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Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new two-part series which will uncover some of the hidden stories behind one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, the Colosseum, hosted by prominent historian Dan Snow. The Colosseum with Dan Snow (w/t) is an illuminating journey around this famous ancient building and the blood-soaked gladiator displays that took place within its walls. The series will be produced by streaming service History Hit and was commissioned by Lucy Willis, Commissioning Editor, Factual for Channel 5.

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Crackit TV has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a chilling new three-part feature documentary series, Hunting Britain’s Bedroom Predators (w/t).

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Phillip Schofield is to return to television in an exclusive 3-part series for Channel 5. Making his first television appearance in over 12 months, Phillip tells his own personal story in an emotionally charged ultimate survival experience Phillip Schofield Cast Away, produced by award-winning Burning Bright Productions.

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Channel 5 and AMC Networks’ Acorn TV today announce the recommission of The Madame Blanc Mysteries, the much-loved crime drama created by and starring Sally Lindsay. Clapperboard (Love Rat, The Good Ship Murder, The Teacher) and Saffron Cherry Productions (The World According to Grandpa) will co-produce with Acorn Media Enterprises on board as international distributor, holding exclusive rights worldwide except for the UK and Northern Ireland. The series was ordered by Greg Barnett, Commissioning Editor for Channel 5.

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Following the critical and viewer success of their BAFTA nominated series Endurance: Race to the Pole, explorers Ben Fogle and Dwayne Fields are returning to Channel 5 with the second instalment of their immersive, historical adventures. Endurance: Race for the Nile will see these latter-day adventurers step back in time to re-explore the intense and gripping story of the indominatable, idealistisic and egotistical Victorian explorers who risked it all to find The Source of the Nile. The series was commissioned by Denise Seneviratne, Commissioning Editor of Factual for Channel 5 and will be co-produced by October Films and Krempelwood.

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Channel 5 have today announced a brand series fronted by eminent historian Dan Snow accompanied by ancient world specialist Jasmine Elmer – Life & Death in Pompeii with Dan Snow (w/t).

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Channel 5 are set to delve in to the most tumultuous era in Roman history as they retell the stories of the cuthroat and turbulent years of the first five Emperors and the powerful women behind them, from the perspective of Livia Drusilla, played by none other than Dame Siân Phillips, who brought Livia to life in the 1970s smash-hit classic I, Claudius. Told as a thrilling historical documentary, this brand new 3 x 60’ series Emperor: The Rise & Fall of a Dynasty is an October Films and GroupM Motion Entertainment co-production and was commissioned by Federico Ruiz, Commissioning Editor, Factual for Channel 5.

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Channel 5 and its free streaming service, My5, will relaunch in 2025 under a unified parent brand of 5 across linear, streaming and digital platforms – giving its audience easy access to its award-winning range of programming and content, wherever and whenever they want it.

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London, Monday 19th August 2024: Channel 5 has commissioned a new Jason Watkins (Coma, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, W1A) led documentary strand (2x60’, 1 x 90’) delving into the history of one of London’s most recognisable sites, the Tower of London. Starting with Jason Watkins and The 9 Day Queen (w/t), each special will be produced by Lion TV and take viewers on a journey to uncover the truth behind tales surrounding the fortress, including exciting revelations about how Jason’s own ancestors are connected to the Tower.

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Channel 5 has commissioned BBC Studios: Specialist Factual Productions to make a two-part documentary To The Glory of God: Building Britain’s Cathedrals, tracing the history of Britain’s most outstanding cathedrals. Reverend Pat Allerton will front this exciting series, telling the stories of the incredible craftsmanship it took to build these towering giants.

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Jay Blades is to explore the history of a country house through the decades, in Jay Blades: A Country House Through Time (w.t), commissioned from Hungry Jay Media.

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Channel 5 has commissioned a 2 x 60’ series following the fascinating, everyday lives of bees. The Secret Life of Bees (w.t) - commissioned by Channel 5 Commissioning Editor Kit Morey from production company, Honey Bee and and GroupM Motion Entertainment - is an intimate portrayal of one of our most highly-valued insects.

