Television

  • UKTV teams up with Malaysia tourism agency for new cookery series

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    John Torode is returning to UKTV’s Good Food with a new series looking at the “vibrant and varied cuisine” of Malaysia. The series follows the success of Torode’s Australia series and is being produced in association with MATRADE, the national trade promotion agency of Malaysia.

  • New Ryan Philippe and Juliette Lewis thriller heading to UKTV’s Watch

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    UKTV has snagged the exclusive pay-TV rights to Secrets and Lies, a major new thriller starring Ryan Philippe and Juliette Lewis. The show, which is produced by ABC Studios, drew audiences of more than 8m viewers when it premiered in the US earlier this year and has already been renewed for a second series.

  • The Strain returns to UK screens in August

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    The second series of The Strain will get its UK premier next month courtesy of UKTV’s entertainment channel Watch. Based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling The Strain Trilogy, the series tells the story of Dr. Ephriam Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control in New York City. Season…

  • Chris Evans announced as new Top Gear host

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    Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans has been unveiled as the new lead-host of BBC Two’s Top Gear. He and “an all-new” line-up of co-presenters will replace Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond when the show returned later this year.

  • The Last Man on Earth wakes up on UKTV’s Dave

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    Starring Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and January Jones, and set in 2020, the critically-acclaimed series follows the comic consequences of Phil Miller (Forte) as he discovers he’s the only human left on Earth when a deadly virus wiped out the population. 

  • One to watch: Hoff the Record

    One to watch: Hoff the Record

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    The mockumentary series sees former Knight Rider and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff play a fictionalised version of himself who is forced to move to the UK after work dries up and his disastrous personal life leaves him desperate for cash.