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Doctor Foster's massive series ender audience made it the biggest new BBC drama of the year.

A consolidated 10.1 million people tuned in for Wednesday's (October 14) nerve-shredding finale, making the infidelity drama the most-watched BBC show overall aside from the ongoing Call the Midwife.

Suranne Jones: BBC One's new drama Doctor Foster took me to extremes

Throughout the series's run, more than 8.2 million were tuning in on a weekly basis.

"I am stunned and delighted by the response to Doctor Foster," lead actress Suranne Jones said of the record-breaking viewing figure.

"When I read [Mike Bartlett's] script I knew we had something special, but to get an audience reaction like this is amazing."

BBC One controller Charlotte Moore also hailed the five-part drama as one of television's most "gripping and emotional" shows of the year.

"It got the nation talking and it's been incredible to see the audience response, huge...

Russell Tovey (Banished), Alistair Petrie (Utopia) and Douglas Hodge (The Town) are the latest to join the cast of AMC and BBC One's adaptation of John le Carré's novel The Night Manager. The trio join previously announced Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, and Elizabeth Debicki. Adapted by David Farr and directed by Susanne Bier, the miniseries marks the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years. It follows former…...

The recent show to come from Great Britain to American shores is “Broadchurch,” which was revamped into Fox’s “Gracepoint.” The show is currently not the big hit that Fox expected it would be, but that’s not stopping other networks from participating in the lure of bringing hard-hitting British dramas to the U.S. The CW is the latest network to reinterpret a British drama for American audienes. The Hollywood Reporter states that “Pretty Little Liars” co-showrunner Oliver Goldstick will write the adaptation of ITV’s “The Town” for The CW. Goldstick will also executive produce with the original series’ writer-creator Mike Bartlett. The original starred Andrew Scott (best known in America as [ Read More ]

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The Illusionist will be adapted for TV by The CW.

Neil Burger's 2006 movie starred Ed Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti.

True Blood executive producer Mark Hudis will write the show, which will be produced by CBS Television Studios, Electus and Yari Film Group, Deadline reports.

It will be executive-produced by Hudis with Ben Silverman and Bob Yari.

The film itself was loosely based on Steven Millhauser's short story, Eisenheim the Illusionist.

Set in end-of-the-1800s Vienna, it centres around magician Eisenheim who uses his abilities to woo a duchess.

The CW's new version will be transplanted to New York, with the titular magician returning home from a decade in prison to discover his wife married to the crime boss who framed him.

He joins the crime organisation and rises through the ranks by using his skills to bring down the boss and win back his wife.

The...

The CW will remake ITV's 2012 mini-series The Town.

Sherlock's Andrew Scott starred alongside Martin Clunes in the three-part drama, which followed Scott's Mark Nicholas as he returned to his hometown to investigate the apparent suicide of his parents.

Pretty Little Liars co-showrunner Oliver Goldstick will write and executive produce the CW's remake, a co-production from Russian Hill and Big Talk Productions for Warner Bros Television.

Creator Mike Bartlett, who subsequently received a BAFTA nomination for Breakthrough Talent for the crime drama, will also serve as an executive producer.

He will be joined by fellow executive producers Matthew Justice, Kenton Allen and Simon Curtis.

The Town attracted an average audience of 3 million (13.2%) over its three-episode run in December 2012.

The CW is rebooting ITV series “The Town” alongside “Pretty Little Liars” co-showrunner Oliver Goldstick (pictured above). The show, based on the UK TV version created by Mike Bartlett, follows a young man who begins investigating his parents’ suicide and suspects murder, rendering the entire town culpable. Bartlett was nominated for a 2013 BAFTA TV Award. The original three-episode miniseries starred Andrew Scott. Also read: Ratings: ‘Jane the Virgin,’ ‘Originals’ Hand CW Most-Watched Monday in Almost 3 Years Goldstick will write and executive produce the CW version. Other executive producers include Bartlett, Matthew Justice, Kenton Allen and Simon Curtis. The show is a Russian Hill and.

