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Call the Midwife, Homeland and Rob Brydon all set to return

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Can’t see anything you like on the television at the moment? Then have no fear as TV Talk looks at the shows that have been recommissioned and ones that we are looking forward to seeing.

The Rob Brydon Show

Rob Brydon’s take on a chat show will be back over the summer on BBC Two, as another six episodes have been commissioned. The programme is a mix of celebrity chat, comedy and music, and Brydon says that some great guests are already lined up.

It is not the only comedy show returning, as Sarah Millican’s Television Show has also been given another series.

Homeland

The hit US show may have only just finished but Channel 4 have already confirmed that they will be showing the second series. The continuity announcer said that Channel 4 have signed the rights as the credits were rolling on the final episode.

The Golden Globe award winning show starred Britain’s very own Damian Lewis, who impressed Emma with his realistic American accent.

While waiting for the show to come back to UK televisions, you can pre-order the DVD from Amazon.

Doctor Who

The BBC still has not confirmed a date for the return of Doctor Who this year, but Digital Spy says the new series will be premiered at the 2012 Edinburgh Television Festival in late August. The same happened with the last series of Doctor Who, which was then aired on television soon after.

It has already been revealed that Amy and Rory will be leaving part way through series seven, and a new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman will be introduced in the Christmas special.

Call The Midwife

Talking about Christmas (yes, I know it is only May) The BBC has announced that Call the Midwife will return earlier than expected with a Christmas special. The series has also seen recognition for actress and comedian Miranda Hart, who has been nominated for a Bafta in the supporting actress category.

The Christmas special will see Miranda Hart return alongside Jenny Agutter and Pam Ferris, but full plot details are not yet known. In the meantime you can buy the first series on DVD from Amazon.

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Homeland: Damian Lewis does it for the Brits

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It may be called Homeland but leading man Damian Lewis isn’t on his home turf in this Golden Globe winning US drama. It’s perhaps a testament to Brit, Lewis’s acting talent and convincing American accent, well practised in Band of Brothers, that he was cast in such a prominent role.

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Damien Lewis and Claire Danes

Lewis plays Nicholas Brody, a US marine sergeant missing in action since 2003. The first episode of the series, aired on British TV last night, saw him being discovered unexpectedly and rescued during a Delta Force raid in Iraq where he had been held by an Al-Qaeda terrorist. Whilst he and his family were dealing with being reunited after 8 years and coming to terms with what has happened, meanwhile, Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), a CIA operations officer has been tipped off that an American prisoner of war has been turned by Al-Qaeda. And she’s homed in on Brody as the probable suspect. Now her task is finding out if he’s a traitor, rather than the war hero he’s being hailed as and potentially preventing another terrorist attack.

I can see why Homeland won its award. The script and the acting is convincing so far and undemanding to watch. They’ve captured the awkwardness between the family really well- not only between the husband and the wife but the children too, with the boy hardly even remembering his dad. Then there’s the strained relations between the wife and the new boyfriend she got together with, convinced her husband was dead.

It’s obviously going to be an ‘is he, isn’t he?’ plot all the way through, which we’ll probably only know for sure right at the end. Already we’ve seen that Brody is hiding some very black secrets from his friends and family.

Relatively little actually happened once Brody was discovered but lots of subplots are being set up, especially concerning Carrie Mathison who struggles with a personality disorder which is threatening to take over her whole life.

It’s hard to properly judge just yet, but it seems so far so good.  I would be worried that maybe 12 episodes would be dragging the story out too much but the Golden Globe suggests it’s one to stick with. After all, Damian Lewis is always a treat. Although his English accent is way sexier than that American drawl. But I suppose we can’t have everything.