It was a night of surprises at the BAFTA TV Awards, with “The Crown” and “Black Mirror” failing to pick up any awards while “Succession” walked away with only one for Matthew Macfadyen for best supporting actor.
Macfadyen did not attend the awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall, prompting Helena Bonham Carter, who presented the category, to walk off with the iconic gold BAFTA mask with the promise she would get it to Macfadyen.
The international category also saw upset, with frontrunners “Succession,” “Beef” and “The Bear” all failing to win the award. They were instead beaten by little-known French series “Class Act.” It was a fact acknowledged by the show’s shocked lead actor Laurent Lafitte, who, upon accepting the award, told the audience: “Please watch our show. It’s called ‘Class Act,’ it’s quite good — not just because I’m starring in it.”
In the acting categories,...
Macfadyen did not attend the awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall, prompting Helena Bonham Carter, who presented the category, to walk off with the iconic gold BAFTA mask with the promise she would get it to Macfadyen.
The international category also saw upset, with frontrunners “Succession,” “Beef” and “The Bear” all failing to win the award. They were instead beaten by little-known French series “Class Act.” It was a fact acknowledged by the show’s shocked lead actor Laurent Lafitte, who, upon accepting the award, told the audience: “Please watch our show. It’s called ‘Class Act,’ it’s quite good — not just because I’m starring in it.”
In the acting categories,...
- 5/12/2024
- by K.J. Yossman and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Valley and Top Boy shared the BAFTA love on Sunday night at the British Academy’s prestigious Television Awards in London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Sarah Lancashire took home the top prize for her performance in Sally Wainwright’s Yorkshire-based police thriller, and fellow Briton Timothy Spall beat Succession‘s Brian Cox to win the equivalent award, best leading actor, for The Sixth Commandment – which also won two BAFTAs.
Jasmine Jobson claimed the best supporting actress prize for her role in drug-gang drama Top Boy, which also went on to win best drama. Matthew Macfadyen was the only winner for Jesse Armstrong’s hugely popular black satirical comedy, winning the award for best supporting actor in Succession. Sitcom Such Brave Girls claimed best scripted comedy.
Notably, The Crown and Black Mirror missed out despite leading the nominations ahead of the awards show with eight and seven, respectively, and in...
Sarah Lancashire took home the top prize for her performance in Sally Wainwright’s Yorkshire-based police thriller, and fellow Briton Timothy Spall beat Succession‘s Brian Cox to win the equivalent award, best leading actor, for The Sixth Commandment – which also won two BAFTAs.
Jasmine Jobson claimed the best supporting actress prize for her role in drug-gang drama Top Boy, which also went on to win best drama. Matthew Macfadyen was the only winner for Jesse Armstrong’s hugely popular black satirical comedy, winning the award for best supporting actor in Succession. Sitcom Such Brave Girls claimed best scripted comedy.
Notably, The Crown and Black Mirror missed out despite leading the nominations ahead of the awards show with eight and seven, respectively, and in...
- 5/12/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Crown and Black Mirror are among the TV series leading the nominations for the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards, unveiled on Wednesday, earning eight and seven noms, respectively. They are followed by Happy Valley, Slow Horses, and The Sixth Commandment with six each.
Getting five nominations each were The Last of Us, The Long Shadow, and Succession. Other shows featuring among the nominees include Extraordinary and Good Omens.
Charlie Brooker and his hit show Black Mirror earned noms for the season 6 episode Demon 79.
In the performance categories, 17 of the 44 nominees received their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination, including David Tennant (Good Omens), Hannah Waddingham (Eurovision Song Contest 2023), Harriet Walters (Succession), Amit Shah (Happy Valley), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Bridget Christie (The Change), Éanna Harwicke (The Sixth Commandment), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops), Harris Dickinson (A Murder at the End of the World), Kane Robinson (Top Boy...
Getting five nominations each were The Last of Us, The Long Shadow, and Succession. Other shows featuring among the nominees include Extraordinary and Good Omens.
Charlie Brooker and his hit show Black Mirror earned noms for the season 6 episode Demon 79.
In the performance categories, 17 of the 44 nominees received their first BAFTA TV Awards nomination, including David Tennant (Good Omens), Hannah Waddingham (Eurovision Song Contest 2023), Harriet Walters (Succession), Amit Shah (Happy Valley), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Bridget Christie (The Change), Éanna Harwicke (The Sixth Commandment), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops), Harris Dickinson (A Murder at the End of the World), Kane Robinson (Top Boy...
- 3/20/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Crown” could well bow out in style on home soil, with the final outing of the show leading the list of nominees for the 2024 BAFTA TV and TV Craft awards, announced Wednesday.
