News | Channel 4

Adobe's ident for The Inheritance, showing a fancy chair and two dogs in a gold photo frame.

Adobe announced as sponsor of new Channel 4 game show The Inheritance

Channel 4 Sales has secured Adobe as the sponsor of The Inheritance, a devious new 12-episode game which sees contestants compete to win a vast fortune from a glamorous benefactor played by Elizabeth Hurley. The deal will see Adobe sponsor The Inheritance on Channel 4 across linear and streaming

19 Aug 25 News Release

Channel 4 commissions new drama Number 10 from Hartswood Films

Produced by Hartswood Films, part of ITV Studios, and written by Steven Moffat (Sherlock, Dracula, Inside Man), Channel 4 has commissioned Number 10, a drama about the most famous address in the world. 10 Downing Street. There’s a Prime Minister in the attic, a coffee bar in the basement, and a

19 Aug 25 News Release

The Great British Bake Off 2025: Meet the Bakers

Meet the 12 bakers joining the Bake Off tent in Series 16

18 Aug 25 News Release

Glenn Close to star in Channel 4 drama Maud from Playground and Sony Pictures Television

The multi-award-winning and eight-time Academy Award nominated actress Glenn Close ( Fatal Attraction, The Wife) will star as the lead in Channel 4’s new drama Maud (w/t), written by Nina Raine and Moses Raine ( Donkey Heart). Developed and produced by Playground for Sony Pictures Television, the

16 Aug 25 News Release

Channel 4’s iconic Brookside to return for a special soap crossover to celebrate Hollyoaks 30th birthday

Channel 4’s beloved first soap Brookside is set to return to screens – as part of an historic crossover with Hollyoaks. Hollyoaks celebrates its 30th anniversary in October and will mark the milestone with a special episode that also honours its predecessor Brookside and their creator Sir Phil

15 Aug 25 News Release

Sandi Toksvig to unearth the UK’s Hidden Wonders

Salamanda Media has been commissioned to make Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders (w/t), a new four-part series for More4 that digs deep to discover fascinating finds beneath our feet.

15 Aug 25 News Release

Rev. Coles heads to sea for a new expedition on More4

Reverend Richard Coles, TV’s most beloved cleric, embarks on a marine odyssey across the British Isles and beyond in a new series, Sailing the Shipping Forecast for More4.

15 Aug 25 News Release

Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids commissioned for two more series on More4

Wise Owl Films has been given a double series order to make two new series of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, following ‘Yorkshire Shepherdess’ Amanda Owen and her family as they continue to renovate a centuries-old derelict farmhouse into a modern home.

14 Aug 25 News Release

Channel 4 announces the cast for new comedy Schooled

Channel 4 has announced the cast for Schooled, the brand-new six-part comedy series from writer and creator Delia-René Donaldson and produced by Broedmachine and Motion Entertainment, a WPP media company. Leading the cast is Shiloh Coke (Cheaters, I May Destroy You) as Kayleigh Clarke - a newly