{"id":5810,"date":"2015-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/03\/13\/mr-selfridge-birds-of-a-feather-renewed-by-itv\/"},"modified":"2015-03-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T00:00:00","slug":"mr-selfridge-birds-of-a-feather-renewed-by-itv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/03\/13\/mr-selfridge-birds-of-a-feather-renewed-by-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Selfridge, Birds of a Feather Renewed by ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: ITV is bringing back the period drama <em>Mr Selfridge <\/em>and the comedy <em>Birds of a Feather <\/em>for new seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere will be ten new episodes of <em>Mr Selfridge <\/em>for the show&#039;s fourth season. Jeremy Piven (<em>Entourage<\/em>) will reprise his role as Harry Selfridge, and Katherine Kelly (<em>Coronation Street<\/em>) is set to return as Lady Mae Loxley.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to commission a fourth series of <em>Mr Selfridge<\/em>,&rdquo; said ITV&#039;s director of drama, Steve November. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s so pleasing to see the audience take the characters and storylines into their hearts. We&rsquo;re looking forward to seeing Jeremy reprise his role as the visionary yet deeply troubled Harry alongside simply stunning production values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKate Lewis, executive producer for ITV Studios, said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to be embarking on production of the fourth series of<em> Mr Selfridge<\/em> and thrilled to be welcoming back Katherine Kelly along with introducing some talented new faces. This series marks a dramatic turn in fortunes for Harry as he loses grip on his empire. It&rsquo;s a bit of a game changer for all the characters in the series.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Birds of a Feather <\/em>is returning to ITV as well. The most recent run of the series attracted more than 5 million viewers each week. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, the series features original Essex girls Sharon Theodopolopodos, Tracey Stubbs and Dorien Green.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tITV&rsquo;s comedy commissioner, Saskia Schuster, said, &ldquo;<em>Birds of a Feather<\/em> has a large and loyal audience and we&rsquo;re really pleased to be bringing it back. A new series starts shooting later this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOriginal writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran added, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re thrilled that a nation is still in love with Sharon, Tracey and Dorien and delighted that ITV loves them too and have asked us to write what will be the 12th series of <em>Birds of a Feather<\/em>. We can promise more feisty fun with the Essex girls.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: ITV is bringing back the period drama Mr Selfridge and the comedy Birds of a Feather for new seasons. There will be ten new episodes of Mr Selfridge for the show&#039;s fourth season. 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