Channel 5

  • New Channel 5 docu follows the RSCPA’s Dog Rescuers

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    The RSCPA’s work rescuing mistreated dogs across England and Wales is the subject of a new Channel 5 observational documentary. The Dog Rescuers follows the charity’s inspectors and officers as they investigate some of the 1.3 million annual reports of cruelty and mistreatment of animals. Using the latest forensic technologies and good old fashioned leg…

  • Channel 5 commissions major new crime drama

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    Channel 5 has commissioned its first original drama series in eight years. Executive Produced by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers’ Wives, Hollyoaks), Evidence is a ten-part procedural crime series and will air next year. Each self-contained episode follows a different case, from the committing of the crime, through its investigation and then to the final…

  • Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

    Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

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    Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service owned by the BBC and ITV, has added Demand 5 to its service. Set up six years ago, Freesat provides access to over 150 free TV and radio channels, including six HD channels. Last year the platform launched its < free time > service to compete against rival YouView…

  • Channel 5 commissions more The Hotel Inspector Returns

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    Channel 5 has commissioned a new four-part run of The Hotel Inspector Returns. The series will see acclaimed hotelier Alex Polizzi return to some of the hotels and guesthouses featured in The Hotel Inspector to discover how they’ve prospered since her first visit.   Venues include The First in Last Out, a 17th-century Winchester pub…

  • Channel 5 snaps up Prisoner Cell Block H remake

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    Channel 5 has bought the UK rights to Wentworth, a reboot of cult Australian drama Prisoner Cell Block H. THe 10-part series will centre on Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack, Underbelly: Razor) and Franky Doyle (Nicole Da Silva, Rush), inmates in the Wentworth Correctional Centre. The seriesis described as a “graphic, edgy reboot” set in the…

  • Channel 5 announces Demand 5 for Windows 8

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    Channel 5 has announced a new Demand 5 app for Windows 8. The UK broadcaster describes the app as “the latest development in Channel 5’s strategy of reaching viewers on a wide range of connected devices and follows launches on YouView and Sky On Demand for Demand 5 in recent months.”   Versions of the…