Netflix’s hit royal drama — which came to an end last year after six seasons — landed eight nominations in total, including for Dominic West, Elizabeth Debecki, Lesley Manville and Salim Daw in the performance categories. However, it missed out for drama series (an award it has been nominated for three times previously).
Just behind “The Crown” and also a Netflix production, the apocalyptic “Black Mirror” episode “Demon 79” earned seven nominations, including limited drama and leading actress for Anjana Vasan.
Further down in a tight group of frontrunners, BBC dramas “Happy Valley” and “The Sixth Commandment and Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” each have six nominations. Sarah Lancashire’s leading actress nomination for “Happy Valley” could see...
Netflix’s hit royal drama — which came to an end last year after six seasons — landed eight nominations in total, including for Dominic West, Elizabeth Debecki, Lesley Manville and Salim Daw in the performance categories. However, it missed out for drama series (an award it has been nominated for three times previously).
Just behind “The Crown” and also a Netflix production, the apocalyptic “Black Mirror” episode “Demon 79” earned seven nominations, including limited drama and leading actress for Anjana Vasan.
Further down in a tight group of frontrunners, BBC dramas “Happy Valley” and “The Sixth Commandment and Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” each have six nominations. Sarah Lancashire’s leading actress nomination for “Happy Valley” could see...
- 3/20/2024
- by Alex Ritman and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Crown’s swansong season has dominated the BAFTA TV nominations, picking up eight in a record year for Netflix.
Although it missed out in the coveted Drama Series category, four of the Netflix royal smash’s actors were handed nods today including Dominic West, who played Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki, who was Princess Diana. Salim Daw and Lesley Manville are the other two nominated actors and actresses, while The Crown also received nominations in the likes of costume design, make up and sound.
Netflix achieved a record haul and was second only to the BBC with nominations, comfortably eclipsing stalwarts ITV and Channel 4 as Top Boy and Black Mirror were also rewarded.
Although not its most critically-rated season, Peter Morgan’s royal saga ended late last year with a bang and plenty controversy, and the noms come amid the ongoing Kate Middleton saga.
Elsewhere, Black Mirror has...
Although it missed out in the coveted Drama Series category, four of the Netflix royal smash’s actors were handed nods today including Dominic West, who played Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki, who was Princess Diana. Salim Daw and Lesley Manville are the other two nominated actors and actresses, while The Crown also received nominations in the likes of costume design, make up and sound.
Netflix achieved a record haul and was second only to the BBC with nominations, comfortably eclipsing stalwarts ITV and Channel 4 as Top Boy and Black Mirror were also rewarded.
Although not its most critically-rated season, Peter Morgan’s royal saga ended late last year with a bang and plenty controversy, and the noms come amid the ongoing Kate Middleton saga.
Elsewhere, Black Mirror has...
- 3/20/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Viacom International Studios’ (Vis) former talent boss has landed the top talent job at Married at First Sight UK producer Cpl Productions.
Simon Shearer-Wright moved to Cpl last month to take on the Head of Talent and Hr role. Reporting to CEO Danielle Lux, he is overseeing the Red Arrow Studios-backed producer’s strategy for sourcing, growing and retaining talent both within the company and on specific productions.
Cpl is best known for producing E4 smash Married at First Sight UK and makes a wealth of UK unscripted shows including A League of Their Own and Rob & Romesh Vs., along with dabbling in scripted with the likes of BBC comedy Ellie & Natasia.
“The TV industry thrives on talent, both in front of and behind the camera,” said Lux. “At Cpl we believe nurturing and developing all our staff and creating a culture where they’re empowered...
Simon Shearer-Wright moved to Cpl last month to take on the Head of Talent and Hr role. Reporting to CEO Danielle Lux, he is overseeing the Red Arrow Studios-backed producer’s strategy for sourcing, growing and retaining talent both within the company and on specific productions.
Cpl is best known for producing E4 smash Married at First Sight UK and makes a wealth of UK unscripted shows including A League of Their Own and Rob & Romesh Vs., along with dabbling in scripted with the likes of BBC comedy Ellie & Natasia.
“The TV industry thrives on talent, both in front of and behind the camera,” said Lux. “At Cpl we believe nurturing and developing all our staff and creating a culture where they’re empowered...
- 6/1/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 is bringing together its international production and distribution subsidiaries under a new imprint, Seven.One Studios.
The formation of the new unit comes at the end of a period of change, following the sale of subsidiary Red Arrow Studios’ U.S. production arm and the creation of two German production companies.
The restructure will see eight production companies — from Germany, the UK, Denmark and Israel — bundled together alongside sales arm Red Arrow Studios International.
From Germany comes Cheerio Entertainment, Flat White Productions, Pyjama Productions and Redseven Entertainment, with Cpl Productions and Vienna Blood maker Endor Productions representing the UK, July August Productions hailing from Israel and Snowman Productions Denmark.
