All Drama articles – Page 302

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    BBCW tops drama sales table

    2015-04-09T07:01:00Z

    BBC Worldwide distributed nearly half of 2014’s biggest UK drama series, as its relationships with high-end producers helped it dominate the genre of the moment.

  • Poldark
    News

    Poldark to return to BBC1

    2015-04-08T16:47:00Z

    BBC1 has recommissioned historical drama Poldark and revealed the channel has secured its highest first quarter share of viewing in a decade.

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    News

    BBC revives Shannon Matthews drama

    2015-04-08T12:15:00Z

    The dramatisation of the Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping is to resume after the BBC halted production last year to address production and editorial issues.

  • Vera
    Ratings

    Poldark slips with Vera return

    2015-04-08T09:15:00Z

    SUNDAY: Vera returned to ITV on a low but still managed to dent Poldark. 

  • No Offence, C4
    Video

    VIDEO: No Offence, C4

    2015-04-07T17:52:00Z

    A first glimpse at the Paul Abbott-penned police procedural drama.

  • Tripped
    News

    E4 sets up dating format

    2015-04-07T13:06:00Z

    E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.

  • Code of a Killer
    Ratings

    Code of a Killer grips 5m

    2015-04-07T12:50:00Z

    MONDAY: ITV drama Code of a Killer got underway with 5.3m, comfortably outperforming the channel’s slot average.

  • Eastenders
    News

    EastEnders prepares spin-off series

    2015-04-07T10:22:00Z

    EastEnders characters Kat and Alfie Moon are to star in their own spin-off series next year while taking a break from Albert Square.

  • Poldark
    Comment

    The battle for Sunday nights

    2015-04-07T10:11:00Z

    Ben Stephenson’s departure and the end of Downton spell a new chapter for broadcasters vying for the week’s biggest drama slot, writes Stephen Arnell

  • Marco Polo
    News

    ITV 'in talks to acquire The Weinstein Company's TV arm'

    2015-04-07T08:42:00Z

    ITV is in talks to acquire the television division of The Weinstein Company for up to £630m, according to reports in the US.

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    Miramax steps up TV plans

    2015-04-02T07:13:00Z

    Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting distributor Miramax is ramping up its plans to move further into TV production following the success of Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn.

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    Neal Street deal bolsters All3 drama ambitions

    2015-04-02T07:04:00Z

    All3Media’s bid to supercharge its drama slate took a step forward this week with the acquisition of Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions for an undisclosed fee.

  • Call the Midwife
    Comment

    Drama has never had it so good

    2015-04-02T07:02:00Z

    Everyone is getting in on the act as genre enjoys a global boom

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    News

    UK indies win big at Discovery Upfronts

    2015-04-01T13:03:00Z

    Raw Television, Arrow Media and World Media Rights have all scored major US commissions from Discovery as part of its annual line-up of programming.

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    News

    All3Media acquires Neal Street

    2015-03-31T14:00:00Z

    All3Media has acquired Call The Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions.

  • The Ark
    Ratings

    The Ark transports 4.3m

    2015-03-31T11:31:00Z

    MONDAY: Biblical drama The Ark performed solidly for BBC1, transporting an audience of over 4m.  

  • Stephen Poliakoff
    News

    BBC2 orders Stephen Poliakoff WW2 drama

    2015-03-31T10:31:00Z

    Stephen Poliakoff is to write and direct a six-part drama set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of World War II for BBC2.

  • Stan Lee
    News

    Sky teams with Stan Lee

    2015-03-31T09:34:00Z

    Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.

  • Ben Stephenson
    News

    Ben Stephenson joins Bad Robot

    2015-03-30T17:48:00Z

    BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.

  • Mr Selfridge
    Ratings

    Mr Selfridge sheds 1.2m

    2015-03-30T12:58:00Z

    SUNDAY: Mr Selfridge bowed out with its biggest audience in seven weeks - but was unable to prevent the third series falling to become the lowest-rated to date.