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Scotsman
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Code of Silence: ITV hailed as ‘genius' for ad-break decision
ITV's silent advert-break has been hailed as 'genius' by viewers 📺 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... ITV had a silent ad-break during Code of Silence last night. Viewers have hailed it as 'genius' and heaped praise on the broadcaster. But what exactly happened? ITV has been hailed as 'genius' after it used an advert-break to raise awareness of deafness last night (May 18). The broadcaster featured 'silent' ads at one point during the premiere of new drama Code of Silence. The six-part thriller stars Rose Ayling-Ellis - along with plenty of other family favourites. It follows a deaf employee at a police station who is brought in to help with an investigation because of her lip-reading skills. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Viewers were quick to praise ITV for the decision. Here's all you need to know: What ad-break change did ITV make during Code of Silence? Rose Ayling-Ellis (R) in Code of Silence | Mammoth Screen/ ITV During the Rose Ayling-Ellis fronted show, ITV 'turned down the sound' for a special ad-break. It was a move made to raise further awareness for deafness - as the star of the Code of Silence is herself deaf. Announcing it before the episode, the broadcaster wrote on social media: 'Tonight's episode of Code of Silence will feature a silent ad break, where all adverts will be signed and/or subtitled and run without sound.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ITV's decision has gone down extremely well with viewers. Many took to social media to heap praise on the decision. One wrote: 'Bravo ITV, the advert break is genius. So thought provoking. Brilliant work.' Another added: 'Well done ITV not only is Code Of Silence brilliant but it's wonderful to see the intention behind the ad break being in silence to spread more awareness. More of this inclusion on our tv channels please!' A social media user wrote: 'ITV1 just had a silent advert break between Code of Silence and had subtitles/signing on every advert to highlight what watching TV is like for deaf people. Nice touch.' One said: 'I enjoyed Code of Silence last night. I also thought that was a touching and respectful gesture to deaf people. To turn the sound off and just add subtitles in one of the ad breaks. At one point I was reading the subtitles and couldn't read it fast enough!' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A viewer added: 'ITV turning down the sound for the adverts during Code Of Silence and including subtitles and interpreters is a big, big wow.' One person wrote: 'Very Clever Ad Break Between Code of Silence on ITV all in Mute and Subtitles.' Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC & BritBox Unveil Latest Agatha Christie Adaptation
The BBC and BritBox International have landed on Endless Night as their latest Agatha Christie adaptation from Sarah Phelps. Set in 1967, the book is neither a Poirot or a Marple but follows man-of-many-trades Michael Rogers, who finds himself working as chauffeur for the enigmatic designer du jour Rudolf Santonix. Transfixed by Santonix's latest project, a beautiful house in the English countryside, Mike dreams of meeting the love of his life and taking up residence. But unbeknownst to Mike, the house that he has set his heart on has a dark past that goes back for centuries. More from Deadline 'Virdee' Creator A A Dhand Reveals The Unlikely Hero That Inspired Him To "Fail Forwards" During A Decade Of Rejection Legacy Media? UK Pubcasters Balk At Outdated Term & Say "We've Got To Be Phoenixes Rising From The Ashes" No Pope Yet: Vatican Conclave Blows Black Smoke On 1st Day Of Vote For New Pontiff The show is the latest in a long succession of Christie adaptations on the BBC and BritBox from Phelps and ITV Studios-owned Mammoth Screen, with the latest being Towards Zero starring Anjelica Huston. Fifth Season is selling worldwide. Phelps said: 'One of Agatha Christie's last novels, this is a chilling story of love, sex, deceit and death, of how far we'll go to get our hearts desire and what we'll do when night falls and the wolves start circling.' The news comes in the week the BBC unveiled an AI Agatha Christie, forged to teach a paid writing course on its BBC Maestro platform. The AI Christie was created with the blessing of the author's great grandson James Prichard, who runs Agatha Christie Limited. Endless Night (3×60') is produced by Mammoth Screen (part of ITV Studios) and Agatha Christie Limited, and is a co-commission between the BBC and BritBox International. Executive producers are Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Rebecca Durbin and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, Phelps, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Robert Schildhouse, Jon Farrar and Stephen Nye for BritBox. Filming on Endless Night will take place later this year and casting will be announced in due course. The series will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, and on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada. Best of Deadline Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2025 TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Everything We Know About 'Emily In Paris' Season 5 So Far
