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BBC Two Orders Adaptation Of Adam Kay’s Junior Doctor Diaries ‘This Is Going To Hurt’
BBC Two has given the greenlight to This Is Going To Hurt, an eight episode comedy drama adaptation of the bestselling diaries of junior doctor Adam Kay. This Is Going To Hurt tells the unvarnished truth of life as a junior doctor: the 97-hour weeks, the life and death decisions, the constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the fact the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Set on labour ward, the series delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home. Sky One’s ‘Jamestown’ Add Ben Batt For Season 3
Sky One is adding to the cast of Jamestown. Ben Batt (In The Dark, Shameless) has joined the cast of the period drama about the first British settler in America for its third season, which is now filming in Budapest for a 2019 premiere. He will play enigmatic trader Willmus Crabtree. Georgia Lock, Rufus Hound & Craig Revel-Horwood To Star In Disney’s ‘Sadie Sparks’
Disney Channel has set the cast for Sadie Sparks. Georgia Lock (The Evermoor Chronicles, Friday Download), Rufus Hound (Argumental, Celebrity Juice) and Craig Revel-Horwood (Strictly Come Dancing, Annie) have signed on for starring roles in the animated series. TV Trailer: Sky One’s New Karl Pilkington Comedy ‘Sick Of It’
Sky One has released the first trailer for the new Karl Pilkington comedy series Sick Of It Sick Of It follows Karl's attempts to make sense of the modern world after the loss of his girlfriend. Now living with his elderly auntie, Karl's closest companion is Inner Self; the voice in his head who says what he really thinks without the risk of offending others. BBC Three Orders First Shows Under Third Editorial Pillar: Makeover Series ‘Glow Up’ & ‘Couples On The Couch’
Several months after introducing a third editorial pillar - namely for content that qualifies as "feel-good, entertaining propositions" - BBC Three has commissioned their first two series under the expanded remit. Makeover series Glow Up, which is at its heart a competition to look for the next big make-up star of tomorrow, and relationship series Couples On The Couch have both been picked up at the online channel. Glow Up has received an order for eight episodes, while six episodes have been ordered for Couples On The Couch. ITV Releases Trailer For ‘The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco’
ITV has released a trailer for their The Bletchley Circle spin-off The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, which is set to premiere later this month. History UK Poaches First Window Rights To ‘Six’, Season 2 Premiere Set For August 3rd
History UK has poached first window rights to Seal Team Six drama series Six after striking a deal with sister company A+E Networks. Channel 5 previously held first window rights to the show and aired the first season earlier this year on their 5Spike channel. Representatives of Channel 5 did not immediately respond to TVWise's request for comment. The second season of Six will receive its UK premiere on History UK on Friday August 3rd at 9pm. Episodes will be repeated on Thursdays at midnight.