All Drama articles – Page 229
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NewsSpike Lee and Netflix to re-make She’s Gotta Have It
Spike Lee has partnered with Netflix to produce a TV version of his debut feature film She’s Gotta Have It.
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FeaturesTimmer & Keane, Mammoth
Mammoth Screen’s husband-and-wife team begged Kevin Lygo to avoid a Victoria-Poldark clash - but both shows have become Sunday night winners, they tell Robin Parker
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FeaturesNational Treasure, C4
Three weeks’ rehearsal is a luxury in TV - but on a series dealing with historical allegations, it was essential in helping the cast build their characters’ shared past, says writer Jack Thorne
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NewsTessa Ross indie makes key hires
House Productions, the indie established by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, has hired three executives to its development team.
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RatingsCold Feet settles with 5m
MONDAY: Cold Feet slipped by around 1m viewers to fall below ITV’s slot average as BBC4’s British Sitcom doc beat Tattoo Fixers on Holiday.
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NewsConsolidated data: Victoria tops Poldark
ITV’s Victoria has outmuscled BBC1 rival Poldark in the consolidated ratings stakes – after the royal drama’s opening episode piled on 2m viewers.
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RatingsVictoria extends lead over Poldark
WEEKEND: ITV’s Victoria stretched its lead over BBC1’s Poldark as Joanna Lumley also boosted the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsIcelandic noir Case heads to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has acquired Red Arrow International’s Icelandic crime drama Case.
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NewsMagic Light lands BBC1 Christmas animation
Magic Light Pictures is adapting Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Highway Rat for BBC1.
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NewsNetflix sparks kids’ resurgence
Netflix’s push into live-action kids’ programming has triggered a “complete resurgence” in the genre, according to Lime Pictures boss Kate Little.
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NewsJack Thorne: C4 asks 'big questions' in sex abuse drama
Channel 4’s willingness to “ask big questions” makes it the fitting home for sex abuse drama National Treasure, according to writer Jack Thorne.
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NewsSyfy throws up The Exorcist deal
Syfy has acquired the UK rights to the TV reboot of The Exorcist.
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RatingsVictoria triumphs over Poldark
WEEKEND: Victoria reigned over Poldark in the Sunday drama battle as The X Factor piled on 1.5m viewers on Saturday evening and Strictly scored its highest rated-launch.
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NewsLime leads the way onto Netflix for All3
Lime Pictures has become the first All3Media indie to secure a Netflix series – picking up a 10-part tween drama from the SVoD giant.
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CommentKids and careers are compatible
If we’re given the opportunity, we can have both, says Mahalia Belo
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NewsNew shows: the best of Edinburgh TV Festival
Jed Mercurio drama and a maritime adventure series are among this year’s big orders
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NewsWhat’s on controllers’ wishlists?
Channel bosses revealed their genre priorities at the Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsKevin Lygo keen to move ITV News
Kevin Lygo has an ambition to push back ITV’s main nightly news bulletin to free up significant space in its schedule.
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RatingsBank Holiday: ratings round-up
BANK HOLIDAY: The X Factor returned with an 11-year low, while ITV’s period drama Victoria averaged 5.5m across its first two episodes and BBC1’s sitcom season kicked off with 5m for the remake of Are You Being Served?
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NewsThe Miniaturist adapted by BBC1
Jessie Burton’s period novel The Miniaturist is being made into a three-part BBC1 drama.