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC announces Agatha Christie's Endless Night, adapted by Sarah Phelps
The BBC has announced Agatha Christie's Endless Night, a new three-part series produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, in a co-commission with BritBox International. Sarah Phelps (The Sixth Commandment, A Very British Scandal) returns to adapt the classic mystery novel by the best-selling author of all time. Fifth Season will handle global distribution. It's 1967 and man-of-many-trades Michael Rogers finds himself working as chauffeur for the enigmatic designer du jour Rudolf Santonix, snatching a glimpse into a glamorous world of outrageous wealth that's far from his own upbringing. Transfixed by Santonix's latest project, a beautiful house in the English countryside, Mike dreams of meeting the love of his life and taking up residence. But unbeknownst to Mike, the house that he has set his heart on has a dark past that goes back for centuries. Local legend says that it is haunted by a curse that no one escapes. When Mike meets the sweet-natured Ellie and, by a curious set of circumstances, finds himself moving into the house, the young couple start to realise they should have listened to the warnings. As increasingly strange and chilling events occur, they start to wonder if the curse is real and means to destroy them. Or, that someone is intent on terrifying them to death. A ghost story and a love story, Endless Night is about obsession and the darkness that lurks in us all when we want too much. Endless Night is Sarah Phelps's sixth Agatha Christie adaptation made by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for the BBC, following the acclaimed productions of And Then There Were None, BAFTA-nominated The Witness For The Prosecution, Ordeal By Innocence, The ABC Murders and The Pale Horse. Sarah Phelps, says: 'I'm so excited to be teaming up again with ACL, Mammoth Screen and the BBC for Endless Night. One of Agatha Christie's last novels, this is a chilling story of love, sex, deceit and death, of how far we'll go to get our hearts desire and what we'll do when night falls and the wolves start circling." James Prichard, executive producer for Agatha Christie Limited says: "We are so happy to be continuing our partnership with Mammoth, BBC and Britbox and renewing acquaintance with Sarah Phelps. Endless Night is one of my great grandmother's best stories. It is also one of my father's personal favourites. It is an extraordinary feat of writing, made even more impressive by the age at which she wrote it. I cannot wait to see what Sarah and the team produce." Rebecca Durbin and Damien Timmer, executive producers for Mammoth Screen say: 'In 2015 Sarah Phelps won great acclaim for her adaption of And Then There Were None, which launched a new series of standalone Agatha Christie titles for the BBC, and we're beyond delighted that she's returning to take on Endless Night, Christie's late masterpiece from 1967. Episode 1 of Towards Zero has been watched by 6 million people in the UK since March, and is one of BritBox's biggest launches to date in the US, so we have high hopes this new title will delight Christie fans everywhere!' Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama says: 'We are delighted to team up again with Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen to announce our next tale from the undisputed Queen of Crime: Endless Night. The phenomenal Sarah Phelps' previous adaptations have thrilled millions and we could not be happier to have her bring this unique and chilling mystery to BBC iPlayer and BBC One.' Robert Schildhouse, President BritBox North America & General Manager, BritBox International, says: 'Our partnership with the BBC, Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen has delivered three outstanding Agatha Christie adaptations, all of which have been BritBox hits. Towards Zero debuted at #1, with the largest first week absolute viewership and engagement of any premiere on BritBox ever. We're so pleased to continue this collaboration with a fourth addition, Endless Night. As BritBox is the home to the largest collection of Agatha Christie titles in North America, we know our audiences—devotees to crime and mystery—will massively enjoy this series. And Sarah Phelps is the ideal match for adapting the compelling classic. In the hands of such a fearless writer, Endless Night will be unforgettable.' Endless Night (3x60') is produced by Mammoth Screen (part of ITV Studios) and Agatha Christie Limited, and is a co-commission between the BBC and BritBox International. It is adapted by Sarah Phelps. Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Rebecca Durbin and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, Sarah Phelps, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Robert Schildhouse, Jon Farrar and Stephen Nye for BritBox. Filming on Endless Night will take place later this year and casting will be announced in due course. The series will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, and on BritBox in the US and Canada. Previous Agatha Christie adaptations are available to stream on BBC iPlayer and on BritBox. Watch Agatha Christie adaptations on BBC iPlayer MF3
