Channel 4 orders third season of ‘Man Down’

Greg Davies will return to Channel 4 for a new season of Man Down next year. The sitcom launched in October 2013 and follows Dan (Greg Davies), “a childish idiot trapped in an adult’s life whose world is consistently staggering towards collapse”. Writer and star Greg Davies commented: “I’m so thrilled that Channel 4 want … >

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Netflix orders 12 new episodes of ‘Black Mirror’

A third season of Black Mirror will begin filming later this year. Following rumours this week, Netflix has now confirmed the commission of 12 brand new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series. Black Mirror first aired on Channel 4 in December 2011 and a Christmas special aired last year. > Buy Season 1 on DVD … >

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‘This Is England ’90’ start date confirmed

Channel 4 has announced that the final chapter of Shane Meadows’ This is England saga will kick off next month. Written by Meadows with Jack Thorne (Glue), This is England ’90 starts at 9pm on Sunday 13 September on Channel 4. > Catch up with our recap of the story so far. Watch the This … >

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‘This is England’ recap: The story so far

Shane Meadows completes his This Is England trilogy when the final four-part chapter, set in 1990, comes to Channel 4 this September. But before Sean, Smell, Woody, Lol, Milky, Trev, Gadget, Kelly and Banjo take their final bow, we have time to look back at how their lives have lead us to this point. When … >

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Channel 4 orders ‘Gogglebox Kids’ special

A one-off version of Googlebox featuring kids will air on Channel 4 this Christmas. Observational documentary Gogglebox launched in March 2013, taking the living room conversations that happen in front of the TV and putting them on the TV. Titled Googlebox Kids, the new 60-minute special will feature kids aged up to 13 from across … >

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Win Channel 4’s comedy-drama ‘No Offence’ on DVD!

The complete first season of No Offence, Channel 4’s outrageously rude, critically acclaimed cop comedy-drama from the creator of Shameless, Paul Abbott, will be released on DVD on Monday 10 August from FremantleMedia International. > Buy No Offence on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to four of … >

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Win ‘Humans’ Season 1 boxsets!

From the makers of Utopia and Broadchurch and the writing partnership behind Spooks, Channel 4’s new sci-fi hit Humans is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for a busy family is a synth – a life-like humanoid. > Order Humans on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release of the eight-episode … >

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‘Humans’ Episode 8 review

The finale of a show you love… It’s a bit like having your birthday on a Sunday (all the more so if that show actually airs on a Sunday): all that excitement, attention, and then tomorrow it’s over and – boo, work, chores, The One Show – everything plummets back to normal again and all … >

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