Television

  • Unspun with Matt Forde returns with special General Election series

    Unspun with Matt Forde returns with special General Election series

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    Series one of the Avalon Television produced show, which sees Forde take an irreverent look at the week’s politics and interview a top name guest, debuted last year and drew a “strong” audience within the 16-34 and ABC1 adults demographics.

  • Ross Noble to compete in the Scottish Six Days Trial for new Dave TV series

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    Ross Noble: All Torque sees the popular comedian train for the challenge with coach James Burroughs and cameras will follow his progress and reveal how he performs in one of the toughest sporting challenges known to man.

  • Rutger Hauer joins Dave’s medical sitcom, Porters

    Rutger Hauer joins Dave’s medical sitcom, Porters

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    The series focusses on “deluded” Simon Porter (Ed Easton) who dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor – but by starting at the bottom, and becoming the best porter the NHS has ever seen.

  • UKTV’s Dave to show new tennis contest

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    The channel has secured exclusive rights to Tie Break Tens, a “fast-paced” short format of tennis in which each match is a first-to-ten point tie break. Every tournament awards a winner-take-all cheque after a single, four-hour session of super-charged high-pressure tennis. 

  • UKTV’s Dave announces medical comedy, Porters

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    The series focusses on “deluded” Simon Porter who dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor – but by starting at the bottom, and becoming the best porter the NHS has ever seen.

  • Original commissions and expanded distribution deals push UKTV’s revenues up 8%

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    In recent years the broadcaster’s mix of drama, comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channels have commissioned a raft of original content including Matt Forde’s political chat show Unspun, Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit, and the new Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais sitcom, Henry IX.