Ratings
“A staggering 20.6 million of you watched England’s victory on BBC One last night,” tweeted “Match of the Day” host and English soccer legend Gary Lineker on Wednesday as the viewing numbers from Tuesday night’s UEFA European Football Championship round of 16 match between England and Germany came in. Those numbers make last night’s match the most-watched of the tournament in the U.K., surpassing the Home Nations derby between England and Scotland, which peaked at 19.4 million.
6.5 million live streams were also accessed across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online and set a new iPlayer live viewing record of 5.6m streams. In total, more than 27 million Brits tuned in or logged on to watch the game. Next up for the Three Lions is a trip to Rome where they will face Ukraine on Saturday evening.
First-look
ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis), a division of ViacomCBS, and AGC Television, the...
“A staggering 20.6 million of you watched England’s victory on BBC One last night,” tweeted “Match of the Day” host and English soccer legend Gary Lineker on Wednesday as the viewing numbers from Tuesday night’s UEFA European Football Championship round of 16 match between England and Germany came in. Those numbers make last night’s match the most-watched of the tournament in the U.K., surpassing the Home Nations derby between England and Scotland, which peaked at 19.4 million.
6.5 million live streams were also accessed across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online and set a new iPlayer live viewing record of 5.6m streams. In total, more than 27 million Brits tuned in or logged on to watch the game. Next up for the Three Lions is a trip to Rome where they will face Ukraine on Saturday evening.
First-look
ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis), a division of ViacomCBS, and AGC Television, the...
- 6/30/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
An adaptation of the novel “We Go Around in the Night and are Consumed by Fire” by “Loaded” producers Hillbilly Films and Television has attached its key creative team.
BAFTA-nominated helmer Georgi Banks-Davies (“I Hate Suzie”) is set to direct the limited drama series, while Clare McQuillan (“Impulse”) is writing. The film deal was brokered by Luke Speed of the Curtis Brown Group on behalf of Alexander Cochran of C&w Agency.
Inspired by graffiti found on an overpass in Manchester, Jules Grant’s debut novel is a queer love story and revenge thriller that provides a little-seen view of British gangland in Manchester, from a female perspective.
Banks-Davies most recently served as the lead director on Sky series “I Hate Suzie,” which is nominated for the best series BAFTA TV Award as well as an emerging talent (fiction) nod for the director. Her additional credits include short drama “Garfield,...
BAFTA-nominated helmer Georgi Banks-Davies (“I Hate Suzie”) is set to direct the limited drama series, while Clare McQuillan (“Impulse”) is writing. The film deal was brokered by Luke Speed of the Curtis Brown Group on behalf of Alexander Cochran of C&w Agency.
Inspired by graffiti found on an overpass in Manchester, Jules Grant’s debut novel is a queer love story and revenge thriller that provides a little-seen view of British gangland in Manchester, from a female perspective.
Banks-Davies most recently served as the lead director on Sky series “I Hate Suzie,” which is nominated for the best series BAFTA TV Award as well as an emerging talent (fiction) nod for the director. Her additional credits include short drama “Garfield,...
- 6/3/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, branded channels arrive on My5; “Nurses” sells across the world; AMC’s Acorn TV bows in Portugal.
Viacom-owned Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal with AMC Networks International U.K. for two of its branded channels, CBS Reality and Horror Channel, to launch on its VOD service My5. The deal will bring 400 additional hours of content to My5 over the next year, with more than 40 new programs a month to choose from across the two channels. Key titles set to be added include CBS Reality’s original true crime series “Murder by the Sea,” and “New Scotland Yard Files,” in addition to Horror Channel’s “Andromeda” and several films including “100 Bloody Acres and The Drownsman.”
Sales
Canada’s Entertainment One has sold hit medical drama “Nurses” to Australia (Foxtel), Germany (NBCUniversal International Networks), France (Warner TV), Africa (NBCUniversal International Networks), Belgium...
Viacom-owned Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal with AMC Networks International U.K. for two of its branded channels, CBS Reality and Horror Channel, to launch on its VOD service My5. The deal will bring 400 additional hours of content to My5 over the next year, with more than 40 new programs a month to choose from across the two channels. Key titles set to be added include CBS Reality’s original true crime series “Murder by the Sea,” and “New Scotland Yard Files,” in addition to Horror Channel’s “Andromeda” and several films including “100 Bloody Acres and The Drownsman.”
