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Marsha Thomason Joins ‘The Bay’; Season 3 GreenlitLost and White Collar actress Marsha Thomason has joined the cast of ITV drama The Bay, as the British broadcaster confirmed it has renewed the drama for a third season. Thomason will join the detective drama as Morecambe Criminal Investigation Department’s new family liaison officer, DS Jenn Townsend, following Morven Christie’s decision to leave the show.

‘Downton Abbey’ Sequel Film Edges Closer One of the worst kept secrets in the UK biz is closer to becoming a reality, as Carnival Films gears up to shoot a sequel Downton Abbey feature in the coming weeks. Hugh Bonneville told BBC Radio 2 today that planets are aligning on the second film.

EXCLUSIVE: British soccer star David Beckham is lacing up his boots to produce a documentary mini-series about the feud between sports brands Adidas and Puma.

BBC Studios Inks First-Look Deal With Youngest Media BBC Studios has signed a first-look distribution deal with entertainment producer Youngest Media, run by former Endemol UK executives David Flynn and Lucas Church. Youngest created ITV game show Small Fortune, which is being adapted by NBC in the U.S.

Amazon Signs Channel 4 Commissioner Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Fozia Khan has joined Amazon Prime Video unscripted team in the UK. She will report to head of unscripted Dan Grabiner, who is responsible for shows including All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. Khan will join Amazon in the summer and news of her departure follows a commissioning restructure at Channel 4. Her appointment was first reported by UK trade Broadcast.

A friendly suggestion for the anxious and heavy-hearted (and, these days, who isn't?): a bedtime story read by Harry Styles. "Tonight I'm going to help you drift off to sleep with some soothing words and calming music," the rakish British musician will purr into a listener's ear with his lilting baritone.

After assuring fans that they were to continue to shoot during the tougher Tier 4 guidelines in the UK, alas ITV’s two soaps have had to halt production.

British broadcaster ITV has suspended filming on its iconic soap opera Coronation Street as the coronavirus crisis continues to cause disruption for film and TV shoots across the UK.

ViacomCBS' ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) unveiled a new content slate at the virtual NATPE Miami 2021 event on Thursday, including series, documentaries, a made-for-TV, or streaming, movie based on an Argentine-Mexican musical telenovela and kids programming.

Seeing as we’re now in Lockdown 3.0, we’ve had more than enough time on our hands to binge watch the new shows on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. However, sometimes we need a break and venture to “normal” television for our much loved Saturday or Sunday evening programmes.

Gallery: Love Island replacement show The Cabins unveils its new cast of singletons (Digital Spy (UK))She added: 'I’m trying for a baby so then I’ll do baby stuff, why not? I am what I am, I make mistakes, I’ve said things in the past, I stick up for myself, I am what I am, and I hope people can relate to it. ' Carl recently said that despite the couple planning babies and marriage and having posters of her on his wall before they met, he cannot stand her Jordan alter ego.

BBC Studios, the commercial and production arm of the U.K. public broadcaster BBC, has taken full control of British film and TV banner Clerkenwell Films, upping its stake from 48 percent to 100 percent.

It’s the end of an era at The End Of The F***ing World and Misfits producer Clerkenwell Films, where founder Murray Ferguson is leaving after 23 years and BBC Studios is taking full control of the business.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA winners Louis Theroux and David Olusoga will deliver masterclasses at BBC Studios’ annual Showcase.Now its 45th year, the event — which normally takes place in Liverpool across five days — is fully digital due to the pandemic.

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