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Lucan biopic draws 4m
ITV’s biopic on Lord Lucan, the playboy aristocrat who vanished in the 1970s after his children’s nanny was murdered, made a solid start on Wednesday.
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UKTV's The Happenings goes global
Watch’s The Happenings has started making magic internationally after Passion Distribution closed its first deals.
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BBC1 brings back Break The Safe
BBC1 is bringing back Fremantle Media’s National Lottery quiz show for a second run.
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TV Critics: Lucan; Patisserie; SPOTY at 60
“Lucan was a brilliantly acted, cleverly scripted and beautifully shot drama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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BBC & Showtime add more Episodes
BBC and US network Showtime is bringing back Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes for a fourth series ahead of the launch of series three.
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BBC2 rises to the Challenge
Some years ago, while snowbound at a friend’s house in Switzerland, we played Trivial Pursuit.
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Big result as E4 beats C4
You know why the song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) left it there? It was because trying to get in “oh, and it was also Byzantium” would have caused chaos.
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Drama’s monk is heaven sent
It seems we love a detective no matter where in space or time they are from, as long as there’s a good juicy murder.
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Nat Geo preps docs from UK hub
National Geographic Channels International has ordered four factual shows, including a doc about an elite mining team, from its London production hub.
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Disney Jr orders toilet-training series
Disney Junior has commissioned an animated toilet-training series for its European network of channels from indie ArthurCox.
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BBC Trust brings in finance expert
Former Prudential UK and Lloyds of London chief executive Nicholas Prettejohn is to join the BBC Trust.
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TV Critics: The Audience; Christmas Supermarket Secrets; Mummy’s Little Murderer
“Call me soft, but The Audience reaffirmed my belief in humanity. Come on, it’s Christmas.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comedy Awards draw less laughter than 2012
The British Comedy Awards recorded less laughter than last year on Thursday as the Jonathan Ross-fronted event shed half a million viewers.
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Heroic stand for S.H.I.E.L.D
They say never meet your heroes. Over the years I’ve met a few: England cricket captains, World Cup-winning prop forwards, campaigning journalists and, of course, Timmy Mallett. But once met, do they not just become, well, like us?
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ITV is king of the jungle
It’s almost a Dickensian scene: the remains of a roasted goose sit on a table as a fat, rosy-faced uncle rests contentedly by a roaring fire, sipping his sherry and contemplating his works.
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Sky steps up to fully fund Fortitude
Sky Atlantic is to fully fund big-budget drama project Fortitude after US network Starz pulled out of the project.
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Zig Zag options Japanese gameshow
Zig Zag has optioned Japanese physical gameshow Ultimate Brain from Eccho Rights as the indie continues to look east for format ideas.
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UKTV dishes up Porridge special
UKTV is marking the 40th anniversary of British comedy Porridge with a three-part documentary series.
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House of Cards - series two trailer
VIDEO: Click to view the trailer for the forthcomnig Netflix series.
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BBC: Comedy panel shows should include women
The BBC has told producers there is “no excuse” for not having women on comedy panel shows as it looks to hit new gender representation objectives set by the BBC Trust.