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D.C. Moore took a rare foray into television for his Starz limited series Mary & George, having last penned an entire series nearly a decade ago with the British drama-comedy, Not Safe For Work.

Taking inspiration from one of the more lively periods in British history, Mary & George, based on Benjamin Woolley’s non-fiction book The King’s Assassin, stars Julianne Moore as a single mother who is determined to gain notoriety (read: money) for her family. Even if it means volunteering her son, played by Nicholas Galitzine, as a lover for King James.

Written by Moore and directed by Oliver Hermanus, the opening episode, titled “The Second Son,” sets the tone for the series and introduces Mary Villiers (Moore) as quite a mastermind in 15th century England. As a commoner,...

Marvel Studios has tapped actress Zawe Ashton to play a villain in Captain Marvel 2. As for which villain Ashton will be playing, that has not been announced at this time. Nia DaCosta is behind the camera for the highly anticipated sequel and Brie Larson will once again star as Carol Danvers. However, she will have some new allies with her this time around, including the adult version of Monica Rambeau, who will be portrayed by Teyonah Parris, and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, who will be played by Iman Vellani.

Zawe Ashton previously starred in Velvet Buzzsaw and Nocturnal Animals. In addition to her work on the big screen, the actress has been acting in theatre productions since 2007, and continues to do so. Ashton is also known her roles in comedy dramas Not Safe for Work and Fresh Meat. Now, she is officially a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though...

Empire: E4, 9pm

In episode 10 of the popular hip-hop drama, Lucious invites the whole family to his house.

Hakeem tries to prove to his father that he is a good businessman and an artist, and Cookie has her own plans for Empire and her family.

The 7/7 Bombing: Survivors' Stories: ITV, 9pm

This documentary gives an in-depth insight into the tube and bus bombings on July 7, 2005.

Almost 10 years after the terrorist attacks in London, survivors recall what happened when the bombs went off and praise the heroics of emergency workers.

Not Safe For Work: Channel 4, 10pm

New comedy drama series which follows the story of civil servants stuck in dead-end jobs.

Zawe Ashton plays recently divorced Katherine who finds out she is being transferred to an office in Northampton to be put on a hopeless Immigration Pathways team.

Penny Dreadful: Sky Atlantic, 10pm

In the penultimate episode of the series,...

Sacha Dhawan plays a drug addict in Channel 4's new series Not Safe For Work - and has revealed that Red Bull played a big part in his performance.

Dhawan's character - the hedonistic Danny - binges on drugs and booze whilst neglecting his office duties, with disastrous results.

"If I was on coke in the scenes, I'd have so many cans of Red Bull - just to kind of get that edge going!" the actor told Digital Spy.

"I haven't dabbled in what Danny's dabbled in - I haven't taken any drugs - but I really wanted it to be as real as possible. Sometimes [addicts in drama] can just be so silly and generic.

"I wanted Danny to have different reactions depending on what drug he was on - so either he was really high on pills, or he was almost sleep-walking when he was on ketamine. I really wanted...