All Drama articles – Page 251
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NewsSupergirl heads to Sky 1
Supergirl is to land on Sky 1 after the channel swooped for the rights to the Warner Bros-distributed drama.
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RatingsUnforgotten grips 4.7m
THURSDAY: ITV drama Unforgotten got underway with a healthy audience that won the 9pm slot.
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NewsEastEnders hires first transgender actor
EastEnders has become the first UK soap to cast a transgender actor in a continuing role with the hire of 21-year-old Riley Carter Millington.
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RatingsGBBO becomes biggest show of 2015
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off final became the highest-rated show of the year, contributing to a stellar night for BBC1.
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The Broadcast InterviewGreg Brenman and Roanna Benn, Drama Republic
Drama Republic’s co-founders talk to Robin Parker about their indie’s rapid rise, working with writers, and scoring two hits in the same week with Doctor Foster and An Inspector Calls
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NewsSouth African SVoD service strikes ITV deal
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold over 100 hours of scripted content to South Africa as exports to the continent continue to grow.
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NewsITVS plans major US scripted push
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed plans for a major US scripted push as he continues to expand the broadcaster’s production empire.
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RatingsDownton overshadows From Darkness
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama From Darkness struggled to compete with Downton Abbey.
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NewsSundanceTV grabs Last Panthers
US cable network SundanceTV has picked up Sky Atlantic’s big-budget heist drama The Last Panthers.
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NewsSky Living secures The Catch & Limitless
Sky Living has picked up two US dramas – Shonda Rhimes’ The Catch and Limitless, the TV series based on the film starring Bradley Cooper.
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NewsTiger Aspect promotes drama duo
Tiger Aspect executives Will Gould and Frith Tiplady have been promoted to joint managing directors of the producer’s drama division.
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NewsBBC3 plans Doctor Who spin-off as online-only commission
A Doctor Who spin-off is set to be one of BBC3’s first online-only commissions, if the closure of the linear channel is approved.
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RatingsSky 1 scores biggest drama debut since 2012
WEDNESDAY: Sky 1’s apocalyptic comedy drama started strongly while The Great British Bake Off whipped up its best audience since last year’s final.
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NewsC4 strikes Nordic drama deal
Walter Presents will carry several Nordic dramas after striking a deal with Fremantle Media International (FMI).
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NewsBeau Willimon talks TV disruption
Netflix political drama House Of Cards was one of the first major online originations to disrupt the linear television ecology.
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NewsEsquire Network picks up Beowulf
ITV’s upcoming teatime drama Beowulf has been picked up by Esquire Network to air in the US.
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NewsNovember, Wenger and Mensah to reveal drama strategy at BCF
The key drama commissioners for ITV, Channel 4 and Sky will share the stage for the first time at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum next month.
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Behind The ScenesYou, Me & the Apocalypse, Sky 1
Sky 1’s new comedy-drama about the final days of life on Earth is filmed close to its Slough setting, but this location also doubles as Tennessee and Washington, discovers Olly Hunt
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NewsTiger developing BBC2 drama on vigilante Jews
Tiger Aspect Productions and New York-based Tenafly Film Company are developing a BBC2 and NBC drama about a group of vigilante Jews who fought fascism in Britain after World War II.
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NewsSky orders Indiana Jones-style drama
Sky 1 has ordered an Indiana Jones-style drama from Tony Jordan’s Red Plant Pictures.