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Following the success of last year’s Channel 5 series Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain, the comedian, author, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer is set to explore space once again, this time focusing on the Moon’s fiery cousin, the Sun, in a new 2 x 60’ series co-produced by BBC Studios Science Unit and Krempelwood – Wonders of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain. This two-part series for Channel 5 will see Dara Ó Briain embark on another journey of discovery, this time exploring our relationship with the Sun.

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Also confirmed to star are James Fleet, Tessa Peake-Jones, Ray Fearon, Amy Nuttall, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Larry Lamb, Alex Macqueen and Chris Gascoyne

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Channel 5 has commissioned Crackit Productions and GroupM Motion Entertainment to produce a new three-part natural history series that offers viewers a surprising, insightful, and shocking look into the planet’s most feared predator – the shark.

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Channel 5 is set to unearth The Mysteries of the Pyramids (w/t) with comedian and presenter Dara Ó Briain at the helm in a brand new, 2 x 60’ series produced by Wildflame Productions. Silverlining Rights is the exclusive worldwide distribution partner.

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LONDON, Wednesday 28th February 2024: Channel 5 today announce Jo Joyner, Angela Griffin, and Tamzin Outhwaite to lead cast in new drama, The Wives (6x60’), a domestic thriller produced by Gaumont, in association with Banijay Rights for international distribution.

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Channel 5 is stepping inside the pioneering NHS Golden Jubilee University National Hospital in Clydebank, near Glasgow, to follow the dedicated staff and patients at one of the UK’s busiest hospitals for a brand-new series – The Heart Hospital. This 4x 60’ series was commissioned by Kit Morey, Commissioning Editor, Unscripted, Channel 5 and Paramount+. It will be produced by BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions and distributed by TVF International.

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Channel 5 today announces the double commission of series 5 and 6 of its hit series All Creatures Great and Small. Based on best-selling author James Herriot’s beloved and iconic collection of stories, the critically acclaimed adaptation from BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning production company Playground (Howards End, Wolf Hall, The Hardacres) will return for two series consisting of six episodes (6 x 60”) each plus Christmas Specials. Returning to the ensemble during Series 5 will be Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon. MASTERPIECE on PBS in the US co-produces in association with global partner All3Media International.

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Hungry Jay Media has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a new two-part series about London’s West End, presented by Jay Blades MBE.

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London, February 6, 2024: Channel 5 and Acorn TV today announce the commission of new feature length detective series Ellis (3 x 120’) from Company Pictures, in association with All3Media International – which will also represent the show outside of the UK – and Northern Ireland Screen.

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Channel 5 today announces the location for Michael Palin’s latest major series, to air later this year. Michael Palin: Into Nigeria (w/t), produced by ITN Productions is a new three-part 1,300-mile journey series with broadcaster and writer Michael Palin, as he visits this vast country for the first time. The series is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2022 series Michael Palin: Into Iraq which reached 2.5million viewers and won a prestigious AIB award, and the twice BAFTA and RTS award nominated Michael Palin in North Korea.

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Channel 5 has commissioned a second series of The World’s Greatest Discoveries With Dan Snow (w.t) with prominent historian, Dan Snow. The 4 x 90’ strand of film specials takes Dan on a great adventure, exploring four of the most fascinating and mysterious archaeological finds: Stonehenge, Atlantis, the Terracotta Army and Machu Picchu.

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Casting has been announced for The Hardacres, a major new 6 x 60’ period drama for Channel 5 from Playground, the award-winning production company behind the internationally acclaimed hit series All Creatures Great and Small. Currently filming on location in Dublin and Wicklow, Ireland, the new series is based on CL Skelton’s best-selling series of novels ‘The Hardacre Saga’. The novels are the number 1 bestseller in the Amazon Family Saga Kindle charts in the UK, US and Australia and Top 15 Bestseller across all Amazon Kindle titles in the US and UK. Global partners Banijay Rights will handle international distribution for the series.

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Channel 5 has commissioned a double-feature natural history series exploring the captivating worlds of crocodiles and hippos, to be fronted by naturalist Steve Backshall. Produced by True to Nature, these captivating two by 2x60’ documentaries promise an exhilarating look into the lives of these remarkable creatures.

