Latest in BBC One

Flat caps were out in force on Wednesday in Birmingham, England as the town welcomed the Season 5 world premiere of gangster epic Peaky Blinders. Birmingham is home to Peaky creator and writer Steven Knight, and to the series’ Shelby family that’s led by star Cillian Murphy’s Tommy. At a screening of the first episode…

BritBox has acquired BBC One's Kelly Macdonald-fronted crime drama The Victim as the anchor of its forthcoming fall slate. The four-part STV Studios-produced series will air exclusively on the SVOD service as a BritBox Original Drama. It was created by The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams and is co-funded…

The Night Manager star Tom Hollander and The Killing's Sofie Gråbøl are to star in BBC One's adaptation of David Nicholls' novel Us. The four-part series has finally begun filming after being initially commissioned in 2016. Wanderlust's Nick Payne was initially attached to write but the adaptation is now being handled…

Gavin & Stacey and Abigail's Party star Alison Steadman is to front BBC drama Life from Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett. Steadman is joined by Peter Davison, who starred as the Doctor in the fifth iteration of Doctor Who, Adrian Lester (Riviera), Victoria Hamilton (Doctor Foster) and Rachael Stirling (The Bletchley…

BBC One is to debut its latest entertainment look – a four-part fashion format fronted by former Big Brother host Rylan Clark-Neal. The British broadcaster has commissioned You Are What You Wear (w/t) from ITV-backed producer MultiStory Media. The show is set in a department store of dreams where every size and shape…

England's defeat by the USA in the Women's World Cup was a devastating result for the Lionesses but it was a ratings hit. The game, which aired on BBC One in the UK, peaked with an audience of 11.7M, making it the most watched show of the year. More than half – 50.8% – of television audiences tuned in to see England…

Classic British drama Lovejoy, which starred American Gods' Ian McShane, is set for another remake attempt after fledgling indie Blue Sky Pictures acquired the rights to the original novels. The company, run by Nick Witkowski, has acquired the rights to the books, written by John Grant, under the pen name Jonathan…

Glenda Jackson, who won two Oscars for her performances in 1970's Women in Love and 1973's A Touch of Class, is front BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing. Jackson will star in BBC One's adaptation of Emma Healey's novel, marking her return to the screen after 25 years, where she became a British politician as well as…

The second season of Killing Eve finally launched in the UK and it was worth the wait as the Phoebe Waller-Bridge created series scored 3.5M viewers on BBC One. It was the most-watched show across all channels on Saturday. The first episode peaked with an audience of 3.7M and scored a 21% audience share. The full…

Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook is writing, directing and starring in an adaptation of classic British scarecrow story Worzel Gummidge. Crook, who made his name in the BBC comedy The Office and created The Detectorists, is adapting Barbara Euphan Todd into two-hour long films. He will star as Gummidge, a…

The BBC is climbing The Wall with star Danny Dyer to host the local adaptation of the NBC format. The British public broadcaster has ordered six episodes from Endemol Shine UK's Remarkable Television and will air it in a Saturday primetime slot. This comes after the BBC piloted the format earlier this year.  The show…

James Corden and Ruth Jones are bringing back their classic British comedy Gavin & Stacey for a one-off Christmas special. The Late Late Show host made his name by writing and performing in the BBC One sitcom. The full cast, including leads Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, and the supporting cast including Rob Brydon…