All Drama articles – Page 248
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NewsLewis to end after decade-long run
Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis will end its decade-long run this year after its stars decided to leave the ITV show.
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RatingsSupergirl soars for Sky
THURSDAY: Supergirl took off for Sky 1, as E4’s Big Bang Theory exploded past BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Jekyll & Hyde
Ofcom is to open an investigation into ITV teatime drama Jekyll & Hyde after the show racked up over 800 complaints.
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RatingsCuffs arrests 4.2m
WEDNESDAY: Cuffs, BBC1’s first new pre-watershed drama series for eight years, started solidly with 4.2m viewers.
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Behind The ScenesThe Frankenstein Chronicles, ITV
Olly Grant hears how the team behind ITV Encore’s detective spin on Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece recreated 1920s London across 40 Northern Ireland locations
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VideoLondon Spy, BBC2
Working Title’s five-part thriller stars Ben Whishaw alongside Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling.
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RatingsScream Queens spooks 300k
MONDAY: E4’s US acquisition Scream Queens opened up with a solid performance, shocking 80,000 viewers more than the channel’s slot average.
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NewsC4 & AMC developing sci-fi mystery drama
Channel 4 and Breaking Bad broadcaster AMC are developing a sci-fi mystery drama from emerging British writer Tom Moran.
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NewsDoctor Foster helps VoD jump 1m hours
The growing popularity of BBC1 drama Doctor Foster helped grow the volume of viewing to the broadcaster’s on-demand services by over 1m hours week-on-week.
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RatingsThe Returned sheds half its audience
FRIDAY: Channel 4 shows The Returned and TFI Friday slipped as they returned for a second week.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde draws 500 complaints
ITV’s teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has drawn almost 500 complaints after depicting horror and violence before the watershed.
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RatingsJekyll and Hyde suffers mixed fortunes
SUNDAY: ITV’s new teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde suffered mixed fortunes, as the live judges’ houses experiment failed to pay off on The X Factor.
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NewsAmazon picks up Lucifer and Into The Badlands
Amazon has picked up dark comic book drama Lucifer and martial arts thriller Into The Badlands as it continues to grab first-run acquisitions of US shows.
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NewsITV confirms 'landmark' Sound of Music event
ITV will broadcast the first-ever live musical drama on UK television, with its feature-length version of The Sound of Music scheduled for Christmas.
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NewsBBC1 drama to explore organised crime
The shadowy world of organised crime will form the backdrop of a BBC1 drama from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell-producer Cuba Pictures.
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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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NewsDoctor Foster becomes highest-rated new drama of 2015
Drama Republic’s Doctor Foster has become the highest-rated new drama of 2015 after its final episode consolidated to over 10m viewers.
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NewsITVS looks north east for talent
ITV is to expand the volume of partnerships it forges with regional indies – with a focus on those based in the north east.