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Channel 4, Sony Pictures Television and Playground Announce Cast for UP TO NO GOOD starring Glenn Close

Claudia Jessie, Gloria Obianyo, Anita Dobson, Ben Crompton, Meera Syal and Penelope Wilton have joined the cast The series is directed by Lee Haven Jones Channel 4, Sony Pictures Television, and Playground today announce the cast joining Glenn Close in UP TO NO GOOD, an upcoming six-part drama

11 Feb 26 News Release

First look images released and additional casting announced for new Channel 4 comedy Break Clause

Images for BBC Studios Comedy’s Break Clause . Written and created by Jess Bray ( The Outlaws ) and directed by Alice Snedden ( Starstruck ). As previously announced,the six-part comedy series will star Samuel Bottomley ( How to Have Sex ) as Ben and Lara Ricote ( Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping )

10 Feb 26 News Release

Claudia Winkleman joins Crufts 2026 presenting team on Channel 4

Clare Balding, Ellie Simmonds and Radzi Chinyanganya return to present all the action from the world’s most famous dog show.

6 Feb 26 News Release

Patience to return to Channel 4 for a third series

Acclaimed detective drama Patience, produced by Eagle Eye Drama (The Couple Next Door, Bookish), will return for a third instalment on Channel 4. Following the success of the second series - the channel’s most watched show so far this year across linear and streaming – filming for series three is

6 Feb 26 News Release

Channel 4 reaffirms its accessibility commitments ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, with NatWest to sponsor the coverage

NatWest to sponsor around 50 hours of Channel 4’s Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Ad breaks in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will include 100% closed caption subtitling following Channel 4’s mandate for closed caption as standard Channel 4 Sales today announces it is teaming up

5 Feb 26 News Release

Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games: Dame Sarah Storey, Britain’s most decorated Paralympian, joins presenting line-up

More than 60 hours of live sport from the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games to broadcast in the UK, for free, across Channel 4 and Channel 4 Streaming, with every minute of action on Channel 4 Sport’s YouTube.

4 Feb 26 News Release

It shows a picture of Cecil, the lion, in the National Park. It is a side on photo.

Inside the story of CECIL, Africa’s biggest lion whose death caused global outcry

Premiering on Channel 4 on 19 February at 10 pm This captivating feature-length documentary reveals how the killing of Africa’s biggest lion exposed tensions between hunters, safari operators, and conservationists. Film4 and Channel 4 Docs present CECIL , airing on Thursday 19 February on Channel 4

3 Feb 26 News Release

New faces in the tent as The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2026 line up is announced

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is back on Channel 4 this spring, welcoming a fresh batch of famous faces into the tent, plus a brand-new guest judge ready to dish out the verdicts. The celebrity bakers stepping into the tent to face the Signature, Technical and Showstopper

29 Jan 26 News Release

Channel 4 announce seductive thriller series Careless, starring Solly McLeod, Robyn Malcolm, Katie Leung and Richard Roxburgh

Channel 4 today announced that production has commenced on the four-part gripping and provocative thriller, Careless, an original drama by Australian broadcaster and streamer, Stan, produced in association with Channel 4, Nine Network, All3Media International and Screen Scotland, supported by Screen