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Endeavour star Shaun Evans' new ITV drama is 'like Slow Horses'
A new ITV crime drama starring Endeavour's Shaun Evans has been likened to the popular Slow Horses series. The actor played the titular character for 11 years of the Oxford-filmed Endeavour before the much-loved series came to an end with its final episode on March 12, 2023. Fans of Mr Evans were delighted to hear he would be returning to screens again in partnership with ITV once again. The new spy thriller Betrayal is set in the clandestine world of MI5, and the actor will appear as a spy trying to avert a serious threat to national security while making sense of his own place in the world. READ MORE: Man charged and NAMED after boy 'stabbed in face' Shaun Evans in Endeavour. (Image: ITV/Mammoth Screen) Filming started early this year in Manchester and London, with some scenes expected to be filmed in Manchester in June. Mr Evans already starred in ITV's true-life crime drama, Until I Kill You, alongside Anna Maxwell Martin last year. Written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge, Betrayal is "a thrilling and darkly funny thriller", according to ITV. The show has now been likened to Apple TV's Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman by Good Housekeeping. READ MORE: Thatched roof hotel and wedding venue slammed in hygiene inspection Unlock unlimited local news. Subscribe today and save 40 per cent off an annual subscription 🚨 Enjoy access to our ad-free mobile and tablet app, as well as the digital edition of the paper. Don't miss out – subscribe now! 👇 — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) April 9, 2025 Mr Evans previously said: "I'm delighted to be returning to ITV with this exceptionally well-written and timely project. "It's a great privilege to reunite with David Eldridge and bring to life his insightful take on the world of espionage. "And it is, of course, a joy to be collaborating once again with the first-rate team at Mammoth Screen. I look forward to sharing it with ITV audiences soon.'
BBC News
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC releases trailer and announces launch date for Agatha Christie's Towards Zero
The BBC has announced the launch date and released the trailer and new artwork for Agatha Christie's Towards Zero. All episodes of the three-part drama will arrive on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Sunday 2 March, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One from 9pm that night. Based on the classic mystery by the best-selling author of all time, Agatha Christie, the series has been adapted for screen by BAFTA-nominated Rachel Bennette (NW) and directed by the Olivier Award-winning Sam Yates (Magpie). Towards Zero is made by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, in a co-commission with BritBox International. FIFTH SEASON handle global distribution. The 30-second trailer takes us to Saltcreek where we're introduced to Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston), Inspector Leach (Matthew Rhys), family lawyer Mr Treves (Clarke Peters), British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and the two ladies in his life: ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) and new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), lady's companion Mary Aldin (Anjana Vasan), the estranged Thomas Royde (Jack Farthing), Nevile's mysterious valet Mac (Adam Hugill), and Mr Treves' ward Sylvia (Grace Doherty) . England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull's Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian. With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile's new wife Kay, tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady's companion, a mysterious gentleman's valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero. Towards Zero follows 2023's hit Christie adaptation Murder is Easy, which was one of the UK's most watched new dramas of the year across all channels and streamers, averaging 7 million viewers across both parts. Agatha Christie's Towards Zero (3x60') is produced by Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen (part of ITV Studios), and is a co-commission between the BBC and BritBox International. It is adapted by Rachel Bennette, directed by Sam Yates and produced by Rebecca Durbin. Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Sheena Bucktowonsing and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC and Jon Farrar, Stephen Nye and Robert Schildhouse for BritBox International. Filming on Agatha Christie's Towards Zero took place in and around Bristol and on the Devon coast. The series will be available in full on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Sunday 2 March, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One from 9pm that night. Previous Agatha Christie adaptations made by Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen for the BBC are available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Watch Murder is Easy on BBC iPlayer Watch And Then There Were None on BBC iPlayer Watch The ABC Murders on BBC iPlayer Watch The Witness for the Prosecution on BBC iPlayer MF3
