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This week's new TV commissions (January 22-28)

Take a look at the top commissions made by the UK broadcasters over the last seven days.

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.



Fastest Finger First© ITV

Fastest Finger First

Broadcaster: ITV

Production Company: Stellify Media

Order: Unknown

Synopsis: Hosted by Anita Rani, a spinoff of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? based on the iconic qualifying round.


Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out of Road?

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Production Company: Rogan Productions

Order: 1x60"

Synopsis: Andrew Neil presents a one-off programme investigating the current turmoil facing the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.


Gods of the Game: A Football Opera

Broadcaster: Sky Arts

Production Company: Factory Films

Order: 1x90"

Synopsis: Recorded at Surrey's Grange Park Opera, a new 90-minute opera about football corruption, featuring an operatic chorus of footy fans.



Sky Nature's Predators© Sky

Predators

Broadcaster: Sky Nature / Netflix

Production Company: True To Nature and Sky Studios

Order: 6x60"

Synopsis: New nature series following the challenges faced by six of the world's top apex predators.


Gabon (w/t)

Broadcaster: Sky Documentaries

Production Company: Keo Films

Order: 1xTBC"

Synopsis: The story of a scientist from Manchester who became the environment minister of Gabon, leading the fightback against climate change.


Death on the Beach

Broadcaster: Sky Crime

Production Company: Blast! Films

Order: 3x60"

Synopsis: The real-life tale of young traveller Chrissie Annesley, who visited the paradise island of Koh Tao in 2015 but was found dead in her beach hut two weeks later.



Channel 4's Tool Club© Channel 4

Tool Club

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Production Company: Beezr Studios and Spark Club

Order: 15x45"

Synopsis: New series offering advice on how to rectify the most common DIY mistakes and blunders.


Little Darlings

Broadcaster: Sky Kids

Production Company: Kindle Entertainment

Order: 4x22"

Synopsis: Book adaptation about 11-year-old Destiny, who meets her dad for the first time and is stunned to find out he's a famous rock star.



The Bridge series two© Channel 4

The Bridge (series two)

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Production Company: Workerbee

Order: 8x60"

Synopsis: Sixteen strangers must come together in a tropical location to build a bridge and reach a cash prize.


Two Daughters (w/t)

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Production Company: Little Dooley and True Vision East

Order: 1x60"

Synopsis: Documentary telling the story of Mina Smallman, whose two daughters were murdered - and at the crime scene, two Met officers took pictures of their bodies and shared them online.


The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (series three and series four)

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Production Company: Expectation and Momo G

Order: 2x8x60"

Synopsis: Games, music, sketches and chat with Mo and celebrity guests.


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Wednesday, February 19


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