All Drama articles – Page 254
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NewsDigital sales surge for UK TV exports
The sale of digital rights generated more money for the British TV sector than new commissions in 2015/16, according to Pact’s UK Television Exports Survey.
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NewsBBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix
Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.
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NewsBBC3 acquires Irish comedy-drama
BBC3 has acquired Irish millennial comedy-drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope from Line of Duty distributor Content Media.
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NewsSky Vision hunts drama partners
Sky Vision is hunting for new forms of drama funding as it ramps up its own investment in the genre following its acquisition of Chrysalis Vision.
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FeaturesDrama series or serial: This Is England '90
The third and final chapter of Shane Meadows’ highly acclaimed series This Is England combined tension, desperation and sadness, flavoured by the distinctive sounds of 1990, as the gang reunited for the last time.
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FeaturesSoap or continuing drama: Emmerdale
It’s a second consecutive win for the Yorkshire-set soap, whose most talked-about storyline of the year was Aaron finding the courage to confide in his mother that he was a victim of sexual abuse.
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FeaturesSingle drama: Ellen
Ellen is a touching, brutal and unforgettable rendering of the life of an isolated and vulnerable 14-year-old girl. In the words of one judge, it was “an extraordinary, beautifully written, directed and performed film that haunted me for days”.
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FeaturesInternational programme sales: The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers was a truly global series. Co-produced by British indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court for Sky Atlantic and French premium network Canal+, it was shot across four European cities in three languages.
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NewsNew era at Tiger Aspect as Clarke-Jervoise departs
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is to step down as managing director of Tiger Aspect after 12 years with the company, and will be replaced by Ben Cavey and Will Gould.
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NewsSimon Amstell scoops BBC vegan docu-drama
BBC iPlayer has commissioned a vegan docu-drama written and directed by stand-up comedian Simon Amstell.
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NewsWalter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.
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RatingsHalcyon slips to low
MONDAY: ITV’s wartime drama The Halcyon slipped to a low while BBC1’s Silent Witness continued to dominate.
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NewsLionsgate signs Bonafide first-look deal
Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with The Last Post indie Bonafide Films as the Mad Men producer looks to expand its television footprint in the UK.
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NewsBig Light hires BBC drama exec
BBC Drama creative director Katie McAleese has joined Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions.
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NewsEndeavour lands bumper run
ITV has ordered an extended fifth series run of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour.
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NewsThe CW buys Sky's Hooten & The Lady
US cable network The CW has picked up Sky 1 action drama Hooten and The Lady from Sky Vision, marking one of the distributor’s biggest scripted US deals to date.
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RatingsLet it Shine falls 1m behind The Voice
WEEKEND: The Voice opened up a significant lead over Let It Shine after the BBC1 format slipped below 5m viewers.
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VideoThe Good Karma Hospital, ITV
Tiger Aspect drama set in a hospital in Goa which is run by an eccentric Englishwoman.
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RatingsFortitude slips for Sky
THURSDAY: Arctic drama Fortitude returned to Sky Atlantic with less than half of the audience who tuned in for the series one debut.
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NewsEmerging writer join Dancing Ledge
Dancing Ledge Productions has awarded its second writer in residence bursary after receiving submissions from over 150 writers.