Seven.One Entertainment Group Chief Content Officer Henrik Pabst will lead Seven.One Studios as CEO while keeping his existing title, with Alexander Pesch CFO and Martin Metzger COO.
“The demand for content is only increasing,” saiod Pabst. “This makes...
The formation of the new unit comes at the end of a period of change, following the sale of subsidiary Red Arrow Studios’ U.S. production arm and the creation of two German production companies.
The restructure will see eight production companies — from Germany, the UK, Denmark and Israel — bundled together alongside sales arm Red Arrow Studios International.
From Germany comes Cheerio Entertainment, Flat White Productions, Pyjama Productions and Redseven Entertainment, with Cpl Productions and Vienna Blood maker Endor Productions representing the UK, July August Productions hailing from Israel and Snowman Productions Denmark.
Seven.One Entertainment Group Chief Content Officer Henrik Pabst will lead Seven.One Studios as CEO while keeping his existing title, with Alexander Pesch CFO and Martin Metzger COO.
“The demand for content is only increasing,” saiod Pabst. “This makes...
- 11/9/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
German media powerhouse ProSiebenSat.1 is bundling its eight production companies in Germany, the U.K., Denmark and Israel, along with its global distribution arm Red Arrow Studios International, under a newly established banner called Seven.One Studios.
The new entity will produce across all key genres for its own platforms as well as external players. In the future, ProSieben says there will be a “clear focus” within the German-speaking territories on content with young talent for the youth-skewing demographic.
The companies that will feed into Seven.One Studios include Cheerio Entertainment (Germany), Flat White Productions (Germany), Pyjama Productions (Germany), Redseven Entertainment (Germany), Cpl Productions (U.K.), Endor Productions (U.K.), July August Productions (Israel), Snowman Productions (Denmark) and Germany and U.K.-based distribution arm Red Arrow Studios International.
The realignment of ProSieben’s production and international distribution arm follows the establishment of two new production companies in Germany over...
The new entity will produce across all key genres for its own platforms as well as external players. In the future, ProSieben says there will be a “clear focus” within the German-speaking territories on content with young talent for the youth-skewing demographic.
The companies that will feed into Seven.One Studios include Cheerio Entertainment (Germany), Flat White Productions (Germany), Pyjama Productions (Germany), Redseven Entertainment (Germany), Cpl Productions (U.K.), Endor Productions (U.K.), July August Productions (Israel), Snowman Productions (Denmark) and Germany and U.K.-based distribution arm Red Arrow Studios International.
The realignment of ProSieben’s production and international distribution arm follows the establishment of two new production companies in Germany over...
- 11/9/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
World Productions Boss and YouTube Emea Head Win Rts Fellowships
Line of Duty (pictured) producer World Productions CEO Simon Heath (pictured) and YouTube Regional Director, Emea, Ben McOwen Wilson are among the six winners of this year’s Royal Television Society (Rts) Fellowships. Cpl Productions MD Danielle Lux, BBC News At Ten‘s Clive Myrie, ITV Continuing Drama MD John Whiston and retiring Screen Yorkshire CEO Sally Joynson see out the crop, who were described as “leaders in their fields” by Rts CEO Theresa Wise. Rts Fellowships recognise industry luminaries who have made an outstanding, sustained and exceptional contribution to the industry.
Bollywood’s ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ Trailer Launched
Ahead of Abhishek Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’s December 10 release, a trailer has dropped showing a passionate couple, played by Ayushmann Khurrana (Badhaai Ho) and Vaani Kapoor (Bell Bottom), whose lives change after the main character hints at a gender-related issue with his partner.
Line of Duty (pictured) producer World Productions CEO Simon Heath (pictured) and YouTube Regional Director, Emea, Ben McOwen Wilson are among the six winners of this year’s Royal Television Society (Rts) Fellowships. Cpl Productions MD Danielle Lux, BBC News At Ten‘s Clive Myrie, ITV Continuing Drama MD John Whiston and retiring Screen Yorkshire CEO Sally Joynson see out the crop, who were described as “leaders in their fields” by Rts CEO Theresa Wise. Rts Fellowships recognise industry luminaries who have made an outstanding, sustained and exceptional contribution to the industry.
Bollywood’s ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ Trailer Launched
Ahead of Abhishek Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’s December 10 release, a trailer has dropped showing a passionate couple, played by Ayushmann Khurrana (Badhaai Ho) and Vaani Kapoor (Bell Bottom), whose lives change after the main character hints at a gender-related issue with his partner.
- 11/8/2021
- by Anuj Radia
- Deadline Film + TV
The BAFTA TV Awards winners have been announced, and it was a big night for Michaela Coel, whose BBC and HBO series I May Destroy You scooped two of the biggest prizes of the evening.
