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Channel 4 heads back to Birmingham for more mischief with a second series of live entertainment show, Late Night Lycett

After the success of the first series, which was +35% up on Individual share and a remarkable +126% for 16-34’s against the Monday to Sunday 10pm slot average, Joe Lycett and Channel 4 will once again be returning to the banks of Birmingham’s canals for more mayhem in a new series of Late Night

24 Aug 23 News Release

CHANNEL 4 COMMISSIONS NEW COMEDY SERIES ‘DISABILITY BENEFITS’ STARRING ROSIE JONES

Written by Rosie Jones and Peter Fellows, Channel 4 has commissioned Disability Benefits from Merman Television and 2LE Media, which first came to life as the award-winning Channel 4 Comedy Blap of the same name. Having had her state benefits cut to shreds after being made redundant, a young woman

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 confirms series two of apocalyptic comedy ‘Everyone Else Burns'

PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED AS THE GOD-FEARING LEWIS FAMILY INCLUDING SIMON BIRD, KATE O’FLYNN, AMY JAMES-KELLY & HARRY CONNOR RETURN Following a highly successful first outing – and the survival of eternal hell fire - the Lewis family are returning to Channel 4 for a second series in Everyone Else Burns

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions The Push from BAFTA award winning film maker Anna Hall

Fawziyah Javed was 31 - a beautiful clever lawyer from Leeds, 17 weeks pregnant with her first child. On 2nd Sept 2021 she was on a mini break to Edinburgh with her husband. CCTV shows them arm in arm s as they stroll through Edinburgh but by 10:30pm that night Fawziyah was dead after she fell from

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions The Murder Retrial (w/t)

The British jury system – judgement by twelve of one’s peers – is shrouded in secrecy, but does that only serve to cover up flaws in the system? Juries are a cornerstone of British justice, but studies [1] [2] have suggested that up to a quarter of juries’ verdicts may be susceptible to inaccuracies

23 Aug 23 News Release

4Skills Business Boost to offer specialist support to N&R based indies

Channel 4 is to offer specialist training and business support to smaller Nations & Regions based independent production companies to help them navigate unprecedented challenges facing the broadcast industry. The 4Skills Business Boost will offer targeted intervention to support smaller indies to

23 Aug 23 News Release

Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson seated in pop-up chairs on a beach

Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston reunite for More4 travel series Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

Actors Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston are celebrating four decades on screen together in an all-new More4 series

22 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 and BBC to launch freelancer support programme in partnership with the National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Channel 4 and the BBC today announced plans for a new, two-week online programme to support the freelance community, delivered in partnership with the National Film and Television School (NFTS). Kicking off in October, the free programme will include masterclasses, workshops, training and wellbeing

21 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4.0 commissions two huge new series hot off the heels of massive viewing figures

Ex-Love Islander, Chloe Burrows handed her own series, Bad Baby, and Harry Pinero builds on success of Harry Pinero’s Worst in Class by teaming up with Yung Filly for The Filly and Harry Show