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BBC Two Orders Comedy Series Inspired By Danny Baker’s Life, Peter Kay To Star

By Patrick Munn | March 7, 2015 - 4:20 pm | No Comments

BBC Two has given the green-light to Cradle To Grave, a new comedy series starring Peter Kay which is inspired by the life of Danny Baker. Lucy Speed (The Bill), Laurie Kynaston (Doctors), Alice Sykes (Silent Witness) and Frankie Wilson (Grantchester) also star.

TV Trailer: ‘Richard E. Grant’s 7 Deadly Sins’ On Discovery Channel

By The TVWise Team | March 6, 2015 - 5:02 pm | No Comments

Discovery Channel UK has released the first trailer for their upcoming seven episode series Richard E. Grant’s 7 Deadly Sins.

E4 Sets UK Return Date For ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Season 8

By The TVWise Team | March 6, 2015 - 2:39 pm | No Comments

CBS' hit comedy The Big Bang Theory will return to E4 to finish airing its eight season from Thursday March 19th at 8:30pm, it has been announced.

Silverkite Media Seals Deal With Animal Planet For Orca Documentary ‘Keiko: The Untold Story’

By Patrick Munn | March 6, 2015 - 12:11 pm | 1 Comment

Keiko: The Untold Story is going global. The Orca documentary is set to air in the UK and across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America after independent distributor Silverkite Media sealed a wide-ranging deal with the Discovery owned Animal Planet.

Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij’s ‘The OA’ Gets Series Order At Netflix

By Patrick Munn | March 5, 2015 - 5:40 pm | No Comments

Netflix is teaming up with Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. The streaming giant has handed out series order to The OA, an 8 episode drama from the duo which has Brit Marling attached to star and will be directed by Zal Batmanglij, TVWise has learned.

Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander & Elizabeth Debicki Join BBC One/AMC Co-Production ‘The Night Manager’

By Patrick Munn | March 5, 2015 - 5:24 pm | 1 Comment

Olivia Colman (Broadchurch), Tom Hollander (A Poet In New York) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby) have joined the cast of the BBC One and AMC co-production The Night Manager, which is being toplined by Hugh Laurie (House) and Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers).

First Image: Ben Whishaw In BBC Two’s ‘London Spy’

By Patrick Munn | March 5, 2015 - 1:51 pm | No Comments

BBC Two has released the first image from their upcoming Ben Whishaw fronted drama series 'London Spy', which hails from Working Title Television, Child 44 author Tom Rob Smith and The Fall helmer Jakob Verbruggen.

UKTV’s Watch Channel To Co-Produce ‘Nigel Marven’s Cruise Ship Adventures’

By Patrick Munn | March 5, 2015 - 10:34 am | No Comments

UKTV is adding another exclusive title to Watch's 2015 line-up. The commercial network, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, has signed on to co-produce factual series Nigel Marven's Cruise Ship Adventures alongside Image Impact for their flagship entertainment channel Watch.