James Norton looks set to defend the Anglo-Saxon throne from French invader Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the first glimpse from upcoming medieval drama series “King and Conqueror.” Norton plays Harold, Earl of Wessex in the series as he prepares to face Coster-Waldau’s William, Duke of Normandy at the famous Battle of Hastings. Also starring are Emily […]

BBC drama boss Lindsay Salt says the difficult economic landscape is making it harder to find U.S. co-production partners, with European companies increasingly stepping in to fill the gap. “I feel that’s already shifted massively,” Salt said during an in-conversation panel at U.K. television confab Content London on Thursday. “Not to say we’re not still […]

Caleb Azumah Nelson is set to write, direct and executive produce the BBC adaptation of his debut novel “Open Water.” The eight-part series will be produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay U.K. company) and B-Side Productions. “Open Water” follows the relationship between retail worker and budding photographer Marcus and dance student Effie. “From the […]

The BBC is pulling its “MasterChef” Christmas specials following the allegations made against presenter Gregg Wallace, the latest escalation in an episode that has dominated U.K. headlines. Wallace stepped aside from presenting the U.K. edition of the cookery show last week following a BBC News investigation in which numerous allegations of historic inappropriate sexual comments […]

Jacob Elordi drama series “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” has been acquired by the BBC for the U.K. The five-part adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel, which also stars Ciarán Hinds and Odessa Young, will be broadcast in the U.K. on BBC One and the BBC’s proprietary streamer iPlayer. It will drop […]

U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy has committed to continuing the BBC’s licence fee model until at least 2027. However she has said she is going to consider all funding options for the broadcaster’s “long-term sustainability” during the next Royal Charter review. The BBC is governed by a document called a Royal Charter which is periodically […]

The highly-anticipated third season of “The Traitors” U.K. is set to return sooner than planned. U.K. audiences will finally be able to watch on Jan. 1 on BBC One and iPlayer. The third season will once again feature host Claudia Winkleman overseeing a group of civilians in the Scottish Highlands as they compete for a […]

PREMIERE “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham attended the premiere of upcoming BBC animation “Tiddler” at the Sea Life London Aquarium on Sunday. Waddingham, who voices the narrator in the half-hour film, posed with some of Tiddler’s fishy friends ahead of the screening. The animation, from production company Magic Light, also features the voices of Lolly […]

A panel of leading television executives and creators at Film Bazaar discussed the intricacies of adapting international series for Indian audiences. Banijay Asia’s Mrinalini Jain said that successful adaptations require more than simple translation. “There is a very fine line between translating a format and transposing it, and transposing is where the magic happens,” Jain […]

“Gavin & Stacey” fans are set to rejoice as the BBC unveils a first look image of the long-awaited special reunion. The image features the show’s lead quartet, James Corden, Ruth Jones, Matthew Horne and Joanna Page. Corden returns as Smithy, Jones as Nessa, Horne as Gavin and Page as Stacey for the upcoming special. […]

Mark Gatiss is adapting E. Nesbit’s “Man-Size in Marble” for the BBC as part of its annual “’A Ghost Story for Christmas” anthology series. Titled “Woman of Stone,” the spooky Christmas special follows Victorian newlyweds Jack and Laura. “The couple are settling into a small cottage in a quiet village when their idyll is overshadowed […]

Logan Paul sent a lookalike to answer questions from the BBC about his cryptocurrency dealings and accusations that he profited from misleading fans. In the documentary “Logan Paul: Bad Influence?,” which the BBC is airing on Wednesday, filmmaker Matt Shea investigates allegations that the social media personality — whose YouTube channel alone has more than 23 […]