Sales
Canada’s Entertainment One has sold hit medical drama “Nurses” to Australia (Foxtel), Germany (NBCUniversal International Networks), France (Warner TV), Africa (NBCUniversal International Networks), Belgium...
- 10/1/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The speakers are Adrian Wootton, Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Sara Putt and Kate Norrish.
The latest in our Screen Talks webinar series is taking place on Tuesday June 16 at 15.30 BST and will look at how the UK’s new Covid-19 guidelines can help independent film producers and their creative departments to safely get back up and running on set and on location.
This episode of Screen Talks is sponsored by the British Film Institute and the British Film Commission.
Click here to register
The ‘Working Safely During Covid-19 in Film and High-End TV Drama Production’ guidance published last week signalled the road...
The latest in our Screen Talks webinar series is taking place on Tuesday June 16 at 15.30 BST and will look at how the UK’s new Covid-19 guidelines can help independent film producers and their creative departments to safely get back up and running on set and on location.
This episode of Screen Talks is sponsored by the British Film Institute and the British Film Commission.
Click here to register
The ‘Working Safely During Covid-19 in Film and High-End TV Drama Production’ guidance published last week signalled the road...
- 6/10/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
ITV has set the cast for its Isolation Stories, a series of short lockdown dramas executive produced by Jeff Pope, the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producer behind Stan & Ollie.
Each of the four, 15-minute episodes in the ITV Studios-produced series is written and performed by established British drama talent and reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed lives in a thought-provoking and humorous way.
BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith (Cilla) will star in the first episode, Mel, in which she plays a heavily pregnant woman who will have to give birth without the married father of her child, who is self-isolating with his family. It is written...
Each of the four, 15-minute episodes in the ITV Studios-produced series is written and performed by established British drama talent and reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed lives in a thought-provoking and humorous way.
BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith (Cilla) will star in the first episode, Mel, in which she plays a heavily pregnant woman who will have to give birth without the married father of her child, who is self-isolating with his family. It is written...
- 4/21/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Pope, the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producer behind Stan & Ollie, is to make a series of coronavirus-inspired Isolation Stories for ITV.
Through his ITV Studios drama label he will oversee four, 15-minute episodes, which will be written and performed by established British drama talent and reflect on how the pandemic has changed lives in a thought-provoking and humorous way.
Pope has penned one of the episodes himself, while Gaby Chiappe (The Level), Neil McKay (The Moorside) and William Ivory (Torvill & Dean) have also written an episode each. Paul Whittington (White House Farm) and Paul Andrew Williams (A Confession) are attached as directors.
Casting is yet to be announced, but the actors...
Through his ITV Studios drama label he will oversee four, 15-minute episodes, which will be written and performed by established British drama talent and reflect on how the pandemic has changed lives in a thought-provoking and humorous way.
Pope has penned one of the episodes himself, while Gaby Chiappe (The Level), Neil McKay (The Moorside) and William Ivory (Torvill & Dean) have also written an episode each. Paul Whittington (White House Farm) and Paul Andrew Williams (A Confession) are attached as directors.
Casting is yet to be announced, but the actors...
- 4/17/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Macdonald spent five years working on HBO period drama Boardwalk Empire but her latest role is a short, sharp four hours and out.
She stars in The Victim, a mini-series for the BBC and BritBox in the U.S. as Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online.
Speaking at the TCA press tour, she told Deadline, “I did Boardwalk Empire for a number of years and that was a great job and it was my first experience of revisiting a role year after year and then when that finished I was really excited because I could play different parts again. I don’t have a preference either way but if I was playing [The Victim’s] Anna Dean regularly,...
She stars in The Victim, a mini-series for the BBC and BritBox in the U.S. as Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online.
Speaking at the TCA press tour, she told Deadline, “I did Boardwalk Empire for a number of years and that was a great job and it was my first experience of revisiting a role year after year and then when that finished I was really excited because I could play different parts again. I don’t have a preference either way but if I was playing [The Victim’s] Anna Dean regularly,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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, which is run by BBC Studios and ITV. It was created by The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams and is co-funded and internationally distributed by Sky Vision.
Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald plays Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online. Rising actor James Harkness, who had small roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread, plays Craig Myers, who is attacked after Macdonald’s Dean accuses him of being the child killer. Misfits and The Level star...
The four-part Stv Studios-produced series will air exclusively on the Svod service, which is run by BBC Studios and ITV. It was created by The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams and is co-funded and internationally distributed by Sky Vision.
Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald plays Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online. Rising actor James Harkness, who had small roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread, plays Craig Myers, who is attacked after Macdonald’s Dean accuses him of being the child killer. Misfits and The Level star...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC is developing classic murder mystery novel The Beast Must Die into a detective drama series with Taboo producer Scott Free London.
The British public broadcaster is working up a remake of the novel, which tells the story of how respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder but ends up working with a top detective to clear his name.
In the book, Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. To solve the mystery, one of Cairns’ old friends calls in private detective Nigel Strangeways to help.
The Beast Must Die was written by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day Lewis and was first published in 1938.
Deadline understands that the BBC adaptation...
The British public broadcaster is working up a remake of the novel, which tells the story of how respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder but ends up working with a top detective to clear his name.
In the book, Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. To solve the mystery, one of Cairns’ old friends calls in private detective Nigel Strangeways to help.
The Beast Must Die was written by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day Lewis and was first published in 1938.
Deadline understands that the BBC adaptation...
- 9/4/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Doctor Who star, Noel Clarke and Cuffs’ Ashley Walters took to social media to debut the very first look trailer for their brand new Sky One series Bulletproof.
The series, which consists of 6 episodes at 60 minutes each, dives deep undercover and venture out onto the streets of London with Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters in a cinematic crime series that mixes drama, action and comedy to deliver a distinctive and dynamic new take on the police buddy genre. Adrenalin-fuelled and packed with compelling characters.
Watch the trailer below.
Bulletproof Synopsis
Bulletproof follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Clarke) and Pike (Walters) as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. But the series is more than high-octane action and thrilling cases. On the surface Bishop and Pike have a lot in common, they are cool, smart and unapologetically street-wise and tough.
But even more, they share a deep, fraternal...
The series, which consists of 6 episodes at 60 minutes each, dives deep undercover and venture out onto the streets of London with Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters in a cinematic crime series that mixes drama, action and comedy to deliver a distinctive and dynamic new take on the police buddy genre. Adrenalin-fuelled and packed with compelling characters.
Watch the trailer below.
Bulletproof Synopsis
Bulletproof follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Clarke) and Pike (Walters) as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. But the series is more than high-octane action and thrilling cases. On the surface Bishop and Pike have a lot in common, they are cool, smart and unapologetically street-wise and tough.
But even more, they share a deep, fraternal...
- 4/20/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Claire McGlasson’s debut novel about a real-life cult, set in 1920s England, is being turned into a television series after Hillbilly Television optioned the rights.
The UK drama production company, which was founded byPolly Leys and Kate Norrish, is to develop a TV adaptation of The Rapture, which will be published in June 2019 by Faber and Faber, after fighting off fierce competition for the novel.
The Rapture is a story of madness and friendship, repressed emotions and acts of true devotion. It is set in 1926 in the UK market town of Bedford. A woman calling herself Octavia and claiming to be the Daughter of God is gathering followers, in what she believes was the original site of Eden. After the First World War claims countless husbands and sons, leaving many women alone, they are ready to find hope in Octavia’s Panacea Society. But one young member of the cult,...
The UK drama production company, which was founded byPolly Leys and Kate Norrish, is to develop a TV adaptation of The Rapture, which will be published in June 2019 by Faber and Faber, after fighting off fierce competition for the novel.
The Rapture is a story of madness and friendship, repressed emotions and acts of true devotion. It is set in 1926 in the UK market town of Bedford. A woman calling herself Octavia and claiming to be the Daughter of God is gathering followers, in what she believes was the original site of Eden. After the First World War claims countless husbands and sons, leaving many women alone, they are ready to find hope in Octavia’s Panacea Society. But one young member of the cult,...
