Three bits of TV news to put a smile on your face for the weekend

Just in case you missed this corker of a story, it seems Hollywood isn’t the only one trawling its own back catalogue for stuff to makeover.

Gentle crime drama Murder, She Wrote is going to get a 21st-century revamp, with none other than Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer – who dazzled all and sundry in The Help – in the leading role. According to this piece on The Radio Times site, the estimable Angela Lansbury gets a look-in too.

Another revamp could be on its way too, according to an article in our favourite paper, but whether David Tennant and writer Paula Milne get their way and a UK version of Danish political drama Borgen ever sees the light of day remains to be seen. Still, it’s a thumping good read – and a great idea.

Finally, I just HAD to wave a flag in the direction of this stonking article from Paul Whitelaw, discussing one of the scariest TV shows of all time: Ghostwatch. Even now, I’m too much of a wuss to click on the link in the body of the piece. Anyone out there braver than me..?