All Red Planet Pictures articles – Page 4
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RatingsDeath in Paradise slips by 700k
THURSDAY: Death in Paradise continued to dominate for BBC1 despite losing twice as many viewers as ITV’s Jericho.
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Behind The ScenesDickensian, BBC1
On a vast Victorian street set in a warehouse in west London, James Rampton hears how Red Planet took a light-footed approach to its rummage through Charles Dickens’ brain
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NewsSky orders Indiana Jones-style drama
Sky 1 has ordered an Indiana Jones-style drama from Tony Jordan’s Red Plant Pictures.
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NewsSimon Raikes quits C5 to expand Red Planet Pictures
Factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes is leaving Channel 5 to launch a non-scripted division at Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures.
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NewsRed Planet Pictures backs diversity indie
Diverse talent development company TriForce Creative Network has launched an indie backed by Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures.
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RatingsThe Ark transports 4.3m
MONDAY: Biblical drama The Ark performed solidly for BBC1, transporting an audience of over 4m.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise ends with 6.8m
THURSDAY: Death in Paradise concluded its fourth run slightly down on its series average, while ITV2’s Keith Lemon Sketch Show fell to a series low.
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RatingsDeath In Paradise arrests 7m
THURSDAY: Death In Paradise cut down the competition after returning with an audience just below last year’s record opener.
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RatingsThe Passing Bells moves 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC1’s World War I drama The Passing Bells finished its five-part run with fewer than 3m viewers as the return of the FA Cup to BBC2 scored 1.8m.
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NewsRed Planet Prize 2014 winners revealed
Red Planet Pictures has revealed the latest winners of its annual prize for aspiring writers.
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NewsBBCW strikes Red Planet first-look deal
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has formalised his long-standing relationship with BBC Worldwide, striking a first-look deal with the international distributor.
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NewsBBC1 signs Red Planet Motown series
BBC1 has picked up Tony Jordan’s large-scale Motown ‘jukebox musical’ and is developing a series of smaller studio plays with the writer’s indie Red Planet Pictures.
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FeaturesTony Jordan, Red Planet Pictures
The team discuss stepping into the big league with five new drama commissions
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NewsRed Planet calls for tax credit reform
Red Planet Pictures is lobbying to relax tax credit rules to allow for more flexible episode length in high-end drama.
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NewsTony Jordan to pen Motown musical
Red Planet Pictures is planning a 10-part musical drama drawing on the Motown sound, having struck a deal with EMI Music Publishing.
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NewsTony Jordan to make first drama for UKTV
Drama became the latest piece of UKTV’s commissioning jigsaw to fall into place this week, after it ordered a project from Life On Mars co-creator Tony Jordan.
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NewsTony Jordan creates UKTV's first drama
UKTV has ordered its first original drama series – a 10-part “passion project” from Tony Jordan about a father who makes a pact with the Devil to save the life of his daughter.
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NewsBFI issues first tax break guarantees
CBeebies’ Sarah and Duck and BBC1 dramas Death Comes To Pemberley and Remember Me are among the first projects to be guaranteed a tax break by the BFI.
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NewsBBC1's By Any Means set to be UK's first tax credit drama
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks.
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NewsJimmy McGovern and Tony Jordan pen BBC dramas
MipTV: New dramas from signature writers Jimmy McGovern and Tony Jordan have been announced by the BBC’s controller of drama commissioning, Ben Stephenson.