Television
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Morse prequel to air next year
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ITV has confirmed a new “one-off” drama exploring the early years of Inspector Morse. The drama, due to film in Oxford this autumn and set to air early next year, will see Shaun Evans take on the part immortalised by John Thaw in ITV’s adaptation of Colin Dexter’s novels. Endeavour is written Morse writer and…
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Review: 4oD Catch Up for iPad
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4oD Catch Up is Channel 4’s answer to the ever-popular BBC iPlayer which already launched its iPad app earlier this year. Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 isn’t sitting in a pool of public cash so the 4oD iPad app is sponsored by Heineken meaning all videos are preceded by a 60 second advert for the…
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ITV's Whitechapel recommissioned for third series
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ITV has announced crime drama Whitechapel which stars Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis as detectives solving crimes inspired by legends of the East End, will return for a new run next year after two successful series drew audiences of up to 8.1 million. Also returning for the new six-part run next year is Steve Pemberton…
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Castle returns to UK screens for third run
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US crime drama Castle returns to British TV screens next week when the third series starts on UKTV’s crime drama channel, Alibi. The show stars Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives, Firefly, Serenity) as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist who helps the NYPD homicide department solve crimes.
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ITV confirms Primeval 'webisodes'
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To coincide with the arrival of the fourth series of Primeval, ITV.com is to screen five “unique and exciting” webisodes detailing what happened between the devastating end of series 3 and the start of the new run.
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BBC One HD launch date confirmed
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The High Definition version of BBC HD will launch next week (Wednesday 3 November) across all UK digital platforms with a mixture of native HD and upscaled content. The BBC say the channel will launch at 7PM “with a series of programmes made in true HD” including The One Show, Wallace And Gromit’s World Of…