

IT TAKES TWO: STRICTLY COME DANCING SPIN-OFF TO RETURN WITH VIDEO-PODCAST FORMAT
When Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two return in the Autumn, it's set to be in the form of a video podcast - similar to companion shows to The Traitors and The Apprentice, according to The Sun newspaper. Earlier this year the newspaper reported the the BBC had dropped It Takes Two hosts Janette Manrara and Fleur East. It followed a reported 'bloodbath' at the show which has seen up to five professional dancers - Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mustak and M


DATING NAKED UK WITH RYLAN RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES ON PARAMOUNT+
EXCLUSIVE Dating Naked UK will be returning to Paramount+ for a third series, TV Zone understands. The hit dating series will once again be hosted by Rylan and film later this year. Dating Naked UK sees ten singletons strip completely naked in their search for love. Tired of the traditional dating methods, the contestants are ditching the modern world and stripping right back to basics. Living stark naked 24/7 in tropical paradise, the singles will be put to the test with dra


THE VARDYS: ITV CONFIRMS NEW REALITY SERIES WITH JAMIE AND REBEKAH VARDY
The Vardys offers an exclusive insight into the extraordinary lives of one of the football and showbiz worlds’ most famous families as they face their biggest challenge yet - leaving Leicester City after 13 years for a new life abroad. This gripping new series from Orchard Studios streams later this year on ITVX and broadcasts on ITV1. Kicking off with football legend Jamie’s final emotional match, punctuated by his 200th goal, the story is really unfolding off the pitch - wi


THE ONLY SUSPECT: KEVIN McKIDD TO STAR IN NEW ITV THRILLER BASED ON LOUISE CANDLISH NOVEL
ITV commissioned suspenseful, compulsive thriller, The Only Suspect, starring Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy, Highlander), adapted by Simon Ashdown (Our House, Trigger Point, Funland) from the original novel by Louise Candlish and produced by Red Planet Pictures, a Fremantle company. Set in a leafy London suburb, The Only Suspect follows Alex and Beth, a devoted couple whose picture-perfect suburban life hides a devastating truth. Moving between the present day and mid-90s Ca


MARBLE HALL MURDERS: FIRST LOOK IMAGES AND FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR BBC DRAMA
The BBC has released first look images and announced further casting for Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final instalment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz's Susan Ryeland series. Returning in the lead roles are Academy Award-nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, The Crown) as book editor turned sleuth Susan Ryeland and Tim McMullan (The Crown, Patrick Melrose, The Serpent) as famous literary detective Atticus Pünd. Joining them are Jamie Black


CARING TOGETHER: NATALIE CASSIDY TO FRONT NEW BBC SERIES AS PART OF A WEEK OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
Best known for playing Sonia Fowler on EastEnders, Natalie Cassidy will be taking on a new role, fulfilling her long standing ambition to train as a carer. Natalie will be enrolling at one of the UK’s top Health & Social Care colleges where, across eight episodes, she’ll study, train, and work alongside health and social care students, care professionals, volunteers and home carers - facing the realities, the heartbreak, and the joy of caring. Together they’ll be putting the


SANDI TOKSVIG TRAVELS IRELAND FOR NEW CHANNEL 4 LITERARY SERIES
Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig is to embark on a literary journey across Ireland for a new two-part series acquired by Channel 4 and produced by Cornelia Street Productions. Sandi Toksvig’s Irish Odyssey will see the much-loved broadcaster tavel across Ireland exploring the landscapes, places and people that have inspired some of the island’s greatest writers, poets and storytellers. Sandi will trace the footsteps of some of the literary giants, including Seamus Heaney, James Joy


THE BOX: LAUNCH OF NEW ENTERTAINMENT SERIES HOSTED BY GARY LINEKER PUSHED BACK BY ITV
EXCLUSIVE ITV have pushed back the launch of new entertainment series The Box from its original planned launch date, TV Zone understands. The series was originally due to launch this Spring alongside Britain's Got Talent and air before this Summer's World Cup. Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find themselves in mystery locations across the country. The


FALLING: FIRST LOOK IMAGES AND TRAILER RELEASED FOR NEW CHANNEL 4 DRAMA FROM JACK THORNE
First look images and trailer has been released for new Channel 4 drama, Falling, produced by The Forge Entertainment, a Banijay UK company (National Treasure, The Buccaneers, Marriage). Keeley Hawes (Scoop, Miss Austen) will star as Anna, a devoted nun, and Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror, The Lazarus Project) as David, a Catholic priest, in BAFTA award-winning writer Jack Thorne’s (Adolescence, Help) first ever love story. Both are deeply committed to their work in the church a


GRACE RENEWED FOR SEVENTH SERIES ON ITV
ITV has officially confirmed the highly anticipated return of its blockbuster detective series, Grace, with a seventh series commission. The popular, Brighton based drama will return next year, to answer the desperate questions left hanging after series six’s unforgettable finale, which culminated in the dramatic, edge-of-your-seat kidnap at the wedding of Roy Grace and Cleo Morey. Viewers were left desperately wanting to know what happens next and the new series promises som


LETHAL LEGACY: CASUALTY RETURNS WITH NEW SERIES ON BBC ONE, FIRST LOOK AND TRAILER RELEASED
Hit medical drama Casualty returns to BBC One this weekend for a new series which will see an "unexplained" virus rip through the emergency department. When an increase in patients with an unexpected virus causes the department to strain, the army is deployed to keep the peace and Flynn faces a buried secret. Stevie and Matty turn to an unexpected source of comfort, a decision that pushes Dylan away from his son. Plus, Jodie goes to great lengths to explore a disturbing truth


SKY NEWS ANNOUNCES THE CATHY NEWMAN SHOW AS NEW PRIMETIME OFFERING
Sky News has announced The Cathy Newman Show, a major new flagship programme launching on 27 April across TV and digital platforms. Fronted by award-winning journalist Cathy Newman, the show offers a fresh take on the 7pm slot: combining political journalism, agenda-setting interviews, debate and exclusive investigations in a warm, conversational format. Set in a modern, studio with an orange velvet sofa and armchair, the programme creates space for real, uninterrupted c


VIRGIN ISLAND: MEET THE VIRGINS TAKING PART IN SECOND SERIES OF HIT CHANNEL 4 REALITY SERIES
The groundbreaking and heartwarming series follows 12 adult virgins, as they travel to a luxury Mediterranean retreat to embark on a unique course in intimacy, to see if it can help them overcome the fears that are holding them back. This warm, authentic and thought-provoking series explores these issues as some of the world’s leading sexologists take the twelve courageous virgins on a unique, hands-on programme, to help them take their first steps towards sex and intimacy.


LINE-UP FOR NEXT SERIES OF CELEBRITY ACROSS THE WORLD 'REVEALED' AHEAD OF NEW SERIES LATER THIS YEAR
The line-up for the next series of Celebrity Race Across The World on BBC One has reportedly been revealed. The show is expected to return this Autumn. According to The Sun newspaper, the famous faces taking part are: reality stars Junior & Princess Andre; Eurovision's Sam Ryder and his tour manager Kaz; television presenter Jeff Stelling and son Matt; plus singer Ella Eyre. In this special celebrity version, four familiar faces will race with a loved one or close friend fro

























































