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CommentHow Channel 4 fell for 'oddball' drama No Offence
Broadcaster was the ‘magnetic north’ for our uncompromising vision, writes creator Paul Abbott
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NewsChallenge orders Bullseye documentary
Classic gameshow Bullseye is the subject of a new Sky Vision Productions documentary for free-to-air channel Challenge.
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NewsC4 locks up second series of No Offence
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of Paul Abbott’s cop drama No Offence ahead of its first series finale tonight.
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NewsJames May returns with live car show
James May has landed his first BBC commission following the ‘fracas’ scandal which engulfed Top Gear.
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NewsITV pilots fixed-rig daytime format
Educating… indie Twofour is primed to take the fixed-rig format into daytime after piloting a cookery show for ITV.
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NewsC5 orders Celebs on Benefits
Former stars including Bruce Jones, who played Coronation Street’s Les Battersby, are to be profiled in forthcoming Channel 5 documentary Celebs on Benefits: Fame to Claim.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.
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NewsBBC2 orders RAF display doc
BBC2 has ordered an documentary series about the RAF’s special display teams from Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble indie Archie Productions.
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NewsDaybreak’s Ranvir Singh to front ITV current affairs show
ITV has boosted its current affairs slate with a real-life stories series presented by former Daybreak and Good Morning Britain anchor Ranvir Singh.
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NewsRomesh Ranganathan goes back to his roots for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series from Rumpus Media following comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he learns more about his Sri Lankan roots.
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NewsBack In Time For Dinner to return with a twist
BBC2 is to follow up hit factual format Back In Time For Dinner with a fresh series examining how family pastimes have changed over the past 65 years.
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NewsKatie Hopkins show produced by Dapper Laughs creator & Question Time indie
The co-creators of controversial ITV2 series Dapper Laughs On The Pull have partnered with Question Time indie Mentorn Media on a Katie Hopkins-fronted panel show for TLC.
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NewsBBC launches fixed-rig push
The BBC has made its first concerted push into fixed-rig documentaries as part of a raft of commissions announced at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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News7 Wonder takes Billy Connolly on ITV travelogue
Billy Connolly is to return to ITV for a third travelogue with 7 Wonder – the third production company with which he has visited the US.
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NewsBBC1 orders range of docs
BBC1 is broadening its range of factual programming with four shows including a fixed-rig cancer series and a film exploring race through the eyes of two Burnley-based taxi firms.
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NewsBBC2 enters The Divorce Clinic
BBC2 is to follow Channel 4 in putting fixed-rig cameras in a divorce clinic as part of several documentaries designed to shine a light on modern British life.
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NewsSky searches for genius dogs
Sky 1 is searching for Britain’s most extraordinary canine characters in a six-part commission from Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsCBeebies orders geography & puzzle shows
CBeebies is promoting geography and puzzle-solving with two new in-house commissions.
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NewsScripted reality heads to BBC4
Electric Ray is to produce a scripted reality series focused on a group of Bournemouth-based friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s for BBC4.