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British TV News: On DVD June 16, Acorn debuts BBC thriller The Driver starring David Morrissey (The Governor on The Walking Dead), and the beloved classic mystery series Lovejoy: Complete Collection and Series 6 starring Ian McShane (Deadwood).Called “irresistibly harrowing, sharply written, and wonderfully sustained three hours” (The Wall Street Journal) and “excellent… Every frame grabbed the attention…Morrissey is a powerful actor.” (The Guardian), The Driver stars David Morrissey as Vince McKee, a middle-aged nobody who regrettably accepts an offer to drive a taxi for a criminal gang in order to escape his turbulent home life. This action-packed, character driven […]...

David Morrissey in The Driver

The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey will return to American TV screens on Monday night when Acorn TV give an American debut to the BBC crime thriller The Driver. The three part series aired in the UK last autumn and also features Danny Brocklehurst (Accused, Shameless) and Claudine Blakley (Pride & Prejudice).

The show centers around a cab driver from Manchester whose home life is in crisis. His son has joined a cult, his 16 year old daughter wants to runaway from home, and the spark has gone from his marriage. Vince (Morrissey) sees an opportunity for escape and adventure when an old friend offers him some work. The friend is a recently released convict and “the work” is the kind that can only exacerbate Vince’s problems. Very quickly, Vince finds himself caught in a seedy underworld with little hope of escape.

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The consistently great Agent Carter delivers its most exciting, eventful episode yet. Where's its season 2 renewal, ABC?

This review contains spoilers.

1.7 Snafu

As Agent Carter approaches its finale, the pace and plot have been picking up speed, and this episode was certainly the most exciting yet. Knuckle-whitening tension, moments that had you screaming at the characters, and even the death of a long-running (well, by the standards of this show) regular. That's a lot to pack into 40 minutes.

So where to start? Perhaps with the way Carter's betrayal was handled. Even after all that's gone on, her colleagues can barely stop themselves from giving her an easy ride, and the fact that they were willing to let her off the hook if Howard Stark's confession was true certainly demonstrated that. Of course, she didn't help herself by trying to keep the truth hidden, and it's notable that as soon as...

David Morrissey, the British actor known for his role as The Walking Dead's Governor, is taking a turn behind the camera as he and three other filmmakers have formed On the Corner, a film and television production company. Morrissey formed the production firm with director Asif Kapadia and producers James Gay-Rees and Jolyon Symonds. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company is currently working on a follow-up to Kapadia's BAFTA award-winning Senna, and has already signed on for a two-year first look deal with BBC Worldwide. The company is also currently in production on the tentatively titled film Amy,...

The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has partnered with a trio of established TV and film producers to launch his own drama and documentary indie.

The actor – who has also starred in British dramas such as State Of Play and The Driver – has set up On The Corner with Complicit producer Jolyon Symonds, Senna director Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees, who produced Banksy doc Exit Through The Gift Shop.

The company has been established to produce high-end British drama, comedy, feature docs and factual series. It has also struck a development and distribution deal with BBC Worldwide, which will have first look at the indie’s slate.

Morrissey, who is speaking at Broadcast’s Production & Post Forum, said he wanted to have more creative control over the projects in which he stars. He would also like to develop projects in which he doesn’t appear.

“As an actor, I was frustrated when I came in too late...

We chatted to Ian Hart about his on-screen reunion with David Morrissey in The Driver, Us TV, British film, Agents Of Shield and more...

You’ll know Ian Hart’s face, even if you can’t quite place his name. It’s a great face, his, adaptably young and old, as comfortable atop a tracksuit as it is underneath a period trilby. Since his first real role as Scouse tearaway Rabbit in 1983 drama One Summer (alongside childhood friend and The Driver co-star David Morrissey), Hart has avoided type-casting by leaping from role to role and film to film with convincing ease. He’s played scallies, authors, footballers, drug dealers, psychiatrists, CIA agents, physicists and nineteenth century gangsters. He’s played Beethoven, Nobby Stiles, Hitler, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Voldemort (sort of), and John Lennon (thrice).

Three-part BBC One drama The Driver saw Hart play twins Col and Craig, one an...

Award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and producer David Morrissey will take to the stage as the closing keynote of Broadcast’s Production and Post Forum next month.

The star of The Walking Dead and Welcome to the Punch is the final keynote to be added to the conference line-up joining Melvyn Bragg, Studio Lambert boss Stephen Lambert and writer/director Hugo Blick.

