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Brenda Blethyn is now filming four new episodes of ITV crime drama Vera
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Blethyn is joined in the first episode by an ensemble cast which includes former Doctor Who star Peter Davison, James Atherton (Coronation Street, Porters), Jodie McNee (Britannia, Little Boy Blue), Adrian Lukis (Collateral, The Crown) and Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones, Three Girls).
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Laurence Fox and Kate Fleetwood join Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes in ITV’s Victoria
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Starting in 1848, the third instalment of the lavish drama will depict a turbulent and uncertain time for both Europe and the monarchy. With revolutions on the continent and the Chartist movement reaching its peak in London, Victoria is under pressure from the government to leave London for her own safety.
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ITV commissions a fourth series of The Durrells
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ITV bosses have confirmed that The Durrells, its popular adaptation of Gerald Durrell’s book trilogy, will return for a fourth series. The new six-part series will see Keeley Hawes (The Missing, Line Of Duty) reprise her role as matriarch Louisa Durrell.
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ITV reveals new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire lifeline
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As well as the familiar lifelines of ‘Ask The Audience’, ‘Phone a Friend’ and ’50:50’, contestants will be able to ‘Ask The Host’ and see if presenter Jeremy Clarkson can help them take home a big money prize.
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ITV’s The Good Karma Hospital is getting a third series
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The drama stars Amanda Redman, Amrita Acharia, Neil Morrissey, James Krishna Floyd, Darshan Jariwalla, Sagar Radia and Nimmi Harasagama as medics working in at a hospital in Southern India.
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Bend It Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha to write new ITV drama
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Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, Beecham House depicts the fortunes of the residents of an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Handsome and soulful, former soldier, John Beecham, has acquired the house to start a new life for his family and a business as a…