From RTS Award-winning writer Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials), Help tells the moving story of a young worker in a fictional Liverpool care home, Sarah (Comer), and her patient Tony (Graham), whose lives are torn apart by the coronavirus pandemic.
Graham said: “Jack is one of the greatest and most truthful writers of our generation and in Help he has crafted a profoundly important piece of social realism.
The new UK series will introduce a new group of singletons looking for love and their happy-ever-after but with a complete stranger.
Similar to the Australian version, the couples will not be bound by legal marriages but instead will make lifelong commitments to one another in a wedding-like ceremony, in front of their friends and family, complete with dancing, speeches and cake.
The real test will come after the celebrations are over and the couples must navigate their new relationship, going on a luxury honeymoon and then moving in with each other.
As its title implies, Crossing Swords is a sitcom medieval in setting and toilet in humour.
The series, produced by Merman, will see Bea and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) reunite as the Irish sisters Aine and Shona.
Picking up from the events of the series finale, This Way Up will continue to explore the tense will-they-won’t-they dynamic between Aine and Richard, played by Tobias Menzies (The Crown). Since Aine tutors Richard’s son Etienne, the employer-employee relationship between the pair will either halt their burgeoning romance or make it all the more passionate.
The celebrities will be plunged into the cutthroat world of stand-up comedy and will be given a comedian mentor to help them find their funny bones and get people laughing.
Broadcaster and Reverend Richard Coles will be paired with David Baddiel, Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder will be coached by Jason Manford, Conservative Party Co-Chairwoman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi will be helped by Nick helm.
Former Love Islander Curtis Pritchard will be guided by Judi Love and former Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn will be partnered with Zoe Lyons.
Lose Weight Like Me will follow two people who want to drastically change their lifestyle, and they will be introduced to four ‘health heroes’, who are ordinary members of the public who have each lost up to 200lbs through a safe and maintainable weight loss programme of a good diet and practical exercise routine.
The four ‘health heroes’ will be in the studio hiding behind pictures of their former selves and will only be revealed if they get chosen to be a mentor by one of the two participants.
Most recently, he brought his quirky aesthetic to Adult Material, Channel 4’s drama set in the porn industry.
What is the production designer’s job?
Visualising the script and creating a world for the story to take place in. I set the mood and the tone for the look. The production designer is responsible for everything you see on screen, from a table dressing to the choice of landscape and everything in between: rooms, vehicles, special effects and stunts.
So, everything starts with the script?
The series follows British families and individuals, looking for a new adventure on the tropical island of Barbados, as they take on the challenge of relocating in the middle of a pandemic and working remotely from the Caribbean sanctuary.
The Barbados government introduced the Barbados Welcome Stamp on the 30th June 2020, which allows people to apply for a visa, enabling them to work remotely in Barbados for a maximum of 12 months.
Inside Poundland: Secrets From The Shop Floor will take a look out how the company is transforming its stores and investing in new ranges while many competitors on the high street are going into administration.
With an aim to open up 45 new and relocated stores within the next 12 months, the discount store is trying to conquer the market in a time of recession.
From a “divorce celebration range” to trendy Scandinavian-style homeware, the Poundland colleagues will be trying their best to reinvigorate the store’s product selection and attract new customers.
The four-part series will see a group of celebrities pitted against each other and challenged to learn as much as possible about a new topic they know nothing about.
Their memory of this new topic will then be tested by Toksvig at Memory HQ, with experts offering the celebrities memory tips and tricks to help change the way they think and improve their memory.
Across the four episodes, the celebrities will be whittled down to just one, who will be crowned Memory Champion.
