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Tiger to make Vicar Christmas special
Tiger Aspect is producing a Christmas special of comedy series The Vicar of Dibley for BBC1. Richard Curtis will be writing the show with Paul Mayhew-Archer, as well as executive producing alongside Jon Plowman and Peter Bennett-Jones. While the storyline has not been re-vealed, the ...
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Silicone chicks gets second run
Discovery Health has commissioned indie TwoFour to produce a second series of factual entertainment show Silicone Chicks for next year. The 15 x 30-minute run tracks five people undergoing the latest cosmetic procedures available in the UK, as well as showing non-cosmetic alternatives in each ...
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DLT Entertainment nets cartoon rights
DLT Entertainment is bringing 1980s cartoon The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin back to the international market. The indie and distributor has picked up the international rights to all 65 x 30-minute episodes of the series. The show, produced by DiC and Alchemy II, will be ...
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Format Focus: Captive
This format builds on the familiar theme of locking a group of people in house by adding a quiz element.
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Murder prevention sold on before debut
World Productions' new crime show Murder Prevention is being adapted for a US network before it has even aired in the UK. The show, which centres around an elite police unit that monitors and arrests potential murderers before they commit a crime, is being scripted ...
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Animal Planet lines up new shows
Animal Planet has commissioned a raft of new series, including two from indie Oxford Scientific Films (OSF). Lyndal's Lifeline sees presenter Lyndal Davies travel to an animal sanctuary with over£5,000 to help the project. OSF will also produce Meerkat Manor ...
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Holly's Helpline gains ADF as partner
German broadcaster ZDF is the latest partner to invest in a new animated series for Welsh channel S4C. Holly's Helpline , a 26 x 10-minute stop-motion animation series, was launched at MipTV earlier this year and S4C hopes to complete the financing of the series ...
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Channel 4 targets grey market for daytime
Channel 4 is pushing ahead with plans to cash in on the grey market in its daytime schedule, ordering a long-running series about middle-aged people undergoing major life changes.
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C4 to air health treatment doc
Channel 4 is continuing the quest for self-improvement with a documentary series in which a series of celebrities try extreme health treatments around the world.
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Channel 4 rebooks Green Wing
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of hospital comedy Green Wing from indie Talkback before the first run has even finished.
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C4 orders second Shariah TV series
Channel 4's commissioning editor for religion, Aaquil Ahmed, has ordered a second series of Shariah TV. The 8 x 60-minute show explores what it means to be British and Muslim in the current political climate. Produced by CTVC, the series will feature Islamic scholars ...
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Fred Basset revived after 30 years
Fred Basset is to return to TV in a new£2.3m series after an absence of three decades. Indie VGI Entertainment is developing a 26 x 12-minute animated series for delivery in autumn next year and will be pitching the series to broadcasters at the Mipcom television market in Cannes.
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BBC3 to air the real Little Britain
Carbon Princess, the joint-venture between Carbon Media and Princess Productions, is working on a one-hour documentary for BBC3 to sit alongside the upcoming second season of comedy series Little Britain. Titled The Real Little Britain , the programme looks ...
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All3Media secures Inquisition sales
All3Media International has secured a raft of sales for period drama Inquisition. The one-off costume drama has been picked up by SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, TMC in France, Canal 22 in Mexico and RTV in Slovenia. The TV movie, made by indie ...
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BBC2 to examine world disasters
The BBC is to recreate how some of the world's most horrific recent disasters occurred, in a new series of drama-documentaries for BBC2.
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NewsTalkback hit goes continental
France and Denmark are due for a domestic clean-up as Channel 4's hit grime-busting show How Clean Is Your House? is lined up for local adaptations.
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Sky Puts the reality slot on Limos
Sky One has commissioned a reality series following the lives of limousine drivers in the UK. Made by Landmark Films, the 6 x 6-minute Limo Fever will spotlight the owners of limousine companies and their clients. Series produced by Rod Parker and directed by Jon ...
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Scottish TV orders feel-good quiz shows
Formats house Ludus has teamed up with SMG TV Productions to create two new feel-good quiz shows for Scottish TV.
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Sky One grabs US firefighter drama series
Sky One has bolstered its roster of US drama with the acquisition of new firefighter show Rescue Me.