All Commissioning articles – Page 636
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Nye scripts ITV1 dental comedy
Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye has penned a 90-minute comedy for ITV1 starring veteran comic actor Nigel Havers. Open Widetells the tale of a mild-mannered prison officer who falls for a dentist's assistant and invents dental emergencies to get close to her. It was ordered by ...
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NewsFive ups wildlife output
Five is to step up its commitment to wildlife programming by commissioning up to 25 hours of original shows.
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Danan acts posh for Five's Celebrity Swap
Paul Danan, the former soap star whose excruciating antics on Celebrity Love Islandbecame one of this summer's unlikely talking points, has been signed up by Five.
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Friday nights on C4 get new look
Channel 4's Friday nights are being revamped with the emphasis moving from US sitcoms towards homegrown programming with a hint of magic.
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NewsBBC may pitch Norton against Ant & Dec
The BBC is considering using star signing Graham Norton to compete head to head with Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsExtras recommissioned
Extras, the new comedy from The Officecreators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has been given a second run by BBC2 controller Roly Keating.
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NewsBBC NI backs three-year globetrot
Belfast-based indie Imagine Media Productions has secured a three-year deal from BBC Northern Ireland to follow a journalist as he travels the world.
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Shine opens doors to tyrants' homes
Indie Shine is to nose around the extravagant former homes of Saddam Hussein for a documentary for Sky One.
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ITV gives go-ahead for more Dial-a-Mum
ITV has ordered a further five episodes of Ludus and Objective Productions' forthcoming ITV daytime show Dial-a-Mum. The ITV1 show, which sends a four-strong team of 'no-nonsense mums' off to sort out people's problems, will now air as a 30 x 45-minute series from 5 September. ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Lucy Willis
C4's commissioning editor, education, is on the lookout for fresh on-screen talent, wants to challenge our ideas on teenage addiction and is impressed by the edgy and exciting style of indie outfit Firefly.
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Singh Kohli fronts Tiger Aspect series
Hardeep Singh Kohli, the writer and star of BBC comedy Meet the Magoons, is fronting a new Channel 4 topical debate show, writesColin Robertson.
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RTE commissions further Afternoon Show run from Green Inc
Belfast indie Green Inc Film and Television has picked up a major order from RTE with a recommission for 230 hours of its daytime programme The Afternoon Show.
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Royal palaces showcased on BBC4
BBC4 is to go behind the scenes at five of the UK's royal palaces for a 10-part series. Tales from the Palacesvisits Kensington (pictured), Hampton Court, Kew, the Banqueting House and the Tower of London, exploring the myths and stories surrounding the buildings and their purpose ...
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RDF develops pilot for C4 dating show
RDF is piloting a dating show for Channel 4, in which a group of friends dominated by couples must find one of their single friends a partner. Friends and Lovers(working title) is seeking groups of friends in their 20s or 30s where one member is the ...
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Count Arthur sitcom for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a 5 x 30-minute sitcom series from Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations featuring Edinburgh Fringe Festival regular Count Arthur Strong. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show, written by Steve Delaney and currently in pre-production, is set for broadcast in January 2006 in ...
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NewsLiddle and Burchill to front docs
Sky One has greenlit two authored documentaries - Rod Liddle on infidelity and Julie Burchill on reality TV.
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NewsThey thought it was all over - but it's not
Comedy gameshow They Think It's All Overis set to make a return to the BBC, as part of BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's efforts to boost the channel's comedy slate.
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NewsEarly Doors given BBC1 slot
The BBC is recycling its pub-based comedy Early Doorsto fill a late-night slot on BBC1.
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NewsBBC3 lines up comedy winter
BBC3 is sticking to what it knows best for its autumn and winter season, unveiling a line-up of nine comedies alongside its factual and drama strands.
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Scarlet follows triplet pregnancy
Scarlet Television, the indie set up by former Planet Wild managing director Paula Trafford, is making a 60-minute programme for Discovery Home and Health following former lesbian comedian Jackie Clune's triplet pregnancy. 3 x a Babywill feature contributions from celebrity mums Davina McCall, Donna Air and ...