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Channel 5 has gained exclusive access to music royalty Dolly Parton for a brand-new special Dolly Parton: In Her Own Words (1x90’), produced by Lonesome Pine.

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Channel 5 announced today it has greenlit new drama, The Wives (6x60’), a domestic thriller produced by Gaumont, in association with Banijay Rights for international distribution.

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Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off Christmas special from Leeds-based eOne indie Daisybeck Studios and GroupM Motion Entertainment; All Creatures Great and Small Meets The Yorkshire Vet. The 1 x 60’ cross genre episode will bring together some of the key cast members from both shows in celebration of the renowned Channel 5 drama and the award-winning team from The Yorkshire Vet.

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Continuing in their line of successful blue light documentary series for Channel 5, Mentorn Media are excited to announce that they have been recommissioned for a third run of Inside the Force: 24/7.

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Two missing teenagers who were featured on last night’s episode of Vanished: The Search for Britain’s Missing on Channel 5 [Wednesday 8th November, 8pm] have now been found. Daniel Wawrzynczak (15) spoke to the police after seeing an appeal on the programme after being missing for two weeks. Grace Fisher (16) who had been missing for almost a month, has also now been found.

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Much loved actor, presenter, comedian and singer Bradley Walsh is returning to his roots and celebrating the biggest comedy stars in a brand new series for Channel 5 – Bradley Walsh: Legends of Comedy (w/t). The 3 x 90’ series was commissioned by Guy Davies, Commissioning Editor, Non-Scripted UK Originals, Channel 5 & Paramount+ and will be produced by Honey Bee.

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Paramount Consumer Products has for the first time teamed up with Calm – a leading mental health brand with the #1 app for sleep, relaxation and meditation – to create an exclusive collection of bespoke PAW Patrol content.

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Channel 5 has commissioned ITN Productions to produce 1 x 90’ documentary Captain Tom: Where did the Money Go? – a hard hitting documentary digging deep into one of the most shocking stories of recent times, unravelling the truth behind how the large amount of money raised from the British public was ultimately used.

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LONDON, Wednesday 18th October 2023: Channel 5 announced today they have greenlit a new four-part drama Coma (4x60” / w/t), a tense and compelling thriller that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats. The gripping drama, starring Jason Watkins (The Catch, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, W1A), delves into the consequences of one fateful decision and the unforeseen chaos that ensues. Produced by Roughcut Television and CBS Studios, with Paramount Global Content Distribution handling distribution.

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Channel 5 today announces ‘Everyday Sustainability’, an editorial drive to inspire, encourage and support its viewers to live more sustainable lives, by integrating environmental themes seamlessly across its entire programming schedule.

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Acclaimed actor Robson Green is embarking on an epic journey into the Amazon Rainforest for a new 3 x 60’ Channel 5 series.

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2X60’, The Incident Room will take viewers through real-life, historical murder investigations step-by-step

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Home and Away is set to see two new cast members join the legendary Australian soap. Jessica Redmayne and Ally Harris will be heading to Summer Bay later this year, playing sisters Harper and Dana.

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From Playground, the award-winning production company behind the internationally acclaimed hit series All Creatures Great and Small, comes a new six-part period drama for Channel 5 based on CL Skelton’s best-selling series of novels ‘The Hardacre Saga’. The Hardacres chronicles the sweeping rags to riches story of a working class family in 1890s Yorkshire. A sprawling family saga, the series follows the lives, loves and fortunes of the Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate.

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Channel 5 has commissioned BriteSpark East, part of the Argonon group, to produce a brand new 6 x 60’ factual series, Norfolk & Suffolk, capturing the people, the stories and the beauty of England’s most Eastern counties.

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DSP South, the Brighton based DSP label, has announced two new factual entertainment series, their first commissions outside of London, both focused on the incredible abilities of man’s best friend. Guide Dog Puppy School (4 x60) and Super Dogs (2 x60), both explore the amazing bond between humans and their abilities to support us from different perspectives.

