Pottery: Montreal misfits’ debut is a hedonistic reminder of life on the road

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDes, ITV’s drama starring David Tennant as British serial killer Dennis Nilsen, has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters and streamers, including AMC Networks’ Sundance Now in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.Made by All3Media-backed Catherine The Great producer New Pictures, the miniseries has also been sold by All3Media International to DIRECTV in Latin America, STAN in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand.In Europe, Des has been acquired by C

Manori Ravindran International EditorBritish presenter David Olusoga will deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture as part of the virtual Edinburgh TV Festival in August.Olusoga, a popular academic, appears frequently in some of the U.K.’s top factual shows, such as the BBC’s “A House Through Time,” “Black and British: A Forgotten History” and the BAFTA Award-winning “Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners.”The 20-year TV veteran, who is British-Nigerian, is also one of the U.K.’s foremost historians

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off.Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as it continues to build its production empire.Jane Millichip, Sky Studios’ chief commercial officer, said: “Love Productions is a world-class

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing an adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos for Comcast-owned European broadcaster Sky.Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for two movies last century, both of which were titled Village Of The Damned.The TV remake is housed at ITV Studios-backed Route 24, which is run by

Biggs Chris nor Rebecca Gormley were lucky in love in the Love Island villa earlier this year, but things appear to have worked out for them on the outside world after they coupled up when they returned to the UK.Despite a few hiccups (and by hiccups, we mean cheating rumours) when Rebecca spent the night with 2019 Islander Michael Griffiths and Biggs was reportedly caught messaging another girl, their relationship is still going strong.The pair regularly share loved-up snaps on Instagram but

Made In Chelsea star Miles Nazaire is about to put his body to the ultimate test by riding a fixed bike for 24 hours in the hope of raising £24,000 for charity. Along with his pals David Templer, Harvey Armstrong, and Tristan Phipps they are aiming to cycle the length of the UK - which is 1407km - in a gruelling endurance challenge for chosen charities NHS Charities Together and Mind.

Another Sky have announced details of their debut album.‘I Slept On The Floor’ will come out on August 7 via Fiction, and comes alongside a new track – watch the video for ‘Fell In Love With The City’ below.In addition, the band, who have released a handful of previous EPs, are set to tour the UK in November, with a London show set for Hackney’s EartH venue.Talking about the new song, vocalist Catrin Vincent says: “I hate breakup songs. I don’t know why, it’s the most universal feeling.