Media Mole presents a roundup of all of the major commissions and recommissions to come out of the major UK broadcasters over the last seven days.
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Avoidance
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Ranga Bee and CPL Productions
Order: 6x30"
Synopsis: Comedy starring Romesh Ranganathan as a man who's dumped by his partner and runs away with their nine-year-old son.
The Crossover
Broadcaster: Disney+
Production Company: 20th Television
Order: Full series (episode count unknown)
Synopsis: Based on the book of the same name, a coming-of-age drama following two teen brothers who are the stars of their high school basketball team.
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The Voice Kids (series six)
Broadcaster: ITV
Production Company: ITV Studios
Order: 3 episodes
Synopsis: A three-part event airing over Christmas 2022, featuring new judge Ronan Keating alongside will.i.am, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones.
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Dinosaurs: The Final Day
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: BBC Studios Science Unit
Order: 1x90"
Synopsis: Sir David Attenborough provides narration in a landmark documentary exploring what happened on the day an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago.
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Blankety Blank (series two)
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Thames TV
Order: 10x35"
Synopsis: Bradley Walsh returns for a second series of the celebrity comedy panel show.
Hospital Special
Broadcaster: BBC Two
Production Company: Label1
Order: 1x60"
Synopsis: New unprecedented access to the NHS team working at the Royal Free London as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Inside The Superbrands
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Production Company: HLP Studios
Order: 8x60"
Synopsis: Behind the scenes access to the factories, boardrooms and development labs of some of the UK's biggest and well-known brands.
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Wallace & Gromit (new untitled film)
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Aardman
Order: 1x90" (TBC)
Synopsis: Airing over Christmas 2024, the new film sees Gromit concerned that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace invents a "smart gnome" that seems to develop a mind of its own.
Dating With My Mates
Broadcaster: W
Production Company: BBC Studios and Harbar 8
Order: 10x60"
Synopsis: New dating format following four friends hosting a dinner party for potential dates.
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The Hit List (series five)
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Tuesday's Child Scotland
Order: 12x45"
Synopsis: New series of the music-based gameshow hosted by Marvin Humes and Rochelle Humes.
Inside The Force (series two)
Broadcaster: Channel 5
Production Company: Mentorn Media
Order: 8x60"
Synopsis: Behind the scenes at Lincolnshire's South Park Police Station.
Sneakerhead
Broadcaster: Dave
Production Company: Roughcut Television
Order: 3x30"
Synopsis: New workplace sitcom starring People Just Do Nothing's Hugo Chegwin as a trainers-obsessed employee working for a firm called Sports Depot in Peterborough.
Neil Wilkes
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