All Drama articles – Page 261

  • Ben Stephenson
    News

    Ben Stephenson joins Bad Robot

    2015-03-30T17:48:00Z

    BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.

  • Mr Selfridge
    Ratings

    Mr Selfridge sheds 1.2m

    2015-03-30T12:58:00Z

    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.

  • Waking The Dead
    News

    Trevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF

    2015-03-30T12:19:00Z

    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.

  • Steve McQueen
    News

    BBC greenlights Steve McQueen drama

    2015-03-30T10:39:00Z

    The BBC has formally commissioned its “epic” Steve McQueen drama about the experiences of a black community in west London.

  • Coalition
    Ratings

    Coalition polls 1m

    2015-03-30T09:47:00Z

    SATURDAY: Political drama Coalition entertained an audience of 1m on Channel 4, while The Voice hit a low note for BBC1.  

  • John Yorke
    News

    John Yorke leaves Company Pictures

    2015-03-27T13:16:00Z

    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.

  • The Fall
    News

    BBC unveils boost for NI television sector

    2015-03-27T10:32:00Z

    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.

  • Banished-635
    News

    INFOGRAPHIC: Banished

    2015-03-24T12:37:00Z

    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.

  • My Jihad
    News

    Weekly iPlayer show to highlight BBC exclusives

    2015-03-23T13:15:00Z

    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.

  • tatau
    Video

    VIDEO: Tatau, BBC3

    2015-03-23T12:12:00Z

    A sneak peek at the Touchpaper TV and South Pacific Pictures co-production.

  • The Musketeers
    Ratings

    The Musketeers falls by 1m from launch

    2015-03-23T12:05:00Z

    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.

  • Outlander
    Features

    Small screen, big breaks

    2015-03-23T11:17:00Z

    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.

  • Poldark
    Ratings

    Poldark remains above 6m

    2015-03-23T10:49:00Z

    SUNDAY: Poldark sunk to a series low for its third episode - but remained well ahead of the competition on Sunday night.

  • Houdini
    News

    ITV orders Houdini and Conan Doyle drama

    2015-03-23T09:15:00Z

    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.

  • Coalition
    Video

    VIDEO: Coalition, C4

    2015-03-20T12:22:00Z

    The extended trailer for Cuba Pictures’ political drama for Channel 4.

  • Evermoor
    News

    Lime wins 20-part Evermoor order

    2015-03-19T12:56:00Z

    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.

  • George Osborne
    News

    George Osborne cuts drama tax break threshold

    2015-03-18T14:54:00Z

    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.

  • Ordinary Lies
    Ratings

    Ordinary Lies sets off with 4.7m

    2015-03-18T13:08:00Z

    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.

  • Fortitude
    News

    Fifty Fathoms boss hints at Fortitude return

    2015-03-18T13:04:00Z

    Tiger Aspect indie Fifty Fathoms has begun talks with Sky Atlantic about a second series of big-budget drama series Fortitude.

  • Black Sails
    News

    History sails off with US pirate drama

    2015-03-18T11:40:00Z

    History has acquired the UK television rights to Michael Bay’s US pirate series Black Sails.