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Jonathan
Ross To Stay With ITV
Jonathan Ross has agreed a new contract with ITV1, which will
see him front a further three series of his chat show.
Ross, who moved from the BBC to ITV in 2010, attracted an average audience of
4.1 million during his first series, which began in September.
"I am thrilled to be signing again for ITV," he said in a statement.
Ross's new contract will see him present three 10-part series in 2012 and
2013, plus Christmas specials.
"It's like that stage in a relationship when you've been leaving a few
clothes over every time you stay, and they finally give you a door key,"
Ross said, on his renewal.
Elaine Bedell, ITV's director of entertainment and comedy, said: "Jonathan
remains one of the biggest talents on UK television and his first series for
us shows that our ITV audience has enthusiastically welcomed him back to our
television screens, doing what he does best."
November
22
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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BBC Stephen
Poliakoff Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew Goode are to star in a new BBC
drama, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff.
Ejiofor was seen in police drama The Shadow Line and won an Olivier award
for his portrayal of Othello at the Donmar Warehouse in 2008.
Goode's credits include Watchmen, A Single Man and Cemetery Junction.
The 1930s set Dancing On The Edge will follow a black jazz band in London.
It will be broadcast on BBC Two next year.
Anthony Head and Caroline Quentin will also appear in the five-part series.
Filming has begun in London and Birmingham, with co-stars including
Jacqueline Bisset and Tom Hughes.
Acclaimed playwright and dramatist Poliakoff has written numerous dramas for
the BBC, including Capturing Mary and Joe's Palace.
November
22
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International
Emmy Awards
British TV productions have won five awards at the
International Emmys in the US, including best actress for Julie Walters.
She was honoured for her Bafta-winning portrayal of Mo Mowlam in Channel 4's
Mo, a biopic about the late politician.
Christopher Eccleston was named best actor for his role in Jimmy McGovern's
Accused on BBC One, which also won best drama series.
Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne won best arts programme.
Twenty Twenty also won the non-scripted entertainment award for The World's
Strictest Parents, which aired on BBC Three.
Chile won its first international Emmy for children's programme, What Is
Your Dream?
Belgium won best comedy series for Benidorm Bastards, a hidden camera show
that follows seven elderly people playing tricks on young people.
Canada picked up the best documentary prize for Life with Murder, about a
family torn apart when a 20-year-old is charged with the murder of his
19-year-old sister.
Swedish crime drama, Millennium, won best TV movie or mini-series and
Portugal won the prize for best telenovela - a limited-run serial drama
popular in Latin American - for Blood Ties.
The International Emmys celebrate TV production outside the US.
November
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