Thursday 22 August, 3.15pm
STV STUDIOS WINS DRAMA AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING 2ND SERIES OF
CRIMINAL RECORD FOR APPLE
TV+
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Apple TV+ orders
second series of Criminal Record starring Peter Capaldi and Cush
Jumbo
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BBC confirms new
series of Bridge of Lies and Celebrity version
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Channel 4 orders
new factual entertainment format, The Game of
Wool
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More4 commissions
second series of The Royals: A History of
Scandals
STV Studios today confirms four new commissions
and recommissions, including a second series of acclaimed
international thriller, Criminal Record, for Apple
TV+.
Executive Produced by Elaine Collins of Tod
Productions and written by Paul Rutman, Criminal Record is a powerful thriller
set in the heart of contemporary London. Series 2 features the
return of the two detectives - Detective Chief Inspector Hegarty
played by Peter Capaldi and Detective Sergeant June Lenker played
by Cush Jumbo - clashing once more in a complex murder
investigation. The series is co-produced by Tod Productions and STV
Studios.
TV icon Ross Kemp will return to BBC One and
iPlayer as hit quiz show Bridge of Lies and Celebrity Bridge of Lies have
both been recommissioned. STV Studios will start filming (25x45
episodes) later this year for its fourth series, after a successful
series three reached an audience of 1.4M. The celebrity version
will film for its third series. Celebrity Bridge of Lies is being
extended to 10x45' episodes in its Saturday night slot, with the
last series reaching a peak of 2.3M. Filming begins in
Glasgow later this year.
Brighton-based production company, Hello Mary
has been commissioned to produce a second series of The Royals: A History of
Scandals for More4 and Channel 4's streaming service. The
six part series, due to air later this year, will once again see
Professor Suzannah Lipscombe delve deep into Britain's extensive
regal history.
And finally, knitting needles at the ready, as
Channel 4 commissions brand-new crafty competition series
The Game of Wool
for More 4. This 8x60' episode series, produced by Glasgow based
Hello Halo, sees 10 ambitious creatives take on a series of complex
challenges where they have the chance to win a money-can't-buy
prize and be the UK's first TV knitting champion. Production
is underway.
This news follows a recent
announcement detailing five commissions in June and July for
STV Studios labels, including shows for ITV, BBC2, iPlayer, Channel
4 and E4.
David
Mortimer, MD of STV Studios, said: "Following the global success of the first
series, I'm thrilled that Apple TV+ has committed to a second
series of our critically acclaimed thriller, Criminal Record.
Landmark dramas like this, together with strong returning
factual and entertainment series alongside exciting new formats
with international appeal, are driving the creative and commercial
momentum within STV Studios. We're pleased to be making such strong
strategic progress in what remains a very challenging commissioning
market."
STV Group plc will announce Interim Results for
H1 2024 on Tuesday 3 September.
Ends.
For more information please contact:
Kirstin Stevenson, Head of Communications at
STV Group plc
Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv |
07803970106