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Sharon D Clarke's upcoming theatre play has been postponed while the Doctor Who star undergoes cancer treatment.

The Ellis and Holby City actor was due to appear as the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's reimagining of Othello at the Swan Theatre next year. However, the production has been paused with no new dates announced.

The RSC has revealed that Clarke is "taking some time and space she needs to undertake treatment".

Anticipation and speculation are building for the BBC’s upcoming Poirot prequel series, titled Hercule and starring Edward Bluemel as the iconic Belgian sleuth during his early years. Will it prove a young detective hit to rival Endeavour? Or will it have Agatha Christie spinning in her grave?

The six-part drama will be based on three of Christie’s early stories and set in London between the wars.

However, our keen investigative eye was caught by a mention in the latest Beeb blurb of the young Poirot being "introduced to future friends and allies – and one particular nemesis". To whom could this refer?

This City is Ours is headed back to BBC One and iPlayer this autumn, with a slew of first-look images giving fans a glimpse at what's in store.

The crime drama introduced viewers to the Phelan family, whose vice-like grip over the illegal drug trade in Liverpool was threatened by the murder of patriarch Ronnie (Sean Bean).

The devastating loss sparked chaos as Ronnie's immature son, Jamie (Jack McMullen), and his trusted right-hand man Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) went to war over who should inherit the empire...

Dean Devlin, the CEO of LA-based production company Electric Entertainment, has responded to reports that the company is "in talks" with the BBC regarding the future of Doctor Who.

Devlin, who is also a producer, writer and director known for his work on Stargate and Independence Day, said that the company hopes to have a discussion with the BBC, but firmly denied that any talks have thus far taken place...

It looks like Heartstopper star Kit Connor could become the next big name to join the MCU – with reports suggesting that he is set to take on a key role in the franchise going forward.

According to Deadline, the actor will be playing Scott Summers/Cyclops in the new line-up of the X-Men, taking over the role played by both James Marsden and Tye Sheridan in previous X-Men films.

While nothing has been officially announced at this stage, the publication has reported that director Jake Schreier and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige met with various candidates and have opted for Connor as their top pick.

The pods are opening their doors once more as Love Is Blind UK returns for a third season on Netflix - and it's soon!

Netflix has unveiled a first look at what's to come this season, teasing tension amongst the singletons as some juggle more than one connection.

But the pods are just the tip of the iceberg in Love Is Blind, as the couples jet away on a trip to paradise before adjusting to the real world, meeting one another's friends and family before walking down the aisle, with a very important decision to make...

Ahead of its return later this year, All Creatures Great and Small guest star Maimie McCoy has revealed Siegfried and Dorothy's romance is set to continue in season 7.

McCoy first appeared on the Yorkshire Dales-set drama in season 1, back in 2020, as a friend of Mrs Hall's who ended up sharing a kiss with the vet.

But their fling swiftly ground to a halt after she left for Malta, where she remained until the end of the war...

Mo Gilligan is taking on a challenge like no other in brand new documentary series Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, in which he sets out on an experiment to eat fried chicken three times a day for 28 days straight.

Over one month, the comedian travels from South London to the United States as he discovers the historical origins of fried chicken and the social, economic and industrial forces driving our mass consumption of it - from fast-food chains to large-scale farming - and the impact on our health, our planet and the way we eat.

It was by no means an easy experiment for Gilligan, with the comedian becoming emotional and lethargic at times as he coped with his changing body and not being able to do anything about it - or even eat something aside from fried chicken to get a reprieve...

Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled TV presenter and professional dog trainer Graeme Hall as the latest celebrity to be joining the show’s 2026 line-up.

Hall, who is known as “The Dogfather” and fronts Channel 5’s hit show Dog’s Behaving (Very) Badly and The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall, will be showing off his moves when the hit BBC dancing show returns to our screens this autumn.

Hall has also written several books, including the Sunday Times Bestseller All Dogs Great and Small, is a regular contributor to ITV’s This Morning and BBC Radio, and made a cameo appearance in the hit drama All Creatures Great and Small last year.

