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STV Studios wins drama and unscripted commissions
STV Studios wins drama and unscripted commissions.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \nThursday 22 August, 3.15pm\n \nSTV STUDIOS WINS DRAMA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING 2ND SERIES OF CRIMINAL RECORD FOR APPLE TV+\n \n· Apple TV+ orders second series of Criminal Record starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo\n· BBC confirms new series of Bridge of Lies and Celebrity version\n· Channel 4 orders new factual entertainment format, The Game of Wool\n· More4 commissions second series of The Royals: A History of Scandals\n \nSTV Studios today confirms four new commissions and recommissions, including a second series of acclaimed international thriller, Criminal Record, for Apple TV+.\n \nExecutive Produced by Elaine Collins of Tod Productions and written by Paul Rutman, Criminal Record is a powerful thriller set in the heart of contemporary London. Series 2 features the return of the two detectives - Detective Chief Inspector Hegarty played by Peter Capaldi and Detective Sergeant June Lenker played by Cush Jumbo - clashing once more in a complex murder investigation. The series is co-produced by Tod Productions and STV Studios.\n \nTV icon Ross Kemp will return to BBC One and iPlayer as hit quiz show Bridge of Lies and Celebrity Bridge of Lies have both been recommissioned. STV Studios will start filming (25x45 episodes) later this year for its fourth series, after a successful series three reached an audience of 1.4M. The celebrity version will film for its third series. Celebrity Bridge of Lies is being extended to 10x45' episodes in its Saturday night slot, with the last series reaching a peak of 2.3M. Filming begins in Glasgow later this year.\n \nBrighton-based production company, Hello Mary has been commissioned to produce a second series of The Royals: A History of Scandals for More4 and Channel 4's streaming service. The six part series, due to air later this year, will once again see Professor Suzannah Lipscombe delve deep into Britain's extensive regal history.\n \nAnd finally, knitting needles at the ready, as Channel 4 commissions brand-new crafty competition series The Game of Wool for More 4. This 8x60' episode series, produced by Glasgow based Hello Halo, sees 10 ambitious creatives take on a series of complex challenges where they have the...