In regency England appearances are everything and for the powerful Bridgerton family they face the constant battle between their duty and desires.
Inspired by the Julia Quinn novels, wealth, lust, betrayal and honour are navigated by those seeking to stay ahead in an English society filled with secrets and gossip.
The six-part series will tell the story of the origins of football, and how the people behind the game’s beginnings overcame class divides to make it the world’s most popular sport.
Also starring in the series, which is currently shooting in the UK, are Line of Duty’s Craig Parkinson, James Harkness (The Victim), and Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Indian Summers).
The six-part series will be set in London during the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and will follow the dark secrets of upper-class households.
During the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, the Trenchards accept an invitation to an extravagant ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond, triggering a sequence of events that lead to secrets being unravelled and devastating consequences for decades to come.
Julian Fellowes will adapt the novel alongside Downton Abbey producers Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant and Liz Trubridge.
Set in 1619 Virginia, Jamestown sits on what seems to be the edge of existence, only populated by men.
It's been this way for 12 years; that's until the town is shaken up when the first women, including Alice (Sophie Rundle), Verity (Niamh Walsh) and Jocelyn (Naomi Battrick), move in.
Jamestown follows the story of the new arrivals as they battle love, power and survival.
As you can imagine there is rivalry and competition among them, but they come to realise that they must all work as one to survive in their new lives.
The Chair of this year’s RTS London Conference, Kevin MacLellan, the London-based Chairman of International at NBCUniversal, is proof that talent and hard work, rather than privilege and well-placed connections, can take you to the top of the entertainment industry.
His blue-collar Brooklyn background was about as far as you could get from Hollywood or downtown Manhattan. MacLellan’s family expected him to follow in his father’s footsteps: they wanted him to work for the local phone company. He saw his future differently.
The nominations contain around 50 nods for British television shows, actors, writers and directors.
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a drama for his role in US spy drama The Americans, while Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba are all vying for Lead Actor in a limited series for BBC shows Sherlock: the Abominable Bride, The Night Manager and Luther respectively.
Harlots follows Margaret Wells (Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton), a woman who struggles to reconcile her roles as mother and brother owner in the family drama that offers a new take on 18th century London’s most valuable commercial activity – sex.
“In 1760s London there were brothels on every corner run by women who were both enterprising and tenacious,” says Executive Producer, Alison Owen. “History has largely ignored them, but their stories are in turn outrageous, brutal, humorous and real.”
The pair set out from their base in the Italian countryside to uncover some of the best wines the country has to offer, and the stories behind them.
Joining the performers for The Wine Show are wine experts Joe Fattorini and Amelia Singer, who will guide the novice wine drinkers through some of the world’s finest drinks. Gizzi Erskine will also act as a food expert in the US.
It looks to be an eventful Christmas at Nonnatus House, as the community prepares for a televised carol concert on the BBC. Sister Monica Joan is determined to bring in the Christmas spirit early, despite Sister Evangelina’s disgust.
However Nonnatus is rocked when Sister Monica Joan goes missing shortly before the cameras start rolling.
This one of TV film stars Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon as Winston Churchill. In 1953 Winston Churchill has the first of several strokes which was kept secret from the world. Told from the perspective of his young nurse, Churchill fights to recover, all the while holding tight to the reins of the nation, refusing to relinquish his Prime Ministership.
