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
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.
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.
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)
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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