All Baby Cow articles – Page 5
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RatingsZapped! grabs 350k for Dave
THURSDAY: Dave’s fantasy comedy Zapped! opened with an above-average audience as Paranoid and The Fall slipped to series lows.
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NewsIn brief: Richard Stone rebrand; Still Open All Hours; Baby Cow
Still Open All Hours is to return for a third series and agents Richard Stone Partnership have undergone a rebrand.
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NewsBaby Cow set to hire Christine Langan as new boss
The Queen and Philomena producer Christine Langan is on the brink of replacing Henry Normal as the boss of Baby Cow Productions, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBaby Cow gets Zapped! for Dave
Dave is continuing to push into scripted comedy with a three-part fantasy sitcom starring The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley.
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NewsHenry Normal to leave Baby Cow
Henry Normal is to leave Baby Cow Productions nearly two decades after launching the Alan Partridge indie with Steve Coogan.
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NewsBBC2's The Trip heads to Sky
Sky Atlantic has swooped on Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s comedy travelogue The Trip after BBC2 opted not to commission a third series.
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NewsSky Atlantic books new Julia Davis comedy
Julia Davis is to return to Sky Atlantic with a new six-part comedy – despite the latest series of Hunderby launching to low overnight ratings.
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NewsUncle returns to BBC3 for third series
BBC3 has recommissioned a third series of Nick Helm’s sitcom Uncle for next year.
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RatingsUndercover struggles for Dave
TUESDAY: Dave’s original scripted sitcom Undercover failed to track down a big audience in the face of tough competition.
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Behind The ScenesUndercover, Dave
We took inspiration from classic gangland movies and TV shows for this original sitcom set in Newcastle, says Margery Bone. That meant action and stunts - and a lot of guns
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NewsDave orders two series of Red Dwarf
Sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is returning for two series on UKTV’s Dave.
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NewsWeekly iPlayer show to highlight BBC exclusives
BBC iPlayer is planning a weekly show to direct viewers to its exclusive programming as part of a raft of commissions for the VoD service featuring Matt Berry, Frankie Boyle and Jo Brand.
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NewsSky Atlantic re-enters The Tunnel
Sky Atlantic is bringing back Anglo-French crime drama The Tunnel for a second series.
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FeaturesBest Multichannel Programme: Uncle
Uncle was described by the judges as a “truly original show” with “brilliant performances and great writing”.
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Gavin & Stacey
Lucy Lumsden on the 2009 Best Comedy Programme winner
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NewsDave orders police sitcom from Ant & Dec writer
Dave has commissioned a Donnie Brasco-style police sitcom from Ant & Dec’s full-time writer Andy Milligan.
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FeaturesWarren United, ITV4
This animated tale of football obsession is British through and through, says Tim Searle
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsComedy Playhouse revived by BBC
BBC1 is to revive its Comedy Playhouse strand with a hat-trick of sitcom pilots, including a story starring Hugh Dennis as a BBC weatherman.
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.