All Plum Pictures articles – Page 5
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RatingsJohn Sergeant & Andrew Flintoff formats make strong starts
FRIDAY: John Sergeant’s barge trip and Andrew Flintoff’s chip shop tour both got off to solid starts for ITV and Sky 1.
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NewsSex, crime and self-harm feature in raft of C4 docs
Self-harm, child sex offenders and Europe’s largest brothel will be explored in six Channel 4 docs from the commissioner behind The Paedophile Hunter.
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NewsBlast! delivers Post Office doc to BBC2
The Tube producer Blast! Films is to turn its attention to the Post Office for its latest BBC2 ob-doc series.
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NewsBBC2 plans super-rich season
Plum Pictures has secured access to Richard Branson’s Necker Island as part of a BBC2 season that will provide a window onto the lives of the super-rich.
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NewsAmazing Spaces’ George Clarke launches indie
Amazing Spaces presenter George Clarke has established a production company and won his first commission: a Channel 4 property series co-produced with Betty.
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FeaturesReinventing the 8pm slot
Have the traditional features that lured viewers in their millions had their day?
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NewsGordonstoun opens gates for Sky 1
Sky 1 is heading to Prince Charles’ alma mater Gordonstoun for its latest ob-doc.
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NewsPlum hunts aliens for Channel 4
Extra-terrestrial conspiracy theories are to be explored in a Dan Schreiber-fronted documentary for Channel 4 produced by Plum Pictures.
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NewsFreddie Flintoff embarks on chip van adventure for Sky 1
Freddie Flintoff is teaming up with tree-hugging extreme cyclist Rob Penn to travel the country in an eco-friendly mobile chip van for Sky 1.
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NewsJane Lush returns to TV with Bruce Forsyth
Strictly Come Dancing commissioner and former Splash Media managing director Jane Lush is back in production with a Bruce Forsyth fronted BBC1 variety show.
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NewsTrevor McDonald meets mafia for ITV
Trevor McDonald is to follow up his hard-hitting prison documentaries by delving into the murky world of the American mafia in a two-part series for ITV.
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RatingsMary’s Silver Service suffers
WEDNESDAY: Mary Portas’ new format continued to struggle for Channel 4, as the BBC kicked off its World Cup coverage with more than 2m viewers.
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NewsIndies join freelance career shadowing scheme
Twofour and The Garden are among a clutch of companies that will offer freelancers the opportunity to broaden their skills as part of a career shadowing scheme.
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NewsC4 orders Shed of the Year show
Channel 4 is to go behind the scenes at Britain’s “prestigious” Shed of the Year competition for a three-part series.
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NewsHat Trick seeks more umbrella deals
Hat Trick Productions is to embark on its next expansion phase with funds earmarked for more “pod deals” with indies.
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NewsSimon Rimmer lands C4 cookery quiz
Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer is to extend his work for Channel 4 by fronting a daytime cookery quiz show.
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NewsC4 orders two more runs of Amazing Spaces
Channel 4 has ordered series three and four of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces as the hit second series nears its conclusion.
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NewsOutline signs Hat Trick distribution deal
Outline Productions has signed a distribution deal with Hat Trick International to cover sales of new programming outside of the US.
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FeaturesHow to pass the taster test
Programme-makers and commissioners reveal to Lucy Hooper their key ingredients for a standout promo
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NewsPlum preps Man on Couch live stream stunt
Hat Trick’s YouTube comedy channel Bad Teeth is partnering with Plum Pictures to produce a live stream of a man forced to live in an empty room for at least seven days, with just a laptop.