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BBC casts Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn in new Neil Cross series
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Written by Luther creator Neil Cross, the six-part series sees the duo play detectives Robert Hicks and Elaine Renko, partners and enemies in contemporary London who seek to enforce the law and protect their loved ones in a world that every day slips closer to certain destruction.
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BBC Three’s Uncle returns this Sunday for final series
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It’s been four years since man-child Andy (Nick Helm) forged an unlikely alliance with nerdy nephew Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott). Suicidal and irresponsible, Andy cared only about having lost his girlfriend, and only looked after Errol after being blackmailed into it by chaotic sister Sam (Daisy Haggard).
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BBC confirms Two Doors Down will return for third series
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Exploring the best and worst of family life, the sitcom follows the residents of Latimer Crescent as they navigate the trials and tribulations of suburban life.
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BBC Worldwide signs major Top Gear deal with Chinese IPTV firm
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Despite the BBC dropping him from the show, the deal also includes the entire run of Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear, including its specials.
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BBC iPlayer to stream Planet Earth II footage in Ultra HD
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Available on compatible TVs, the footage will be available in Ultra HD and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) and mark’s the BBC’s first public UHD broadcast and the corporation will use feedback to help decide how best to stream full-length Ultra HD programmes in future.
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AMC and BBC America order second series of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
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The eight-part first series was written by Max Landis, the mind behind cult classic Chronicle, and stars Samuel Barnett as Gently and Elijah Wood as his assistant Todd.