Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig have been confirmed to star in Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama “Riot Women.” “Riot Women” is the new drama from “Happy Valley” creator Wainwright, about a group of middle-aged women who decide to enter a talent contest by forming a punk-rock band. After writing their first song, however, they realize […]

When Prince Andrew invited BBC current affairs show “Newsnight” to interview him at Buckingham Palace in 2019, neither he – nor his interviewer Emily Maitlis – had any inkling that it would not only result in the British royal’s public disgrace, including being stripped of his titles and patronages, but would spawn two dramatizations within […]

Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died alongside Princess Diana in a 1997 car crash in Paris, has been accused of rape by multiple women, a new BBC documentary claims. In “Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods,” which drops on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two today, more than 20 women put forward allegations of […]

Saban Films has acquired Danny A. Abeckaser’s crime drama “The Perfect Gamble,” which stars David Arquette and Daniella Pick Tarantino. The feature, which has completed production, is set to debut in theatres in the first quarter of 2025 followed by a digital release. “The Perfect Gamble” tells the story of two best friends who get […]

“The Grand Tour” producer Andy Wilman says the seeds for his success were sown at school — which he attended with Jeremy Clarkson. “I went to school with him which is like, argh,” Wilman revealed. “But we didn’t plan any of this when we were at school, obviously not. We do have a synergy. Some […]

David Beckham has opened up about the process of embarking on his Emmy award-winning documentary “Beckham,” saying the idea of it made him “nervous.” “It worried me and it made me nervous and it made Victoria nervous,” Beckham said of the four-part doc, which dropped on the streamer last year and quickly became a hit. […]

BBC boss Tim Davie has said he can’t ever see disgraced ex anchor Huw Edwards working for the BBC again. “I can’t see that happening for obvious reasons,” he said. “This man has just been convicted of appalling crimes and it’s pretty straightforward in my mind that I can’t see him working at the BBC […]

Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. boss Andrew Georgiou said the Olympucs had been “great” for the media company. Georgiou was speaking at the tail-end of a phenomenally successful summer in Europe for WBD, which had the exclusive pay TV rights to the Olympic Games across most of Europe. “We had more subscribers come on after Day […]

“Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd has inked a first-look deal with Netflix, despite his series prompting a $170 million defamation lawsuit. Netflix boss Ted Sarandos made the announcement at the Royal Television Society conference in London on Tuesday morning in response to a question from journalist Kirsty Wark over the lawsuit, saying the streamer stands […]

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has said despite the complaint the occasional streamer is overstuffed with options, it can’t have too much content. “People often ask me if we need so many movies and TV shows on Netflix,” he said. “I always answer with an emphatic yes. People have such different and eclectic tastes that you […]

Fremantle is merging two of its U.K. unscripted labels Thames and Talkback amid its global restructure. Talkback managing director Jonno Richards is leaving the company after five years in the role. He was at Talkback for nine years altogether. The new company will be called TalkbackThames and led by Thames managing director Charlie Irwin. Thames […]

Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended prison sentence of six months after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children. He has also been ordered to complete a sex offender treatment program and will be added to the sex offender register for seven years. The decision means he will not face jail time. The […]

French pandemic drama “The Plague,” based on Albert Camus’ novel “La Peste,” has sold to multiple European territories, Variety has learned. The show has sold to AMC Networks International Southern Europe where it will launch on SundanceTV in Spain and AMC in Portugal while Proximus has acquired the show for Belgium. It premiered in France […]

Anna Friel and Anna Maxwell Martin are set to star in a new BBC drama from “Time” creator Jimmy McGovern. The as yet untitled 90-minute drama will explore the themes of grooming and sexual abuse in the context of one family, the Mitchell family, who must grapple with the aftermath of abuse after the perpetrator […]

At primary school gates across the U.K., there’s one topic of conversation that’s surpassed even the 11+ — the notoriously difficult exam for selective secondary schools many 10-year-olds sit for — and that’s “Harry Potter” auditions. News that HBO’s upcoming reboot has begun casting the lead trio – Ron, Hermione and, of course, the Boy […]

A new report compiled by a team of lawyers and data scientists has concluded that the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war shows “widespread anti-Israel bias” and has breached its own editorial guidelines multiple times. The report analyzed the BBC’s English and Arabic-language coverage from the first four months of the conflict, which began on […]

I’m standing next to a cemetery and the smell of freshly dug earth permeates the air. Nearby a man walks past with a blue face and green skin while another has an arrow lodged firmly in his forehead. “Welcome to the afterlife!” someone trills as they dart by. Fortunately, it’s not really the afterlife. I’m […]

Catherine, the Princess of Wales has confirmed that it is with “relief” that she has finished cancer treatment. “The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,” she said in a statement.” Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to […]

The cast of “The Perfect Couple” almost staged a mutiny after director Susanne Bier insisted on a flashmob-style dance sequence for the opening credits. The Netflix murder mystery, based on Elin Hildebrand’s book of the same name, follows a police investigation into the wealthy Winbury family after a body is discovered during a family wedding, […]