The BBC have pulled the plug on comedy Spent after one series, The Sun newspaper has revealed. In Spent, Michelle de Swarte stars as Mia, a former catwalk model who is on the run, mainly from herself. Long term it’s a story of personal renewal but for now, the stark reality is that her career is over, she’s flat broke and she’s homeless. This is a woman who despite her humble beginnings has become accustomed, possibly even addicted, to the finer things in life. Unfortunately,

Filming has commenced on It Gets Worse, a brand-new comedy series written, created by and starring Leo Reich, produced by A24 for Channel 4, and co-commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave for Canada. Joining the ensemble cast will be Emily Fairn (House of Guinness, The Responder), Olive Gray (Save Me, Halo), Sean Delaney (Killing Eve, Life After Life), Dane Williams (What It Feels Like for A Girl, House of David), India Mullen (Normal People, Brassic), and Edinburgh Comedy Award 2

She has fast become one of the most talked about showbiz faces of the year, and now ITV are serving up double the trouble as The Princess Diaries returns for two series broadcasting and streaming in 2026.  Chronicling the life of fledgling fashion icon and social media sensation Princess Andre, The Princess Diaries (produced by Optomen, part of All3Media) will be back on ITV2 and ITVX in 2026 with two separate four part series.  The first series, which charted Princess’ endea

Production company Banijay Entertainment has acquired the rights to produce international editions, including potentially the UK, of strategic reality show Werewolves. Based on the classic boardgame, the rights have been acquired from Studiocanal and Dreamspark. Based on a successful boardgame, Werewolves is a nail-biting strategy game unfolding in real time, and built on deception, skill and trust. In a remote village deep in the forest, thirteen strangers known as the ‘Vill

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX, which means it’s time for a brand-new cast of celebrities to battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge. ITV have unveiled a new logo and branding for the upcoming series of the hit reality format. The opening titles have also undergone a refresh for the forthcoming series, where eagle-eyed fans of the show will notice a few star-quality changes. BAFTA Award-winning hosts Ant & Dec are back to present

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown is returning to the studio this Autumn to record a brand new series which is expected to air on Channel 4 in the new year. Audience tickets are available via SRO Audiences. Jimmy Carr will once again host the famous words and numbers quiz with two teams of celebrities playing against each other. Countdown’s resident lexicographer Susie Dent, mathematician Rachel Riley will also make a return to the new series. 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown wa

The Celebrity Apprentice is making a snow filled return to BBC One and iPlayer this festive period as a Christmas treat ahead of the milestone 20th series in 2026. For the first time ever, Lord Sugar will be partnering with Pudsey for BBC Children in Need to bring viewers two, one-hour episodes set in the snowy setting of Lapland where the task is tougher and the stakes are higher. Produced by Naked, a Fremantle label, 12 celebrity candidates will head to reindeer-filled Lapl

Comedians, writers, performers and podcasters Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will bring their camaraderie and love of comedy to U&Gold for Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour (3x60’). Part travelogue, part buddy comedy and part retrospective, in Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will explore their love of classic British sitcoms, with an episode each devoted to The Office, Porridge and Fawlty Towers. In the episode exploring The Office, Joe & David me

The BBC has confirmed that Denise Welch will be returning to the hit drama, reprising her role as the iconic Steph Haydock in the next series of Waterloo Road coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One early next year.     Denise Welch played Steph Haydock from series 1 (2006) to series 5 (2010). Fans of Waterloo Road will remember her as the school’s Head of French, known to bend the rules whenever she needed to. Whilst she may have been hopeless on the teaching front, the students a

Hot on the heels of the biggest Love Island UK series since Series 9, a trio of international Love Island formats will debut on ITVX over the coming months. UK audiences will have a first opportunity to catch up on Series 7 of Love Island USA, the biggest streamed reality title throughout its six week run in the US, when it debuts on ITV2 and ITVX later this year.  The show dominated headlines and conversations, garnering 2.2 billion social impressions across Instagram, Faceb

WEEK 4 The songs and dance styles for this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing live show have been revealed... Stefan & Dianne Charleston to Dance Monkey by Tones And I  La Voix & Alja ž Cha Cha to Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar  Amber & Nikita Argentine Tango to Angel Of My Dreams by Jade  Ellie & Vito Couples Choice to Golden by HUNTR/X  Lewis & Katya Foxtrot to L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole  Vicky & Kai Samba to La Isla Bonita by Madonna  Harry & Karen Rumba to It Must

5 has announced casting for new drama Death in Benidorm (w/t), a 6x60 detective drama from Blackbox Multimedia and Clapperboard. Death in Benidorm (w/t) follows a former detective trying to escape his past, only to find trouble still has him in its sights. With an unlikely partner by his side, paradise proves anything but peaceful.   BAFTA nominated actor John Hannah (The Last of Us, Black Mirror, Four Weddings and a Funeral) stars as Dennis who has swapped the chaos of the U

Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (Unforgotten) star in The Split Up, a new six-part legal drama for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, with story and characters created by Ursula Rani Sarma (Smother, Delicious), based on The Split, created by multiple award-winning Abi Morgan (The Split, Eric) and produced by SISTER in association with Little Chick. Joining Ritu and Sanjeev in the star-studded cast are Aysha Kala (Virdee), Arian Nik (Film Club), Danny Ashok (Dinosau

Steven Frayne, the magician formerly known as Dynamo, is returning to TV with a new three-part series on Sky Max which will mark 100 years since the death of illusionist Harry Houdini. A source told The Sun newspaper: "Steven will be carrying out death-defying challenges, just like his hero Houdini, who is considered the world’s greatest ever illusionist and escapologist. But the stunts will be carried out in combination with his own brand of street magic as he journeys acros