During a pre-recorded ceremony at London’s iconic Television Centre, Coel walked away with best leading actress for her performance as sexual assault survivor Arabella, while I May Destroy You also scooped best mini-series, beating Steve McQueen’s Small Axe.
It follows I May Destroy You’s strong showing last month at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards, which celebrates the work of those working behind the scenes. Coel scored a BAFTA mask for best drama writer and best director at the ceremony.
After winning leading actress on Sunday, Coel collected her award in-person and thanked intimacy coach Ita O’Brien. Coel said O’Brien’s presence meant she could make a series about “exploitation, loss of respect,...
During a pre-recorded ceremony at London’s iconic Television Centre, Coel walked away with best leading actress for her performance as sexual assault survivor Arabella, while I May Destroy You also scooped best mini-series, beating Steve McQueen’s Small Axe.
It follows I May Destroy You’s strong showing last month at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards, which celebrates the work of those working behind the scenes. Coel scored a BAFTA mask for best drama writer and best director at the ceremony.
After winning leading actress on Sunday, Coel collected her award in-person and thanked intimacy coach Ita O’Brien. Coel said O’Brien’s presence meant she could make a series about “exploitation, loss of respect,...
- 6/6/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve McQueen’s Amazon and BBC “Small Axe” anthology leads the nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) Television and Craft Awards with 15 nods.
Netflix’s “The Crown” has 10 nominations, while BBC and HBO’s “I May Destroy You” has eight. BBC and Hulu’s “Normal People” has seven nominations, and Netflix’s “Sex Education” has six.
The Television Awards ceremony takes place June 6 on BBC One, and the Craft Awards will be streamed on BAFTA’s social channels on May 24.
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“Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe” Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Ali Marlow – Broke & Bones, Endemol Shine Group/BBC Two
“Rob & Romesh Vs” Jack Shillaker, David Taylor, Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Bill Righton – Cpl Productions/Sky One
“The Big Narstie Show” Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Rina Dayalji, Ben Wicks, Toby Baker – Expectation, Dice Productions Entertainment/Channel 4...
Netflix’s “The Crown” has 10 nominations, while BBC and HBO’s “I May Destroy You” has eight. BBC and Hulu’s “Normal People” has seven nominations, and Netflix’s “Sex Education” has six.
The Television Awards ceremony takes place June 6 on BBC One, and the Craft Awards will be streamed on BAFTA’s social channels on May 24.
Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards: Nominations
Comedy Entertainment Programme
“Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe” Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Ali Marlow – Broke & Bones, Endemol Shine Group/BBC Two
“Rob & Romesh Vs” Jack Shillaker, David Taylor, Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Bill Righton – Cpl Productions/Sky One
“The Big Narstie Show” Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Rina Dayalji, Ben Wicks, Toby Baker – Expectation, Dice Productions Entertainment/Channel 4...
- 4/28/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The nominees for the BAFTA TV Awards have been unveiled, and it was good news for Small Axe and The Crown.
Steve McQueen’s BBC and Amazon anthology drama dominated with 15 nominations in total across the main awards and the craft prizes, while The Crown was next in line with 10 nominations. There were good showings for BBC/HBO’s I May Destroy You, which is up for eight prizes, and BBC/Hulu series Normal People has seven nominations.
Small Axe’s 15 nominations include recognition for John Boyega and Letitia Wright in the Leading Actor/Actress categories (both are first-time TV nominees), while the drama will compete for Mini-Series alongside Normal People, I May Destroy You, and Channel 4’s Adult Material.
Other major Small Axe nominations included Micheal Ward and Malachi Kirby for Supporting Actor, while Shaun Parkes will compete with Boyega for Leading Actor. The series is also up for nine craft awards,...
Steve McQueen’s BBC and Amazon anthology drama dominated with 15 nominations in total across the main awards and the craft prizes, while The Crown was next in line with 10 nominations. There were good showings for BBC/HBO’s I May Destroy You, which is up for eight prizes, and BBC/Hulu series Normal People has seven nominations.
Small Axe’s 15 nominations include recognition for John Boyega and Letitia Wright in the Leading Actor/Actress categories (both are first-time TV nominees), while the drama will compete for Mini-Series alongside Normal People, I May Destroy You, and Channel 4’s Adult Material.
Other major Small Axe nominations included Micheal Ward and Malachi Kirby for Supporting Actor, while Shaun Parkes will compete with Boyega for Leading Actor. The series is also up for nine craft awards,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Marc Anthony and Jc Acosta plan a MipTV keynote, “My Name Is Leon” reveals casting details, Rubicon announced spring delivery for its Norwegian drama series “Nach” and Cpl Productions extends its multi-year deal with Red Arrow Studios.
