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Channel 4 commissions ‘Brian and Margaret’, a major new drama from James Graham starring Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter

Channel 4 has commissioned a major new drama, Brian and Margaret, from Baby Cow Productions ( This Time With Alan Partridge, Chivalry, The Witchfinder). Directed by Academy Award nominee and BAFTA-winning Stephen Frears (A Very English Scandal, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena) and written by RTS

13 Jun 24 News Release

Jack Rooke's award-winning Big Boys returns to Channel 4 for a third series

Fresh from Jack Rooke’s BAFTA and RTS wins for Comedy Writer, Big Boys produced by Roughcut, is returning to Channel 4 for a third series. All the gang will be back - Dylan Llewellyn, Jon Pointing, Camille Coduri, Katy Wix, Izuka Hoyle, Olisa Odele, Harriett Webb and Annette Badland – with some

12 Jun 24 News Release

Graphic featuring logos of Channel 4 Ventures and Vinterior in front of furniture.

Channel 4 Ventures teams with Vinterior in £3 million partnership

Channel 4’s consumer investment arm, Channel 4 Ventures, has secured a £3 million investment into Vinterior, Europe’s leading premium, second-hand furniture marketplace. The media for equity deal will enable the pre-owned home marketplace to tap into significant audiences for popular Channel 4 shows

11 Jun 24 News Release

Channel 4 General Election Night extends programme to 9am Friday, finalises presenting team and exclusive guest line-up

Stream the Channel 4 Election special Channel 4 has extended its Election Night programme and finalised the presenting team. Britain Decides with The Rest Is Politics and Gogglebox will begin at 9.45pm on 4th July and follow the results of the ballot until 9am the following morning, making it the

10 Jun 24 News Release

Channel 4 & Screen Scotland Confirm Scottish Comedy Entertainment Pilot Tender Won By Tuesday’s Child Scotland and Interstellar Co-Pro

Tuesday’s Child Scotland and Interstellar have secured funding to co-produce a brand-new comedy entertainment pilot, James Acaster: People Person (w/t), for Channel 4. The 1x60 non TX pilot was co-developed by Interstellar with Tuesday’s Child in Glasgow, and will be produced, filmed, and edited in

4 Jun 24 News Release

Logos of giffgaff and Channel 4, taken from a new ad partnership in support of Queenie

Channel 4 Sales matches giffgaff and Queenie

Channel 4 Sales has launched a new partnership with giffgaff, which will see the mobile phone network tying in with the universe of upcoming Channel 4 drama Queenie for a new series of 3 x 30’’ adverts.    Running from 4 June to 15 July, the ‘Pick Up, It’s Queenie’ campaign will run as the first ad

31 May 24 News Release

Artwork of Channel 4 character 'Queenie' depicted in a portrait painting

Channel 4 ad campaign brings iconic ‘south London royalty’ Queenie to the nation

Channel 4’s award-winning in-house creative agency 4creative has unveiled its latest campaign in support of the upcoming Channel 4 drama Queenie, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams. The show sees Queenie navigate life, love and identity as a Jamaican British

31 May 24 News Release

Taskmaster Series 18 Contestants Announced

ANDY ZALTZMAN – BABATUNDE ALÉSHÉ - EMMA SIDI – JACK DEE – ROSIE JONES As another series of epic tasking closes, the almighty Greg Davies and his Little Alex Horne are already excited to welcome the next batch of bright-eyed hopefuls to their BAFTA and National Comedy Award-winning, international hit

30 May 24 News Release

Munya Chawawa and Rumpus to shine spotlight on North Korea in more How to Survive a Dictator for Channel 4

Satirist and broadcaster Munya Chawawa will return to Channel 4 with a documentary about North Korea’s notorious dictator Kim Jong-Un, produced by Rumpus. Following his critically acclaimed documentary about Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe How To Survive a Dictator, Munya will raise the stakes in his