All Drama articles – Page 262
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RatingsArthur & George bows out with 3.5m
MONDAY: ITV drama Arthur & George failed to recover after again being pitched against FA Cup football as Channel 4’s latest benefits documentary started confidently.
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NewsPlayground hires Film 4 executive
Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment has continued its push into the UK with the hire of Film 4’s senior development editor.
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VideoVIDEO: The Ark, BBC1
Click to view the trailer for the Red Planet Pictures one-off drama retelling the biblical story of Noah.
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NewsBBC Worldwide hires head of drama
BBC Worldwide has hired Skyworks managing director Damian Keogh as head of drama.
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NewsBBC2 plans Grand Theft Auto drama
BBC2 has commissioned a 90-minute drama focusing on the British coders behind controversial computer game Grand Theft Auto (GTA).
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NewsLuther producer sets up Endemol Shine drama label
Endemol Shine Group has launched its first new label since its merger in December - a drama indie headed up by Luther and Silent Witness exec Phillippa Giles.
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NewsThe Fall returns for third outing
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Allan Cubitt’s thriller The Fall after the second series ended on an open-ended cliffhanger.
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NewsGaelic drama Bannan to return
Gaelic broadcaster BBC Alba is to tap into the success of foreign-language series such as The Killing after commissioning another 10 episodes of local drama Bannan.
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FeaturesPoldark, BBC1
BBC1’s adaption seeks to do justice to the books of Winston Graham and the elemental passion of the Cornish landscape
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RatingsPoldark makes strong start
SUNDAY: Poldark got underway with almost 7m viewers to become BBC1’s best performing Sunday drama launch since The Muskeeters.
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NewsEuston Films options Tana French best-sellers
FremantleMedia UK indie Euston Films has optioned three murder mystery novels by Tana French as it establishes its development slate.
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NewsStudioCanal restructures TV division
The creator of The Killing and Red Production Company are to forge closer ties following a restructure of StudioCanal’s TV business.
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NewsThree River Fiction hires drama exec
Three River Fiction, the drama division of Jonathan Drake’s indie, has hired former Emmerdale writer Ben McGrath as development producer.
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RatingsBanished locks up slot with 3.4m
THURSDAY: BBC2 period drama Banished won the 9pm slot but just fell short of Wolf Hall’s debut audience in January.
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NewsGomorrah lands second series
Filming on the second series of acclaimed Sky Italia crime-drama Gomorrah is due to get underway in Naples next month.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Broadchurch
Click to see how the second series of the Kudos drama compared with its 2013 debut.
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NewsNetflix acquires US remake of The Returned
Netflix is to offer its subscribers the US version of The Returned after striking a global rights deal with Fremantle Media International for the zombie remake.
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RatingsDCI Banks returns with 4m
WEDNESDAY: DCI Banks kicked off a new series 2m short of its previous opener, while BBC1’s Comic Relief Bake Off series bowed out with a peak of 7.2m.
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NewsEastEnders dominates Twitter chat
The 30th anniversary of EastEnders dominated the conversation on Twitter in February while The Brit Awards, Baftas and Academy Awards also sparked debate.