All Carnival Film and TV articles – Page 4
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NewsCarnival hires head of development
Kudos’ head of development Joanna Strevens is to join Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films in the same role.
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NewsCarnival creates cyber-warfare drama
Carnival Films is developing a dystopian cyber-warfare drama based on Alex Gibney’s documentary Zero Days.
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NewsDownton Abbey producer receives OBE
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame and former Channel 4 commissioner Jo Twist were among the TV executives recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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NewsNetflix replaces BBC America on The Last Kingdom
Netflix has replaced BBC America as the US co-producer of BBC2 drama The Last Kingdom.
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NewsSky's multi-million pound drama bet
Sky has made a multi-million pound bet on drama after ordering six high-profile series featuring talent including Idris Elba, Christina Hendricks, Dawn French and Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley.
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NewsLucky Man to return after first series finds fortune
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man is to return to Sky 1 for a second series after the comic book thriller became the biggest drama in the channel’s 34-year history.
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RatingsLucky Man sheds 200k
FRIDAY: Stan Lee’s Lucky Man lost a third of its audience on Sky 1 as Derby County’s clash with Manchester United in the FA Cup peaked with a crowd of almost 6m.
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RatingsStan Lee's Lucky Man brings good fortune to Sky
FRIDAY: Stan Lee’s Lucky Man made an auspicious start, reeling in Sky 1’s biggest audience for a drama launch since Sinbad.
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NewsDownton finale posts record PVR gain
Downton Abbey triumphed in the Christmas Day ratings battle after gaining a record 4m viewers through recorded viewing.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Last Kingdom
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Vikings saga The Last Kingdom from Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films.
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NewsMurdered By My Boyfriend writer lines up sci-fi drama
The writer of BBC3’s Bafta-winning drama Murdered By My Boyfriend is turning to dystopian science fiction for her next project.
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FeaturesRatings analysis: Downton Abbey, ITV
Downton Abbey gave a huge boost to ITV’s Sunday night and Christmas Day ratings. Stephen Price assesses the period drama’s impact, and how the schedules will shape up now
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NewsDownton Abbey series finale grips almost 11m
Downton Abbey reeled in a consolidated audience of almost 11m viewers for the climax of its final series – its biggest audience since the penultimate episode of last year’s run.
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RatingsDownton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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CommentHow Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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RatingsLast Kingdom crowns 2m
THURSDAY: BBC2 medieval drama The Last Kingdom got underway with around half the audience locked up by Wolf Hall earlier this year.
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RatingsDownton hits series high as Lord Grantham collapses
SUNDAY: Lord Grantham’s dining table collapse help Downton Abbey to its largest audience since last year’s finale.
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RatingsDownton draws lowest audience ever
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey’s final series got underway with its lowest overnight audience on record.
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NewsSky teams with Stan Lee
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.
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NewsITV confirms end of Downton Abbey
ITV has confirmed that Downton Abbey is set to end after its sixth series.