- 4/20/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Feel-good British comedy Walk Like A Panther is released nationwide in UK cinemas Now. To celebrate, we are offering 2 of you the chance to win a merchandise bundle,
including signed poster, a t-shirt, a cap and some limited edition Panther beer from Magic Rock Brewing!
Starring BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s
Revenge, “Boardwalk Empire”), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I,
Daniel Blake) and Jill Halfpenny (“Humans,” “EastEnders”), Walk Like A Panther is
directed and written by Dan Cadan.
Walk Like A Panther revolves around a group of ‘80s wrestlers who are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub is threatened by closure. Led by father-son duo, Mark (Graham) and Trevor Bolton (Johns), this unlikely bunch of underdog heroes sets out to save their community, rekindling old friendships and family ties along the way.
The ensemble British...
including signed poster, a t-shirt, a cap and some limited edition Panther beer from Magic Rock Brewing!
Starring BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s
Revenge, “Boardwalk Empire”), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I,
Daniel Blake) and Jill Halfpenny (“Humans,” “EastEnders”), Walk Like A Panther is
directed and written by Dan Cadan.
Walk Like A Panther revolves around a group of ‘80s wrestlers who are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub is threatened by closure. Led by father-son duo, Mark (Graham) and Trevor Bolton (Johns), this unlikely bunch of underdog heroes sets out to save their community, rekindling old friendships and family ties along the way.
The ensemble British...
- 3/9/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Twentieth Century Fox have announced that British comedy Walk Like a Panther will be released in cinemas in UK and Ireland on 9th March, 2018. Starring BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, Boardwalk Empire), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake), Walk Like a Panther is directed by Dan Cadan, making his feature film debut from his own original screenplay.
Well its often said if you want to check out the cream of the movie crop, you have to go British. I mean come on its no secret we are taking over the Hollywood Film and TV landscape with our talent. However you always get something truly special, funny and unique when you head to the cinema for a British-made movie with British-made stars. And Walk Like a Panther is a great example!
Walk Like a Panther features one hell of an ensemble…...
Well its often said if you want to check out the cream of the movie crop, you have to go British. I mean come on its no secret we are taking over the Hollywood Film and TV landscape with our talent. However you always get something truly special, funny and unique when you head to the cinema for a British-made movie with British-made stars. And Walk Like a Panther is a great example!
Walk Like a Panther features one hell of an ensemble…...
- 1/15/2018
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Author: Zehra Phelan
20th Century Fox has graced us with a first look trailer for British Comedy, Walk Like A Panther.
Taking on the aesthetic of a 21st century Full Monty but with ageing wrestlers taking on one last battle to save their local hang out… The Half Nelson Pub.
Written and directed by Dan Cadan, who makes his feature film debut, the film has a stellar British cast of BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, “Boardwalk Empire”), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake) and Jill Halfpenny (“Humans,” “EastEnders”).
The ensemble British cast also includes Sue Johnston (“Downton Abbey,” “The Royle Family”), Lindsey Coulson (“EastEnders,” “The Level”), Julian Sands (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, “Crooked House”), Jason Flemyng (upcoming Mystery of the Iron Mask: Journey to China, Snatch), Stephen Tompkinson (“Wild at Heart”, “Dci Banks”), Michael Socha (“This is...
20th Century Fox has graced us with a first look trailer for British Comedy, Walk Like A Panther.
Taking on the aesthetic of a 21st century Full Monty but with ageing wrestlers taking on one last battle to save their local hang out… The Half Nelson Pub.
Written and directed by Dan Cadan, who makes his feature film debut, the film has a stellar British cast of BAFTA Award nominee Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, “Boardwalk Empire”), British Independent Film Award winner Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake) and Jill Halfpenny (“Humans,” “EastEnders”).
The ensemble British cast also includes Sue Johnston (“Downton Abbey,” “The Royle Family”), Lindsey Coulson (“EastEnders,” “The Level”), Julian Sands (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, “Crooked House”), Jason Flemyng (upcoming Mystery of the Iron Mask: Journey to China, Snatch), Stephen Tompkinson (“Wild at Heart”, “Dci Banks”), Michael Socha (“This is...
