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.
© ITV
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.
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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.
© Channel 4
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.
© Channel 4
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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