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NewsC5 orders Violent Child series
Channel 5 has ordered three-part documentary series My Violent Child from Popkorn Television after it aired a pilot in June.
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NewsITV calls for more Catchphrase
STV Productions’ revived classic gameshow Catchphrase has been recommissioned for a third series.
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NewsC4 orders raft of one-off docs
Channel 4 will investigate a naturist village in St Albans and prison weddings as part of a raft of one-off documentaries.
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NewsMackie and Haynes indie wins first order
Mainstreet Pictures, the indie established last year by former ITV drama chiefs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, has won its first commission: a cold-case police drama for ITV.
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NewsBBC1 orders final series of Wallander
BBC1 has green-lit the fourth and final series of the multi-Bafta winning crime drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.
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NewsAlaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.
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NewsMiranda Hart commits to BBC1 entertainment format
Miranda Hart has committed to hosting a BBC1 entertainment show – but there are doubts over whether it will be a direct revival of The Generation Game.
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NewsTeletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt The Night Manager
The producer of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s A Most Wanted Man is to adapt John le Carré’s 1993 novel The Night Manager for BBC1.
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NewsTern probes cybercrime for BBC
Tern Television is to delve into the world of cybercrime for its second BBC World News current affairs series.
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NewsScripps makes biggest UK order for Food Network
Scripps has made its biggest UK order to date with a 40-part series for The Food Network.
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NewsAuschwitz liberation commemorated by BBC
The BBC has commissioned a Martin Freeman drama and five documentaries to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of prison camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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NewsBBC1 eyes return for Hill comedy
BBC1 wants to build its Professor Branestawm adaptation with Harry Hill into a returnable brand after ordering a one-off episode of the comedy drama this week.
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NewsC4 orders fixed-rig fitting room format
Channel 4 is to go inside the nation’s fitting rooms in a genre-bending fixed-rig and features show.
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NewsBBC launches Young Dancer contest
The BBC is on the lookout for emerging dance talent to take part in its first Young Dancer competition in a BBC Arts initiative to take place across BBC2 and BBC4.
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NewsFirst Dates pulls 12-part order
Fixed-rig dating show First Dates is to return to Channel 4 for a third run – with an extended 12 part series.
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NewsDrummer TV lands debut BBC1 order
Bristol-based factual indie Drummer Television has landed its first commissions for BBC1 and BBC3.
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NewsHarry Hill to play Professor Branestawm for BBC1
BBC1 has ordered an adaptation of Norman Hunter’s Professor Branestawm books which will star Harry Hill in his first BBC acting role.
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NewsComedy Central to remake Drunk History
Comedy Central UK is to pilot a British version of historical comedy format Drunk History – the first time the channel has reversioned a show which airs on its US sister network.
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NewsC4 signs Ocado for Daily Brunch
Channel 4 is preparing a daily Sunday Brunch spin-off backed by online supermarket Ocado.