All Commissioning articles – Page 786
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Trial and retribution given seventh series
Linda La Plante's indie, La Plante Productions, has been commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott to produce a seventh series of crime drama Trial and Retribution. The 2 x 120-minute series will be filmed from spring next year and will be written and ...
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Blast looks at effects of major life events
Indie Blast Films has been commissioned by BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody to make a new documentary series looking at how major events affect one family in the 21st century. The 6 x 60-minute Real Familywill feature occasions ...
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Murder in mind to return to BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a new season of psychological thriller Murder in Mind. The 8 x 60-minute series, produced by the BBC in association with Paul Knight Productions, will feature actors including Tara Fitzgerald, James ...
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Michael Hurll to film Elle awards for LWT
Michael Hurll Television, owned by the Unique Communications Group, has been commissioned by LWT deputy director of broadcasting Geraldine Woods to make a 30-minute programme on the Elle Style Awards - the first time in the event's six-year history that it has been televised. The programme, which is due to ...
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NewsHeggessey to bring back Dr Who
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has revealed plans to revive the world's longest-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsKeating commissions historical strand
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsFamily Affairs re-commissioned
Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap Family Affairs a vote of confidence by re-commissioning the show for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 3 to look at extreme lives
The BBC has commissioned Outline Productions to produce a major series for digital youth channel BBC 3, in spite of DCMS sources saying media secretary Tessa Jowell could turn down the channel again, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Bootcamp is next for celebs
Granada is believed to be looking to make a celebrity version of its Bootcamp format, which would see D-list stars put through tough military training exercises, after the runaway ratings success of its I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of ...
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C5 to downplay sexual content
Channel 5 controller of youth, music and interactive Sham Sandhu has commissioned an adult-orientated programme exploring sexual desire around the world - but has purposely kept the word 'sex' out of the titles in order to attract a wider audience, writes Jane Marlow
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Mike Reid tees off on Discovery
Scottish indie Tern Television's new Glasgow office has won four new commissions from a range of broadcasters worth up to£750,000, including a golf series for the Discovery Channel presented by former EastEndersactor Mike Reid, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Pioneer wins US orders
London-based science and technology indie Pioneer Productions has won three commissions from Discovery's Travel Channel in the US, writes Jon Rogers
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ITV 1 orders cleaning lady on the run drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Carlton to produce a 120-minute drama featuring EastEndersactress June Brown. Marjorie and Gladys will feature Brown, who plays chain-smoking Dot Cotton in the soap, as a cleaning lady who goes on the run with her employer ...
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Moira Stuart to front money advice show
BBC news anchor Moira Stuart is to make her first major non-news debut by fronting a primetime BBC1 show in which people are given advice about their money
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BBC to air doc about Belfast's Sinn Fein mayor
Northern Ireland indie Extreme Production has been commissioned by BBC 4 controller Roly Keating and BBC commissioning executive Richard Klein to produce a major observational documentary charting the year in office of the first ever Sinn Fein mayor of Belfast, Alex Maskey. The 60-minute Citizen ...
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Carlton reorders Boot Sale Challenge
LNN Factuals has won further orders for its long-running series Boot Sale Challenge. Carlton has commissioned 10 x 30-minute episodes for delivery in January, while London Weekend Television has asked for a further 12 for transmission next spring. The series producer is Petra Burgin with ...
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GMTV and Sky One buy fifth Pokémon series
GMTV and Sky One have bought the fifth series of popular children's animation Pokémon from global distributor Lacey Entertainment. The 52 x 30-minute series is due to air from the end of the year and takes the back library of episodes now available to the broadcasters to 260 half hours
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Christian's It's My Life recommissioned
Indie Moore Television has secured a second ITV network commission for religious discussion series It's My Life, presented by former The Wordfrontman Terry Christian. The new series of 6 x 30-minute programmes was commissioned by ITV controller of news, current ...
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NewsPanorama editors call for return to peak time
A host of former Panorama editors and reporters have called on the BBC to restore the landmark current affairs programme to peak time after concerns that its present late Sunday night slot is damaging the show, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsC4 commissions novel sitcom
A new sitcom in which the story is told from the point of view of individual characters has been commissioned by Channel 4 from indie Objective Productions, writes Steve Aston