Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“The autumn programmes should be announced very soon, but returning (with new episodes) series will include Silent Witness (12 hours), Spooks (10 hours), HIGNFY (9 half-hours), Not Going Out (8 half-hours), The Green Green Grass (7 half-hours), After You've Gone (8 half-hours), Outtake TV, Strictly Come Dancing (14 weeks), Casualty, Antiques Roadshow, Waterloo Road (20 hours [may be delayed until 2009]) Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, Armstrong and Miller, Omid Djalili.
Other new shows: Parents of the Band (sitcom, 6 half-hours), The Old Guys (sitcom, 6 half-hours), The Life of Riley (sitcom, 6 half-hours), Sunshine (comedy drama, 3 hours), Survivors (drama), Merlin (drama, 13 parts), Little Dorrit (drama), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (drama)
To be honest, I don't think they'll be able to fit them all in before Christmas.”
Looks like we've got loads to look forward to on BBC1 for the rest of the year.
I don't get it when people say that ITV are better at drama than BBC1. The last drama I watched on ITV was Dexter, and they didn't even make that. On BBC1 I've watched Walking The Dead, Ashes to Ashes, Lark Rise to Candleford and Doctor Who (probably more, but I can't think of the rest of them). The latter half of the year looks even better.
BBC1 have also been annocuning an awful lot of new commissions, with Bone Kickers starting next week and some of the casting for Hope Springs announced today.