UKTV

UKTV is the BBC’s UK commercial broadcaster which runs subscription channels such as U&Gold and advert-funded channels including U&Dave, U&Drama and U&Yesterday.

  • Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish to return next month

    Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish to return next month

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    The show, in which Gorman gives a whole new take on the things we normally take for granted, has been a ratings and critical hit for UKTV’s channel Dave which has already commissioned a fourth and fifth series. 

  • New deal brings Crackanory content to Amazon’s Audible

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    UKTV has announced a commercial tie-up with Audible which will see the Amazon-owned audiobook brand sponsor the show’s third series and be able to offer customers stories from all three series of Crackanory via the Audible website.

  • UKTV signs Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman for new sitcom

    UKTV signs Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman for new sitcom

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    The pair have joined the cast of Bull, a new series about a man who attempts to run his antiques shop aided and hampered in equal measure by his team of dysfunctional staff.

  • 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…