The UK driving test underwent far-reaching changes in December 2018. With unique access to the test and examiners this programme follows some of the candidates taking their test.
Finney is a 5-hour, 6-episode made-for-British television film that follows the struggle for power between various crime families in the North of England.
Haggard a 1990—1992 British comedy television series. "Haggard" is about the exploits of Squire Haggard, the Squire's 25-year-old son Roderick, and their servant Grunge. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television, and based on Squire Haggard’s Journal by Michael Green, more famous for his The Art of Coarse... books.
Fanny Foulacre, Roderick's girlfriend, makes asides to the camera, commenting upon the situations she finds herself in.
The series is set during 1777—1778, in the Georgian era.
A weekly series which will take viewers on a tour around Britain for the best stories from ITV's flagship regional news programmes, with uplifting tales of human endeavour, stunning landscapes and local history.
Alexander Armstrong is joined by a selection of celebrity guests for this festive special celebrating all the things that go into a perfect Christmas including Prue Leith and Fay Ripley and setting out to answer an important seasonal question - what is the best bit? Each of Alexander's guests makes the case for their favourite part of the holiday, and at the end of the show, the studio audience will cast their votes on which one they think is most important. A house band is on hand to provide some seasonal live music to accompany the festivities.
Extinct is a British television series that aired on ITV, STV & UTV in 2006. It features eight celebrities highlighting the plight of some of the world's most endangered species and was presented by Zoë Ball and Sir Trevor McDonald.
During the series, the public were asked to phone in and vote for which animal they wanted to receive 50% of the money raised through the phone votes, via the charity WWF. The winning animal got over £178,000 and the remaining seven shared £178,000. A sister programme called Extinct - The Quiz also aired at the same time.
Wokenwell was a British drama series that aired in 1997. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centered on three policemen and their wives living in the fictional northern England town of Wokenwell. The series was filmed on location in and around the picturesque West Yorkshire village of Marsden.
Demob was a short-lived British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993 on ITV.
The series was set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and starred Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who decide to try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series also starred Samantha Womack, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson.
This two-part documentary series follows England’s Red Roses as they prepare for this year’s World Cup in New Zealand. As the No1 ranked side in the world, they are favourites to lift the trophy.
Sir Yellow was a British TV sitcom aired on ITV from 15 July - 19 August 1973. It starred Jimmy Edwards in the title role and also featured Melvyn Hayes, Alan Curtis, and Michael Ripper. The show was set in the 13th century and followed the misadventures of a cowardly, womanising, alcoholic knight. The programme was axed after just one series following bad reviews and was never brought back for a second; in 2003 the TV critic Mark Lewisohn named it "the 20th worst British sitcom of all time" in his book The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy.
Mister Eleven is an ITV romantic drama starring Michelle Ryan and Sean Maguire. The two-part series was broadcast on 11 and 18 December 2009. It also stars Adam Garcia, Lynda Bellingham, Olivia Colman and Denis Lawson. It is written by Shameless writer Amanda Coe.
Mister Eleven was released on DVD in February 2010.
World-renowned restaurateur (Jason Atherton) takes viewers on an inspiring culinary journey of discovery to uncover Dubai’s diverse heritage through food. In his quest to find the very best dishes this multicultural city has to offer, Jason will journey from the golden beaches of Dubai into the heart of the Arabian Desert to learn what makes this country one of the most exciting places in the world for gastronomy.
Love Island was a daily British reality television programme. In the show, twelve single celebrities spent five weeks on an island in Fiji. Viewers would vote for the couple they would like to see in the "love shack" where the two would get to know one another better. In the first season, each week viewers voted celebrities off the island, but in the second, the inhabitants had the final say. The identities of those being kicked out were revealed in the eviction episodes. The prize for the final couple left standing was £50,000. The second series also featured the inhabitants having to cook and clean up after themselves to fight the appearance that they were just there for a free holiday. It was originally presented by Patrick Kielty and Kelly Brook, with Fearne Cotton taking over as female host in the second series. It aired in the United Kingdom on ITV. The first series aired in the summer of 2005, and it was won by Jayne Middlemiss and Fran Cosgrave. The second series began in July 2006, dropping Celebrity
Members of the public will use their unique abilities to pull off the most outrageous challenges imaginable, all for the chance of winning a big cash prize. But will a panel of celebrities be able to correctly place their bets on the outcome alongside the studio audience to avoid the final forfeit?
A series of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown. Each episode will be 15 minutes in duration and will reflect what families are going through after weeks of isolation. The series will be filmed observing the strict rules of lockdown with actors and their families filming the scenes themselves watched remotely by the directors. Each of the directors — Paul Whittington, Paul Andrew Williams, Louise Hooper and David Blair — will be watching footage via their mobile phones and giving advice to the actors and their family members about camera positioning, scene composition and lighting as they record the scenes.
Bel's Boys is a 2006 TV series based on the band of the same name. It consists of 26 15-minute episodes first broadcast on CITV and is repeated on the CITV channel.
Bel's Boys was made by Initial and was part funded by the NIFTC. The series was filmed entirely in Belfast making it the biggest drama series ever to be filmed in Northern Ireland.
Attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, this much-loved show has a worldwide audience of over 150 million who return every year to this feast of comedy, dance and musical performances.Hosted by Jason Manford
During his appearance on the show, Michael Ball will be on stage with the NHS Choir to perform You’ll Never Walk Alone. Other big names performing include Gary Barlow, while Sheridan Smith is set to perform as Cilla Black from Cilla The Musical. Frozen the Musical star Samantha Barks will also treat viewers to a song. There’ll be music from Steps, Melanie C and Brit Award winner Celeste, plus performances from West End star Marisha Wallace and Kenyan acrobats The Black Blues Brothers.
Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern will deliver a set of magic tricks, with Britain’s Got Talent 2020 winner Jon Courtenay providing the laughs alongside stand-up stars Jo Caulfield and Daliso Chaponda.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s hit series is stunningly re-imagined for its 50th anniversary, combining the original voice tracks with classic filmmaking techniques.
Everyone born from a donor might have siblings they had no idea existed, who were born from the same stranger. Here, a man gets instant results putting his DNA on websites.