Ashes to Ashes writer Jack Lothian has penned Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, a new one-off drama for ITV. The two-hour film will be set in 1920s London and based on Britain’s most famous real life ghost hunter and sceptic, Harry Price, who investigated tales of the paranormal and supernatural. Based on the novel The Ghost … >
ITV has announced the commission of Marcella, a new original, multi-stranded crime drama. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of The Bridge, the eight-part series is set in contemporary London and described as “Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain”. Marcella follows a single female detective working on a serial murder case and will … >
ITV has commissioned a major new series about the life of Queen Victoria. Victoria will focus on the early years of our longest reigning monarch, who leaves childhood behind when she ascends the throne at the tender age of 18. From the producers of BBC One’s Poldark, the 8-part drama is created and written by acclaimed … >
Julian Fellowes will adapt Anthony Trollope’s novel Doctor Thorne for ITV. The three-part drama will begin filming later this year. Downton Abbey creator Fellowes commented: “As a lifetime devotee of Trollope, my own favourite among the great nineteenth century English novelists and certainly the strongest influence over my work that I am conscious of, it … >
A twelfth season of Birds of a Feather will begin filming later this year. Birds of a Feather was revived by ITV in January 2014, following a 16-year break, and became ITV’s most successful comedy launch in over a decade. The sitcom orignally ran for nine seasons between 1989 and 1998 on BBC One. Writers … >
Kieran Bew (Da Vinci’s Demons) will lead the cast of ITV’s new Beowulf series as the legendary title character. Described as “a western set in the Dark Ages of Britain’s mythic past”, the new 13-part drama is created by James Dormer (Strike Back), Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Kieran Bew will star alongside William Hurt … >
Arthur & George, starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will begin next month. ITV’s new adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel, based on an intriguing series of genuine events in the life of the novelist and physician who created the detective Sherlock Holmes, is written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Waking The … >
The first trailer has been released for ITV’s new adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel, Arthur & George. Based on an intriguing series of genuine events in the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the three part drama stars Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as the novelist and physician who created the detective Sherlock Holmes. > Buy … >
ITV has re-commissioned Benidorm for an eighth season. Seven new episodes will begin filming on location in Spain later this year, with creator Derren Litten introducing a brand new family to the Solana. Elaine Bedell, ITV’s Director of Comedy & Entertainment commented: “Benidorm continues its enduring appeal with ITV viewers, and we look forward to … >
ITV has announced the commission of Beowulf, an “epic re-imagining of one of literature’s greatest and most enduring heroes”. Described as “a western set in the Dark Ages of Britain’s mythic past”, the new 13-part drama is created by James Dormer (Strike Back), Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Dormer, who will write and executive produce … >