All Drama articles – Page 235
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NewsFox debuts Outcast on Facebook Live
Fox is to debut horror thriller Outcast on Facebook Live – making it the first broadcaster in the UK to launch a show on the platform ahead of its linear TX.
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Behind The ScenesLove, Nina, BBC1
Our fictionalised take on Nina Stibbe’s book tries to shine a light on the every day with wit, heart and visual flourish, says Jamie Laurenson
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NewsLA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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RatingsEastEnders hits 8m peak
TUESDAY: EastEnders entertained an eight-week high for Peggy Mitchell’s departure from the BBC1 soap.
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NewsAmazon acquires AMC thriller Preacher
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to high-profile AMC drama Preacher – its latest first-run US acquisition.
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NewsBBC3 buys first online-only drama
BBC3 has made its first international acquisition since it became an online-only channel – swooping for apocalyptic Australian drama Cleverman.
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NewsITV takes stake in Route 24
ITV has acquired a stake in a film and TV production company formed by one of the producers of hit BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line.
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Behind The ScenesHetty Feather, CBBC
Convincing children that ‘old stuff ’ is worth watching is one thing; curbing contemporary slang on set is quite another, discovered David Collier
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NewsDisney plans closer collaboration at ABC
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has urged his ABC network and production division to work more closely together as the Hollywood studios’ drive for vertical integration gathers pace.
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RatingsIn The Club loses 700,000
TUESDAY: BBC1 relationship drama In The Club lost 700,000 viewers, while C5 struggled with its latest factual offerings.
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NewsBBC4 buys French crime drama
BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsBryan Cranston to star in C4 sci-fi drama
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is to star in a 10-part sci-fi drama based on a series of Philip K. Dick short stories for Channel 4.
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NewsIdris Elba indie hires development chief
Green Door Pictures, the indie led by Idris Elba, has hired a former FremantleMedia International executive to head up its development.
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NewsE4 strikes second Netflix deal
An E4 comedy horror series from the creator of Misfits has become the broadcaster’s second drama to be co-produced by Netflix.
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RatingsHollow Crown makes regal return
SATURDAY: The Hollow Crown returned for a second series with its best ratings yet, as the warm weather is likely to have had a hand in Britain’s Got Talent and other shows slipping to lows.
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RatingsBaftas hit four year low as Peston struggles
SUNDAY: The Baftas sunk to a four-year low on BBC1, while ITV’s Peston on Sunday struggled to match The Andrew Marr Show.
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NewsLine of Duty switch to BBC1 confirmed
BBC controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore has confirmed that BBC2 drama Line of Duty will move to BBC1 for its fourth series next year.
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NewsDirector of Wolf Hall defends the BBC
Director Peter Kosminsky gives a passionate defence of the BBC during his Bafta acceptance speech for Best Series.
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RatingsBBC2's Peaky Blinders outmuscles ITV
THURSDAY: BBC2’s gangster drama Peaky Blinders easily beat competition from ITV as Grayson Perry struggled to reach 1m viewers on Channel 4.
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NewsMurder Detectives director prepares debut drama
The Murder Detectives director Dave Nath is moving away from factual for the first time to direct and write a Channel 4 drama.