EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, Emmerdale return to UK TV

EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street are all returning to UK TV this month, with the former two kicking off their new runs tonight after a halt in production due to the coronavirus pandemic.

EastEnders – which teased its return as … Read More

Virgin’s V Festival heads to ITV2

ITV2 will bring the V Festival to the UK this weekend, with a three-part special.

Hosted by Maya Jama and Joel Dommett, the festival will comprise three one-hour episodes that feature Anne Marie, Olly Murs and Dizzee Rascal as headliners, … Read More

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! moves to UK castle

In a sign of just how much the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the industry, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! will relocate from Australia to the UK for its 2020 run.

The reality TV contest will be broadcast … Read More

Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club comes to ITV

ITV is aiming to capture the experience of enjoying live comedy in an intimate space this year with a new series fronted by Jonathan Ross.

With venues currently closed, stand-up comics have increasingly moved online to reach audiences and raise … Read More

Unsaid Stories: ITV orders Black Lives Matter-inspired shorts

ITV has commission four drama shorts, entitled Unsaid Stories, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Produced by Greenacre Films (Been So Long), an independent production company founded by Nadine Marsh-Edwards (Joe All Alone, The Ruins of Empires, An … Read More

ITV orders Stephen Lawrence drama following fight for justice

ITV has ordered a new drama about the fight for justice following the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

A three-part sequel to the groundbreaking single drama, The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, the series will simple be called “Stephen”. Produced by Hat … Read More

ITV 2 to air Love Island: Australia after postponing UK edition

ITV 2 will air Love Island: Australia this summer to fill the channel’s reality TV void.

The dating series has become one of ITV’s biggest hits in recent years, with the channel even doubling up to air a second … 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