Fincham Promises “New Look” for BBC One in 2007

LONDON, December 7: Launching the winter/spring lineup for
BBC One, controller Peter Fincham promised a “new look” for the terrestrial
channel in 2007, with highlights that include Jekyll, the return of Panorama to the peak-time schedule and three new series out
of the comedy pilot scheme launched earlier this year.

Steven Moffat's modern take on Jekyll and Hyde, starring
James Nesbitt, is a key offering on the drama slate, alongside the thriller Five
Days. BBC One will also deliver a new film
from Stephen Poliakoff, as well as a one-off drama entitled A Class
Apart. Rounding out the drama highlights
are two original dramas from World Productions: Lilies and Rough Diamond, plus new seasons of Doctor Who, Waking the Dead, Hotel Babylon, The Street, Waterloo
Road and Life on Mars.

BBC One next year will also broadcast the new docudrama Superstorm, made by the team behind Supervolcano.

The comedy pilot scheme launched with Lucy Lumsden,
controller of comedy commissioning, has spawned three series: Ronni Ancona
& Co, After You've Gone and The Omid Djalili Show. Other comedy highlights include the new sketch
series The Harry Enfield Show.

The pioneering reality TV show Castaway is back on the BBC One schedule next year in a new
location—New Zealand. The Apprentice with Sir Alan Sugar will also be joining BBC One this year, after
having previously aired on BBC Two.

On the news and current affairs end, Jeremy Vine is the new
face of Panorama, which will air Mondays
at 8:30 p.m. The switch to Mondays will see Panorama's peak-time output increase from 15.5 hours to 28
hours, made up of 48 half-hour episodes and four one-hour specials. And The
One Show returns in the spring for a
permanent run. Presenters Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha will now be in the
studio five nights a week at 7 p.m.