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‘Friday Night Dinner’ Series 3 start date confirmed

Channel 4 has announced that the third series of Friday Night Dinner will begin later this month. The first of six new episodes airs at 10pm on Friday 20 June on Channel 4. Highlights of Series 3 will include Adam gaining a new female admirer (an 11-year old girl), Jonny getting the world’s worst tattoo, … >

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‘Top Boy’ won’t be returning for Series 3

Ashley Walters has confirmed that Channel 4’s Hackney gang drama Top Boy will not be coming back for a third series. Walters told Shortlist magazine: “We had a third series in mind, which is why the second was left the way it was, but it hasn’t been commissioned again.” He added: “I was quite disappointed to … >

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Win ‘New Worlds’ on DVD!

Blood, power and passion are the key ingredients in New Worlds, Channel 4’s gripping new historical drama set in the turbulent 1680s. To celebrate RLJ Entertainment’s release of New Worlds on DVD on Monday 19 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow … >

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Channel 4 orders ‘Humans’ sci-fi drama from ‘Spooks’ writers

Channel 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios have teamed up to co-produce new drama series Humans. Based on the hit Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans, the eight-part series is written by British duo Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good). > Like Humans on Facebook for all the latest news on the … >

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Julie Walters to star in Channel 4’s epic period drama ‘Indian Summers’

Channel 4 has announced the cast for its new drama series about the final years of British colonial rule in India. Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding) will star in the 10-part series. The official synopsis reads: “Set … >

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Channel 4’s ‘Babylon’ begins filming new series

The first full series of Channel 4’s police comedy-drama Babylon has begun filming in London. Following the show’s pilot episode in February, Channel 4 commissioned a six-part series to air this autumn. Brit Marling, James Nesbitt, Paterson Joseph, Bertie Carvel, Adam Deacon, Jill Halfpenny, Jonny Sweet and Nicola Walker will all reprise their roles in … >

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Video: Martin Freeman chats about ‘Fargo’

Channel 4 has released a new video interview with Sherlock star Martin Freeman discussing Fargo, the US drama series inspired by the 1996 movie. Starring Freeman as insurance salesman Lester Nygaard alongside Billy Bob Thornton (A Simple Plan), the ten-part series begins airing on Channel 4 at 9pm tomorrow night. Watch the interview… Adapted by … >

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‘Cardinal Burns’ Series 2 start date confirmed

Cardinal Burns will return later this month. The comedy sketch show’s six-part second series begins at 10.30pm on Wednesday 30 April on Channel 4, moving from E4. New characters will include Hashtag and Bukake, two Turkish minicab drivers who star in their very own Dalston-set Erotic thriller, Curtis a Jheri-curled rapper from the 80’s who … >

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