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NewsLast Tango star to return in Happy Valley
Writer Sally Wainwright has revealed that she is to work again with actor Sarah Lancashire on her latest BBC series, Happy Valley, after being “blown away” by her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsITVS daytime boss Keenaghan exits
ITV Studios’ daytime boss Fiona Keenaghan has left the production business after 13 years – with her replacement set to be handed a reduced empire.
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NewsSky scraps Britain's Next Top Model
Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model will not return to Sky Living after the broadcaster decided against renewing it for a tenth series.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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NewsC4 strikes development deal with US producer
Channel 4 has inked a development deal with US producer Scott Eckert at the New York Television Festival.
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NewsAtlantis re-emerges for second series
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the makers of Merlin, before the first run has hit its halfway stage.
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NewsGrant Shapps: BBC right to licence fee not guaranteed
Conservative party chair Grant Shapps has claimed the BBC could be shorn of its exclusive right to the licence fee unless it tackles its culture of “secrecy” and waste.
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NewsBBC defends Prince Harry coke joke
The BBC has stood by a joke made on Have I Got News for You suggesting that Prince Harry takes cocaine.
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NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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NewsITV prepares Cilla Black biopic
Jeff Pope’s next project for ITV will be a drama biopic on entertainment legend Cilla Black.
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NewsBBC1 axes That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country
BBC entertainment has dropped both That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country after disappointing ratings.
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NewsC5 pilots Loose Women-style show
Channel 5 is piloting a Loose Women-style format that will give five well-known women the platform to discuss topical issues.
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NewsVirgin beefs up sports content
Virgin Media has beefed up its sporting line-up with the launch Premier Sports, which has the rights to the entire Rugby League World Cup.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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NewsChannel 5 renews three series
Channel 5 has recommssioned Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun, Brain Hospital: Saving Lives, and Classic Car Rescue, and will air the shows next year.
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NewsDave's Suits renewed for fourth series
US comedy drama Suits, which airs on UKTV’s Dave, has been renewed for a fourth series.
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NewsSky sells Mandela doc to South Africa, China
Sky’s Nelson Mandela documentary has been sold to 19 countries including China and South Africa.
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NewsFeatherstone: Broadchurch 'planned as trilogy'
Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone has revealed that hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch was originally devised as a trilogy.
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NewsBBC2 orders Felix Dexter tribute
BBC2 is to pay tribute to the late comedy actor Felix Dexter in a one-off 30-minute show.