Channel 4
Brett Gelman to star in Channel 4 comedy Entitled
June 25, 2022 | David Farnor
Brett Gelman is heading to Channel 4 for new comedy series Entitled.
A co-production between the broadcaster and Showtime, Entitled follows Gabe (Gelman), an American widower who must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic … Read More
Tamara Lawrance to star in Channel 4’s Get Millie Black
June 6, 2022 | David Farnor
Tamara Lawrance will star in Channel 4 and HBO’s Get Millie Black.
Produced by Motive Pictures, the six-part crime noir follows the inimitable Millie-Jean Black, a police detective forced to quit Scotland Yard and return home to Jamaica, where she … Read More
Channel 4 and YouTube ink new partnership
June 2, 2022 | David Farnor
Channel 4 has inked a new partnership with YouTube as it looks to adopt a digital-first strategy,
The extension of its previous relationship with the streaming giant will make hundreds of hours of programmes available on YouTube in the UK/Eire … Read More
Channel 4 to air Grenfell play this June
May 28, 2022 | David Farnor
Channel 4 will air the not-for-profit play Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes From The Inquiry.
The play, which ran on stage last year at The Tabernacle (where it was also filmed) and Birmingham Rep, is a dramatisation of verbatim excerpts … Read More
Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu return to Channel 4 for summer of The Big Breakfast
May 28, 2022 | David Farnor
The Big Breakfast is officially coming back to Channel 4 – again.
The broadcaster revived its seminal morning entertainment showlast year, as part of its Black to Front initiative to improve Black representation on and off screen. At its heart … Read More
BAFTA TV Awards 2022: Time, Help lead winners
May 8, 2022 | David Farnor
The winners for the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards have been announced, and Time, Help and Big Zuu led the way.
Going into the evening, Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 drama It’s a Sin was the dominant favourite, with a … Read More
Spreadsheet: Katherine Parkinson stars in Channel 4 comedy
May 7, 2022 | David Farnor
Channel 4 has acquired Spreadsheet, a new dark comedy starring Katherine Parkinson.
The eight-part series poses the age-old question: can women really have it all – if by “all”, we mean sexual freedom, a career, a family and their sanity? … Read More
We Are Lady Parts, Landscapers lead BAFTA TV Craft Award winners
April 25, 2022 | David Farnor
BAFTA has announced the winners of its 2022 Craft Awards, celebrating behind-the-scenes television talent of 2021.
We Are Lady Parts, the musical comedy about a Muslim female punk band, led the way, winning three prizes: creator and first-time nominee … Read More
Channel 4 orders The Horne Section TV Show
April 24, 2022 | David Farnor
Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy series from The Horne Section, the band led by Alex Horne.
Horne has been working with the music group since 2010, when they first performed together at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Horne … Read More
Channel 4 renews The Change for Season 2
April 15, 2022 | David Farnor
Channel 4 has renewed The Change for a second season.
The BAFTA-nominated comedy is created, written by, and stars Bridget Christie. The show follows Linda (Christie), a 50-year-old working class married mother of two. Who is she? What is she? … Read More
