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Published Friday, Feb 22 2008, 16:49 GMT | By Neil Wilkes | 5 comments

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Form an orderly queue, no pushing or shoving, please. All ready? It's time for what is arguably the best bit of Tube Talk (~~merciless attacks~~ considered rants about Martine McCutcheon excepted) - the questions and answers!!

caz: "where can i see a transcript of the Vicar of Dibleys christmas special."

Neil: I think 'why?' is probably a better question. As far as I'm aware, there are no Dibley transcripts knocking about but if anyone out there can help out poor caz, send me a message using the link at the top of the page.

Suzanne: "Hi Neil, any news on the latest season of Without A Trace on More 4/e4/Channel 4? Also, will there be any plans for pairing up the Without A Trace crossover with CSI?"

Neil: Season five hasn't even finished airing on C4 yet so it'll probably be a while before season six starts. The CSI crossover episode of Without A Trace - season six, episode six - aired on Five US last week following CSI on Five.

Andrew Connell: "I really enjoyed the law drama Shark, starring James Woods. When will this be back on Five - also what about season six of CSI: Miami? Also, I heard rumours about a new Law & Order programme, set in London, to be shown on ITV. Do you know any more about this?"

Neil: Scoop! New Shark drops on Five on April 18. Nothing on CSI: Miami yet, but my guess would be early summer. Law & Order: London is indeed in the works for ITV, under the direction of Torchwood scribe Chris Chibnall. 13 eps have been ordered for broadcast later this year and will initially be based on some original US scripts but with a "British feel".

Laura: "HIya neil, imagine my surpise when i tuned into sky one looking forward to the new series of Bones as listed on the PLP to find its just a rerun of the pilot episode. What's going on? is it due to the writers strike? and when will the new series (3b) be shown? Thanks in advance for any news."

Neil: Blame the strike and Sky One's optimism that it would be resolved by now. Production has begun on a handful of new episodes, which will be shown after some previously-completed episodes from the end of April.

Paul: "Hi Neil. Any formal news on 24 season 7 air date -some reports say Autumn while others Jan 09 but I still see 2008 on fox 24 web site but no dates."

Neil: Confirmed this week: production will resume on season seven shortly (they got about a third of the way through the series before the strike started) but we're not going to see it until January 2009. This breathing room could pave the way for the much-vaunted 24 movie for summer 2009, however. Good idea? Discuss...

Wilma Osborne: "What is the name of the theme tune for Wild at Heart?"

Neil: A rather bemused PR person responds: "As far as I know it was just composed for the show, making the title 'The Wild at Heart theme tune'."

luke: "When is Desperate Housewives commin bk and when would the second half of Lost be filmed? go on, tell tell, go on. u kno u wanna.........."

Neil: I still have no concrete date for Housewives but I'm going to start a rumour right here that it's March 26. The second half of Lost will be just five episodes, not eight as originally expected. There'll be a break of about a month before the final five, which will play out from April. As for the missing three, they'll be absorbed into future seasons.

Francis Chu: "Will all shows affected by the WGA strike have their full order of shows completed? If not, will they be carried over to the next season?"

Neil: Most shows (that return this season) will end the season between four and seven episodes down on expected, which isn't too bad. Some will have bigger seasons next year but most will probably have those episodes written off.

Justin: "Hi Neil, thanks for coming back to answer our q's, we have missed you! all your sins are forgiven! Any news on the next series of Spooks on BBC1 and any idea why the DVD of series 6 which was due for release in Feb has been put back to November?"

Neil: The new series of Spooks has started filming this week, I'm told. This time round it's going back to the old format - eight self-contained episodes. What do you make of that? Leave your thoughts using the link at the end of the column. As for the DVD of series six, it's been pushed back to coincide with the broadcast of the new series.

Heidi: "When is Numb3rs season 4 going to be on?"

Neil: ITV3 is still plodding through season three at the moment, so not for a while yet.

Louise Jeffrey: "Do you know if there is going to be a new series of The 4400 in the UK?"

Neil: I don't quite know how to tell you this, Miss Jeffrey, but there's been a terrible accident. The 4400 has died.

Dominic Small: "Just noticed ITV2 are rattling out the US Office in the middle of the night! Any news on when the other comedy show they were promoing over Christmas - Laura, Ben and Him - is going to, er, 'drop'?"

Neil: Scoop! This new comedy will air on March 11, the same night that Michelle Ryan's ~~cancelled~~ bad-ass series Bionic Woman premieres on ITV2.

Stephen Stacey: "You recently answered a question on when Heroes was returning to BBC2. And you awnser said the shortened second season returns in April. What did you mean by shortened?"

Neil: Due to that nasty strike business, season two of Heroes is a very slimmed-down eleven episodes. Trust me, it's for the best.

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