Belle’s back in September

Billie Piper is back as Belle in a second run of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, set to air next month on ITV2. and Belle’s moved up in the world and working as a high-class independent escort. The new series also sees her as the unwilling mentor to wannabe call girl Bambi and falling in love.

ITV confirms Hurt’s return as Crisp

John Hurt is to reprise his acclaimed role as Quentin Crisp for a new ITV1 drama dealing with Crisp’s life in the US. An Englishman in New York will also star Sex in the City star Cynthia Nixon and picks up where the 1970’s classic The Naked Civil Servant left off.

New ITV Bank Fraud Drama

A host of famous faces are set to star in a new Wired - a new three-part thriller for ITV1 exploring the murky high-risk world of bank fraud. The confirmed cast includes Jodie Whittaker (Venus, St Trinian’s), Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre, Die Another Day), Laurence Fox (Lewis), Riz Ahmed (Britz) and Charlie Brookes (EastEnders).

Carphone Warehouse Sponsors X Factor

ITV has named The Carphone Warehouse as the official sponsor of The X Factor for the second year running.

The on and off-air sponsorship package, which includes broadcasts on ITV1 and ITV2, as well as sponsorship of the X Factor website (www.itv.com/xfactor) begins with the show launch on 16 August 2008.

Moving Wallpaper Returns

Echo Beach may be no more after network executives (real and fictional) brought the show to a tragic early demise but producer Jonathan Pope (Ben Miller) and his team are back for a second series of Moving Wallpaper.

Bragg Presents 10 Part Religious Art Discussion

Melvyn Bragg is to present Faith In The Frame, a new ITV 10-part part series of discussions on the religious themes and relevance of ten of the world’s most fascinating religious pictures.

Each week a panel drawn from writers, art historians, and religious experts and religious figures will discuss the subject matter, artistic value and social history of each of the paintings, as well as why the paintings are still relevant today.

ITV Name Prisoner Cast

ITV has announced the cast of its upcoming remake of 60s cult classic, The Prisoner. As previously announced Jim Caviezel is set to play the title role of “Number Six” with two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen will co-starring in the role of “Number Two.”

ITV and BBC’s Freesat Finally Launches

Freesat, the BBC and ITV’s free digital satellite television service launched today offering a range of general entertainment, film, music and news channels without subscription.
The service has over 80 free digital channels � television, radio, interactive � plus high definition (HD) services from the BBC and ITV.
The launch channel line-up includes the full range of [...]