- 1/12/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The third season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and new police drama Bulletproof begin shooting next month for Sky with plans to air in 2018. James Nesbitt will return to Lucky Man as Detective Inspector Harry Clayton while Noel Clarke (The Level, Adulthood, Kidulthood) and actor/rapper Ashley Walters (Top Boy) are teaming up as a detective duo in Bulletproof which they co-created with Nick Love. The two Sky Original Productions will air on Sky 1. A mix of comedy, drama and…...
- 8/25/2017
- Deadline TV
Author: David Sztypuljak
Last week we got to hear from feature-film newcomer Isabela Moner on her role as Izabella in the latest movie in the Transformers franchise and today it’s the turn of fellow Brit Laura Haddock. Laura has previously appeared in numerous TV shows including The Level, Da Vinci’s Demons and Luther on stage and had parts in The Inbetweeners movie and Guardians of the Galaxy. By her own admission the level has increased somewhat as she takes on the role of Oxford university professor Vivian Wembley in the Michael Bay film.
During the preview footage we got to see (see our full explanation video below), we got to see the introduction of Haddock’s character as she’s thrown out of an Autobot and brought to see Anthony Hopkins at his mansion alongside Mark Wahlberg. We also found out what it’s like to be introduced in such a physical manor,...
Last week we got to hear from feature-film newcomer Isabela Moner on her role as Izabella in the latest movie in the Transformers franchise and today it’s the turn of fellow Brit Laura Haddock. Laura has previously appeared in numerous TV shows including The Level, Da Vinci’s Demons and Luther on stage and had parts in The Inbetweeners movie and Guardians of the Galaxy. By her own admission the level has increased somewhat as she takes on the role of Oxford university professor Vivian Wembley in the Michael Bay film.
During the preview footage we got to see (see our full explanation video below), we got to see the introduction of Haddock’s character as she’s thrown out of an Autobot and brought to see Anthony Hopkins at his mansion alongside Mark Wahlberg. We also found out what it’s like to be introduced in such a physical manor,...
- 4/10/2017
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The new British 6-part drama series “The Level” (which stars Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Laura Haddock, and Noel Clarke), and the 7-episode original miniseries “Close to the Enemy,” which Angela Bassett co-stars in, are both set to make their USA debuts. Continuing… Continue Reading →...
- 11/14/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Louisa Mellor Sep 30, 2016
New ITV crime drama The Level efficiently sets up a whodunit mystery grounded in an emotional story…
This review contains spoilers.
ITV crime drama has gone back to the seaside with The Level, a new six-part thriller set against the lurid hen dos and moody seascapes of Brighton.
Karla Crome (Misfits, Under The Dome) plays Nancy Devlin, a high-achieving young detective sergeant whose probity is compromised by her emotional ties to shady businessman Frank Le Saux (Life On Mars’ Philip Glenister). The father of her school friend Hayley (Da Vinci’s Demons’ Laura Haddock), Frank’s family offered young Nancy a refuge from her troubled home life. To repay that debt, she’s been keeping his name out of police investigations into his haulage firm’s drug-smuggling.
A murder investigation brings Nancy back to face demons old and new in her home town of Brighton. By the end of the first episode,...
New ITV crime drama The Level efficiently sets up a whodunit mystery grounded in an emotional story…
This review contains spoilers.
ITV crime drama has gone back to the seaside with The Level, a new six-part thriller set against the lurid hen dos and moody seascapes of Brighton.
Karla Crome (Misfits, Under The Dome) plays Nancy Devlin, a high-achieving young detective sergeant whose probity is compromised by her emotional ties to shady businessman Frank Le Saux (Life On Mars’ Philip Glenister). The father of her school friend Hayley (Da Vinci’s Demons’ Laura Haddock), Frank’s family offered young Nancy a refuge from her troubled home life. To repay that debt, she’s been keeping his name out of police investigations into his haulage firm’s drug-smuggling.
A murder investigation brings Nancy back to face demons old and new in her home town of Brighton. By the end of the first episode,...
- 9/30/2016
- Den of Geek
The ITV (UK) upcoming 6-part drama series “The Level,” stars Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Laura Haddock, and Noel Clarke, in a story that follows Nancy Devlin (Karla Crome), a Detective Sergeant living a secret double life. Her exemplary police career… Continue Reading →...
- 9/7/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
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