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MipTV and ViacomCBS International Studios have revealed that singer, songwriter, producer Marc Anthony and Vis & Networks Americas president Jc Acosta will host a keynote address at April’s MipTV titled “Behind the Curtain – A Conversation With Marc Anthony” at the entirely-online event.
Acosta will interview Anthony and briefly recap the musician’s 30-year career in the entertainment industry. The two will also use the opportunity to announce several new projects their companies are working on together.
In November of last year, Anthony’s Magnus Studios signed a first-look deal with Vis to focus on the development, creation and production of digital video content, film and TV production,...
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MipTV and ViacomCBS International Studios have revealed that singer, songwriter, producer Marc Anthony and Vis & Networks Americas president Jc Acosta will host a keynote address at April’s MipTV titled “Behind the Curtain – A Conversation With Marc Anthony” at the entirely-online event.
Acosta will interview Anthony and briefly recap the musician’s 30-year career in the entertainment industry. The two will also use the opportunity to announce several new projects their companies are working on together.
In November of last year, Anthony’s Magnus Studios signed a first-look deal with Vis to focus on the development, creation and production of digital video content, film and TV production,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’
BBC One has announced the cast for its adaptation of Kit de Waal’s debut novel My Name is Leon. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Monica Dolan (A Very English Scandal), Olivia Williams (Counterpart), Christopher Eccleston (The A Word), Poppy Lee Friar (In My Skin), and Sir Lenny Henry Cbe (The Lord of the Rings) headline the drama special. Cole Martin will play the lead, Leon, in his first TV role. Set in 1980s Birmingham, the drama tells the uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy, and his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his blond and blue-eyed baby brother. My Name is Leon is produced by Douglas Road Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, Ringside Studios, and Vicarious Productions. It is executive produced by Lenny Henry and Angela Ferreira for Douglas Road Productions,...
BBC One has announced the cast for its adaptation of Kit de Waal’s debut novel My Name is Leon. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Monica Dolan (A Very English Scandal), Olivia Williams (Counterpart), Christopher Eccleston (The A Word), Poppy Lee Friar (In My Skin), and Sir Lenny Henry Cbe (The Lord of the Rings) headline the drama special. Cole Martin will play the lead, Leon, in his first TV role. Set in 1980s Birmingham, the drama tells the uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy, and his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his blond and blue-eyed baby brother. My Name is Leon is produced by Douglas Road Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, Ringside Studios, and Vicarious Productions. It is executive produced by Lenny Henry and Angela Ferreira for Douglas Road Productions,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Update… Game On! will now air Wednesday May 27 instead of May 21. This is down to general scheduling move rather than anything to do with the Covid-19 shutdown. It will air at 8pm on CBS ahead of Seal Team and S.W.A.T.
April 29, 2020: CBS has dated two of its newest reality series, Keegan-Michael Key-hosted Game On! and Phil Keoghan’s Tough As Nails but has pushed back the upcoming season of The Amazing Race.
Game On!, a remake of British entertainment format A League of their Own, which was previously hosted for Sky by James Corden, will launch on Wednesday May 20 at 8pm.
Hard grafting competition series Tough As Nails will then follow on Wednesday July 8 at 9pm. The show, which celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, will run after the season finale of Game On!
However,...
April 29, 2020: CBS has dated two of its newest reality series, Keegan-Michael Key-hosted Game On! and Phil Keoghan’s Tough As Nails but has pushed back the upcoming season of The Amazing Race.
Game On!, a remake of British entertainment format A League of their Own, which was previously hosted for Sky by James Corden, will launch on Wednesday May 20 at 8pm.
Hard grafting competition series Tough As Nails will then follow on Wednesday July 8 at 9pm. The show, which celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, will run after the season finale of Game On!
However,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Bridesmaids star Matt Lucas is having an extremely busy time in coronavirus self-isolation. Fresh from going viral with his Thank You Baked Potato song, which has raised money to feed UK health workers, the comedian, actor and writer will grace TV screens in a brace of new projects.
First up, Lucas will re-team with his comedy partner David Walliams to revive iconic sketch show Little Britain for a one-off skit for BBC coronavirus telethon The Big Night In on April 23.
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It has been more than 14 years since the show last aired on the BBC, but Lucas and Walliams have been talking for some time about bringing it back. Lucas revealed...
First up, Lucas will re-team with his comedy partner David Walliams to revive iconic sketch show Little Britain for a one-off skit for BBC coronavirus telethon The Big Night In on April 23.
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It has been more than 14 years since the show last aired on the BBC, but Lucas and Walliams have been talking for some time about bringing it back. Lucas revealed...
