Lifetime UK Picks Up ‘The X-Files’ For Daytime Schedule
A+E Networks UK is adding a well known scripted series to the launch schedule of Lifetime UK, which launches tonight at 8pm in Bio’s old slot.
JFK 50th: What To Watch & Where To Watch It
With the 50th anniversary of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy rapidly approaching, a number of UK broadcasters have firmed up their programming plans to mark the event. There is one high profile scripted effort – National Geographic’s Killing Kennedy – but most of the output is factual – with one of the more high profile documentaries, JFK: The Smoking Gun, which posits that Kennedy was in fact murdered by a US Secret Service agent, set to air on Channel 5.
UKTV’s Watch Channel Orders Pair Of Dynamo Christmas Specials, Renews ‘Dynamo: Magician Impossible’ For Season 4
UKTV is extending its relationship with Dynamo – the star of the company’s hit series Dynamo: Magician Impossible, which has been a ratings hit for UKTV’s Watch channel and has been sold to more than 200 countries.
Interview: Elyse Levesque Talks ‘Cedar Cove’, ‘Stargate Universe’ & More
From the spaceship Destiny to small town USA, Elyse Levesque has been everywhere when it comes to her acting resume. The Canadian born actress is definitely a force to be reckoned with as she is a triple threat; acting, modeling and a background in dance. She’s had roles in hit series such as Smallville, 2030 CE and her breakout role on the hit Syfy series Stargate Universe. She’s also had roles in films such as Sons of Liberty with Keith David and Storm Cell with Mimi Rogers.
Lifetime Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Jodia Arias: Dirty Little Secret’
Lifetime’s original TV movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret will receive its UK premiere on Lifetime UK on Thursday November 28th at 9pm, it has been announced.
BBC One’s ‘Jamaica Inn’, ‘Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell’ & ITV’s ‘Undeniable’ Add To Casts
EXCLUSIVE: BBC One’s upcoming drama Jamaica Inn has added another well known actor to its ranks. I’ve learned that Emmerdale and Scott & Bailey alum Danny Miller has joined the cast of the three-parter. Based on the classic Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name, Jamaica Inn is a three-part drama set in 1820 against the foreboding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors which follows the young Mary Yellan as she becomes entangled in a dangerous criminal world ridden with smuggling and murder, testing her resolve and morality to the very core. The adaptation was penned by Emma Frost (The White Queen). The drama is being produced by Origin Pictures and stars Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew McNulty (The Paradise), Sean Harris (The Borgias), Ben Daniels (House of Cards), Joanne Whalley (The Borgias), Shirley Henderson (The Crimson Petal and The White) and Charles Furness (The Whale). Call The Midwife helmer Philipa Lowthorpe is attached to direct.
Sky Atlantic Moves UK Premiere Date For ‘Blue Bloods’ Season 4
Tom Selleck and co are on the move. After initially announcing that the fourth season of Blue Bloods would premiere on Thursday November 14th at 9pm, Sky Atlantic has pushed the premiere date back two weeks to Thursday November 28th at 9pm.
‘Spooks’ Feature Film Is A Go, Peter Firth To Reprise Role
Spooks is the latest TV series to get the feature film treatment.