AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is partnering with Channel 5 in commissioning a brand new feature-length detective drama series Ellis, starring Doctor Who alumni Sharon D. Clarke.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren plays another groundbreaking female leader in Golda, a biopic about Israel’s first female Prime Minister, Golda Meir.
The PBS lineup for September includes the return of Van der Valk for Season 3, along with the debuts of Unforgotten Season 5 and the U.K. version of Professor T Season 2. Plus, Annika Season 2 arrives in October.
Sean Bean and Miranda Richardson are set to star as part of an all-star cast in The Yellow Tie, a biopic of Sergiu Celibidache, the famed Romanian conductor.
The BBC and BritBox are teaming up for Sally Wainwright's (Happy Valley) latest drama Riot Women and has announced a starry set of actresses as its central quintet.