- 4/16/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most repeatedly asked questions in the NFL this season continues to be is if former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is going to come out of retirement. And James Corden, of all people, may hold the key to the three-time Super Bowl champion’s return to the field.
Gronkowski was a surprise guest on Corden’s “Late Late Show” Thursday night, and not just because he happened to be on the CBS lot filming the host’s new sports-themed show “Game On!” this week.
The three-time Super Bowl champion, who officially announced his retirement from the NFL in March, said he’s loving his post-football career of TV gigs, working out and new business ventures.
Also Read: CBS Orders Sports-Themed Show 'Game On!' From James Corden
Corden then tried to trick Gronk into agreeing to go back to the Patriots by making him blink.
Gronkowski was a surprise guest on Corden’s “Late Late Show” Thursday night, and not just because he happened to be on the CBS lot filming the host’s new sports-themed show “Game On!” this week.
The three-time Super Bowl champion, who officially announced his retirement from the NFL in March, said he’s loving his post-football career of TV gigs, working out and new business ventures.
Also Read: CBS Orders Sports-Themed Show 'Game On!' From James Corden
Corden then tried to trick Gronk into agreeing to go back to the Patriots by making him blink.
- 11/15/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
CBS has ordered a sports-themed game show “Game On!” from James Corden, based on the U.K. series “A League of Their Own,” that Corden hosts himself.
Keegan-Michael Key will host the U.S. version. He will be joined by Venus Williams and Rob Gronkowski, who will serve as team captains, while Bobby Lee and Iam Karmel will serve as comedian panelists.
Equal parts comedy and game show, the genre-busting “Game On!” pits two teams of three, captained by Williams and Gronkowski, with comedians Lee and Karmel plus a rotating mix of sports stars, comedians and celebrities, against one another.
The teams will go head to head in over-the-top physical challenges, from seeing who can dunk the most basketballs over a tank of water while harnessed on a bungee cord, to taking on a sumo wrestler in the ring. They will also have their sports-related knowledge tested with trivia questions,...
Keegan-Michael Key will host the U.S. version. He will be joined by Venus Williams and Rob Gronkowski, who will serve as team captains, while Bobby Lee and Iam Karmel will serve as comedian panelists.
Equal parts comedy and game show, the genre-busting “Game On!” pits two teams of three, captained by Williams and Gronkowski, with comedians Lee and Karmel plus a rotating mix of sports stars, comedians and celebrities, against one another.
The teams will go head to head in over-the-top physical challenges, from seeing who can dunk the most basketballs over a tank of water while harnessed on a bungee cord, to taking on a sumo wrestler in the ring. They will also have their sports-related knowledge tested with trivia questions,...
- 11/6/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
CBS has tapped Friends From College actor Keegan-Michael Key to the host the remake of James Corden’s BAFTA-winning Sky game show A League Of Their Own.
In Game On!, Key will sit in the seat Corden occupies on the UK version of the format, presiding over two teams navigating rounds of sporting questions and physical challenges, such as sumo wrestling.
The teams will be led by tennis superstar Venus Williams and Rob Gronkowski, who has won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
They will be joined by regulars Bobby Lee (Mad TV), an actor and comedian, and Ian Karmel, an Emmy Award-winning writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Game On! will be produced by Corden’s production company Fulwell 73, Cpl Productions — which created the UK series — and CBS’s Eye Productions.
Ben Winston, James Corden and Emma Conway are executive producers for Fulwell,...
In Game On!, Key will sit in the seat Corden occupies on the UK version of the format, presiding over two teams navigating rounds of sporting questions and physical challenges, such as sumo wrestling.
The teams will be led by tennis superstar Venus Williams and Rob Gronkowski, who has won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
They will be joined by regulars Bobby Lee (Mad TV), an actor and comedian, and Ian Karmel, an Emmy Award-winning writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Game On! will be produced by Corden’s production company Fulwell 73, Cpl Productions — which created the UK series — and CBS’s Eye Productions.
Ben Winston, James Corden and Emma Conway are executive producers for Fulwell,...
- 11/6/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is serving up another show from the mind of James Corden.
This time, the network has issued an order for “Game On!,” an equal parts comedy and game show based on the popular U.K. series “A League of Their Own,” which Corden hosts.
Keegan-Michael Key has been tapped to host the U.S. version, which will feature tennis champion Venus Williams and New England Patriots Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains. Actor and comedian Bobby Lee, best known for his work on “Mad TV,” and “Late, Late Show” co-head writer Ian Karmel will serve as comedian panelists.
According to CBS, “Game On!” will pit two teams of three, captained by Williams and Gronkowski, against each other. The teams will be comprised of a rotating mix of sports stars, comedians and celebrities. Both sides will go head-to-head in over-the-top physical challenges, such as seeing who can dunk...