The CW is looking for its own murder mystery. As Fox has found mixed success with Broadchurch adaptation Gracepoint, The CW is looking to reboot ITV's The Town, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Pretty Little Liars co-showrunner Oliver Goldstick will pen the drama about a young man who begins investigating his parents' suicide. When he suspects murder, the entire town is culpable. See more Faces of Fall 2014 In addition to writing, Goldstick will executive produce The Town alongside original series writer-creator Mike Bartlett. As they did with the 2012 original, Big Talk Productions managing director Matthew Justice, co-

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BBC One has announced new drama commissions from Lenny Henry and Steve Pemberton.

Danny And The Human Zoo is a one-off 90-minute drama written by Henry.

The script is described as a fictionalised memoir of the comic's life as a working-class teenager in 1970s Dudley.

"I've crammed the first two years of a very long career into 90 minutes - it's gonna rock," Henry said.

Mapp and Lucia is an adaptation of Ef Benson's novels, penned by Inside No 9 co-creator and star Pemberton.

The comic drama is comprised of three hour-long episodes and set in the summer of 1930, when Mrs Emmeline Lucas - known to her friends as Lucia - decides to take a holiday in the small English town of Tilling.

BBC One has also ordered five-part drama Doctor Foster from award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, who previously scripted ITV drama The Town.

The series will follow Doctor Jenny Foster -...

On TV this Thursday: White Collar returns, Covert Affairs resumes its Season 4 mission, Reign begins its rule, Project Runway says “Auf Wiedersehen” and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

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8 pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | Sheldon fears too much “Amy time” after his lady friend takes a job at the university.

8 pm Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC) | The Red Queen and Jafar face off and Alice concocts a plan to find Cyrus.

Hail, Mary!

Reign, The CW’s regal new period drama which debuts Thursday at 9/8c, introduces viewers to a luminous young Mary Stuart (played by Adelaide Kane, Teen Wolf).

In the pilot, the teen Queen of Scots returns to the French palace where she spent time as a child. Despite her new home’s lush trappings and manly eye candy, “It’s like a Venus fly trap for her, the court,” Kane says.”It’s this beautiful, shining gem, covered in poison. She has to be so careful.”

That’s because many people – including some very close to Mary’s future husband,...

The heist film is a genre that is practically as old as the cinematic medium itself, dating all the way back to the famed silent "The Great Train Robbery." And over the decades we've seen all manner of lowlives, thugs and hoods plot, plan and steal all manner of loot big and small (and you can check out the ones we love in our feature, Casing 'The Town': Our All-Time Favorite Heist Movies). Sometimes it's one last score before they disappear for good, and other times it's an act of simple revenge. But we'd wager that not many films find a gang embarking on a break-in so they can raise money for...a coffee shop. That's the idea behind "Wasteland," the British heist film from director Rowan Athale. Starring Luke Treadaway, Iwan Rheon, Timothy Spall, Neil Maskell, Matthew Lewis, Vanessa Kirby and Gerard Kearns, the story follows young Harvey,...

The broadcast networks have almost 30 shows debuting this fall, including a futuristic tale from the Fringe team, a new CW showcase for another Amell and Marvel-ous adventures for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. To help you prep for it all, TVLine is offering First Impressions of the not-for-review pilots.

Next up on our list….

The Show | The CWs Reign (Thursdays at 9/8c)

The Competition | ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, CBS’ The Crazy Ones (new) and Two and a Half Men, Fox’s Glee, NBC’s Sean Saves the World (new) and The Michael J. Fox Show...

Digital Spy presents a list of winners and nominees at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2013, hosted by Stephen Mangan from The Brewery in London on Sunday, April 28, 2013:

Breakthrough Talent

Mike Bartlett - The Town

Julie Gearey - Prisoners' Wives

Rhys Thomas - Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (Director's Cut)

Tim Whitnall - Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story - Winner

Costume Design

Amy Roberts - Mrs Biggs

Sheena Napier - Parade's End - Winner

Odile Dicks-Mireaux - Richard II (The Hollow Crown)

Lorna Marie Mugan - Ripper Street

Digital Creativity

Steve Boulton, James Rutherford - Channel 4 Paralympics - Winner

Production Team - Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic

Production Team - Foxes Live: Wild in the City

Production Team - The Great British Property Scandal

Director (Factual)

Katharine English - Our War

Ben Chanan - The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes - Winner

John Dower...

