‘Derry Girls’ Creator Lisa McGee Sets Comedy Thriller Series ‘How to Get to Heaven From Belfast’ at Channel 4

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Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has announced a new Channel 4 comedy show.The new eight-part series, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast will follow childhood friends Saoirse, Robyn and Dara in their 30s, who become embroiled in a mystery after attending the wake of a former classmate.A synopsis adds: “When the women each receive an email informing them of the death of Greta, an old classmate they were once very close with, there’s clearly some unspoken, unfinished business. The friends decide to attend Greta’s wake and discover all may not be quite as it seems.

Lisa McGee, the creator of triple-BAFTA-winner Derry Girls, has set her next project for Channel 4 and Hat Trick Productions.

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Rehearsals for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing have kicked off, with the show's pro dancers being snapped leaving the studio following a hard day at work.The dancers all appeared in high spirits as Johannes Radebe led the way, just days after former celeb partner John Whaite opened up about how he "fell in love" with Johannes during his time on the show. Johannes was joined at the studio by his fellow professional dancers Neil Jones, Nancy Xu, Graziano Di Prima,Lauren Oakley, Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, and Karen Hauer.The pros will soon be paired up with a celeb partner, in the hopes of taking home the coveted glitterball trophy.

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Naman Ramachandran World Productions (“Vigil,” “Line of Duty”) is producing a new season of hit series “Showtrial” for BBC One and iPlayer. Writer and creator Ben Richards (“The Diplomat”) returns for the series. In the show, when high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman.

Ellise Shafer “Passenger,” ITVX and Britbox’s upcoming thriller series starring BAFTA winner Wunmi Mosaku, has revealed three first look images. With a cast including David Threlfall and Rowan Robinson, the six-part darkly comic thriller is also produced by Northern Sister, part of Sister Group (“This Is Going to Hurt,” “Chernobyl”). Britbox International are co-producers alongside ARD Degeto.