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One Foot star Wilson hits the road for BBC4
Twofour has signed One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson to front a BBC4 series showcasing Britain's best-loved drives.
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Gladiators charity specials
Sky One will air three 60-minute Gladiators specials in the autumn after the 15-week series ends.
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LA move for Soundtrack
ITV London has ordered a third series of Soundtrack to My Life from Hamma & Glamma, which will be shot in the US in a bid to attract international talent.
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NewsBBC3 re-orders Two Pints
BBC3 has recommissioned Susan Nickson's long-running sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Grownups for additional series.
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Writer Cole to present serial killer series
ITV3 has hired British crime writer Martina Cole to examine the stories of female serial killers in a series for indie Free@Last TV.
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BBC fills daytime slots with Reef shows
The BBC has commissioned two major daytime shows from Reef Television, as well as another series of Angela Rippon's Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting.
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NewsC4 follows economist in world trading doc
Channel 4 is reacting to recession gloom with a series about a City boy who travels the world trading in local goods.
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NewsCat Deeley's Soundtrack to play again
ITV London has ordered a third series of the Cat Deeley-fronted series Soundtrack to My Life.
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NewsTern South lands ITV1 order
Tern South has won its first commission from ITV1, to make a film about the failed Millennium Dome diamond robbery in 2000.
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NewsBBC1 comedy drama for Coogan
BBC1 has signed Steve Coogan to star as a family man with a gambling addiction in the new “bittersweet” comedy, Sunshine.
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NewsHarry Hill making spoof soap
ITV1 has commissioned Bafta-winning comic Harry Hill to make a spoof soap opera series.
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NewsMarr to front new history series
Andrew Marr is to follow his Bafta-winning History of Modern Britain with a series covering the country's political and social events from 1900 to 1945.
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NewsITV3 looks to radio for first original drama
Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid are to star in ITV3's first-ever original drama - a TV version of BBC Radio 4 play Ladies of Letters.
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NewsSky One orders Cole thrillers
Sky One will adapt two bestsellers by crime author Martina Cole as part of its multimillion pound investment in drama.
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Crane to retrace Britannia quest
Geography expert Nick Crane is to follow his Bafta-winning Great British Journeys with an epic 2,500-mile odyssey across Britain and Ireland for BBC2.
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NewsReal Crime back on ITV1 with Austin
ITV1 is reviving its Real Crime strand after a three-year gap and will feature ITV News anchor Mark Austin as its first ever presenter.
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NewsSeptember gets Lali access for C4
September Films has secured worldwide exclusive access to the Indian baby born with a rare deformity who became a global news story earlier this month.
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NewsBoorman travels By Any Means
Charley Boorman is to set off on another adventure for the BBC but without usual travelling companion Ewan McGregor.
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Strangler doc for History
Hanrahan Media is making a History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network special on the Suffolk Strangler, after launching a new unit for low-cost docs.
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C4 follows wine buff
Channel 4 is planning a series about an English wine buff on a mission to produce his own “biodynamic” wine in just 18 months.