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Film4 unveils new roles for Battsek and Madden

Ollie Madden to succeed Daniel Battsek as Director, Film4 as Battsek appointed Chairman Film4 has announced new roles for Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek. These changes reflect the current success of Film4 both in the UK and internationally, and will ensure that Film4 continues to make a significant

9 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 to Highlight Loneliness for Mental Health Awareness Week

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Channel 4 today unveils its Lonely Giant channel ident to draw attention to the theme of loneliness in support of Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May). See the film here The 40 and 20 second trails will feature the unmistakable Channel 4 giant talking about his

9 May 22 News Release

CHANNEL 4 AND HBO CO-PRODUCTION ‘GET MILLIE BLACK’ CASTS TAMARA LAWRANCE IN TITLE ROLE, TANYA HAMILTON TO DIRECT

The Channel 4 and HBO co-production of Get Millie Black has cast Tamara Lawrance to star in the title role, with Tanya Hamilton to direct. Get Millie Black, produced by Motive Pictures, is a vivid, unflinching, and gripping six-part crime noir, follows the inimitable Millie-Jean Black, a police

6 May 22 News Release

Channel 4's The Andrew Neil Show launches with Jacob Rees-Mogg interview

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil’s first guest in his new live 10-part series on Channel 4 will be Cabinet Minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, it was confirmed today (FRI). The Andrew Neil Show, which launches this Sunday, 8th May at 6pm on Channel 4 sees UK’s pre-eminent political interviewer

6 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 supersizes Steph’s Packed Lunch commission

Channel 4’s BAFTA Award-nominated daytime series Steph’s Packed Lunch has been recommissioned, with Expectation and Can Can Productions continuing to make the weekday lunchtime show throughout 2022 and 2023.

6 May 22 News Release

Hit shows to land on All 4

HUGE HIT SHOWS TO LAND ON ALL 4 Nashville, Weeds and The Big Bang Theory are just some of the titles to arrive on the UK’s biggest free streaming service All 4 is the largest commercial broadcaster streamer for youngs Spring on All 4 is bursting with gems including the return of hit comedy Derry

5 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird

Channel 4 has commissioned a new six-part comedy Everyone Else Burns from JAX Media and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Everyone Else Burns explores life in a hyper-religious community and asks: how does an idiosyncratic family navigating modern day life protect themselves from eternal hell fire?

5 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 acquires Spreadsheet, an edgy new comedy starring Katherine Parkinson

Channel 4 has acquired eight-part comedy series Spreadsheet, starring Katherine Parkinson (Humans, The IT Crowd). Spreadsheet poses the age-old question: can women really have it all – if by ‘all’ we mean sexual freedom, a career, a family and their sanity?

5 May 22 News Release

4: The Next Episode – Channel 4’s future vision

4: The Next Episode – Channel 4’s alternative proposal to privatisation. Today, Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, shared Channel 4’s future plan proposal, 4:The Next Episode, which sets out its vision of what more Channel 4 can be and can do, while continuing to be owned by the British people. Alex Mahon