All Drama articles – Page 263
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RatingsArthur & George pulls in 5.5m
MONDAY: ITV period drama Arthur & George comfortably won the 9pm slot while Channel 4’s NHS documentary series failed to hit the 1m mark for a second week.
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RatingsCasual Vacancy bows out with 5.3m
SUNDAY: The Casual Vacancy and The Auction House bowed out with series lows as Indian Summers dipped below 2m viewers.
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NewsIndian Summers lands second C4 series
Channel 4 has quickly moved to commission a second series of Indian Summers after its first episode became the broadcaster’s best performing drama in two decades.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise ends with 6.8m
THURSDAY: Death in Paradise concluded its fourth run slightly down on its series average, while ITV2’s Keith Lemon Sketch Show fell to a series low.
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CommentTalking point: UKIP: The First 100 Days
When C4 reflects on this year’s ‘born risky’ achievements, it may point to UKIP: The First 100 Days.
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Behind The ScenesBanished, BBC2
From landscape to wildlife, shooting exteriors for Jimmy McGovern’s period piece in Australia gave it a hard-to-replicate authenticity.
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NewsSky creates Twitter game to support Critical launch
Sky 1 has produced a ‘choose your own adventure’-style Twitter game to support its medical drama Critical.
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NewsInfographic: Indian Summers
Channel 4 drama Indian Summers was the channel’s most-watched drama since 1993. Click for more key facts.
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NewsThe Bastard Executioner to film in Wales
The Bastard Executioner, the latest project from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, is to be shot in Wales from March.
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NewsTreasury invests £80m in drama tax credits
The British government spent nearly £80m on tax credits for high-end TV dramas including Wolf Hall and Game of Thrones in the first year of its incentive scheme.
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RatingsBroadchurch concludes on a high
MONDAY: Broadchurch bowed out on a high although the second run gripped an average audience almost 1m down on the first series.
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VideoVIDEO: Banished, BBC2
View the trailer for the RSJ and See-Saw’s co-production set in an Australian penal colony in 1788
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NewsThe CW picks up C4's Dates
US network The CW has acquired Channel 4’s Bryan Elsley-created drama Dates.
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NewsBroadchurch gets third series
ITV has swiftly commissioned a third series of Broadchurch after the second run concluded on Monday night.
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NewsBBC1 calls time on New Tricks
BBC1’s long-running crime drama series New Tricks is to conclude this summer after 12 years on air.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Ukip docu-drama
Ofcom will open an investigation into Ukip: The First 100 Days after Channel 4’s docu-drama received more than 5,000 complaints.
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RatingsThe Casual Vacancy and Indian Summers lose viewers
SUNDAY: BBC1’s The Casual Vacancy and Channel 4’s Indian Summers shipped viewers as last week’s highs failed to be repeated.
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NewsITV tracks down French detective drama
Rowan Atkinson will play fictional French detective Jules Maigret in two feature-length dramas for ITV.
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RatingsEastEnders peaks with 12m
THURSDAY: EastEnders recorded its biggest audience in four years as a peak of almost 12m viewers tuned in to discover who killed Lucy Beale.
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NewsCBeebies and CBBC magic up Aladdin-inspired drama
CBeebies and CBBC have co-commissioned a drama inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin as the channels work together more closely.