Channel 4 orders sci-fi sitcom pilot ‘Space Ark’

Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot episode for a new sci-fi comedy series called Space Ark. Starring Georgia King, Tom Stourton, Justin Edwards, Alex Beckett, Ricky Grover and Nico Tatarowicz, the pilot is not intended for transmission. The officail synopsis reads: “It’s 6 months, 1 week, and 4 days since the earth was destroyed by … >

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Channel 4’s epic ‘Indian Summers’ to air in February

Channel 4 has announced that its new ten-part period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India will begin in February. Indian Summers stars Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding). The official synopsis reads: “Set … >

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Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt join Channel 4 comedy pilot ‘Flowers’

Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh) will star in Flowers, a pilot episode for a new Channel 4 comedy series. Written by Will Sharpe (Black Pond), the 30-minute pilot will be produced by Kudos (Utopia, Spooks) and is not intended for transmission. Flowers is described as “an imaginative and visually stunning narrative … >

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‘Toast of London’ to return for Season 3

Channel 4 has commissioned a third season of Toast of London. Nominated for six awards in this year’s British Comedy Awards, the show was originally broadcast as a one-off for Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight season of comedies in August 2012 marking the channel’s 30th birthday. Toast of London stars Matt Berry as eccentric actor Steven … >

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Julia Davis returns with new Channel 4 comedy ‘Morning has Broken’

Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy series from Nighty Night creator Julia Davis. Written by Davis, Morning has Broken will also feature the actress as Gail Sinclair, the ‘Queen of Daytime’ and star of ‘Good Morning… with Gail Sinclair’. The six 30-minute episodes will see things begin to go wrong for Sinclair after eight … >

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Nigel Farage to dine with ‘Gogglebox’ couple Steph and Dom in new documentary

Channel 4 has announced a one-off documentary special featuring Gogglebox‘s ‘posh couple’ Steph and Dom Parker. At Home with Steph and Dom will see Nigel Farage – their local MP candidate – experience a wine-fuelled evening with the couple in what Channel 4 describes as “an entirely new style of television interview, where chaos ensues as … >

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Channel 4 confirms ‘Homeland’ Season 4 UK start date

The fourth season of Homeland will begin in the UK later this month. The US political thriller returns to Channel 4 on Sunday 12 October, with Carrie (Claire Danes) working as a case officer in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Season 4 features Merlin actor Bradley James and Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey. Other new cast members include … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ star joins Channel 4’s drama-doc ‘Cyber Bully’

Maisie Williams will play a teenage girl battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker in Channel 4’s new real-time thriller from the makers of Blackout. Best known as Arya Stark in HBO’s Game of Thrones, Williams stars as Casey Jacobs, a teenager who experiences the worst the web has to offer – from peer-to-peer bullying to advanced … >

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