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Channel 5 has announced it has commissioned another series with Jay Blades from Hungry Jay Media, it was announced today. Following the success of Jay Blades: East End Through Time, the further three-part series (3x60) Jay Blades: The Midlands Through Time (w/t) will see Jay Blades explore the extraordinary history of his West Midlands home.

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London, Tuesday 27th June 2023: Channel 5, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning production company Playground (Howards End, Wolf Hall) and MASTERPIECE on PBS today announce the casting of the much-loved drama All Creatures Great and Small as it gears up for its fourth series produced in association with All3Media International as the global partner. Based on the cherished collection of stories by best-selling author James Herriot, the critically acclaimed adaptation returns to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for a fourth season of timeless and heart-warming stories, picking up in 1940 as Churchill takes office and Europe is under serious threat. The six new episodes (6 x 60”), plus a Christmas Special, will air on Channel 5 in the autumn. In the US, MASTERPIECE on PBS will air season four early in 2024.

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Channel 5 and AMC Networks’ Acorn TV today announce the commission of the third series of crime drama The Madame Blanc Mysteries. Clapperboard (Cold Call, The Teacher, The Holiday) and Saffron Cherry Productions (The World According to Grandpa) will co-produce with Acorn Media Enterprises on board as international distributor, holding exclusive rights worldwide except for the UK and Northern Ireland. The series was ordered by Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 5 and Paramount+.

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Channel 5 has commissioned a brand new primetime quiz show dedicated to testing contestants’ problem-solving genius in Puzzling (w/t), a 13 x 60’ series produced by 12 Yard Productions and Wheelhouse.

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London, 27th April 2023: Channel 5 today has announced the commission of The Hoard (4 x 60”), a primetime thriller starring Neil Morrissey (Line of Duty, Unforgotten), James Buckley (The Inbetweeners, White Gold) and Fay Ripley (Cold Feet, Suspects). The series will be produced by Seven Seas Films, in association with Quay Street Productions and ITV Studios and will begin filming in the UK this month.

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Channel 5 has commissioned MGM Alternative UK to make a new two-part series exploring what happens when kids are unleashed into the world without parental supervision, it announced today.

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Channel 5 has commissioned BriteSpark Films, part of the Argonon Group, to produce a brand new 4 x 60’ access-all-areas factual series capturing life on the move in Britain today at The Motorway Hotel.

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DARA Ó BRIAIN EXPLORES THE MYSTERIES OF THE MOON FOR CHANNEL 5 DARA Ó BRIAIN’S SECRETS OF OUR MOON Comedian, writer, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Dara Ó Briain, is to explore all aspects of the moon in a new, 2 x 60’ series produced by BBC Studios Science Unit for Channel 5: Dara Ó Briain: Secrets of Our Moon (w/t).

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Wasserman Boxing’s 2023 schedule gets underway with two unmissable free-to-air events, broadcast live and exclusive on Channel 5 in association with Infinitum Entertainment.

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Channel 5 has announced a raft of cross-genre commissions for 2023 – from brand-new factual and unscripted formats to dramas and recommissions of popular returning series.

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Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new three-part series fronted by intrepid adventurer Ben Fogle, Endurance: Race to the Pole (w/t) sees the presenter return to Antarctica to re-live the Edwardian expeditions of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen. The series was ordered by Denise Seneviratne, Commissioning Editor, Non-Scripted UK Originals, Channel 5 & Paramount+ and will be produced by October Films.

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Channel 5 has signed a new five-year deal with ITN to produce both 5 News and Jeremy Vine in an extension of the current agreement between the two parties. The announcement highlights Channel 5’s ongoing commitment and investment in news and current affairs.

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London, 1st December 2022: Channel 5 today announce the commission of Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton led Under Her Skin (W/T), a 4 x 60” primetime psychological thriller about a woman who, on the surface, has it all. But with the pressures of modern life and a new friend secretly determined to create chaos, her world is set spiralling. The series will be produced by Gaumont, in partnership with Banijay Rights for international distribution.

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Channel 5 today has announced the commission of a new four-part thriller, Black Cab (4 x 60”) produced by Story Films in association with All3Media International, set to air in 2023.

