Protection – ITV announce thriller in the world of witness protection

The show stars Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall and Katherine Kelly.  ITV have revealed details of a new thriller series set in the murky world of witness protection. The show comes from screenwriter Kris Mrksa (White House Farm) and production company, New Pictures (Des, The Missing). Protection is based on an idea by a specialist who … >

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Freely — new free live TV without aerial or dish announced

A new service, Freely, will allow viewers access to live TV from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 directly over the Internet from 2024 Developed by Everyone TV (the new name for the organisation who deliver FreeView and FreeSat), Freely is a new free service giving access to live TV via broadband. No aerial or … >

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Out There – Martin Clunes leads new ITV thriller

He’s swapping Doc Martin for much darker territory in a hard-hitting drug dealing drama. ITV has announced a new six-part thriller to tackle the subject of county lines drug dealing. Out There will star Martin Clunes as a farmer forced to confront the dark forces seeping into his rural community when his livelihood, homestead and family … >

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The Long Shadow – trailer released for ITV’s true-crime drama

The drama chronicling the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper includes Toby Jones, David Morrissey, Katherine Kelly and Daniel Mays.  Updated 01/09/23: ITV deliver the trailer for its intense new drama The Long Shadow. With a stellar cast, the series chronicles the hunt to catch the Yorkshire Ripper – the biggest manhunt in British history. There’s still … >

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The Tower 3 – Gallowstree Lane has started filming

The third run of the show will adapt the novel Gallowstree Lane. We’ve yet to see the second series of The Tower, it lands later this month, but ITV have already confirmed that series 3 is filming. Based on Kate London’s third novel following DS Collins and her team, The Tower 3 – Gallowstree Lane … >

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Wheel of Fortune – Graham Norton to front an ITV revival

The chat show host takes the legendary gameshow for a spin in 2024.  ITV is dusting off the gameshow Wheel of Fortune for another spin. The enduring hangman-style show, an imported American format, first launched on the network in 1988 and ran until 2001. Across fourteen seasons, the UK version burned through various frontmen including … >

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Red Eye cast - Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage & Lesley Sharp

Red Eye – ITV commissions a high-octane thriller from Bad Wolf

The in-flight international series stars Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp.  ITV have announced that they have cleared the airborne thriller series Red Eye for take-off. The six-part show takes place both onboard an all-night plane flight from London to Beijing, as well as in the corridors of power in Westminster. Red Eye stars … >

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Malpractice – first look image from itv’s new medical thriller

The show stars Niamh Algar as a medic under investigation after a patient dies during a nightmare shift.  ITV have released a first image from its upcoming medical thriller Malpractice. The show comes from writer Grace Ofori-Attah, a former NHS doctor, and director Philip Barantini (Boiling Point, The Responder). The released image features Niamh Algar’s … >

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Anna Maxwell Martin & Shaun Evans headline true crime drama for ITV

The series will tell the incredible true story of Delia Balmer.  ITV have announced a new true crime drama commission from World Productions (Line of Duty, Bodyguard). The show, from writer Nick Stevens (The Pembrokeshire Murders) will tell the story of Delia Balmer who who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The drama … >

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