All posts tagged 'BBC Studios'

BBC Three’s ‘In My Skin’ Heads To Hulu

In My Skin is crossing the pond. Hulu has acquired the BBC Three and BBC Wales' dark comedy series after striking a deal with international distributor BBC Studios. In My Skin will premiere state-side on the streaming service on Thursday June 4th.

BBC One Orders ‘Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads’; Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman & More To Star

BBC One is bringing back Alan Bennett's Talking Heads. The BBC's flagship channel is set to remake ten episodes of the 1990s series, while also producing two new episodes that were penned by Bennett last year. Jodie Comer, Monica Dolan, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Sarah Lancashire, Lesley Manville, Lucian Msamati, Maxine Peake, Rochenda Sandall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Imelda Staunton and Harriet Walter are attached to star.

BBC Two Renews ‘Inside No. 9’ For Two More Seasons

BBC Two has handed out a two-season renewal to anthology series Inside No. 9. The show's sixth and seventh seasons will each consist of six episodes. The pick up comes ahead of tonight's season five finale.

‘Doctor Who’ Returning For Christmas Special In 2020

Fresh on the heels of the season twelve finale, BBC One has announced that Doctor Who will return for a Christmas special later this year.  The special will feature the return of The Doctor's iconic enemies, The Daleks. The special is titled 'Revolution Of The Daleks'.

BBC Three Renews ‘Ladhood’ For Second Season

BBC Three has renewed Liam Williams' autobiographical comedy series Ladhood for a second season. Six episodes have been ordered for the show's second season.

BBC Two Picks Up ‘Mandy’ For Full Series

After piloting the project last year as a comedy short, BBC Two has picked up a full series of Diane Morgan's Mandy. Six episodes, running fifteen minutes each, have been commissioned for the show's first season.

BBC One Renews ‘Silent Witness’ For Two More Seasons

The BBC is extending the run of Silent Witness to a quarter of a century. BBC One has renewed the long-running crime drama for an additional two seasons - the show's twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The renewal comes on the heels of the show's twenty-third season wrapping it's ten episode run. Season 23 was a rating success foor BBC One, averaging over 7 million viewers per week and ranking as one of the iPlayer’s most-requested shows.

BritBox North America Orders ‘Father Brown’ Spin-Off ‘The Sister Boniface Mysteries’

Father Brown is getting a spin-off. Britbox has ordered The Sister Boniface Mysteries, a ten episode drama revolving around the character of Sister Boniface who originally appeared in the first season of Father Brown. Lorna Watson is on-board to reprise her role as the sleuthing nun. It's worth noting that this has only been commissioned for the U.S. arm of BritBox and at present there is no UK broadcaster attached to the project. It is not immediately clear if BBC One, who commission and air parent series Father Brown, will look to acquire the spin-off.