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Richard Sharp, the millionaire former banker on the cusp of being appointed as the BBC’s next chair, has used his first public appearance to praise the work of the British broadcaster and its role on the world stage — but he couldn’t help having a dig at recent Hugh Laurie series Roadkill. Sharp was announced as the UK…

British Film Commission Updates Covid Safety Protocols The British Film Commission has issued the latest update to its UK industry coronavirus safety protocols after England was placed in a third lockdown. The updates make clear that shoots can continue following the government giving filming the greenlight. “Anyone…

BBC Three has commissioned sixty-minute documentary Daisy Maskell – Insomnia and Me, we can reveal, in which the UK radio host will explore sleep disorder. 23 year-old Kiss FM host Maskell has lived with insomnia most of her adult life, living on little sleep and frequently being awake until the early hours of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot new transatlantic project to start 2021: The Morning Show star Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to be cast as the lead in a BBC adaptation of JP Delaney's best-selling psychological thriller The Girl Before. Deadline can reveal that 42, the UK production outfit behind Netflix’s The English Game and the…

EXCLUSIVE: The coronavirus pandemic has wiped £318 million ($433 million) off the combined value of the BBC’s commercial operations, including BBC Studios, which makes global shows including Doctor Who, Good Omens and Top Gear. The British pubcaster has revalued its three non-license fee-funded units (BBC Studios, BBC…

UPDATED, 9 AM PT: Boris Johnson’s government has confirmed that former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp will become the next chair of the BBC following an “open and rigorous” recruitment process. He will take up the post in February, replacing Sir David Clementi. Before then, Sharp will face Parliamentary scrutiny…

The BBC has declined to comment on a report that Jodie Whittaker is set to hang up her sonic screwdriver and quit as the 13th Doctor in the British broadcaster’s iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who. The well-connected Nicola Methven wrote in the Daily Mirror that Whittaker’s departure is being kept under wraps while…

His Dark Materials is officially coming back for a third and final season. HBO and BBC One have renewed the drama for a third run with the eight-episode season set to close the story. The latest season, which is based on Philip Pullman’s novels, begins production in Cardiff, Wales in 2021. This comes as the second…

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Atkinson’s best-selling and award-winning novel Life After Life is to be reimagined as a four-part BBC series, which will be made by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions. House founders Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell have attached some eye-catching creatives to the project, including Outla…

In his first lead role on British television, Oscar winner Christopher Walken has been tapped to star in The Offenders (working title), a six-part series for BBC and Amazon Prime Video, from The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant and Mayans M.C. co-creator Elgin James. He is one of seven leads in the project, starring…

Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic 'The Unreason' EXCLUSIVE: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill…

The BBC has confirmed what has been UK industry gossip for months: That it is scrapping TV channel controller roles after decades in favor of a model placing greater emphasis on streaming-first commissioning. BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore outlined the radical overhaul to staff on Tuesday after conducting a…