ITV orders new cold case drama ‘The Forgotten’

ITV has announced the commission of The Forgotten, a new police investigation thriller series. Written and created by Chris Lang (Undeniable, A Mother’s Son), The Forgotten focuses on a ‘cold’ murder case of 39 years ago. ITV’s Director of Drama, Steve November commented: “The Forgotten will look at how an historic police investigation affects the … >

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‘Grantchester’ trailer: Robson Green’s new 1950s crime drama

ITV has released a new one-minute trailer for Grantchester, the channel’s upcoming crime drama set in Cambridgeshire in 1953. The six-part series stars Robson Green (Strike Back) as over-worked Police Inspector, Geordie Keating, alongside James Norton (Happy Valley) as Sidney Chambers. Adapted from James Runcie’s novel, ‘Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death’, and written … >

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‘Chasing Shadows’ trailer: Alex Kingston in new ITV crime drama

ITV has released a one-minute trailer for Chasing Shadows, a new crime drama featuring Doctor Who stars Alex Kingston and Noel Clarke. Created and written by Rob Williams (DCI Banks, Holby City), the four-part series focuses on the work of a missing persons field unit charged with tracking down serial killers who prey on impressionable … >

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ITV’s autumn drama trailer: ‘Scott & Bailey’, ‘Lewis’, ‘Cilla’ and more

ITV has unveiled a new trailer featuring a first look at some of the channel’s upcoming drama series. The one-minute preview includes clips from Sheridan Smith’s Cilla Black biopic Cilla, Reece Shearsmith and Alex Kingston’s new crime drama Chasing Shadows, new episodes of Paddy Considine’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, the fourth series of Scott & … >

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‘Mr Selfridge’ writer: Series 4 will be the last

Mr Selfridge creator Andrew Davies has revealed that the show will probably end after its fourth series. Filming on the third series of ITV’s period drama began in April. Davies told Digital Spy: “It was always conceived of as four series – that is, if people liked it enough. People seem to love it, so … >

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ITV orders new World War II drama ‘Home Fires’

ITV has announced the commission of Home Fires, a new World War II drama inspired by Julie Summers’ book, Jambusters. The six-part series is created and written by Simon Block (Lewis). The official synopsis reads: “With the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud, [Home Fires] follows a group of inspirational women in … >

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‘The Great Fire’ trailer: ITV’s Great Fire of London drama

ITV has released the first trailer for The Great Fire, its upcoming drama about The Great Fire of London. Written by ITN’s Political Editor Tom Bradby, the four-part series stars Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs). Watch the trailer… Inspired … >

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Alex Kingston and Reece Shearsmith in ITV’s ‘Chasing Shadows’ trailer

ITV has released the first trailer for Chasing Shadows, a new crime drama featuring Doctor Who stars Alex Kingston and Noel Clarke alongside The League of Gentlemen‘s Reece Shearsmith. Created and written by Rob Williams (DCI Banks, Holby City), the four-part series will focus on the work of a missing persons field unit charged with … >

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Trailer: Robson Green in ITV’s 1950s crime drama ‘Grantchester’

ITV has unveiled the first trailer for Grantchester, a new crime drama set in Cambridgeshire in 1953. The six-part series stars Robson Green (Strike Back) as over-worked Police Inspector, Geordie Keating, alongside James Norton (Death Comes to Pemberley) as Sidney Chambers. Adapted from James Runcie’s novel, ‘Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death’, and written … >

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‘Law & Order: UK’ to be rested by ITV

ITV has announced that Law & Order: UK will take a break “for the foreseeable future” following the departure of lead actor Bradley Walsh. Walsh has played Ronnie Brooks in all eight series of the crime drama. Created by acclaimed US show runner Dick Wolf and based on the US franchise, Law & Order: UK … >

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