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E4 'Speechless' over new Minnie Driver sitcom acquisition

All three seasons of the US irreverent comedy Speechless are coming to E4. Maya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) is a mom who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), and kids Ray (Mason Cook), Dylan (Kyla Kenedy), and JJ (Micah Fowler), her eldest son who has cerebral palsy. In season one

6 Feb 19 News Release

Channel 4 in advanced negotiations with Glasgow’s The Garment Factory for new Creative Hub

Channel 4 has entered into advanced negotiations with Castleforge Partners to lease just over 4,000 sq ft in The Garment Factory building in Glasgow as its new Creative Hub. The broadcaster will lease the space on the first floor of the historic building, which has recently undergone an extensive

5 Feb 19 News Release

Channel 4's The Island with Bear Grylls raises the stakes

12 strangers, one island and a hidden secret… Hit Channel 4 series The Island with Bear Grylls returns later this year, but this time there’s a twist. For the first time there’s money at stake and it’s everyone for themselves. The reimagined series will be called Treasure Island with Bear Grylls and

31 Jan 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Deadwater Fell (w/t)

Written by Daisy Coulam, this 4-part series is a forensic examination of a tragedy and its effects on a small Scottish community, and an exploration of the evil which can reside behind closed doors Channel 4 commissions a brand new 4 x 60’ drama from Kudos by Daisy Coulam ( Humans, Grantchester)

30 Jan 19 News Release

Ian Katz launches 2019 on Channel 4 including slate of major new commissions

Channel 4 Director of Programmes Ian Katz today launched a slate of new programmes for 2019 that put some of the most important issues affecting Britain today in the spotlight. A broad mix of programmes that are distinctive, entertaining and unashamedly noisy, that champion unheard voices, tell

30 Jan 19 News Release

Previously announced new commissions for 2019

Drama BAFTA-winning ‘This Is England’ filmmaker Shane Meadows returns to Channel 4 with The Virtues, starring BAFTA-winner Stephen Graham as a man confronted with the long-buried truth about his own childhood. Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner George Clooney stars and directs this a six-part

30 Jan 19 News Release

Channel 4 to explore the UK’s homelessness epidemic with ex-soldier Ed Stafford

Channel 4 today announces they are spending 60 Days on the Streets with ex-soldier and adventurer Ed Stafford. The 3 x 60’ series, a Boundless and Motion Content Group production, will see self-shooting ex-soldier Ed Stafford spend 60 winter days and nights on the streets with no money, no food and

30 Jan 19 News Release

The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Channel 4

Channel 4 to air a special animated adaptation of the much loved classic children’s book The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr from the makers of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and The Snowman and The Snowdog for Christmas 2019 Once there was a little girl called Sophie, and she was having tea with

30 Jan 19 News Release

Channel 4 announces Specialist Factual commission, Ghost (w/t)

Channel 4 has commissioned Naked TV to produce Ghost, a profoundly moving, revelatory and ultimately uplifting television first. Ghost is a 3 x 60 minute series that captures the journey of six terminally ill people who create incredible experiences to comfort the loved ones they are leaving behind