Sky1 orders second season of ‘Jamestown’ from makers of ‘Downton Abbey’

Jamestown will return to Sky1 for a second season. From the makers of Downton Abbey and The Last Kingdom, the eight-part first season launches at 9pm tomorrow night and charts the early days of the first British settlers as they embark on their lives in America. Jamestown stars Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Dean Lennox-Kelly, Shaun Dooley, Matt … >

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Sky1 orders second season of Dawn French drama ‘Delicious’

Dawn French and Emilia Fox will return to Sky1 later this year with a new season of Delicious. Written by Dan Sefton (The Good Karma Hotel, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), the drama series launched last December and averaged a cumulative audience of 1.87 million, making it Sky1’s most watched UK drama series of 2016. Buy Season 1 … >

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Sky1 to adapt David Walliams’ book ‘Ratburger’ this Christmas

David Walliams is adapting his children’s novel Ratburger for Sky1 with Gnomeo and Juliet writer Kevin Cecil. The adaptation will star the author alongside Sheridan Smith (Cilla), Mark Benton (Waterloo Road), Nigel Planer (The Young Ones) and Ben Bailey Smith (Law and Order: UK). Walliams commented: “I am thrilled my book is coming to Sky and especially … >

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