The theory goes that ex-Islanders are the only ones who have gone through this unique experience – months with no distractions but each other, failed public love affairs, and being catapulted into the public eye – so they must be well suited. With last series’ winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare having just bought their first home together, it now has a proven track record.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office dramatized the unfathomable plight of hundreds of subpostmasters losing life-changing sums of money to Horizon IT.
But series director James Strong argues that part of the story’s success is that it isn’t entirely unfathomable. If you’ve ever felt your heart drop when checking your bank balance right before pay day, there’s a chance you can empathise with a woman alone in her Post Office, confronted with scarily large numbers.
For a leader with a career that has been steeped in commercial broadcasting, most recently at Channel 5 owner Paramount Global — the historic studio that will soon have new owners in David Ellison’s producer-financier Skydance Media — the musical stylings make more sense than even Rose may care to admit.
When she joined Paramount during the pandemic in 2020 as Chief Operating Officer for the UK, Rose stayed behind the scenes. But in February this year she was named President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead – a chief executive role that thrust her firmly into public view.
14 contestants will try and reach the top of a mountain in New Zealand’s south island. They will have two weeks to form alliances and eliminate one another, all to be in with a chance of winning a share of the £200,000 cash prize.
Along the way, they’ll have to deal with difficult conditions, tough terrain and a series of challenges set by the shadowy Mountain’s Keeper.
Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour: South Africa celebrates the singer’s “love of wine, good food and great friendships”, taking him through vineyards from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
Last month, RTS Devon and Cornwall held a premiere at the Everyman cinema in Plymouth, followed by a Q&A with executive producers David Nottage and Charlotte Davis from Rock Oyster Media.
Across the 29 hotly contested categories, the BBC leads the way with 32 nominations and dominates the Design – Titles and Director – Multicamera categories by receiving all three nominations for both. Next up is Netflix who received 16 nominations and garnered all three nods in the Sound – Scripted category. Netflix’s hit drama Eric, produced by SISTER and Little Chick, gained the most recognition for an individual programme with a total of five nominations.
ITV’s digital transformation. The ever-changing nature of advertising. The ethics of Ed Balls interviewing his wife, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, on Good Morning Britain: these were some of the topics discussed when Amol Rajan interviewed ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall talks transforming the business, integrating ITVX alongside linear broadcasting, growing ITV Studios and why they invest in shows like Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
She also shares some good news for indies: as the ad market recovers, so does their commissioning.
Defined by shoulder pads, cut-crease eyeshadow, stone-washed denim and statement haircuts, the unmistakable 1980s aesthetic is a gift for television. We’ve seen 80s Bristol in The Fence, London’s 80s gay scene in It’s a Sin and the early Diana years in The Crown. Now it’s the turn of London’s elite criminals in Joan.
Its contestants don’t “crack on” immediately or pull each other for chats at the firepit – they are parents with real baggage tentatively giving themselves a second chance at love.
Each of the eight parents have their children nearby to their Sussex mansion in what they call ‘the bunker’ (but in reality is a gorgeous farmhouse). The kids watch their parent’s every move through a live stream and witness every awkward moment that comes with that.