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SALLY LINDSAY CAST ALONGSIDE, NEIL MORRISSEY, ALEXIS GEORGOULIS AND RAMON TIKARAM Channel 5 have today announced the commission of a brand-new drama Love Rat, an escapist fantasy which transforms into a terrifying psychological thriller, made by Chalkboard’s scripted sister company, Clapperboard and distributed internationally by Entertainment One (eOne).

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In the lead up to the Aussie soap favourite's 35th anniversary, My5 are celebrating this milestone with an exclusive six-week event, Home and Away Classics: Celebrating 35 Years of the Legendary Soap.

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Channel 5, Network 10 and Fremantle Australia are excited to announce their second drama collaboration in 2022, HEAT (4 x 60’), a premium action thriller to be filmed in Australia and starring acclaimed UK actor Danny Dyer, along with a prestigious ensemble of Australian and international actors. Fremantle will distribute the series internationally.

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Channel 5 has today announced that Shayne Ward (Coronation Street, Young Gun, Band of Gold) and Catherine Tyldesley (Scarborough, 15 Days, Viewpoint) will lead the cast in its upcoming murder mystery drama, The Good Ship Murder (w/t).

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Channel 5 and AMC Networks’ Acorn TV today announce a second series order for crime drama The Madame Blanc Mysteries, which will include a Christmas special. Clapperboard (Cold Call, The Teacher, The Holiday) and Saffron Cherry Productions (The World According to Grandpa) will co-produce with Acorn Media Enterprises on board as international distributor. The series was ordered by Paul Testar, Commissioning Executive, Drama, Channel 5 and Paramount+.

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JASON WATKINS AND ANEURIN BARNARD CAST IN LEAD ROLES London, Thursday 28th July 2022: Channel 5 today announce the cast line up for psychological thriller The Catch (4 x 60’), based on The Sunday Times Bestselling author T.M. Logan’s novel of the same name. The series will be produced by Projector Pictures, in association with Night Train Media and All3Media International.

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It’s music to Felicity’s (Jacqui Purvis) ears when four of her nearest and dearest friends turn up at her doorstep on Australia’s #1 drama, Home and Away.

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London, Monday 27th June: Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new three-part series fronted by renowned historian and TV presenter Dan Snow, which will bring The World’s Greatest Archaeological Discoveries to life. The series was ordered by Lucy Willis, Commissioning Editor VP, Non-Scripted UK Originals, Channel 5 & P+ from History Hit with Bill Locke as Executive Producer.

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London, Friday 24th June: Channel 5, today announces two new series commissions which form part of the channel’s expansion bringing original programming to daytime. The Great Auction Showdown with Paul Martin (WT) (80 x 60”) to be produced by STV Studios in Scotland, commissioned by Commissioning Editor, Non-Scripted, Channel 5/Paramount+ Adrian Padmore for Channel 5. Executive Producers are, Rosy Marshall-McCrae and John Redshaw for STV Studios. And Holiday Home Show (WT) (80 x 60”) to be produced by Raise the Roof Productions and Motion Content Group, commissioned by Commissioning Editor, Non-Scripted, Channel 5/Paramount+ Lucy Willis. Executive producers are Sarah Walmsley and Andrew Jackson at Raise The Roof Productions and Melanie Darlaston for Motion Content Group.

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London, Monday 13th June 2022: Channel 5, today announces a brand new three-part travelogue, South Korea with Alexander Armstrong, produced by Burning Bright Productions. Following the hugely successful series ‘Iceland with Alexander Armstrong’, which aired last year and peaked at 1.9 million viewers, actor and presenter Alexander Armstrong returns to set off on another adventure of a lifetime, this time exploring South Korea.

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Channel 5 announce the commission of The Catch (4 x 60”), a primetime drama based on The Sunday Times Bestselling author T.M. Logan’s novel of the same name. The series will be produced by Projector Pictures, in partnership with Night Train Media and All3Media International.

