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EXCLUSIVE: Hilary MacLean, Timothy Watson & Morfydd Clark Join ITV’s Three-Part Conan Doyle Drama ‘Arthur & George’

By Patrick Munn | November 28, 2014 - 12:11 pm | No Comments

Hilary MacLean (Outlander), Timothy Watson (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) and Morfydd Clark (A Poet In New York) have signed on to co-star opposite Martin Clunes and Arsher Ali in ITV's three-part Conan Doyle drama 'Arthur & George', which hails from Buffalo Pictures, Silent Witness scribe Ed Whitmore and director Stuart Orme.

2013 – 2014 Broadcast Season: 50% Of New Shows Land UK Deals; UKTV Leaps To Top Position As Most Active Buyer, WBITD Scores Most Sales (Again)

By Patrick Munn | November 26, 2014 - 8:26 pm | 1 Comment

TVWise breaks down the 2013-2014 broadcast season and takes a look at how many shows made it to the UK, what the key trends were and who did the most business - on both the broadcaster and distributor side of the equation.

Pearl Chanda Joins ITV’s ‘Arthur & George’

By Patrick Munn | November 25, 2014 - 3:29 pm | No Comments

Relative newcomer Pearl Chanda, whose only other television credit is a brief guest appearance on BBC One's Holby City, has joined the cast of ITV's three-part Arthur Conan Doyle drama 'Arthur & George', which is based on the novel of the same name by Julian Barnes

Syfy UK, CBS Studios International Agree Deal For ‘Extant’

By Patrick Munn | November 20, 2014 - 5:25 pm | No Comments

Syfy UK has acquired the linear broadcast rights to CBS' Halle Berry fronted series 'Extant' after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.

ITV’s Three-Part Conan Doyle Drama ‘Arthur & George’ Adds Geraldine Alexander

By Patrick Munn | November 18, 2014 - 8:47 pm | 1 Comment

ITV's three-part Arthur Conan Doyle drama 'Arthur & George' has added 'Shetland' alum Geraldine Alexander to its cast. She will play Louise Hawkins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first wife, whose death leads the legendary writer into a deep depression.

‘The Meaning Of Live’ Sneak Peek: Eric Idle, Brian Cox & Stephen Hawking Create Sketch For Monty Python Stage Show

By Patrick Munn | November 6, 2014 - 6:22 pm | No Comments

Watch a clip from Gold's Monty Python documentary Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live in which Eric Idle reminisces about his long friendship with Professor Brian Cox and the two recount the story of how they roped Stephen Hawking into helping them create a sketch for the 2014 live show.

‘One Child’: How A Theme Park Executive Landed One Of The Lead Roles In The BBC Two/SundanceTV Co-Production

By Patrick Munn | November 4, 2014 - 12:11 pm | No Comments

From Theme Park executive to lead actress in a BBC drama? TVWise takes a look at the unusual path that Mardy Ma took to secure one of the lead roles in 'One Child'.

FOX UK Acquires Mark Harmon Fronted ‘Certain Prey’, New ‘Jack Irish’ TV Movie

By Patrick Munn | November 2, 2014 - 2:07 pm | No Comments

FOX UK has acquired the UK broadcast rights to 'John Sandford's Certain Prey', a one-off TV movie fronted by 'NCIS' star Mark Harmon; and 'Dead Point', the third entry in the series of 'Jack Irish' TV movies starring Guy Pearce.