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Will Mellor, Ralf Little front new factual entertainment series for U&Dave

Will Mellor and Ralf Little will bring their renowned chemistry to U and U&Dave later this year with Will & Ralf Should Know Better (4×60’). Pulling back the curtain on a bickering bromance that stretches over 20 years, Will and Ralf are finding out how they can do life better as two middle aged men in […]

July 10, 2024

Molony to star as Bergerac in re-imagined series

Casting is now confirmed for the re-imagined series of Bergerac (6×60’) with Damien Molony (The Split, Brassic, Crashing) set to step into the leading role of Jim Bergerac. The six-part UKTV Original series is produced by BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, Jersey based Westward Studios and supported by Visit Jersey. Filming will begin this […]

July 8, 2024

U&Dave orders Silence is Golden; Gorman returns

Dermot O’Leary is set to host U&Dave’s Silence is Golden, a new entertainment show created by Richard Bacon, whose Yes Yes Media is set to produce the series for UKTV. At the start of each episode, the network gives £250,000 to the studio audience and all they need to do to keep it is remain […]

July 4, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Research: 57% Brits watch TV with evening meals

Ahead of the launch of UKTV’s new U streaming platform on July 16th, research from UKTV shows that Britain is a nation of TV addicts – with three and a half weeks a year spent in front of the television, the equivalent of four and a half years across an average adult’s lifetime. What’s more, […]

July 2, 2024

Filming begins on UKTV, BritBox’s Outrageous

Filming has begun on Outrageous (6×60’), a six-part series about the Mitford sisters, with a cast including Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy, which will air in 2025. The brand-new drama, created and written by Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, The Long Song), and based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography […]

June 26, 2024

UKTV’s U masterbrand launching July 16

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 […]

June 6, 2024

The Marlow Murder Club season 2 on U&DRAMA and U

UKTV today announced the return of the amateur sleuthing trio, Judith, Suzie and Becks, in the second series of The Marlow Murder Club (6×60’) for U&DRAMA and U. The series is once again a co-commission with co-producer and US broadcaster MASTERPIECE and produced by Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios. The first series, which […]

May 21, 2024

Engineering series from Air TV commissioned by UKTV

UKTV has commissioned Masters of Reinvention for its  factual channel Yesterday and free streaming service UKTV Play, to be produced by Air TV. In the new six part series, mechanical engineer and broadcaster, Dr Shini Somara (Tomorrow’s Food) will turn to back copies of Practical Mechanics magazine – once the bible of British inventors – […]

May 20, 2024

Paul Whitehouse hosts The Sketch Show Years on Gold

Vomedy channel Gold has teamed up with the maestro of the sketch show, Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show, Harry & Paul), for a new celebration of the genre – Paul Whitehouse’s Sketch Show Years (4×40’). Personally curated and narrated by Whitehouse, the series will take viewers on a journey through the much-loved comic’s favourite British sketch […]

May 7, 2024

Virgin Media TV adds 11 new FAST channels

Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of 11 new FAST channels at no extra cost. Available to all Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box, the new FAST channels offer 24/7 access to binge-worthy shows and comfort series including Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Flipping Bangers: Deal Masters and fan favourite concerts such as […]

May 1, 2024