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NewsBrit Cops to return
Steadfast Television has won a triple-length order for its blue-light series Brit Cops.
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NewsLittle Britain duo return with airport sitcom
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to return to BBC1 for a new comedy series set in a busy airport.
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NewsSupersize spin-off tackles children’s food issues
Channel 4 features series Supersize vs Superskinny is to follow Embarrassing Bodies in putting children centre-stage of a spin-off series.
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NewsCutting Edge doc to give glimpse into life of Brucie
Bruce Forsyth is to open up for an intimate documentary portrait for Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsBBC battles back in WoCC
BBC in-house improved its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) performance slightly in 2009/10, led by a resurgent children’s division, but lost ground to indies in entertainment and drama.
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NewsComedy trio line up to take Count Arthur to BBC2
Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The League Of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson are collaborating on a BBC2 pilot of BBC Radio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
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NewsBBC first for Plum as Reef returns to fold
The BBC has commissioned its first daytime series from James May’s Toy Stories producer Plum Pictures, and handed Reef TV its first order since it was suspended over a string of fakery incidents.
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NewsEvan Davis series explores Britain’s economy for BBC2
Today presenter Evan Davis is to examine the realities of the British economic landscape in a heavyweight series for BBC2.
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NewsPower inks co-production deal with TMG for nine mini-series
Power has signed a €15m (£13m) co-production deal with German producer Tele München Gruppe for nine major mini-series over the next three years - including a follow up to ITV1’s Flood, called Fire.
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NewsTaggart gets to grips with Glasgow’s grit
Long-running Scottish crime drama Taggart is to expose the gritty underbelly of Glasgow as part of a refresh for its autumn return.
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BBC3 dramas to debut online
BBC3 is to premier a trio of upcoming drama pilots online a week before they air, as part of a bid to beef up the channel’s web presence.
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NewsThe IT Crowd gets fifth series and new writers
The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan plans to pull together a team of writers for a planned fifth series of the Channel 4 comedy.
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Food Network orders first UK show
Culinary channel Food Network has made its first UK commission as part of a wider strategy to boost its original content.
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NewsMiralis named More4 head
Australian TV commissioner Anna Miralis is moving to the UK to join Channel 4 as editor of digital channel More4.
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NewsCrouch to front World Cup special
England footballer Peter Crouch is to make his presenting debut as part of BBC3’s World Cup season.
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NewsIndies slam 'flawed' BBC in-house guarantee
Pact has called for an urgent review of the BBC’s commissioning system – with a view to reducing the in-house guarantee or scrapping it altogether.
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NewsBBC's Jo Ball bounces back to Ricochet
BBC commissioner Jo Ball is to leave the corporation and return to indie Ricochet as managing director.
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NewsHairy Bikers win new BBC commission
The BBC has commissioned a new daytime series featuring TV chefs the Hairy Bikers, which will be screened near the end of autumn this year.
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NewsBonham Carter to star in Toast adaptation
Helena Bonham Carter is to star in a BBC film bringing to life food writer Nigel Slater’s celebrated memoir Toast.
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NewsNeil Morrissey to make care home doc
Actor Neil Morrissey is to finally uncover the reasons why he was taken into care as a child for a new BBC documentary.