Digital Spy presents a list of nominees for the BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2013, to be hosted by Stephen Mangan from The Brewery in London on Sunday, April 28, 2012:

Breakthrough Talent

Mike Bartlett - The Town

Julie Gearey - Prisoners' Wives

Rhys Thomas - Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (Director's Cut)

Tim Whitnall - Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

Costume Design

Amy Roberts - Mrs Biggs

Sheena Napier - Parade's End

Odile Dicks-Mireaux - Richard II (The Hollow Crown)

Lorna Marie Mugan - Ripper Street

Digital Creativity

Steve Boulton, James Rutherford - Channel 4 Paralympics

Production Team - Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic

Production Team - Foxes Live: Wild in the City

Production Team - The Great British Property Scandal

Director (Factual)

Katharine English - Our War

Ben Chanan - The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes

John Dower - Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow

Ben Anthony...

Some quick distribution news has come our way for the latest chiller out of the UK, the Steve Stone spooker Entity, and it could not have found a better home to begin its haunting. Read on for details.

From the Press Release

Darclight Films has snatched up the international rights for Entity and successfully secured a Us deal with Brainstorm Media and Fangoria. The film made its world premiere to enthusiastic audiences at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival and played to equally dynamic fans at the Celluoid Screams Film Festival.

The new horror thriller stars Charlotte Riley (World Without End, The Town, Wuthering Heights) who is also working alongside Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton in action sci-fi All You Need Is Kill scheduled for release in early 2014. Cast also includes;Dervia Kirwan (Ondine), Branko Tomovic (Bourne Ultimatum, Interview with a Hitman).

“We’re honored to be working...

Filming begins next week on Cargese, a drama in the Sky Arts series Playhouse Presents, which will be the directorial debut of Doctor Who Matt Smith.

Cargese, described by Sky Arts as a "unique piece of poetic realism which mines the tragic seam of adolescent love and loss", will star Submarine star Craig Roberts, Offender star Joe Cole (represented by Troika) and 17 year old Avigail Tlalim (represented by United Agents) who made her TV debut last year in ITV's The Town.

The young cast play a group of disaffected teenagers in south London, with the Cargèse of the title being a village on the west coast of Corsica which is wistfully mentioned by one of the characters.

Written by award-winning playwright Simon Stephens, Cargese will air on Sky Arts 1 on 25 April 2013.

Last Tango in Halifax concluded with an impressive audience last night (Wednesday, December 19), overnight viewing data shows. BBC One's six-part romantic drama pulled in a series high of 6.29 million (a 26.6% share) for its climax, which aired the night after Tuesday's penultimate episode. Last Tango in Halifax thrashed ITV's The Town, after the three-part series starring Andrew Scott ended with a low of 1.55m (6.6%) and 404,000 on +1, its audience more than halving week-on-week. Benefiting from a Coronation Street lead-in, Weight Loss Ward fared better for ITV in the 8pm hour with 3.01m (13.4%) as well as 171k on timeshift. At the same time, Snow Babies (4.53m/20.1%) won the slot for BBC One and All About The Good Life (1.66m/7.4%) aired on BBC Two, while Kirstie's (more)...

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There was a time when mayors were well respected pillars of British society but in a world where tipsy toffs are elevated to the highest mayoral heights it’s no surprise to see one of these chain wearing bureaucrats revealed as good old fashioned TV villain. It always seemed likely that the mayor (Martin Clunes) was somehow involved in the double suicide that rocked The Town at the beginning of episode one. Granted, he had an excuse of sorts for committing the crime although vigilante justice isn’t typically the best way to settle a score. Oh well, at least he had the decency to turn himself in as the final credits rolled.

Clunes was reasonably strong as the pompous villain of the piece although Andrew Scott was the undisputed star of the show. The sub plots involving Mark’s (Scott) ex-girlfriend and...

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In episode two of ITV’s The Town, Mark Nicholas (Andrew Scott) made the ghoulish decision to go and work at his late mother’s office. After snooping around her work space, he eventually got his hands on her personal items. Much to his chagrin, these included some photos of his mother canoodling with the police officer who was tasked with investigating her death.

Nicholas never would have found out about the affair if a meddlesome councilor hadn’t defied the Mayor (Martin Clunes) and saved the offending photos from the dumpster. We’re now left wondering whether the double suicide was what it appeared to be and if the police and the mayor’s office knew more about the incident then they cared to admit.

While the double suicide is the main focus of the story line, the characters are as captivating as...