This time, the network has issued an order for “Game On!,” an equal parts comedy and game show based on the popular U.K. series “A League of Their Own,” which Corden hosts.
Keegan-Michael Key has been tapped to host the U.S. version, which will feature tennis champion Venus Williams and New England Patriots Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains. Actor and comedian Bobby Lee, best known for his work on “Mad TV,” and “Late, Late Show” co-head writer Ian Karmel will serve as comedian panelists.
According to CBS, “Game On!” will pit two teams of three, captained by Williams and Gronkowski, against each other. The teams will be comprised of a rotating mix of sports stars, comedians and celebrities. Both sides will go head-to-head in over-the-top physical challenges, such as seeing who can dunk...
- 11/6/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
A Japanese pop-up restaurant aimed at increasing awareness of dementia and changing perceptions about the conditions is the basis of a new format produced by Red Arrow’s Cpl Productions for UK’s Channel 4.
The Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds indie is making The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, a five-part factual entertainment format for the British broadcaster in association with Motion Content Group, co-producers of Channel 4’s Dementiaville.
The broadcaster hopes that the show will start a wider national conversation about how we think about people who live and work with this increasingly common condition. The restaurant was the brainchild of Japanese TV director Shiro Oguni and opened last year.
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes was co-commissioned by Channel 4’s Head of Entertainment, Ed Havard and Channel 4’s Head of Features and Formats, Sarah Lazenby. It is exec produced by Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh and Martin Oxley.
The Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds indie is making The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, a five-part factual entertainment format for the British broadcaster in association with Motion Content Group, co-producers of Channel 4’s Dementiaville.
The broadcaster hopes that the show will start a wider national conversation about how we think about people who live and work with this increasingly common condition. The restaurant was the brainchild of Japanese TV director Shiro Oguni and opened last year.
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes was co-commissioned by Channel 4’s Head of Entertainment, Ed Havard and Channel 4’s Head of Features and Formats, Sarah Lazenby. It is exec produced by Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh and Martin Oxley.
- 9/21/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Finalists include Clio Barnard, Alison Owen and Susanna White [pictured], Benedict Cumberbatch, Penny Woolcock, and Pippa Harris.
The hClub100, the Hospital Club’s annual search for the most innovative and inspirational people working across the creative industries in the UK, has revealed its finalists including 10 film industry leaders. They were selected from public nominations that were then whittled down by a panel of industry experts.
They are:
Alison Owen, ProducerBen Wheatley, DirectorChiwetel Ejiofor, ActorClio Barnard, Director (a Creative England Trailblazer) David Heyman, Producer, Heyday FilmsIdris Elba, ActorJonathan Glazer, DirectorSusanna White, DirectorTessa Ross, Chief Executive, National Theatre (outgoing head of Film4)Benedict Cumberbatch, Actor (people’s choice)
In the Broadcast category, the finalists are:
Danielle Lux, Managing Director, CPLPippa Harris, ProducerEvan Davis, PresenterGavin Patterson, CEO, BPMartin Freeman, ActorNicola Shindler, Producer, Red Productions (a Creative England Trailblazer)Sharon Rooney, ActorOlly Lambert, DirectorPenny Woolcook, Filmmaker, ScreenwriterGina Lyons, Producer (people’s choice)...
The hClub100, the Hospital Club’s annual search for the most innovative and inspirational people working across the creative industries in the UK, has revealed its finalists including 10 film industry leaders. They were selected from public nominations that were then whittled down by a panel of industry experts.
They are:
Alison Owen, ProducerBen Wheatley, DirectorChiwetel Ejiofor, ActorClio Barnard, Director (a Creative England Trailblazer) David Heyman, Producer, Heyday FilmsIdris Elba, ActorJonathan Glazer, DirectorSusanna White, DirectorTessa Ross, Chief Executive, National Theatre (outgoing head of Film4)Benedict Cumberbatch, Actor (people’s choice)
In the Broadcast category, the finalists are:
Danielle Lux, Managing Director, CPLPippa Harris, ProducerEvan Davis, PresenterGavin Patterson, CEO, BPMartin Freeman, ActorNicola Shindler, Producer, Red Productions (a Creative England Trailblazer)Sharon Rooney, ActorOlly Lambert, DirectorPenny Woolcook, Filmmaker, ScreenwriterGina Lyons, Producer (people’s choice)...
- 10/9/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Classics professor Mary Beard also honoured at 23rd Women in Film and TV Awards event at Hilton hotel, London
Angela Rippon has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at an event recognising women in broadcasting. The 69-year-old, who also presents BBC1's Rip-Off Britain, collected her prize from the BBC director-general, Tony Hall, at the Sky Women in Film and TV (Wftv) Awards in London.
