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Exclusive: Tom Bradby, the man most likely to host election night coverage for ITV, is also working with the UK commercial broadcaster to adapt his book Secret Service.

The ITV News anchor has teamed with The Last King of Scotland producer Potboiler Productions to reimagine his 2019 espionage thriller. Bradby and screenwriter Jemma Kennedy (Captain Webb) are writing the five-part series.

Secret Service delves into the long-standing tensions between Russia and the UK, examining Kremlin interference in British politics. The story follows Kate Henderson, head of the Russia desk for British intelligence service MI6, who gathers evidence that a UK politician is possibly a Kremlin asset.

When a young woman is brutally murdered with an election looming, Kate races against time to discover the identity of the politician. Her reputation and family are on the line as the clock is ticking.

Gail Egan and Andrea Calderwood executive produce Secret Service for Potboiler.

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the September 27, 2023 episode of Jeopardy.] Jeopardy! found a workaround that allowed it to return to filming amid the WGA writers’ strike, which came to an end at 12:01 a.m. Et on Wednesday, September 27. To return to set, the game show would reuse old clues from past games. But the plan didn’t please host Mayim Bialik, who opted to refrain from hosting while the writers’ and actors’ strikes were ongoing. Ken Jennings took her place, and the show returned with its strike format in September. Now that a handful of episodes have passed, have you recognized any of the recycled clues? One Jeopardy! fan on Reddit noticed one during the game on Wednesday, September 27, which was a face-off between Allison Pistorius, an actor & assistant professor from Houston, Texas; Mark Lucas, a strategist from Redondo Beach, California; and Barb Fecteau, a high school librarian from Beverly, Massachusetts. “This is the first time I’...

Fan of Kate Middleton's flawless style? While you may know a thing or two about the some of the Duchess of Cambridge's fave brands, like Topshop or Zara, chances are you haven't heard much about one of her go-to British shops, L.K. Bennett. Not to worry, because we tapped Mark Lucas, the brand's vice president of marketing, to fill us in on the luxury brand, and give us the low-down on the fashionable royal's preferred L.K Bennett products. "We are privileged that the Duchess of Cambridge chooses to wear L.K. Bennett," Lucas shared. He gives us a detailed look at the mom to be's beloved Sledge patent leather pumps, which are sure to keep her happy while her baby bump...

Oranges and Sunshine focuses on social worker who found 130,000 children in care had been deported

One of the most shameful episodes in British social history has inspired a major feature film with a cast of leading actors.

Oranges and Sunshine portrays the story of the former Nottinghamshire social worker who, in the 1980s, discovered the scandal of 130,000 children in care deported to Australia and other Commonwealth countries.

Emily Watson, the Oscar-nominated British actor, plays Margaret Humphreys, who singlehandedly shamed authorities and children's charities by exposing the British government's secret programme of child migration. From the 19th century until 1970, children as young as three were falsely told that their parents were dead.

Promised a better life with "oranges and sunshine", they were shipped down under, where many encountered appalling abuse – physical or sexual – in church or other institutions, or as cheap labour. All suffered psychologically.

Although Humphreys exposed the brutal treatment,...

Frank Lampard has reportedly been spotted paying a visit to a Poundland store. The Chelsea footballer hunted for bargains at a shop in Newtownards, County Down, according to the Daily Star. Store manager Mark Lucas told the newspaper: "It just goes to show that no matter how much you earn, Poundland has such great value products that even celebrities can't resist (more)...