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Pete Wicks and a dog

23.07.24

Pete Wicks to front brand new DOG-umentary for U and U&W

Pete will follow the journey of these dogs from the moment they are rescued, through rehabilitation...

(L-R) Sanjeev Bhaskar, Gemma Jones, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Simon Day, Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson, Shaun Williamson, Sarah Hadland, Annette Badland, Matthew Kelly and Charlie Hardwick

22.07.24

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson and Annette Badland, amongst other guest stars, join Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson for new Murder, They Hope special

Other cast includes Jim Howick, Gemma Jones, Simon Day, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick and more

(L-R) Angeliki Papoulia, Paul McGann, Tim McInnerny, Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Umbers

18.07.24

Paul McGann, Tim McInnerny and many more join as guest stars for Alibi’s Bookish

Other cast include Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Umbers and Angeliki Papoulia

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16.07.24

World's first TV Dinners restaurant opens!

‘TV Dinners for U’ experience pairs gourmet food with curated menu of TV shows from new free streami...

U logo above U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W and U&YESTERDAY logos

16.07.24

UKTV launches U Masterbrand on air and unveils global superstar Cher in U streaming advert

U’s multi-media campaign, developed in partnership with Havas Entertainment, represents UKTV’s bigge...

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16.07.24

Global superstar, Cher, stars in new advert from UKTV celebrating today's introduction of U, its free streaming service

UKTV has unveiled its latest TV advert featuring worldwide icon Cher to mark the launch of U

Katherine Ryan and family

12.07.24

U&W to spend another series At Home with Katherine Ryan

Documentary series about the comedian’s home life returns in 2025

Lorna Watson on set of Sister Boniface Mysteries S4

11.07.24

Filming begins for Series 4 of Sister Boniface Mysteries

A BritBox International and UKTV co-production, created by Jude Tindall.

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11.07.24

Claire Hookway joins UKTV commissioning team for original drama

Newly created role of Commissioning Executive to bolster the development of the multi-channel broadc...

(L-R) Ralf Little and Will Mellor

10.07.24

U&Dave thinks Will & Ralf Should Know Better

Will Mellor and Ralf Little team up for new factual entertainment series this year

Damien Molony

07.07.24

Damien Molony set to star as Jim Bergerac in re-imagined series of Bergerac for U&DRAMA and U

Other cast include Zoë Wanamaker and Philip Glenister

Dave Gorman

04.07.24

Great-ish News as Dave Gorman Returns to U&Dave

Four new specials to air later this year

TV Dinners for U

02.07.24

It’s official, we're a nation of TV addicts! Brits spend 4 years watching the telly

World's first 'TV Dinners for U' restaurant opens in London to mark the launch of new free streaming...

Bessie Carter as Nancy Mitford

26.06.24

Filming begins for new drama Outrageous - the story of the notorious Mitford sisters

The six-part series will star Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham and Anna Chancellor

Jane Horrocks, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders and Julia Sawalha

19.06.24

Gold gets to know absolutely everything about Absolutely Fabulous

Gold reflects on Absolutely Fabulous, one of Britain’s most-loved comic creations

Delimer Verma

06.06.24

UKTV commissions two new true crime shows from Wag Entertainment

The series are: Back from the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me? and Lies, Deceit And Betrayal

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06.06.24

UKTV to launch masterbrand U on 16th July 2024

U will launch on 16th July, including a quality line-up of content of nearly 8,500 hours on its free...

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15.05.24

Masters of Reinvention commissioned for Yesterday & UKTV Play

Multi-award-winning mechanical engineer and broadcaster, Dr Shini Somara to front new format

Paul Whitehouse

07.05.24

Paul Whitehouse takes viewers through The Sketch Show Years in new 4-part series on Gold

New series will take viewers on a journey through the favourite British sketch shows of the past 60...

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26.04.24

Filming begins and further cast confirmed in Mark Gatiss drama Bookish for Alibi

Blake Harrison, Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloy, Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruc...

Erin Richards and Tom Cullen

23.04.24

UKTV’s pay TV channel Alibi joins forces with S4C and All3Media International for new legal crime drama series Mudtown

Six-part series is a co-commission with Welsh language free-to-air channel S4C

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17.04.24

First Look: Tom Durant Pritchard joins the cast of crime drama Miss Scarlet for its fifth series

Fifth series of hit crime drama Miss Scarlet to air on Alibi in 2025

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09.04.24

Mark Gatiss to write and star in Bookish, a brand-new detective drama for Alibi

The series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama and will air in 2025

Sons of Anarchy

02.04.24

UKTV licenses six shows from Disney Entertainment for Alibi, Drama, Dave and UKTV Play

UKTV licenses shows for Alibi, Drama, Dave and UKTV Play

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27.03.24

UKTV sets up second series of Dream Car Fixers for Yesterday and UKTV Play

Series following classic car mechanics from Wiser Films is recommissioned

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08.03.24

Further cast confirmed in Chris Lang drama I, Jack Wright for Alibi

Trevor Eve, Daniel Rigby, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and many more join line-up

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04.03.24

W commissions brand-new docu-reality series The Young Midwives of Essex

Brand-new docu-reality series delving into the working & social lives of midwives

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14.02.24

Wheelie Good Portraits mark the new series of World's Most Dangerous Roads

Portraits of Joe Swash, Chris Kamara and Angela Barnes created using scrap car parts

Nikki Amuka-Bird, John Simm, Gemma Jones

12.02.24

UKTV’s pay TV channel Alibi commissions Chris Lang drama I, Jack Wright

I, Jack Wright to be produced by Federation Stories