Others feted at the event included the actor Sheridan Smith, who took the best performance award for her portrayal of great train robber Ronnie Biggs's wife Charmian in the ITV drama Mrs Biggs. The academic Mary Beard, who has worked on many historical documentary series, took the best presenter award at the 23rd annual awards event, staged at the Park Lane Hilton hotel.
Rippon was the first regular female newsreader on national television in Britain, beginning her journalism career more than half a...
Angela Rippon has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at an event recognising women in broadcasting. The 69-year-old, who also presents BBC1's Rip-Off Britain, collected her prize from the BBC director-general, Tony Hall, at the Sky Women in Film and TV (Wftv) Awards in London.
Others feted at the event included the actor Sheridan Smith, who took the best performance award for her portrayal of great train robber Ronnie Biggs's wife Charmian in the ITV drama Mrs Biggs. The academic Mary Beard, who has worked on many historical documentary series, took the best presenter award at the 23rd annual awards event, staged at the Park Lane Hilton hotel.
Rippon was the first regular female newsreader on national television in Britain, beginning her journalism career more than half a...
- 12/7/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Actress Sheridan Smith, producer Pippa Harris, and director Penny Woolcock are among the honorees at the 23rd annual Sky Women in Film and TV awards in London.
The 2013 Eon Lifetime Acheivement award goes to broadcaster Angela Rippon.
Nearly 1,000 industry guests are in attendance at the Park Lane Hilton in London. Ruby Wax hosts this year’s event.
Presenters of awards included BBC Director General Tony Hall, actors Peter Capaldi, Ashley Walters, Julie Walters and James Corden, and BFI London Film Festival director Clare Stewart
Wftv CEO Kate Kinninmont said: “We have a new talent award which this year goes to Kelly Marcel for creating Terra Nova for Steven Spielberg, scripting Saving Mr Banks for Tom Hanks and now being commissioned to bring Fifty Shades of Grey to our screens.
“Sheridan Smith walked away with our acting award for her role as Mrs Biggs, and Clio Barnard won the directing award for her exquisite feature film, The Selfish Giant.
“It...
The 2013 Eon Lifetime Acheivement award goes to broadcaster Angela Rippon.
Nearly 1,000 industry guests are in attendance at the Park Lane Hilton in London. Ruby Wax hosts this year’s event.
Presenters of awards included BBC Director General Tony Hall, actors Peter Capaldi, Ashley Walters, Julie Walters and James Corden, and BFI London Film Festival director Clare Stewart
Wftv CEO Kate Kinninmont said: “We have a new talent award which this year goes to Kelly Marcel for creating Terra Nova for Steven Spielberg, scripting Saving Mr Banks for Tom Hanks and now being commissioned to bring Fifty Shades of Grey to our screens.
“Sheridan Smith walked away with our acting award for her role as Mrs Biggs, and Clio Barnard won the directing award for her exquisite feature film, The Selfish Giant.
“It...
- 12/6/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
LONDON -- Celador Prods., the company behind such shows as "You Are What You Eat", quiz show "Perfect Strangers" and comedy entertainment show "Popcorn", has undergone a management buyout, managing director Danielle Lux announced Thursday.
The buyout has the support of outgoing Celador Prods. chairman Paul Smith, who remains a shareholder and will retain a non-executive role in the company. Financial details were not disclosed.
The deal follows last year's sale -- by Celador Prods.' parent company Complete Communications Ltd. -- of hit format "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and distribution business Celador International to Dutch production house 2waytraffic.
Director of production Heather Hamson and director of production Murray Boland also share ownership.
"In just a couple of years, we've gone from being employees hired to grow the company to becoming its owners," Lux said. "Heather, Murray and myself are very grateful to Paul and passionately committed to keeping Celador Prods. a creative company for creative people."
Celador Prods. is currently in production on a fourth run of the hugely successful factual entertainment series "You Are What You Eat" for Channel 4 and has a number of new commissions in the pipeline.
The buyout has the support of outgoing Celador Prods. chairman Paul Smith, who remains a shareholder and will retain a non-executive role in the company. Financial details were not disclosed.
The deal follows last year's sale -- by Celador Prods.' parent company Complete Communications Ltd. -- of hit format "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and distribution business Celador International to Dutch production house 2waytraffic.
Director of production Heather Hamson and director of production Murray Boland also share ownership.
"In just a couple of years, we've gone from being employees hired to grow the company to becoming its owners," Lux said. "Heather, Murray and myself are very grateful to Paul and passionately committed to keeping Celador Prods. a creative company for creative people."
Celador Prods. is currently in production on a fourth run of the hugely successful factual entertainment series "You Are What You Eat" for Channel 4 and has a number of new commissions in the pipeline.
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