Sarah Lancashire, Joe Armstrong & More Cast In BBC One’s ‘Happy Valley’

Sarah Lancashire (The Paradise), Joe Armstrong (Robin Hood), Steve Pemberton (Whitechapel), Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey), George Costigan (Calendar Girls), James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley), Adam Long (Waterloo Road), Karl Davies (Game of Thrones), Ramon Tikaram (EastEnders) and Charlie Murphy (The Village) have been cast in BBC One’s upcoming six episode drama series Happy Valley.

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NBC Orders ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Miniseries

Months after NBC announced that they were moving back into long-form with 4 projects in active development, the network has formally given the green-light to Rosemary’s Baby; a four-hour miniseries based on the 1967 best-selling novel of the same name. Production on the mini is set to commence in Paris in January, with NBC eyeing a 2014 premiere.

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UKTV’s Dave Channel Orders Travel Series ‘Kia’s Road To Rio’

UKTV has ordered Kia’s Road To Rio, a six episode travel series for their Dave channel which will see comedians Mark Watson and Henning Wehn drive through South America ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil. UKTV has partnered with advertiser funded programme specialists A Brand Apart Television and ITN Productions for the international series, which will enter production in January and air in more than 50 countries.

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