Emmerdale resumes production in lockdown

Emmerdale has resumed production this week, marking the first TV soap opera to start recording episodes again following the coronavirus outbreak.

The whole TV and film industry was shut down around the world in March and April, as the pandemic … Read More

Interview: Robert Glenister and Celia de Wolff talk making ITV’s Isolation Stories under lockdown

As the coronavirus lockdown was instigated across the UK, writer-producer Jeff Pope – head of ITV factual drama – decided to create an immediate response to the new normal. The result was four short films under the umbrella title Isolation … Read More

Sheridan Smith, Robert Glenister, Eddie Marsan to star in ITV’s Isolation Stories

Sheridan Smith, Robert Glenister, Tom Glenister, Darren Boyd, Angela Griffin, David Threlfall, Eddie Marsan and his sons Blu and Bodhi will star in Isolation Stories, ITV’s new lockdown series.

The four short dramas will depict life in lockdown, and have … Read More

ITV Hub to stream Britain’s Got Talent: Unseen

ITV will stream Britain’s Got Talent: Unseen exclusively this spring.

The spin-off is the first show to be made and broadcast exclusively for ITV’s catch-up platform. It will feature unseen auditions and moments by shining a light on some of … Read More

ITV orders Professor T remake starring Ben Miller

ITV has ordered a UK remake of Belgian crime drama Professor T.

The six-part series is based on the hit series that was introduced to UK audiences by streaming service Walter Presents. It is produced by Eagle Eye Drama, which … Read More

Trigger Point: Vicky McClure to star in ITV thriller

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure is heading to ITV for new thriller Trigger Point.

Written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, it focuses on the Metropolitan Police’s Bomb Disposal Squad in contemporary London.

Unfolding … Read More

Cold Feet and ITV take a break

Cold Feet and ITV are taking a break, following the conclusion of the show’s ninth season.

Written and created by Mike Bullen, the series stars James Nesbitt, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst, Fay Ripley and John Thomson as the nation’s … Read More

ITV orders adaptation of Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo

ITV is bringing Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo to the screen in a new cold case murder drama.

The drama, which has a working title of Karen Pirie, is based on McDermid’s series of cold case investigations and hails from … Read More

Brenda Blethyn, Meera Syal, Blake Harrison star in ITV’s Kate & Koji

Brenda Blethyn, Meera Syal and Blake Harrison will star in ITV’s comedy series Kate & Koji.

The six-part sitcom from Hat Trick Productions stars Blethyn as Kate, the owner of a seaside cafe who forms an unexpected and sparky friendship … Read More

ITV orders surveillance thriller Viewpoint

ITV has ordered surveillance thriller Viewpoint from screenwriter Ed Whitmore.

The five-part series, from the Emmy and Edgar award winning writer, is based on an idea by Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer, who has co-created the series. It follows a police … Read More