Huge ITV crime thriller axed after just one series despite rave reviews and 4million viewers
ITV's brilliant drama team has spent months trying to find a window in the Game of Thrones star's schedule to
film
a second series — but have had to admit defeat.
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Sophie Turner's hit crime series Joan has been axed after ITV failed to find a window in the star's work schedule
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A spokesman told me: 'ITV and Snowed-In Productions would love to produce another series of Joan.
'However, as a consequence of cast availability, and following co-production discussions, a second series isn't possible.'
The glossy series told the true story of
London
in the 1980s and earned herself the nickname The Godmother in the city's criminal underworld.
autumn
last year and attracted more than four million viewers per episode.
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It ended on several cliffhangers, with Joan vowing revenge on her two-timing criminal ally Albie and promising to build herself a new
business
empire after spending four years in jail for armed robbery.
At the time the series was shown, director Richard Laxton said: 'There is definitely potential for the story to go on.'
Sophie, who has two daughters from her marriage to American singer Joe Jonas and is now
dating
aristocrat
She will play video game adventurer Lara Croft in a Tomb Raider TV series as well as appearing in sci-fi movie Cloud One and
horror
flick The Dreadful, in which she will co-star with Game of Thrones co-star
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Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow both made attempts to bring Joan's story to the big screen in the 2000s but failed — so at least ITV managed to get off the starting blocks.
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Isle's Cot a lot
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Fearne Cotton has set up her Ibiza: Unplugged experience on the island
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Fearne says she has curated 'the perfect way to unplug and spend a chilled day in Ibiza'
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Stretch your minds back to 2007, and you may recall Fearne Cotton making her first trip to Ibiza to host The X Factor's spin-off show where she shacked up with Dannii Minogue for Judges' Houses.
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Four years later she met
Fearne, who has set up her Ibiza: Unplugged experience with travel booking platform GetYourGuide, said: 'I first visited Ibiza 20 years ago and fell in love with the island's
energy
and people.
'I've discovered the best secret spots for sunrise hikes, chilly dips and soulful yoga sessions. I've curated the perfect way to unplug and spend a chilled day in Ibiza, guided by true experts.'
Sounds like the opposite of a stressful day shooting The X Factor.
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Suranne is a sure thing
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Suranne Jones stars as the new Prime Minister in a gripping first trailer for edge-of-your-seat thriller Hostage
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A thrilling new trailer has dropped for
crime
drama Hostage and it's edge-of-your-seat stuff.
The former Corrie star plays the British PM who is fighting political pressure from the French president (Julie Delpy) when her husband Alex is abducted and held hostage.
Shocking scenes show Alex (Ashley Thomas) at gunpoint as he is forced to make an appeal video.
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The drama plays out against the backdrop of tense discussion over policing the English Channel.
In one scene an aide pleads with Suranne's character Abigail: 'You have to resign.'
And she barks: 'We don't give in to terrorists.'
The five-parter lands on August 21.
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Matt pal on drug taking
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An ITV documentary will reveal shocking new details and murder trial twist in Matthew Perry's tragic death
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Shocking new information on the death of Friends star Matthew Perry will feature in an ITV
documentary
.
The one-off film includes the devastating details of the murder trial that followed his demise in October 2023.
Dr Salvador Plasencia has now been charged with giving the actor ketamine.
As part of the documentary, which first streamed on
Peacock
in the US but has since been updated, Matt's on-screen mother from Friends Morgan Fairchild speaks candidly about his drug addiction.
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ITV boss Sasha Breslau said: 'The film tells the story of Matthew's untimely passing with updated developments not seen before.'
Matthew Perry: A
Hollywood
Tragedy will air on ITV1 at 9pm on August 18.
The beat goes on for Kay
If you thought Love Island's raunchy heart-rate challenge was tense, may I remind you of
Contestants were kitted out with a heart monitor and had to stay calm while answering questions to win
money
.
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But if their heart beat more than a thousand times during gameplay, they immediately lost and left empty handed.
Now I can reveal the unusual ITV show, which ran for two series from 2015, could be returning to screens as Hungry Bear Media wants to trademark the name ahead of a possible reboot.
The production company, which is run by Holly Willoughby's husband Dan Baldwin, is behind some of telly's biggest hits including the
BBC
One reboot of Gladiators and Michael McIntyre's The Wheel.
If anyone can revive Vernon's show, it's Hungry Bear.
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The six-parter follows the fallout after one of a close-knit trio of friends writes a bestselling novel about a traumatic event, one night 20 years ago.
The mystery drama lands on ITVX
next
month.
Freddie's secrets unveiled
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A Channel 5 documentary is set to tell the story of Freddie Mercury's secret daughter using the Queen legend's private journals
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The incredible story of
The 90-minute special uses
investigation
and book by journalist Lesley-Ann Jones.
According to her work, Freddie sustained a close relationship with the woman, referred to as 'B', for 14 years before his death in 1991. Lesley-Ann said: 'I thought I knew virtually all there was to know about Freddie. I was wrong.
'Working with his only child to tell his true story in his and his daughter's own words has been the greatest privilege of my professional life.'
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The documentary will air later this year.
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