BBC Four Acquires UK Rights To Belgian Thriller ‘Salamander’

BBC Four has closed a deal with Beta Film to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the Belgian thriller series Salamander. The series, which consists of 12 episodes, has been acquired for BBC Four’s Saturday night slot and follow on from the recent acquisitions of Arne Dahl & Inspector Da Luca.

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It’s Official: Nico Mirallegro, Daniel Mays & More Cast In BBC One’s ‘Common’, Michael Gambon Also Stars

Earlier this week TVWise broke the news that Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs), Susan Lynch (Monroe), Jodhi May (The Ice Cream Girls), Andrew Tiernan (Prisoners’ Wives), Nico Mirallegro (The Village) and Robert Pugh (Game of Thrones) had all been cast in BBC One’s upcoming one-off Common, which hails from LA Productions and Jimmy McGovern. The BBC confirmed that today and also announced that the drama will also star Philip Hill-Pearson (Good Cop), Ben Smith (Hidden), Andrew Ellis (This Is England ’86), Harry McMullen, Michelle Farley (Game Of Thrones), Jack McMullen (Waterloo Road) and Sir Michael Gambon (Harry Potter). BBC One’s press release follows below…

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