Sir Alec Guinness, Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in a season of feature-length dramas drawn from the BBC archive. The BBC long been making feature-length dramas for television, often with starry casts and from high-profile directors. However, once shown they often end up buried in the archive. Beginning this week, BBC Four and BBC … >
The “dark and brooding” six-parter is coming to BBC Four and iPlayer. Looking for your next Scandi noir obsession? The BBC have just acquired a show that might fit the bill – a Nordic drama with an Irish slant; North Sea Connection is a thriller which plays out on the West Coast of Ireland. The … >
BBC Four has acquired The Hunt for a Killer, Yellow Bird’s Swedish true crime drama series Set to transmit later this summer, the series is set in southern Sweden in the late 1980s and revolves around the real-life disappearance and subsequent murder of a 10 year-old girl. It follows the 16-year investigation into the murder and … >
BBC Four has released a trailer for new “bittersweet comedy” series Bucket. Written by and starring Frog Stone, the four 30-minute episodes co-star Miriam Margolyes as her madcap mother, who celebrates turning 70 by writing a bucket list. The official synopsis reads: “Mim (Miriam Margolyes) is an eccentric free spirit who believes 70 is the new … >
BBC Four’s latest Scandi TV acquisition is Black Lake. The eight-part Swedish drama series follows a group of young friends and the unsettling chain of events that are set into motion when they visit an abandoned ski resort. Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC Four, commented: “Having expanded our international drama slate to take viewers to Canada … >
Canadian drama Cardinal will air in the UK on BBC Four later this year. Adapted from author Giles Blunt’s award-winning Forty Words for Sorrow, the first of the John Cardinal Mysteries book series, the six-part crime drama will be the channel’s first TV series from Canada. Sue Deeks, BBC Head of Programme Acquisition teased: “Set in … >
BBC Four has acquired the UK broadcast rights for new Spanish thriller series I Know Who You Are. The ten-part crime drama sees a family tearing itself apart following the disappearance of a loved one. Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC Four, commented: “BBC Four continues to be the home of the very best international drama … >
The Emmy nominated Roots will begin airing in the UK next month on BBC Four. Based on Alex Haley’s novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, A+E Networks’ four-part drama series was broadcast in the US last year to great critical acclaim. Roots is a modern-day retelling of the life and legacy of Kunta Kinte – a … >
BBC Four has announced the commission of new “bittersweet comedy” series Bucket. Written by and starring Frog Stone, the four 30-minute episodes will co-star Miriam Margolyes as her madcap mother. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, commented: “Miriam Margolyes gives her comedy masterclass in growing old disgracefully. This is a raucous, ribald and irreverent charting of … >
In 1956, one of the most popular shows in the UK made the jump from radio to television and cemented the situation comedy as one of the small screen’s most enduring genres. Hancock’s Half Hour wasn’t the earliest British sitcom, but it was the first to flourish. From the beginning, writers Ray Galton and Alan … >