Morrissey will discuss his prolific career and contribution to the UK and Us TV industry, which also includes Sky 1 crime series Thorne, BBC1’s State Of Play and upcoming miniseries The Driver, plus the state of production in the current “golden age” of drama.

The two-day event, organised by Screen publisher Mbi, takes place at BAFTA on Nov 5/6.

The Forum hosts an array of industry names and top talent as they debate TV’s burning issues, reveal the secrets of their production success and answer delegates’ questions. The audience will hear case studies from technical and creative...

The Pride of Britain Awards was one of the big ratings winners on Tuesday night (October 7).

It pulled in 4.6 million viewers (21.7% audience) for ITV between 8pm and 10pm. An extra 279k watched on +1.

On BBC One, David Morrissey's drama The Driver had 3.56 million viewers and a share of 16.4% at 9pm.

BBC Two attracted 2.64 million (12.5%) at 8pm for Cat Watch 2014 and 2.35 million (10.8%) at 9pm for Human Universe. The latest episode of Later Live... With Jools Holland entertained 840k (4.9%) at 10pm.

On Channel 4, Gordon Ramsay's Costa Del Nightmares pulled in 1.43 million (6.6%).

The latest episode of CSI had 986k watching at 9pm on Channel 5, while NCIS followed at 10pm with 640k (4.1%).

Elsewhere, Family Guy pulled in 517k for BBC Three at 11pm and Jack Whitehall's Bad Education racked up 506k at 10pm on the same channel.

Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish pulled in a healthy audience for Dave with 413k tuning in.

Pride of Britain Awards: ITV, 8pm

Carol Vorderman hosts the 16th annual ceremony of the awards that celebrate the great and good of Britain.

The likes of Prince Charles and prime minister David Cameron will be in attendance to witness unsung everyday heroes receive recognition for their outstanding feats of courage and selflessness.

The Driver: BBC One, 9pm

BBC One's three-part crime thriller concludes tonight as Vince's (David Morrissey) life begins to unravel.

His wife Ros (Claudie Blakley) has had enough and wants him out of the house, while Vince's risky decision to work with the authorities could have major repercussions.

Beauty and the Beast: Watch, 9pm

Season two of Beauty and the Beast returns from its mid-season break tonight.

After Vincent (Jay Ryan) is arrested, Cat (Kristin Kreuk) and the team are tasked with finding out who reported him, all while keeping him from transforming in custody.

BBC One's The Driver was the most-watched programme outside soaps on Tuesday despite a drop in the ratings, overnight data reveals.

The David Morrissey drama dropped around 600,000 viewers from last week to 3.74 million (17.5%) at 9pm. Later, My £999 Wedding was seen by 1.78m (17.8%) at 10.35pm.

ITV's Champions League coverage of Man City vs Roma scored 3.22m (15.5%) on average from 7.30pm.

On BBC Two, 100k House: Tricks of the Trade appealed to 2.03m (9.9%) at 8pm, followed by Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane with 2.32m (10.8%) at 9pm.

Channel 4's Posh Pawn attracted 1.22m (5.9%) at 8pm (141k/0.7% on +1). Gordon Ramsay's Costa Del Nightmares entertained 1.43m (6.7%) at 9pm (316k/2.2%), while a Gogglebox repeat amused 1.02m (7.1%) at 10pm (103k/1.4%).

On Channel 5, Sarah Payne: Britain's Worst Crimes interested 793k (3.8%) at 8pm, followed by the latest CSI with 1.12m (5.2%) at 9pm (153k/1.0%) and Secrets & Lies with 464k (3.1%) at 10pm.

BBC Three's Don't Tell...

The Driver: BBC One, 9pm

BBC One's new thriller mini-series continues, as Ros (Claudie Blakley) begins to wonder if Vince (David Morrissey) is telling her the whole truth.

Meanwhile, Vince is left devastated when he learns that Tim (Lewis Rainer) does not want to see him.

The Leftovers: Sky Atlantic, 9pm

Matt (Christopher Eccleston) becomes increasingly desperate when his church faces closure.

However, a trip to a casino offers a lifeline.

Secrets and Lies: Channel 5, 10pm

Ben's (Martin Henderson) innocence is thrown into doubt as a murder weapon is identified.

And while helping Jess (Adrienne Pickering) come to terms with her son's death, questions emerge about Matt's own daughter.

Ray Donovan: Sky Atlantic, 10pm

Season two of the award-winning crime drama comes to an end tonight as Abby (Paula Malcomson) has to make a decision between Ray (Liev Schrieber) and Jim (Brian Geraghty).

