UKTV's Drama channel has acquired the UK rights to Father Brown spin-off The Sister Boniface Mysteries, TVWise has learned. BBC Studios handles international sales for the series. The show's ten episode first season is expected to premiere on Drama in 2022. 
The seventh season of The Brokenwood Mysteries will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Drama channel on Monday September 6th at 8pm, it has been announced. 
The sixth season of The Brokenwood Mysteries will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Drama channel on Monday November 18th at 8pm, it has been announced. 
The fourth season of The Heart Guy will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Drama channel on Saturday November 16th at 10pm, it has been announced. This marks the world premiere of season four, which has yet to air in Australia. 
is shaping up to be a good year for UKTV. Year-to-date, the broadcaster's SOCI (share of commercial impacts) has hit 9.53%, up 3% compared to 2018. SOCI for the 16-34 demo also is showing strong growth, up 6% year-on-year to 6.74%. A key driving force behind the SOCI growth was the performance of UKTV's original series. Dave's Hypothetical, featuring James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe, launched with 1.2 million viewers - making it UKTV's top rated show of 2019. 
UKTV's originals push is paying off. Last year, original commissions were amongst the top-rated programmes on six of the channels (Dave, W, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Really) across the network and also drove growth for VOD service UKTV Play. 
The fifth season of The Brokenwood Mysteries will receive its UK premiere on UKTV’s Drama channel on Friday November 23rd at 8pm, it has been announced.