Drama – Page 228
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NewsEuston Films options Tana French best-sellers
FremantleMedia UK indie Euston Films has optioned three murder mystery novels by Tana French as it establishes its development slate.
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NewsStudioCanal restructures TV division
The creator of The Killing and Red Production Company are to forge closer ties following a restructure of StudioCanal’s TV business.
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NewsThree River Fiction hires drama exec
Three River Fiction, the drama division of Jonathan Drake’s indie, has hired former Emmerdale writer Ben McGrath as development producer.
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NewsGomorrah lands second series
Filming on the second series of acclaimed Sky Italia crime-drama Gomorrah is due to get underway in Naples next month.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Broadchurch
Click to see how the second series of the Kudos drama compared with its 2013 debut.
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NewsNetflix acquires US remake of The Returned
Netflix is to offer its subscribers the US version of The Returned after striking a global rights deal with Fremantle Media International for the zombie remake.
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NewsEastEnders dominates Twitter chat
The 30th anniversary of EastEnders dominated the conversation on Twitter in February while The Brit Awards, Baftas and Academy Awards also sparked debate.
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NewsIndian Summers lands second C4 series
Channel 4 has quickly moved to commission a second series of Indian Summers after its first episode became the broadcaster’s best performing drama in two decades.
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NewsSky creates Twitter game to support Critical launch
Sky 1 has produced a ‘choose your own adventure’-style Twitter game to support its medical drama Critical.
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NewsInfographic: Indian Summers
Channel 4 drama Indian Summers was the channel’s most-watched drama since 1993. Click for more key facts.
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NewsThe Bastard Executioner to film in Wales
The Bastard Executioner, the latest project from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, is to be shot in Wales from March.
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NewsTreasury invests £80m in drama tax credits
The British government spent nearly £80m on tax credits for high-end TV dramas including Wolf Hall and Game of Thrones in the first year of its incentive scheme.
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NewsThe CW picks up C4's Dates
US network The CW has acquired Channel 4’s Bryan Elsley-created drama Dates.
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NewsBroadchurch gets third series
ITV has swiftly commissioned a third series of Broadchurch after the second run concluded on Monday night.
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NewsBBC1 calls time on New Tricks
BBC1’s long-running crime drama series New Tricks is to conclude this summer after 12 years on air.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Ukip docu-drama
Ofcom will open an investigation into Ukip: The First 100 Days after Channel 4’s docu-drama received more than 5,000 complaints.
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NewsITV tracks down French detective drama
Rowan Atkinson will play fictional French detective Jules Maigret in two feature-length dramas for ITV.
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NewsCBeebies and CBBC magic up Aladdin-inspired drama
CBeebies and CBBC have co-commissioned a drama inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin as the channels work together more closely.
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NewsC4 Ukip drama most complained-about show since 2011
Channel 4’s docu-drama Ukip: The First Hundred Days has become the most complained-about show in four years according to Ofcom.
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NewsInfographic: EastEnders live
Last night’s EastEnders was the soap’s most-watched episode in four years. Click for more of the key figures from the 30th anniversary live special.