt Smith, Neela Debnath examines whether past Doctors can ever shed their famous persona

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Jim Al-Khalili's documentary illuminated a scientific story with its own, rather beautiful, internal logic

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Birgitte Hjort Sorensen as Katrine in 'Borgen'

Birgitte is no longer Prime Minister but the show has not lost its power, writes Ellen E Jones

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I'm A Celebrity 2013 contestants: (From top left) Lucy Pargeter, Kian Egan, Joey Essex, David Emmanuel, Amy Willerton, Steve Davis, Matthew Wright, Alfonso Ribeiro, Laila Morse, Rebecca Adlington

Almost 12m people tuned in to watch Sunday night's first episode

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Worth a look: David Tennant as Will Burton in ‘The Escape Artist’
Grace Dent on BBC1's grizzly drama The Escape Artist
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Home comfort: Dominic, here with his wife Rachel, featured in 'Bedlam' on Channel 4

Much of what went on in the Maudsley psychiatric ward was deeply sad, but there was hope too

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Kingsley, Howard and JP line up at the bar in the first episode of Fresh Meat, series three

It's still very funny, but the scriptwriters do play favourites

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