All Commissioning articles – Page 812

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    BBC2 gets another Two Pints of Lager in

    2001-03-29T11:17:00Z

    BBC2 controller Jane Root and controller entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux have commissioned a second 6 x 30-minute series of sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps .

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    RAY WINSTONE TO PLAY HENRY VIII ON ITV

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a major new series from Granada based on the life of Henry VIII. Ray Winstone is to star as the licentious monarch and

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    YTTTP to make C4 film special

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has secured the company's most ambitious factual entertainment project to date - a five-hour 100 Greatest movie special for Channel

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    Commissions queue up for YTTTP

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has bagged a number of orders, including three more instalments of her 100 Greatest ... strand for Channel 4, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Sci-Fi set to splash out for birthday

    2000-10-27T00:00:00Z

    The Sci-Fi channel has commissioned its biggest chunk of original programming to date as part of a week-long celebration of its fifth birthday next month, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Sci-Fi Channel on original programming drive

    2000-10-26T10:23:00Z

    Lion TV commissioned to help celebrate channel's fifth birthday

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    ITV's Spitting Image is to be reincarnated

    2000-10-13T00:00:00Z

    ITV's Spitting Image is to be reincarnated next year in a new animated format to be made by one of the show's original producers.

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    BBC2 to go late-night clubbing

    2000-09-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC2 controller Jane Root and BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy have co-commissioned a new 8 x 30-minute late-night clubbing series, writes Tara Conlan.Choice World Clubbing was commissioned from

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    Vaughan to write Choice drama

    2000-07-07T00:00:00Z

    BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has unveiled a raft of commissions, including a 30-minute drama written by Johnny Vaughan and a horror series featuring high-profile actors including Sadie Frost, writes Tara Conlan.

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    MMM TV to make pilot for sci-fi channel

    2000-06-22T16:10:00Z

    Sci-Fi has made its first major commission in two years, ordering MMM TV to produce a one-hour pilot, SFUK, for a projected series as part of a move to re-position the

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    Company to adapt White Teeth drama

    2000-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Company Pictures is developing an adaptation of 24-year-old Zadie Smith's debut novel White Teeth for the BBC, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Celebrity Millionaire enriches ITV's spring/summer line-up

    2000-03-29T16:16:00Z

    Liddiment promises 'something for everyone' in new season

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    Celebrity Millionaire heads ITV summer line-up

    2000-03-29T15:45:00Z

    Liddiment promises 'something for everyone'

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    BBC2 drama to tap into dotcom fever

    2000-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Award-winning This Life and The Cops producer World Productions has started work on a major 20-part drama series for BBC 2 about an internet start-up, writes Tim Dams.

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    ITV2 acquires new series of HTV's Nuts and Bolts

    2000-03-24T00:00:00Z

    ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick is in the final stages of acquiring a second series of Welsh teen soap Nuts and Bolts (right) from HTV Wales, three weeks into the

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    GREEN LIGHT FOR SECOND SERIES OF THE PRIORY

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has given the thumbs up for a second series of The Priory, the early-evening show presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston. Produced by

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    COMPANY PICS UNVEILS DETAILS OF NEW C4 LEGAL DRAMA

    2000-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Company Pictures has signed up Cracker and Woman in White director Tim Fywell to direct its 10 x 60-minute Channel 4 legal drama series, Law Zone (working title). The drama, formerly

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    ITV2 buys into women's sport

    2000-02-04T00:00:00Z

    ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick has commissioned a 13 x 30-minute series of women's sports show, Game Girls, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Pilger back on ITV with Iraqi film

    2000-01-28T00:00:00Z

    John Pilger's latest ITV film will be a 90-minute investigative special from Carlton TV exploring the effects of UN sanctions on the Iraqi population, writes David Wood.Paying the Price - the

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    C4'S BARKER ORDERS F WORD AND 'REAL' BEACH SHOWS

    2000-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video, Adam Barker is waiting to schedule a 1 x 60-minute documentary called A Brief History of the F Word, made by Oxford Films.