Drama – Page 193
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NewsC4 recruits Deutschland 83 sequel
The follow-up to Deutschland 83 is to be made available on Channel 4 and Walter Presents after Amazon Germany ordered a second series of the spy thriller.
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NewsBlueprint to adapt Graham Norton novel
Sony-backed indie Blueprint Television is to turn Graham Norton’s debut novel into a high-end international drama series after optioning the book - as Dancing Ledge Productions prepares to adapt several Alistair Maclean thrillers.
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NewsPolly Hill reveals first ITV drama commissions
ITV head of drama Polly Hill has ordered her first major original commissions since joining the broadcaster, unveiling a slate that she believes will deliver “drama with real authorship”.
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NewsTeens take turn on Gogglebox
Studio Lambert is to explore teenage viewing habits in a spinoff of Gogglebox and is on the brink of a second major international deal for Common Sense, a similar format that shows real people giving their opinions on news and current events.
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NewsSid Gentle options The Cazalet Chronicles
The Durrells indie Sid Gentle Films has picked up the rights to Elizabeth Jane Howard’s bestselling series of books The Cazalet Chronicles.
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NewsUS network PBS boards Prime Suspect prequel
US public broadcaster PBS has boarded ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel Tennison.
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NewsWalter Presents eyes factual move
Foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is planning to move into factual programming nine months after its launch.
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NewsSky Living acquires procedural Conviction
Sky Living has picked up investigative procedural Conviction from Entertainment One ahead of Mipcom.
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NewsBBC4 acquires remake of slave drama Roots
BBC4 has bought A+E Studios’ high profile remake of Roots, the classic 1977 American slavery drama.
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NewsBuccaneer Media to adapt Rose Tremain novels
Marcella indie Buccaneer Media have acquired the rights to adapt two Rose Tremain novels for TV.
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NewsMatthew Read to exit the BBC
BBC drama commissioner Matthew Read is to leave the BBC at the end of the year to ‘focus on other projects’.
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NewsBig Talk preps SAS drama
Rev creator James Wood and Spooks writer Rupert Walters are to take on the SAS after Big Talk Productions optioned a book about the regiment’s clandestine operations.
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NewsKit Harington preps BBC gunpowder drama
The BBC is lining up a Guy Fawkes-inspired drama produced by and starring Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington.
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NewsTwo Brothers scores debut ITV drama
The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams have scored the first ITV commission for their indie Two Brothers Pictures – a six-part thriller about the consequences of deceit.
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NewsUnforgotten writer pens first French original
British drama writers often head to Hollywood after achieving domestic success, but Chris Lang, creator of ITV crime dramas including Unforgotten, crossed the Channel to Paris.
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NewsTFI producer to join Fulwell 73
Suzi Aplin, the former producer of TFI Friday, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and Comic Relief, has taken a staff job as Fulwell 73’s first head of non-scripted.
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NewsDrama funding in spotlight
Questions have been raised about the future of funding high-end British drama following claims that the sector is heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment”.
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NewsNetflix to bolster UK team
Netflix is preparing to put a number of commissioners on the ground in the UK with content boss Ted Sarandos revealing the streaming service is committed to British originals.
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NewsMillichip: drama funding faces 'sub-prime mortgage' moment
British drama funding could be heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment” if fresh financing models aren’t found, according to Sky Vision boss Jane Millichip.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Australian crime drama
BBC4 has acquired an Australian period drama that deals with the murder of over 80 homosexual men during the 1980s and 1990s.