COMING SOON...

WHICH SHOW? Troy: Fall Of A City on BBC1.

WHAT IS IT? An eight-part series about the Trojan War, set 3,000 years ago. Newcomers Bella Dayne and Louis Hunter play lovers Helen and Paris, whose passion plunges Greece and Troy into conflict.

The cast also includes David Threlfall and

The Missing’s Frances O’Connor (right).

LOCATIONS? Cape Town, South Africa.

WILL IT BE GOOD? Piers Wenger, head of BBC drama, says, ‘It will be like nothing broadcast before; a 3,000-year- old tale crafted on a huge scale, ready to capture viewers’ imaginations.’

WHEN DOES IT AIR? Later this year.