Channel 4’s ‘Lee & Dean’ Renewed For Season 2
Channel 4 comedy series Lee & Dean has been picked up for a second season. The PSB has ordered six episodes for season two, which is set to air in 2019. “We’re thrilled to be diving back into the lives of Lee and Dean. Making the first series was a dream come true, and being given another is truly amazing", series creators and stars Mark O’Sullivan and Miles Chapman said in a statement. "We can’t wait to continue the story – we promise there’ll be plenty of twists and surprises. And bark rubbing, of course.” 
ITV's William Makepeace Thackeray adaptation Vanity Fair will premiere on Sunday September 2nd at 9pm, it has been announced. The second episode will then air on Monday September 3rd at 9pm, before the show settles into its regular Sunday night 9pm time-slot. 
A documentary about 17 year old racing driver Billy Monger and a UK adaptation of Lifetime's format The Rap Game were among the commissions announced today by BBC Three Controller Damian Kavanagh at his Meet The Controller session at the Edinburgh TV Festival. 
Channel 4 is adding a grime show to their line-up. The PSB has handed out a three episode series order to It's Grime Up North, which explores the lives and exploits of a group of passionate young MCs on the Blackpool grime scene. The series will follow artists like Little T (aka Josh Tate), Sophie Aspin and Millie B as they approach significant crossroads in their lives. With milestone moments looming, these three especially have to decide whether and how to capitalise on the fame they’ve gained through the controversial practice of “sends” for one another, their explicit videos which have attracted anywhere between two and ten million views online. 
Peaky Blinders is getting a promotion. The period drama from Steven Knight is relocating from its long-time home on BBC Two and moving to BBC One for its upcoming fifth season. The announcement was made today by the BBC's Director of Content Charlotte Moore at the Edinburgh TV Festival. 
Comedy Central UK has handed out a broadcast pilot order to AMusical, bringing the cult live musical show to the screen for the very first time. Veterans of the stage version Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jayde Adams, and musical director Dave Cribb are involved with the adaptation. Set to be filmed at Hackney Empire in front of a live studio audience in September, AMusical will feature comedians working up the courage to belt out their favourite number from a musical in front of a live audience. Confirmed comedians so far include Frank Skinner and London Hughes. 