The Master John Simm Reunites With Life On Mars Philip Glenister

Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren, who are to star in Mad Dogs. Photograph: Rankin/Sky

Philip Glenister, Max Beesley, John Simm and Marc Warren are to star in Mad Dogs, a new Sky1 high definition drama about a group of schoolfriends who get more than they bargained for when they go abroad for a retirement party.

The fortysomethings are invited to a friend's villa in Majorca to celebrate the retirement party for another old school friend, Alvo, who has made his fortune in property. However, the holiday turns into a "labyrinthine nightmare of lies, deception and murder".

Mad Dogs is due to air on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in four, 60-minute episodes in the spring of 2011. Location filming in Majorca begins this week.

The drama has been written by Cris Cole and is being made by the independent producer Left Bank Pictures, the company responsible for Wallander and the Sky1 drama Strike Back, which begins this week. Mad Dogs was commissioned by Elaine Pyke, Sky1's head of drama.

Mad Dogs is being executive-produced by Pyke, Left Bank's founder and chief executive Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie, the company's head of film. Adrian Shergold is directing, with Spencer Campbell producing.

SJA: Guests & Episodes Titles

Episode titles have been revealed for the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The six stories of the fourth series:

Episodes 1&2 'The Nightmare Man' by Joseph Lidster
Episodes 3&4 'The Vault of Secrets' by Phil Ford
Episodes 5&6 'Death of the Doctor' by Russell T Davies
Episodes 7&8 'The Empty Planet' by Gareth Roberts
Episodes 9&10 'Lost in Time' by Rupert Laight
Episodes 11&12 'Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith' by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman

Julian Bleach, who previously played The Ghostmaker in Torchwoods 'Out of the Rain' and Davros in Doctor Who - 'The Stolen Earth/Journey's End', will guest star as the Nightmare Man in the first two-parter. Other names confirmed are Cheryl Campbell, Cyril Nri and Julie Graham are also due to appear.

Doctor Who Christmas Script Goes Missing

The script for the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special has reportedly gone missing.

According to the Daily Star, filming for the special "has been thrown into jeopardy" by the loss.

Executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat is said to be "facing a race against time to create a new draft before filming commences next month".

Moffat also allegedly revealed that the episode would be "a flashback Christmas special."

The final episode of the programme's fifth series aired on June 26. A new series is expected to follow the Christmas special in 2011.

Two past Doctor Who writers Paul Cornell and Tom MacRae may be returning for the show's sixth series.

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Underground Toys unveil exclusive SDCC figure set

Underground Toys have unveiled their new Doctor Who figure set, which will be sold exclusively at the 41st San Diego Comic Con.

The set includes the Eleventh Doctor and the orange Scientist Dalek introduced in Victory of the Daleks. According to their website, the item will be available to purchase in their booth, #3949, and BBC America’s booth, #3629, at this year’s convention, which takes place from Thursday July 22nd-Sunday July 25th.

'Doctor Who' Tardis sold for over £10,000

A Doctor Who Tardis has sold for over £10,000 at auction.

The prop, used by Christopher Eccleston, was expected to reach about £8,000 in the Bonham's sale but eventually fetched £10,800.

The Mirror reports that a Tardis model made for an exhibition sold for £900 and a Cyberman helmet from 1967 went for £7,800.

Elsewhere, two Daleks from the 1960s fetched £4,800 each and a model of K-9 eventually sold for £1,200.

By Catriona Wightman, TV Reporter, digitalspy.co.uk

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