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Sherlock (25/07/10) and surprisingly Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have managed to revitalise the well-know story of Sherlock Holmes.  Their young irritatingly brilliant and frighteningly observant consulting detective has a brain that runs 100 mph!

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24th July 2010

Desmond Buys Five

Richard Desmond, the owner of OK! Magazine and the Daily Express has bought Five TV for £103.5 million.

11th July 2010

Lewis Recommissioned

ITV studios will be making a fifth series of Lewis again starring Kevin Whatley and Laurence Fox.

15th June 2010

Bill Wraps

The final scenes for The Bill were filmed yesterday after 27 years of stories.

9th June 2010

Torchwood Series Four

Torchwood is to return for a new series of 10 episodes starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles.

26th May 2010

Above Suspicion Recommissioned

ITV will be filming a new three-part series of Above Suspicion by Linda La Planter for transmission next year.

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Identity

Monday, 2nd August ITV1 9.00pm

Somewhere They Can’t Find Me

The Identity Unit are called in when the DNA of a respectable middle-class mother is linked to a known terrorist who has been on the run for 25 years.  When her suspected former accomplice is brought in to identify her in hospital, there is no flicker of recognition between them.  But is there more to her history than meets the eye?    Read more ►

The Bill

Tuesday, 3rd August ITV1 9.00pm

Balance of Power

The police are called to the home of Fiona and Howard Walsh by a neighbour who has not seen them for days.  Inside they find the alarm disabled and the safe open.  Max discovers that money has been drawn for the Walsh’s bank account every day.   Read more ►

Midsomer Murders (Repeat - Series 12)

Wednesday, 4th August ITV1 8.00pm

The Glitch

Midsomer University clashes with big business when science fellow George Jeffers threatens to go public with what he believes to be a potentially lethal software glitch in a new air traffic control system.  When village schoolteacher Emily Harte is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Barnaby wonders is Jeffers was the intended target.   Read more ►

Doc Martin (Repeat - Series 4)

Friday, 30th July ITV1 9.00pm

Martin expresses some negative views when Louisa reveals she will be interviewing for the head teacher’s job.  Pauline worries that something is up when Al behaves in a secretive manner an is later seen semi-naked in Louisa’s home.  Read more ►

Taggart

Sunday, 1st August ITV1 9.00pm

The Rapture

When a father and son are found murdered with bibles at their sides, the team is drawn into the world of a strict religious sect.  Burkes grows increasing irate as the community closes ranks, refusing to speak to anyone from the outside world.  He feels that the group’s leader and spokesman, James Hardie, knows more than he is letting on. Reid investigates the disappearance of the daughter of an old friend, and begins to suspect  that the two cases are linked.  Read more ►

The Deep - New series!

Tuesday, 3rd August BBC1 9.00pm

Tensions run high when a submarine expedition is stranded beneath Arctic ice while searching for a solution to the energy crisis.  The last team that went died in mysterious circumstances and the crew of the Orpheus are feeling nervous.  Read more ►

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Sherlock - New Series!

Sunday, 1st August BBC1 8.30pm

Episode 2 - The Blind Banker

A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on walls around London.  The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it.  Sherlock plunges into the world of codes and symbols, consulting with London’s best graffiti artists.

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Five bought for £104m

Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express and OK! Magazine bought Five TV for £103.5m on 23rd July.

The channel was sold by RTL, the European broadcaster who had written down the station’s value from £398m over the past two years.

Mr Desmond says he will invest in new content, particularly celebrity and reality shows and is interested in picking up Big Brother now that it has been dropped by Channel 4.

He is also expected to cut payroll costs by shedding staff.

Desmond has a five-year £1b turnaround plan for Five that will aim to double it’s audience.  He will be adding another £100m per annum to the programming budget.

The station has patchy coverage across the country and has only 6% of the UK audience.

Five will be advertising heavily in OK! And the Daily Star owned by Desmond.

He has a fortune that is valued at £950m.