All Drama articles – Page 261
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News
Ben Stephenson joins Bad Robot
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.
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Ratings
Mr Selfridge sheds 1.2m
SUNDAY: Mr Selfridge bowed out with its biggest audience in seven weeks - but was unable to prevent the third series falling to become the lowest-rated to date.
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Trevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF
Projector Pictures, the indie set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, has inked a first-look deal with ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster.
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BBC greenlights Steve McQueen drama
The BBC has formally commissioned its “epic” Steve McQueen drama about the experiences of a black community in west London.
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Ratings
Coalition polls 1m
SATURDAY: Political drama Coalition entertained an audience of 1m on Channel 4, while The Voice hit a low note for BBC1.
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John Yorke leaves Company Pictures
John Yorke has stepped down as the managing director of Company Pictures after more than two years and All3Media is now hunting for his successor.
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BBC unveils boost for NI television sector
The BBC has pledged to increase network spend in Northern Ireland, as well as plough £200,000 a year into drama development and invest £2m annually in children’s content in the nation.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Banished
The See-Saw Films / RSJ Films epic launched with the third biggest audience for any BBC2 drama opener since 2012 after it added 1m consolidated viewers.
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Weekly iPlayer show to highlight BBC exclusives
BBC iPlayer is planning a weekly show to direct viewers to its exclusive programming as part of a raft of commissions for the VoD service featuring Matt Berry, Frankie Boyle and Jo Brand.
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Video
VIDEO: Tatau, BBC3
A sneak peek at the Touchpaper TV and South Pacific Pictures co-production.
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Ratings
The Musketeers falls by 1m from launch
FRIDAY: BBC1’s adventure drama The Musketeers entertained its lowest-ever audience, while Alan Carr: Chatty Man drummed up its most viewers in four years on Channel 4.
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Features
Small screen, big breaks
The UK tax incentive for high-end TV drama is giving the industry a massive boost. We look at its impact and assess the prospects for similar schemes elsewhere.
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Ratings
Poldark remains above 6m
SUNDAY: Poldark sunk to a series low for its third episode - but remained well ahead of the competition on Sunday night.
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ITV orders Houdini and Conan Doyle drama
The friendship between illusionist Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will form the basis of a supernatural crime drama for ITV from Big Talk Productions.
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Lime wins 20-part Evermoor order
Disney Channel has ordered a 20-part run of live-action series The Evermoor Chronicles after launching the show as a four-episode mini-series last year.
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George Osborne cuts drama tax break threshold
UK broadcasters will become more appealing international drama co-production partners after the government lowered the minimum UK spend required for high-end TV drama to qualify for a tax break.
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Ratings
Ordinary Lies sets off with 4.7m
TUESDAY: Ordinary Lies got underway with an audience of 4.7m on BBC1, outperforming Red Production Company’s The Driver but failing to surpass Happy Valley.
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Fifty Fathoms boss hints at Fortitude return
Tiger Aspect indie Fifty Fathoms has begun talks with Sky Atlantic about a second series of big-budget drama series Fortitude.
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History sails off with US pirate drama
History has acquired the UK television rights to Michael Bay’s US pirate series Black Sails.