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Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Close To The Enemy’ Gets Greenlight At BBC Two, ‘Bates Motel’s Freddie Highmore To Star

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 11:31 am | No Comments

The BBC is re-teaming with Dancing On The Edge creator/director Stephen Poliakoff. BBC Two has handed out a six episode series order to Poliakoff's latest drama effort Close To The Enemy. The project, which is set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War, features a large cast which includes Bates Motel star Freddie Highmore, August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) and Jim Sturgess (One Day).

Amazon Prime Instant Video Picks Up UK Rights To New Seasons Of ‘Halt & Catch Fire’, ‘Turn’ & ‘The Red Road’

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 10:52 am | No Comments

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK is sticking with their most recent round of US imports. The UK arm of Amazon's streaming service has announced that they have picked up the exclusive rights to the second seasons of Halt & Catch Fire, Turn: Washington's Spies and The Red Road after agreeing a deal with international distributor Entertainment One (eOne).

Sky1 Teams With Stan Lee For Drama Series ‘Lucky Man’, James Nesbitt To Star

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 10:17 am | No Comments

Sky1 is teaming up with Stan Lee for Lucky Man, a 10 episode series which is being hailed as the comic book icon's first ever original UK drama. The Missing and Babylon star James Nesbitt is attached to star and will lead the all-star cast.

UKTV Adds Drama Channel To On-Demand Service UKTV Play

By Patrick Munn | March 31, 2015 - 9:48 am | No Comments

UKTV is adding free-to-air channel Drama to their on-demand service UKTV Play. The channel will launch on the VOD service later this week and will offer a wide range of programmes including Death Comes to Pemberley, The Bill, Birds Of A Feather and Lovejoy.

It’s Official: Ben Stephenson To Exit BBC Drama Role For JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot

By Patrick Munn | March 30, 2015 - 5:25 pm | 2 Comments

The BBC's drama boss Ben Stephenson is joining the ranks of Bad Robot Productions. After the better part of two months worth of rumblings and rumours, JJ Abrams' production company has confirmed that they have poached Stephenson to lead their TV division in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for the development and production of all of the company's television projects.

‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams Lands Guest Role On ‘Doctor Who’

By Patrick Munn | March 30, 2015 - 2:22 pm | No Comments

Maisie Wiliams (Game Of Thrones) has landed a guest role on the upcoming ninth season of BBC One's Doctor Who. The exact nature of the her role are being kept under wraps, though the BBC did reveal that the episode in which Williams appears will be a period adventure. It is believe that the episode in question is titled 'The Girl Who Died’. which was written by Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat.

ZDFE Inks First Look Deal With Trevor Eve’s Projector Pictures

By Patrick Munn | March 30, 2015 - 10:59 am | No Comments

ZDF Enterprise has inked a first look with Projector Pictures, the UK indie behind 'Kidnap & Ransom' which was set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, Charles Haswell and Sharon Maughan.

TV Trailer: ‘Madam Secretary’ On Sky Living

By Patrick Munn | March 28, 2015 - 10:14 am | No Comments

Sky Living has released the first trailer for CBS' State Department drama Madam Secretary, which is set to premiere on the channel on Thursday April 23rd at 9pm.