Following the recent wrap on filming for the second season of hit U&alibi drama Bookish (6×70’), UKTV has unveiled a first look at what’s in store for the guest stars and original ensemble. Star of Celebrity Traitors, Ruth Codd also joins the line-up as India Flynn. Bookish is created by Emmy Award-winning writer Mark Gatiss and is […]
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is returning for its sixth season, with filming having already commenced in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The new season of the popular cosy-crime drama, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere exclusively on UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel, U&alibi in 2026, […]
UKTV has announced the re-commission of Bookish (6×70’) for specialist crime drama channel, U&alibi ahead of the first series premiering in July. The series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama, part of ITV Studios and, as international partner, Beta Film is handling the world sales, with PBS Distribution holding North American rights to series one. Mark Gatiss continues […]
UKTV has acquired the UK premiers of The Hunting Party, the new crime procedural which recently debuted on NBC in the US, and Allegiance, the police drama set in British Columbia which has just aired its second season on CBC in Canada, for its dedicated crime pay channel U&alibi. The deal with NBCUniversal Global TV […]
UKTV has completed the rollout of its U Masterbrand with the commercial broadcaster’s pay channels, Gold & Alibi, transitioning to U&Gold and U&alibi across paid linear and on demand platforms. The U Masterbrand initially launched in July with UKTV’s family of free-to-air channels becoming U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W, and its free streaming service, formerly […]
UKTV has announced that U – its new masterbrand – will go live on July 16th, uniting UKTV’s family of free-to-air channels which will become U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W. Its free streaming service will transition from UKTV Play to U. Penny Brough, Chief Marketing Officer at UKTV, commented: “The launch of U on July 16th is […]
Further casting is now confirmed for Bookish (6×70’), a brand-new drama created by Emmy Award-winning writer Mark Gatiss, for UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel Alibi. The series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama and filming is now underway in Belgium. As international partner, Beta Film is handling the world sales. Blake Harrison (Still Up, World […]
UKTV has announced the commission of the new series, Mudtown (6×60’), for its crime drama channel, Alibi. The six-part series is a co-commission with Welsh language free-to-air channel S4C and All3Media International. The series is produced by Severn Screen and has already commenced filming, shooting back-to-back in both English and Welsh language. Mudtown centres around […]
UKTV has announced that it has invested in the online care marketplace, Elder, using its multi-million pound investment fund, UKTV Ventures. Elder was created to connect older people and their families with independent carers across the UK to enable personalised one-to-one care at home. Elder’s proprietary technology uses hundreds of different data points including conditions, […]
UKTV’s catalogue of original drama continues to grow, with the commission of six-part series, Bookish (6×70’) for its specialist crime drama channel Alibi. The UKTV original series has been created by Emmy Award-winning writer Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock) and is produced by Eagle Eye Drama. As international partner, Beta Film will handle […]