UKTV is planning to up its commissions this year, increasing its total number of original hours from independent producers by around a third.<\/p>\n
The first new format commission, for UKTV\u2019s entertainment channel Dave, is Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier<\/em>. The 8×1-hour comedy format is hosted by Jon Richardson, as he attempts to analyze, assess and log every single one of his many worries. The series is produced by Talkback Thames.<\/p>\n Also new for 2018 is the talent-led format Judge Romesh<\/em>, set for Dave. Each week the series will see Romesh Ranganathan preside over real disagreements and dole out comic judgment. Hungry Bear Media is producing.<\/p>\n UKTV is also beefing up its factual commissions with two new documentary series. Cop Car Workshop<\/em>, from Blink Films, allows viewers to see inside one of Britain\u2019s leading police car workshops. Inside the Vets<\/em> builds out W\u2019s popular Inside the\u2026<\/em> franchise from Brown Bob Productions. The documentary series follows the daily challenges faced by the team at one of Britain\u2019s busiest veterinary clinics.<\/p>\n UKTV is also expanding its co-productions and moving into commissioning drama for the first time.<\/p>\n Richard Watsham,\u00a0director of commissioning,\u00a0<\/span>commented, \u201c2018 will see UKTV operate increasingly as a full-service broadcaster, with year on year growth in the volume of original hours and the breadth of genres we cover. Expanding our output further allows us to work with a larger than ever pool of on and off-screen talent and provide some of Britain\u2019s best producers a different route to get their ideas to air.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re particularly excited to be working with Jon Richardson and Romesh Ranganathan, two fantastic Taskmaster<\/em> alumni, who will help us continue to lead in the development of bold, new comedy entertainment formats. With another significant push into original programming, this is a genuine statement of ambition for UKTV.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UKTV is planning to up its commissions this year, increasing its total number of original hours from independent producers by around a third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":8181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-8180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-uktv"],"yoast_head":"\n