All Drama articles – Page 219

  • The Last Kingdom
    Video

    The Last Kingdom, BBC2

    2017-02-06T12:22:00Z

    Second series of the Carnival Films historical drama, airing this Spring.

  • The Jump
    Ratings

    The Jump and Good Karma Hospital launch well

    2017-02-06T10:26:00Z

    SUNDAY: The Jump returned with a peak of almost 3m as ITV’s Good Karma Hotel launched neck-and-neck with the third episode of BBC1’s Apple Tree Yard.

  • poldark
    News

    Digital sales surge for UK TV exports

    2017-02-03T12:47:00Z

    The sale of digital rights generated more money for the British TV sector than new commissions in 2015/16, according to Pact’s UK Television Exports Survey.

  • Sophie-Taitt
    News

    BBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix

    2017-02-03T10:11:00Z

    Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.

  • Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope
    News

    BBC3 acquires Irish comedy-drama

    2017-02-02T13:09:00Z

    BBC3 has acquired Irish millennial comedy-drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope from Line of Duty distributor Content Media.

  • Travelers
    News

    Sky Vision hunts drama partners

    2017-02-02T07:06:00Z

    Sky Vision is hunting for new forms of drama funding as it ramps up its own investment in the genre following its acquisition of Chrysalis Vision.

  • This is England 90
    Features

    Drama series or serial: This Is England '90

    2017-02-01T22:40:00Z

    The third and final chapter of Shane Meadows’ highly acclaimed series This Is England combined tension, desperation and sadness, flavoured by the distinctive sounds of 1990, as the gang reunited for the last time.

  • Emmerdale
    Features

    Soap or continuing drama: Emmerdale

    2017-02-01T22:10:00Z

    It’s a second consecutive win for the Yorkshire-set soap, whose most talked-about storyline of the year was Aaron finding the courage to confide in his mother that he was a victim of sexual abuse.

  • Ellen
    Features

    Single drama: Ellen

    2017-02-01T22:04:00Z

    Ellen is a touching, brutal and unforgettable rendering of the life of an isolated and vulnerable 14-year-old girl. In the words of one judge, it was “an extraordinary, beautifully written, directed and performed film that haunted me for days”.

  • The Last Panthers
    Features

    International programme sales: The Last Panthers

    2017-02-01T21:57:00Z

    The Last Panthers was a truly global series. Co-produced by British indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court for Sky Atlantic and French premium network Canal+, it was shot across four European cities in three languages.

  • Sophie-Clarke-Jervois
    News

    New era at Tiger Aspect as Clarke-Jervoise departs

    2017-02-01T15:15:00Z

    Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is to step down as managing director of Tiger Aspect after 12 years with the company, and will be replaced by Ben Cavey and Will Gould.

  • Simon Amstell
    News

    Simon Amstell scoops BBC vegan docu-drama

    2017-02-01T13:03:00Z

    BBC iPlayer has commissioned a vegan docu-drama written and directed by stand-up comedian Simon Amstell.

  • Spin
    News

    Walter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD

    2017-01-31T13:59:00Z

    Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.

  • The Halcyon
    Ratings

    Halcyon slips to low

    2017-01-31T12:06:00Z

    MONDAY: ITV’s wartime drama The Halcyon slipped to a low while BBC1’s Silent Witness continued to dominate.

  • Bonafide
    News

    Lionsgate signs Bonafide first-look deal

    2017-01-31T10:45:00Z

    Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with The Last Post indie Bonafide Films as the Mad Men producer looks to expand its television footprint in the UK.

  • Kate McAleese
    News

    Big Light hires BBC drama exec

    2017-01-31T09:40:00Z

    BBC Drama creative director Katie McAleese has joined Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions.

  • Endeavour
    News

    Endeavour lands bumper run

    2017-01-30T12:35:00Z

    ITV has ordered an extended fifth series run of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour.

  • Hooten and the Lady
    News

    The CW buys Sky's Hooten & The Lady

    2017-01-30T10:37:00Z

    US cable network The CW has picked up Sky 1 action drama Hooten and The Lady from Sky Vision, marking one of the distributor’s biggest scripted US deals to date.

  • Let it Shine
    Ratings

    Let it Shine falls 1m behind The Voice

    2017-01-30T10:35:00Z

    WEEKEND: The Voice opened up a significant lead over Let It Shine after the BBC1 format slipped below 5m viewers.

  • The Good Karma Hospital
    Video

    The Good Karma Hospital, ITV

    2017-01-30T09:40:00Z

    Tiger Aspect drama set in a hospital in Goa which is run by an eccentric Englishwoman.