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‘The Gathering’ Axed By Channel 4 After One Season
The Gathering from Line of Duty producer World Productions has been axed by Channel 4 after one season.
Helen Walsh’s series about a violent attack on a teenage girl during a rave has frequently been touted by Channel 4 execs as a major streaming success for the network. Exec Simon Health told The…
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Nigel Farage Finishes Third In ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!’ As Audience For Final Tumbles To 6.5M
Nigel Farage failed in his quest to win I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! last night as he finished third in the final of the ITV juggernaut, which saw viewing decline dramatically from last year’s closer.
Farage equalled former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s finish last year, as ITV’s penchant…
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‘Vigil’: BBC Drops Season 2 Trailer As Suranne Jones Takes To The Skies
The BBC has dropped the trailer for Vigil Season 2, as Suranne Jones’ Amy Silva swaps a submarine for the skies.
As revealed by Deadline earlier this year, the protagonist in the hit show from Line of Duty maker World Productions will enter the closed and hostile environment of the Royal Air Force in…
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Joe Dempsie, Francesca Annis & More Join BBC’s ‘Showtrial’ Season 2
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones) and BAFTA winner Francesca Annis (Flesh & Blood) are among a host of stars boarding season 2 of Ben Richards’ BBC legal drama Showtrial.
The pair are joining the previously announced Adeel Akhtar, Nathalie Armin and Michael Socha in the five-part season from Li…
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‘Showtrial’ Renewed For Season 2 By BBC With Fresh Cast Including Adeel Akhtar & ‘Gallows Pole’ Lead Michael Socha
Line of Duty maker World’s BBC thriller Showtrial has been renewed for a second season with a fresh cast.
BAFTA-winning Sherwood star Adeel Akhtar will feature in a new story alongside Shane Meadows’ Gallows Pole lead Michael Socha and Nathalie Armin (Home), in the show created by The Diplomat’s…
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BBC, Netflix Team For Lockerbie Bombing Drama Series From ‘Line Of Duty’ Producer World Productions
EXCLUSIVE: A second major transatlantic drama series on the Lockerbie bombing terror attack is in the works — this time at the BBC and Netflix.
The British broadcaster and U.S. streamer will co-produce Lockerbie, a factual drama that will explore the joint investigation into the 1988 disaster by…
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‘The Gathering’: Channel 4 Sets Cast For Drama From ‘Line Of Duty’ Producer World Productions
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has set cast for The Gathering, the show from Line of Duty producer World Productions about a violent attack on a teenage girl during a rave.
Boiling Point star Vinette Robinson is aboard the series, which is award-winning novelist Helen Walsh’s debut TV script, and filming has…
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‘Delia Balmer’: Anna Maxwell Martin & Shaun Evans Headline ITV True Crime Series From ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ Writer
EXCLUSIVE: Line Of Duty star Anna Maxwell Martin and Vigil actor Shaun Evans are to headline an ITV true crime series about a woman who escapes a near-fatal relationship with a murderer.
BAFTA-winner Maxwell Martin will star as Delia Balmer, a woman who fell for murderer John Sweeney (Evans) and…
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‘Save Me’ Season Three In Development At Sky
Sky is developing a third season of BAFTA-winning Lennie James hit Save Me.
Save Me Three is at script stage, revealed Director of Content Zai Bennett at a BPG event this morning, and the speed at which it gets to screen is dependent on the availability of creator James, who plays the…
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Channel 4 Sets New Six-Part Drama From ‘Line Of Duty’ Producer World Productions
Channel 4 has picked up a new six-part drama currently titled The Gathering from the acclaimed writer and director Helen Walsh.
Set on Merseyside, the drama focuses on a group of teens from disparate backgrounds, each of whom could have committed a crime, along with their parents – who give equal cause for suspicion…
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‘Line Of Duty’ Producer World Productions Forging ITV Medical Thriller Starring ‘Deceit’ Lead Niamh Algar, Directed By ‘Boiling Point’s Philip Barantini
Line of Duty producer World Productions is forging an ITV medical thriller starring Deceit’s Niamh Algar, directed by Boiling Point’s Phillip Barantini and written by former doctor Grace Ofori-Attah.
Malpractice follows Dr Lucinda Edwards (Algar), a smart, battle-hardened doctor whose nightmare shift ends in the death…
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International Disruptors: Simon Heath, CEO Of ‘Line Of Duty’ Producer World Productions, Talks Landing Hits, THAT Ending And The Future Of British Broadcasting
Welcome to Deadline's International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we present Simon Heath, World Productions CEO and exec producer of Line of Duty, the biggest UK TV drama of the decade.
Line of Duty, V…
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