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Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has set a content deal with MX Player, India’s largest AVOD service, which also has a strong reach across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan. The partnership kicks off with Simon Allen‘s “The Watch,” a series inspired by the characters in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling “Discworld” novels, which follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process; and “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio‘s “Critical,” set in a major trauma center that only deals with the most serious cases, following an emergency medical team that battles through the vital first hour of care to save lives that hang in balance.

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ITV's Trigger Point is returning for a second series in 2023 after Sunday night's explosive finale. Vicky McClure will reprise her role as bomb disposal operative, Lana Washington, for the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad in the new six part series. The ITV thriller series, written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, hit screens last month and sees Line Of Duty legend Vicky, 38, take centre stage with nearly 11 million viewers watching the first episode.

Sick scammers are selling fake tickets 'for £500' Martin Compston's Line of Duty charity event in Inverclyde.

Selome Hailu AMC Networks announced renewals for six series across multiple platforms: “Kin,” “Bloodlands,” “My Life is Murder,” “London Kills,” “Creepshow” and the “Slasher” franchise. The new “Slasher” installment is entitled “Slasher: Ripper,” and will star Eric McCormack as ruthless tycoon Basil Garvey. The announcements were made at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.“Kin,” the Irish gang drama streaming on AMC Plus, is returning for its second season.

Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has said economic and geographical inequalities have led to a “polarized creative community” within the British TV and film sector.

One of the stars of new drama Trigger Point has urged viewers to do just one thing after the debut episode received complaints.

EXCLUSIVE: A former Skins star, a Criminal Defence Solicitor and a TV writer have been selected for training body ScreenSkills  third New Writers Programme delivered by  The Responder producer Dancing Ledge Productions’.

ITV's newest drama Trigger Point has been accused of being 'ruined' as the first episode aired.

If you've already made your way through the new dramas which arrived shortly into the new year, look no further.

Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure heads the cast in this new series, which turns the spotlight on the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Unit. The show is produced by Jed Mercurio – the much-lauded writer of Line Of Duty – so with Vicky in the starring role, comparisons are bound to be drawn between the two dramas. However, the actress tells us her character – former soldier Lana Washington – is very different to Line Of Duty ’s Kate Fleming and the series is far more action packed.

Martin Compston and the AC-12 team have carried out their biggest interrogation yet - with Boris Johnson in the hot seat.

Line of Duty's crack trio have reunited to grill Boris Johnson in a new spoof episode.

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has revealed all the cast are "game" for a new series.

Line Of Duty fans were given a glimmer of hope from the director of the award-winning show after he hinted at a seventh season.

Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio and his HTM Television partner, Episodes and Flack producer Jimmy Mulville, have struck a first-look deal with 20th Television.

It has been on our screens for years but now Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio is reportedly undecided on whether to bring back the show for another season.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV has ordered a new crime drama series starring ER’s Parminder Nagra from Line of Duty pair Maya Sondhi and Jed Mercurio.

BBC drama the Bodyguard is reported to be returning for a highly-anticipated second season with Richard Madden back in the lead role. Bodyguard became the most watched programme of 2018, with 11 million people tuned in to see the final episode as another 6 million caught up on iPlayer.

Line of Duty and Coronation Street both had huge nights at the 26th National Television Awards. BBC One's crime drama and ITV's long-running soap went into Thursday's awards show with the most nominations, and walked away with wins in key categories.

Line of Duty will compete against each other in the top acting category at the 2021 National Television Awards. Jed Mercurio’s police drama is up for four awards, including Returning Drama, while its three stars Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure are all nominated in the Drama Performance category.

Ace Bhatti has confessed the cast of Line of Duty is "not allowed" to speak on the future of the show.

The Season 6 finale of BBC police corruption drama “Line of Duty” snared over 15 million viewers — the century’s most-watched UK drama episode.Season 6 is now available on streaming service BritBox, with familiar faces Martin Compston (DS Steve Arnott), Vicky McClure (DI Kate Fleming) and Adrian Dunbar (Superintendent Ted Hastings) returning to investigate a murder case with sinister and far-reaching implications.

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Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has waded into the fray to discuss the finale of the BBC crime show. ‘No one disputes the Line of Duty finale divided social media opinion,’ he shared on Twitter.

Not everyone was a fan of Line of Duty's series six ending, but when one viewer took their outrage too far, writer Jed Mercurio had the best comeback. It was a heartstopping moment for Lorraine Kelly, though, who mistook the tweet hitting back at the "cheap little show" jibe as being about her.

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Line of Duty's creator Jed Mercurio has confessed he gave fans a huge hint as to who H was in the very first season of the show. Fans of the programme were left furious after it was revealed "the fourth man" was dim-witted copper DS Ian Buckells, who is played by Nigel Boyle, in Sunday night's finale episode.

BBC thriller, created by Jed Mercurio, amassed more than 12 million viewers. There was however a mixed reaction to the conclusion to the sixth series, despite the record ratings.

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