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Red Planet Pictures & ITV Announce Devin Doyle As Red Planet Prize Winner

Red Planet Pictures and ITV have announced Dublin-based Devin Doyle as the winner of this year's Red Planet Prize - the talent discovery initiative that was launched by Tony Jordan's indie a decade ago to find writers that can create fresh, original and inspiring popular dram. As the winner, Doyle will get a script commission and development opportunities with ITV for his family drama Devoted Wife And Mother. It tells the story of a woman whose life is turned upside down when her debt dealing husband is kidnapped with a 500k ransom deadline for 5pm that day.

BBC Two Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘No Activity’ Season 2

The second season of Australian comedy series No Activity will receive its UK premiere on BBC Two on Sunday September 30th at 10:30pm with a double-bill, it has been announced.

Channel 4 Orders Celebrity Policing Series ‘Famous & Fighting Crime’

Channel 4 has handed out a four episode series order to Famous & Fighting Crime, which follows five celebrities as they work on the front line of British policing with Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The celebrities lined up for the series include TV presenter Katie Piper, Loose Women panellist Penny Lancaster, Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing, Gogglebox star Sandi Bogle and comedian Marcus Brigstocke.