As a quick example of that. The Inbetweeners Movie (which seems like a good comparison all around for a Mrs Brown's Boys film) was in cinemas summer 2011 and aired on Channel 4 November 2012. Assuming they're aiming for summer 2014 for Mrs Brown it would likely be on BBC1 around Christmas 2015.

Would they show it on BBC1 or keep it on BBC2 as that is the "home of BBC Films". I always thought Nativity! should have been on BBC1 but is shown to no one on BBC2. Some films from the BBC catalogue are more suited to BBC1. Where will Alan Partridge end up? 1 or 2?

According to ''Turned Out Nice Again'' by Louis Barfe Bruce was poached from the BBC by Michael Grade, director of programmes at LWT who offered him £15,000 a show, an unheard-of fee back in 1978.But the show failed in the ratings and the Generation Game, now hosted by Larry Grayson, regained Saturday-night supremacy for the BBC.

I'm sure it will end up on bbc1, however how they schedule it will be interesting. It can't be shown on a normal day because of the news which leaves a Saturday with no motd or a bank holiday

I can't imagine they'd let a Mrs Brown's Boys film go out on BBC2 rather than BBC1. It would seem a little odd and not make a whole lot of sense. Unless the popularity of the series nosedives between now and then of course. On this note is Mrs Brown's Boys really going to translate well to film? It seems like the kind of thing designed for a live studio audience and I don't imagine the film will have that. It feels a bit like they might be overreaching a little.

Partridge will presumably end up on BBC2 given that he doesn't have any ties to BBC1.

Did it get shown on Sky beforehand?

I don't think so although I confess I'm not entirely sure. I'm also not sure if its aired on Sky since.

Indeed. considering a lot is made about the 'cheapness' of Mrs Brown, the fact the entire show is filmed on 2 or 3 sets, I wonder how that will translate to a movie? Presumably there will be more sets used and location shooting etc?

Most BBC Films don't get shown on Sky first other than on Box Office for a limited time.

Now surely it's a bit early to be talking about the Christmas 2015 schedules!

This Mrs Brown film has flop written all over it really - the plot sounds awful and I'd have thought considering his previous losses that the safer option of getting another series in the can would have been more lucrative.

Out of interest, what is the plot?

EDIT: Found out. I agree, it sounds like a flop to me.

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/m...-29551785.html

I wonder if a Downton Abbey film would work, or whether it would be best to stick with TV episodes. If it was too materialize though, I'm sure it would do well seeing as its big in the UK, bigger in USA and popular in other countries.

As a film, wouldn't it be too similar to other costume dramas, particularly Mansford Park?

Yes, I mean it's not to say there might not have been a bit of spin at the time, but the way it was reported at the time was that Brucie had left the Gen Game to do his musical, and you can imagine that being the case because we know Brucie is a song and dance man who loves that kind of thing and would have loved to have been a big singing star. Presumably when that ended he could have gone back to the Beeb - if not to the Gen Game then to something else - before Grade got the chequebook out.

Although it's a far lower level, but just as momentous to me at the time, when Andy Crane moved to Motormouth I was mortified and hated him for defecting, but a few years ago I found out he hadn't been poached, he just decided to leave CBBC and see what came up, then after he'd alread made the decision and arranged his depature, ITV phoned him up and offered him the job.

When Miranda Met Bruce: 4.11m (19.6%)
Stepping Out: 3.49m (18.1%)
Iron Man: 1.4m (7.5%) / 1.7m (inc. +1)
Hang 'Em High: 1.1m (5.9%) / 1.2m (inc. +1)
The Awakening: 1.0m (5.9%)

Some more ratings: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...-saturday.html

Good point, i think its more lucrative to ITV as well as a drama on TV. I think when TV shows move to film it sort of becomes the end, if the film flops badly and is not well received as MBB might be it could potentially damage the audience to the TV episodes.

Re the MBB film plot does sound awful, but it might work if the comedy is there. However i just don't think its going to work.

Although the series as a whole had flop written all over it and was hammered by the critics yet its become huge so you never can tell. It does seem to have quite a passionate fan base. Whether that audience can be motivated to go and see it at the cinema would be my concern. The Inbetweeners felt like a relatively easy sell as a film especially as it wouldn't continue on television and the general concept isn't especially polarising. Mrs Brown's Boys on the other hand...


Fellowes doesn't seem to have any interest in doing it as a film and very much wanted this to be a television series rather than a film. Plus I'm not sure he'd ever have time to write it.


That hasn't stopped it being a huge success on television though.

4.21m (20.5%) at 9pm (271k/1.6% on +1).

Through The Keyhole has done well to hold onto at least over 4million after TXF, It deserves another series.

Also surprised Stepping Out increased from last week, i hope ITV don't give it another series,however if thy do I imagine t will be aired in Summer.

Stepping Out is presumably to just fill the schedules.

Through the Keyhole has been very stable since week 2. I think it will get another series. But, I don't think it's strong enough to fare without the X Factor lead-in.

Dare I say it... but Stepping Out isn't looking like quite the unmitigated disaster we thought a few weeks ago. 18% share, while not good, isn't awful. Even with the week 2 scheduling catastrophe, it seems to have held up quite well.

I don't believe a shiny floor entertainment show would ever be commissioned as mere "filler."

They are expensive to make. There's no doubt better was expected of Stepping Out.

But how much of that is X Factor halo? If it were to air independently of The X Factor (and its fairly clear a second series couldn't stay in this slot) would it get anything like this figure? To be honest I think they were hoping it could be groomed as Dancing on Ice successor with series two airing Q1 in 2015. I suppose they might still roll the dice on that if they're desperate enough. Also presumably its up against Strictly again next week and will promptly collapse.

Despite scheduling it up against Strictly twice? Surely if ITV wanted it to be a success they would have placed i elsewhere in the year.

Not surprising Stepping Out went up 0.4million from last week. As I pointed out yesterday, it had a later start time of 6.45pm and didnt face Pointless, so it ought to have got over 3.5million in those circumstances. SCD will send it back down below 3million next saturday.

I kind of agree with Dancc here. I don't think its the kind of show you commission to use as random filler against Strictly. In fact particularly not against Strictly in Stepping Out's case since its presumably aiming for a similar audience. But of course at the same time the scheduling does suggest they weren't expecting big things out of the gate. Perhaps they had bigger plans for it but after the backlash it got when it was announced they thought they'd just slip it out under the radar and hope for the best.

Alternatively I suppose they might have seriously thought it was going to be a hit and not only hold its own against Strictly but dent it as well thus hobbling the launch show and the first Saturday night show (and boosting X Factor in the process). But I'm not sure ITV are capable of that level of delusion. I certainly hope they aren't anyway.