Love Island 2026 winners Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak have offered an update about their relationship as they're settling into their new normal.

Just last week, the pair were crowned champions after they met in Casa Amor and immediately hit it off.

While the pair never made it official while in the villa, they did confirm they were "exclusively dating", suggesting things were moving in a positive direction - and it appears to still be the case.

Since their win and return to the UK, fans have been speculating their relationship status after noticing they hadn't spent much time together or shared much about one another on social media.

Speculation intensified when the couple appeared on This Morning on Monday 3 August and Julia revealed the pair hadn't been on a date since returning.

But in an exclusive interview with Radio Times, Lorenzo confirmed that, despite busy schedules in the coming weeks, they will take time to see one another and embark on a "new chapter" in the real world.

In Apple TV’s drama Cape Fear, Juliette Lewis has just completed a character arc that is, like the Southern Gothic thriller itself, a little intense. The Los Angeles-born actor was an unadvertised addition to the cast.

She plays Crystal, who stalks exoneree Max Cady, played by Javier Bardem. It’s quite the callback to the role that made her, in which she played Danielle, the teenager taunted by Robert De Niro’s Cady in Martin Scorsese’s classic 1991 film. Then only 18, Lewis was Oscar-nominated for her performance.

EastEnders actress Michelle Ryan has teased her next project ahead of her character Zoe Slater’s exit.

It was confirmed that the star would be leaving the BBC One soap last month - just one year on from her return to the series after a 20-year absence....

Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey have brought the biggest collective box office in history.

The $355 million domestic opening of Spider-Man: Brand New Day combined with The Odyssey’s $51 million in its third weekend to bring the overall total to roughly $430 million, according to Variety.

This figure overtakes the $402 million total from the opening weekend of Avengers: Endgame, which previously held the record for top weekend.

Ted Lasso is returning to AFC Richmond for a new season on the pitch – but the beloved series almost went in a completely different direction.

As season 4 kicks off on 5 August, the moustached football manager (played by Jason Sudeikis) finds himself lured from his home of Kansas back to the UK to help train the female team at the long-standing club.

Dubbed the Lady Greyhounds, the team is in the Second Division and in need of a shake-up: one only Ted Lasso can give.

While his return to Richmond is welcomed by fans, Sudeikis admits season 4 almost looked completely different – and a world away from the show’s South-West London home...

Ryan Murphy's 1980s nostalgia-fest The Shards is definitely not a limited series, its executive producers have revealed.

Speaking exclusively to Radio Times, executive producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson, the pair behind the Hunger Games films and Murphy's own Feud, said the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 2021 novel deliberately slows down and expands its source material to sustain an ongoing story.

The nine-episode drama arrives on Disney+ in the UK on Wednesday 6 August 2026, with a double-bill release followed by weekly single episodes

Since its launch just a few weeks ago, Ann Droid has continued to go down a storm with viewers – and now, the official ratings confirm that it's a gem in the BBC's comedy crown.

As reported by Broadcast, the overnight ratings for the Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston series are incredibly positive, with the first episode pulling in 4 million viewers in its first seven days.

That figure includes the 1.9 million people who tuned in live when the episode aired on BBC One, with the rest made up of those watching on iPlayer and other devices.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Heartstopper Forever.

Anna Maxwell Martin delivers a standout scene in Heartstopper Forever, where she's tasked with filling the shoes of Academy Award winner Olivia Colman.

Both actors now share the role of Sarah Nelson, loving mother of Nick (Kit Connor), who has always been a supportive presence in his academic, sporting and personal life....

After Fede Álvarez in 2013 and Lee Cronin ten years later, French director Sébastien Vaniček has now become the latest filmmaker to craft a new entry in the iconic Evil Dead franchise – with his film Evil Dead Burn released in UK cinemas this weekend.

As with those two previous examples, Vaniček's film obviously owes a huge debt to the work of franchise originator Sam Raimi – and the virtuoso director once again serves as an executive producer on the new movie.

But according to Vaniček, Raimi – who he described as a "very fun and cool uncle" – more or less gave him free reign to stamp his own authority on the series...