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Channel 4 reconnects with a Celebrity Call Centre Christmas Special

The Celebrity Call Centre is re-opening its ‘phone lines for the festive season, in partnership with Age UK, with eight new stars tackling dilemmas large and small, from Christmas quandaries to troublesome affairs of the heart. Taking calls from the great British public this time round will be

20 Nov 18 News Release

Channel 4 commissions brand new daytime format, Beat the Chef (w/t)

Twofour and Motion Content Group have secured a 20 x 30’ series with Channel 4 for brand new daytime format, Beat the Chef (w/t). The cookery gameshow will be presented by Andi Oliver. Beat the Chef (w/t) sees amateur cooks go head to head against a professional chef in fast-paced cook offs to win a

19 Nov 18 News Release

Rose Glass' Saint Maud starring Morfydd Clark & Jennifer Ehle starts shooting

Principal photography has begun on Saint Maud, a psychological horror film that marks the feature debut of rising star writer/director Rose Glass. Morfydd Clark ( The Personal History of David Copperfield, L ove & Friendship) plays Maud, a young religious private carer who becomes dangerously

16 Nov 18 News Release

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast is back and jam-packed with celebrity guests

BFFs Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty return to Channel 4 with a brand new series of Friday Night Feast to help motivate the nation to cook up a storm every weekend this winter. Over twelve weeks, and housed in their pop-up caff at the end of Southend Pier, the boys will be joined in the kitchen by a

14 Nov 18 News Release

Factual entertainment Christmas 2018 highlights

The Inbetweeners 10th Birthday Party (w/t) 1x120’ Fudge Park and Monkey Kingdom co-production for Channel 4 The ultimate celebration of everyone’s favourite hapless sixth-formers, as Channel 4 marks a decade since The Inbetweeners hit our screens. The original gang of four – Simon Bird (Will), James

14 Nov 18 News Release

Jon Petrie appointed Commissioning Editor for comedy at Channel 4

Channel 4’s Head of Comedy, Fiona McDermott, today announced the appointment of Jon Petrie as Commissioning Editor. He will join the channel early in 2019. Fiona McDermott, Head of Comedy at Channel 4, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Jon to the team. He’s rightly earned a reputation as a real

14 Nov 18 News Release

Fwends reunite and bus wankers gather – it’s The Inbetweeners 10th Birthday Party (w/t)

Channel 4 is today delighted to announce the ultimate celebration of everyone’s favourite hapless sixth-formers as we mark a decade since The Inbetweeners hit our screens. The original gang of four – Simon Bird (Will), James Buckley (Jay), Joe Thomas (Simon) and Blake Harrison (Neil) – will be back

14 Nov 18 News Release

E4 commissions: Spencer and Vogue: Adult(ish)

E4 will air a new series with exclusive access to the lives of Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams as they make their debut into parenthood, it was announced today (Wednesday 14th November). The three-part reality series, Spencer and Vogue: Adult(ish) (w/t), which has been commissioned from Rumpus

14 Nov 18 News Release

Channel 4 commissions: George Clarke's 100 Years of British Homes (w/t)

Growing up on a council estate in Washington, Tyne and Wear, architect George Clarke has a very personal experience of the positive impact of social housing. Marking the centenary of the nation’s council house movement, George Clarke’s 100 Years of British Homes (w/t) - a landmark 3 x 60’ series for