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CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS ITN PRODUCTIONS TO MAKE NEW MICHAEL PALIN SERIES IN IRAQ Channel 5 has commissioned ITN Productions to produce a new three-part documentary series with broadcaster and writer Michael Palin, as he visits Iraq for the first time. The commission is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2018, Michael Palin in North Korea, which reached 4.5m viewers and was nominated for two BAFTAs. Working with the same crew as in North Korea this new series promises an extraordinary view of a place, nearly 20 years after The Iraq War. A place we have really only seen via news reports. This will be the real Iraq.

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London, 11th May 2022 – MTV today announces Catfish UK’s brand-new co-host, content creator and presenter Nella Rose, who joins returning co-host Oobah Butler for the second series of the cult phenomenon, coming soon to MTV UK.

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Channel 5 and Clapperboard, Chalkboard’s scripted sister company, have today announced the casting of key roles for their upcoming drama The Winter Child (4 x 60).

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Channel 5 has today announced a brand-new series Colin and Justin’s Great Canadian Escape, following Scottish interior designers and couple Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan as they buy and transform a run-down hotel in rural Nova Scotia and attempt to turn it into a luxury high end boutique hotel.

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Dan Walker joins Channel 5 to present its flagship news bulletin 5 News as well as fronting a range of new programming on the channel

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Channel 5 commissions epic three-part documentary series exploring the Ice Age, presented by Steve Backshall, Michaela Strachan and Chris Jackson

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AMANDA ABBINGTON LEADS CAST ALONGSIDE WARREN BROWN, SUNETRA SARKER AND JESSE CESCATTI-MCFARLANE

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Channel 5 announced today that it will be airing a one-off programme highlighting the volunteering efforts around the UK for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and showing how you can help. Ukraine: How YOU Can Help will air on Channel 5 on Friday 11th March at 9pm.

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Channel 5 today announces it has greenlit a brand new 1x90 documentary, Slab City: The Real Nomadland with Ben Fogle (wt), produced by Renegade Productions and Motion Content Group and ordered by Factual Entertainment Commissioning Editor Greg Barnett. The first ever presenter-led documentary filmed in Slab City, follows the adventurer as he explores the off-grid, alternative lifestyle community who live in the ‘last free place in America’.

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Wasserman Boxing and Channel 5 today announce an exclusive multi-event deal that will bring some of the biggest names and brightest prospects in British boxing to terrestrial television in a series of free-to-air fight nights delivered in association with Infinitum Entertainment and William Hill.

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Comedy Central UK has today announced it has commissioned brand-new comedy science panel series Richard Hammond’s Brain Reaction (6 x 60). The six-part series will be produced by Chimp Productions and was ordered by Sebastian Cardwell, Deputy Chief Content Officer, UK at Paramount Global.

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Channel 5 has announced today the commissioning of a ground-breaking new documentary, Inside the Coroners, providing exclusive access to the Coroner, his officers, and the autopsies performed during an investigation into a cause of death.

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Coming later this year to Channel 5, is a brand new six-part series ‘Larger than Life’, produced by Firecracker Films, which follows a loveable cast of plus-sized men and women who are bigger, and proud of it!

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My5, the on-demand service of Channel 5, has celebrated its best week ever, it was announced today, by a margin of 40% year-on-year, following the launch of Sheridan Smith drama, The Teacher.

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LONDON 8TH JANUARY 2022: Channel 5 today announces the commission of All Creatures Great and Small, for a third and fourth series. Based on best-selling author James Herriot’s cherished and iconic collection of stories, the critically acclaimed adaptation from BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning production company Playground (Howards End, Wolf Hall) will return for two series consisting of six episodes (6 x 60”) each plus Christmas Specials respectively. MASTERPIECE on PBS in the US, which will air season 2 starting January 9, will co-produce and All3Media International is the global partner.

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Channel 5 grew its share of individuals viewing, ABC1 viewers and free-to-air portfolio more than any other terrestrial channel in 2021, according to BARB data.

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Channel 5 will today join Digital UK Ltd, alongside BBC, ITV and Channel 4. The four public service broadcasters have entered into a new Digital UK members’ agreement, marking the first time that the venture has been wholly owned by all four PSBs.

