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Edinburgh TV Festival Returns To In-Person Event
Edinburgh Television Festival is to return in person after two years online.
The 2022 edition will be held in the Scottish capital from August 24 to August 26, marking the first time in three years that all the key players from British broadcasting and production have got together.
The past two editions have been…
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‘Secrets & Lies’ Brenda Blethyn & ‘Arrow’s Jimmy Akingbola To Front ITV Comedy ‘Kate & Kolo’ – Edinburgh
Secrets & Lies star Brenda Blethyn and Arrow star Jimmy Akingbola will front a sitcom for British broadcaster ITV. The pair will star in six-part series Kate and Kolo from Flack producer Hat Trick.
Kate and Kolo, which launches next year, centers on a working-class woman who runs an old-fashioned café in a neglected…
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By Peter White
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BBC Three Sets Horror Drama ‘Red Rose’ From eOne & ‘Sex Education’ Producer Eleven Film – Edinburgh
BBC Three has commissioned horror drama Red Rose from eOne and Sex Education producer Eleven Film.
The eight-part series is being written by Michael and Paul Clarkson.
The series follows a disparate group of teenagers, adrift in the long hot summer following GCSEs, hanging out on the Bolton moors with little sense of…
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By Peter White
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David Attenborough Returns To The BBC With ‘Extinction: The Facts’ – Edinburgh
David Attenborough is heading back to the BBC with a documentary on extinction. BBC One has commissioned hour-long doc Extinction: The Facts from BBC Studios' Science Unit.
The series, presented by the Blue Planet star, will investigate what the future holds for the planet. It comes after a WWF report, published last…
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By Peter White
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BBC One Unveils Slate Including Death Row Drama From ‘Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat & Period Thriller From ‘Barry’ Writer Sarah Solemani – Edinburgh
BBC One has unveiled its latest programming slate including a death row drama from Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Steven Moffat and a period thriller from Barry writer Sarah Solemani.
Inside Man is a four-part mini-series produced by Sherlock producer Hartswood Films and written by Moffat. A prisoner on death row in…
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By Peter White
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Amazon To Develop Drama From Fledgling British Writer After Selecting Finalists For WriterSlam Contest – Edinburgh
Amazon is set to develop a series from a fledgling British writer after setting the five finalists of its WriterSlam contest.
The SVOD service has selected five new writers as part of the scheme, run in association with the TriForce Creative Network.
Georgia Brown, is Director of European Originals, Amazon Studios…
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By Peter White
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Hugh Laurie To Front BBC One Political Thriller ‘Roadkill’ From ‘Collateral’s David Hare – Edinburgh
House and The Night Manager star Hugh Laurie is to play a British politician in a four-part drama for the BBC.
The actor will star in Roadkill, written by Collaterel's David Hare and produced by National Treasure and Kiri producer The Forge.
The thriller is about self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter…
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By Peter White
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‘The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond & ‘Mythbusters’ Tory Belleci Take On Adventure Format For Amazon – Edinburgh
The Grand Tour's Richard Hammond and Mythbusters star Tory Belleci have scored an adventure series with Amazon.
The SVOD service has commissioned a six-part series, currently untitled, from Chimp Productions, the production company co-run by the former Top Gear presenter.
In the show, Hammond and Belleci find…
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By Peter White
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BBC Three Mops Up Tidying Competition Format ‘Fight Dirty’ From Banijay’s Fizz – Edinburgh
The Brits have long cooked up food competition formats and tended to gardening battles, now cleaning the house is set to make it to the small screen.
BBC Three, the British public broadcaster's youth-skewing network, has commissioned Fight Dirty from production company Fizz, which is part of Banijay's RDF and Northern…
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By Peter White
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Simon Pegg & Nick Frost’s Stolen Picture To Produce Sara Pascoe Sitcom For BBC Two – Edinburgh
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are to produce a sitcom for the BBC starring British comedian Sara Pascoe.
The pair's Stolen Picture banner, which is backed by Sony Pictures Television is behind the untitled six-part series for BBC Two. It is their latest TV commission since forming the production company, after Deadline…
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By Peter White
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‘Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi To Star In BBC Ghost Story ‘Martin’s Close’ From ‘Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss – Edinburgh
Peter Capaldi is to star in a Mark Gatiss-penned ghost story for the BBC. The Doctor Who star is to feature in Martin's Close, an adaptation of the M.R. James story, for BBC Four alongside Wilf Scolding, Simon Williams, Sara Crowe, Fisayo Akinade and Elliot Levey.
Written by Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Gatiss, who…
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By Peter White
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YouTube In “Transition” With Originals Strategy As Europe Doubles Down On Non-Scripted Titles – Edinburgh
YouTube is in a "little bit of a transition" in terms of its original commissioning strategy, according to its European content exec Luke Hyams.
Hyams, who is Head of Originals, YouTube, EMEA, confirmed that the digital platform is not looking for scripted projects and has commissioned a slew of non-scripted…
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By Peter White
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