Meanwhile, Mickey (Jon Voight...

New 3-part BBC crime drama The Driver, starring The Walking Dead's David Morrissey, gets off to a very strong start…

This review contains spoilers.

In BBC One’s The 7:39, which aired earlier this year, David Morrissey played a married father of two in his forties, who was unappreciated at home, pushed around at work, and bored with his predictable lot. The way out of that particular rut came in the form of an affair with a younger woman. In The Driver, a new three-part drama written by Danny Brocklehurst (Exile, Accused, Shameless), Morrissey’s character is in much the same situation but chooses crime as his escape route from monotony.

Male mid-life boredom and frustration thus gets taken for another TV spin, this time as the premise for a crime thriller stylishly directed by Jamie Payne (Doctor Who, Ashes To Ashes). Following in the footsteps of Breaking Bad’s Walter White,...

BBC One's new series The Driver topped Tuesday's ratings outside soaps, according to overnight data.

David Morrissey's crime drama attracted 4.35 million viewers on average at 9pm, with an audience share of 20.9%.

On BBC Two, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip appealed to 1.48m (7.4%) at 7pm, followed by 100k House: Tricks of the Trade with 1.91m (9.4%) at 8pm and Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane with 1.88m (9.0%) at 9pm.

ITV's Long Lost Family interested 2.81m (13.7%) at 8pm (206,000/1.0% on +1), while I Married the Waiter: Love in the Sun fascinated 1.72m (8.2%) at 9pm (230k/1.6%).

On Channel 4, Dogs: Their Secret Lives brought in 1.05m (5.1%) at 8pm (104k/0.5%), followed by Gordon Ramsay's new series Costa Del Nightmares with 1.11m (5.3%) at 9pm (301k/2.0%).

Channel 5's documentary James Bulger: Britain's Worst Crimes was seen by 1.04m (5.1%) at 8pm. CSI's latest episode thrilled 939k (4.5%) at 9pm (127k/0.9%), while new series Secrets & Lies attracted 527k (3.5%) at 10pm.

The Driver: BBC One, 9pm

New series of a three-part crime drama starring David Morrissey, written by Jim Poyser and BAFTA winner Danny Brocklehurst.

Taxi driver Vince is stressed, poor, estranged from his wife, and contemplating an escape from his tired existence. He accepts an offer from a criminal gang organised by his old ex-con friend Colin (Ian Hart), and his life starts to take an exciting turn.

The Leftovers: Sky Atlantic, 9pm

Two percent of the population have vanished in this mystery drama, and the world is struggling to deal with the enormous sense of loss.

Kevin (Justin Theroux) visits a therapist following some disturbing encounters and decides to discuss the breakdown with his ex police chief father, currently being held in a mental health facility.

Meg (Liv Tyler) struggles to adapt to life within the Guilty Remnant. Meanwhile some are curious about the background of local...

David Morrissey has insisted that he has no plans to abandon the UK for Hollywood.

The BAFTA-nominated actor returns to British screens tonight (Tuesday, September 23) in BBC One's The Driver - having completed a stint on Us drama The Walking Dead.

"For me, it's about mixing it up - I wanna do as much variation as I can," Morrissey explained. "The main thing about America is they really want long-form TV shows, and I'm really up for that, I like it.

"I loved being in The Waking Dead - I invest in those long forms. I invest in Breaking Bad and Mad Men and those programmes."

The Driver - a three-part serial from Accused writer Danny Brocklehurst - stars Morrissey as a taxi driver who sees his life spiral out of control when he takes on a job driving for crooks.

"I like working in the UK, I've had a great time working here,...

The evenings are getting shorter, you've already seen the first festive cards for sale at your local supermarket and The X Factor is back on Saturday nights. To borrow a phrase - winter is coming.

But don't despair, because there is much more to autumn TV in 2014 than Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell bickering over a bunch of karaoke singers. Don't believe us? Check out our list of 17 must-watch shows, which mean that you might as well cancel your plans until Christmas.

1. Glue - E4

A bloke from Rizzle Kicks, a writer from This Is England and lots of horses. It doesn't sound like an obvious hit, but Glue is most definitely worth getting excited about.

Skins crossed with Midsomer Murders and an added sinister, bleak edge, is probably the best description for this eight-parter, which will have you hooked from its full-on (and full frontal) opening sequence.

2. The Apprentice...