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Pluto TV, Europe’s top free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, has extended its content partnership with Channel 5 in a move which will bring three new channels to the streaming service in the UK this month, featuring some of the broadcaster’s best-loved talent.

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London Thursday 11th November 2021: Channel 5 has announced today it has greenlit brand new series ‘Jane McDonald’s Caribbean’. The 4 x 60 series will be produced by VIS UK, ViacomCBS’ in-house production arm. Mark Powell will be serving as Executive Producer. The series was ordered by Channel 5 Commissioning Editor Greg Barnett. The travelogue will see Jane McDonald continue her travels, just not by boat. In this series she discovers her land legs and sets off to explore four of the West Indies’ most beautiful paradise islands: Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, and Grenada.

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Channel 5 has announced today it has greenlit ‘Susan Calman’s Antiques Adventure’. The 5 x 60’ series will be produced by Leeds-based True North. Julie Beanland will be serving as Executive Producer. The series was ordered by Channel 5 Commissioning Editor Dan Louw. The series is set to be stripped across five nights and will be an antiques extravaganza for viewers, with Susan at the helm delving deep into the wonderful world of hidden treasures and collectables.

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Following the ratings success of the one off earlier this year, Definitely, part of Banijay UK, has been commissioned to make 4x60’ series of Million Pound Motorhomes for Channel 5. The series will showcase some of the world’s most expensive and impressive motorhomes as well as uncovering the secrets of the companies who manufacture these elite machines.

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Doja Cat set to make hosting debut at 2021 VMAs 2021 “VMAs” to TX in the UK on Monday 13th September at 9pm, on MTV! • Doja Cat amps up her “VMAs” duties and is set to make her hosting debut at the 2021 MTV “VMAs'' o Doja Cat is bringing her mega-star power back to the “VMAs,” following an out-of-this-world 2020 takeover that saw her perform an epic "Say So" & "Like That” mash-up and take home her first-ever Moon Person for “PUSH Best New Artist.” This year, she is set to raise the bar even higher with another eye-capturing performance and up for five awards, including two of the night’s highest honors “Video of the Year” and “Artist of the Year.”

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James D’Arcy and Charlie Murphy lead the cast in new four-part noir thriller Deadline (w/t) for Channel 5, made by Chalkboard’s scripted sister company, Clapperboard. With international rights held by and produced in association with Night Train Media, Deadline (w/t) will be distributed by Abacus Media Rights.

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It was announced today that Channel 5 have ordered Avalon to produce a further 15 x 60’ episodes for a fourth series of hit show Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly to include 14 brand new episodes, and a celebrity special.

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Channel 5 has revealed the final details of its event programme for the highly anticipated ‘5 on the Farm’ festival, confirmed to be taking place on August Bank Holiday at Cannon Hall Farm, home to This Week on the Farm.

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Workerbee, a Banijay UK company, has been commissioned to produce a forty-part series for Comedy Central UK, titled Criminally Funny.

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Comedy Central UK today announced that it has greenlit three new shows, including female-fronted discussion show Yesterday, Today & The Day Before from Rumpus Media, as well as comedic panel show The Complaints Department and quiz format Fact Off (w/t), both from Monkey. All three series will air on Comedy Central UK this year.

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Channel 5 has announced today it has greenlit ‘Motorhoming with Merton & Webster’ (wt). The 6 x 60’ series will be co-produced by Curve Media and Motion Content Group. Charlie Bunce will be serving as Exec Producer for Curve with Martin Oxley for Motion Content Group. The series was ordered by commissioning Editor Kit Morey.

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Channel 5 today announced that it has ordered 20 x 60’ episodes from Renegade Pictures of the 2020 breakout hit Our Yorkshire Farm. The commission forms part of a new two-year deal secured by Wolfsong Media who are the agent for Our Yorkshire Farm’s shepherdess, Amanda Owen.

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Channel 5 today announced two new commissions with the working titles Nick Knowles: Your Life On Your Lawn and Nick Knowles’ Home Improvements. Both series will be helmed by one of Britain’s most loved TV presenters, Nick Knowles, marking his first appearances on Channel 5.