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Recipientofthe2007GoldenGlobeAwardforBestDramaTelevisionSeriesandmultipleEmmynominations,includingOutstandingDramaSeriesforthepasttwoyears,"Grey’sAnatomy"returnstotheABCTelevisionNetworkforitsfifthseason.Is"happilyeverafter"possibleforMeredithGreyandDerek"McDreamy"Shepherd?WithMeredithexperiencingabreakthroughintherapy-therealizationthatsheandDerekcanbeextraordinarytogether,ratherthanordinaryapart-sheandDereknowfacethehighsandlowsofbeingacommittedcouple.ContinuingtheirfirstyearasresidentsatSeattleGraceHospital,Meredith,CristinaYang,IzzieStevensandAlexKarevhaveinternsoftheirowntomentor,includingMeredith’shalf-sister,LexieGrey.LexiehasbecomearoommateandconfidantetoGeorgeO’Malley,who,afterdivorcewithCallie,abreakupwithIzzie,andlearningthathefailedhisresidencytestbyonlyonepoint,isstrivingtogetbothhisprofessionalandpersonallifebackontrack.AfterattendingtohisgirlfriendRebecca’smentalillnessonhisown,andrevealingthathehadgonethroughthiswithhisownmother,AlexfindssolaceinIzzie’sarms.Alexmustcontinuethroughthisdifficulttime,whetherornotIzzieremainsbyhisside.Cristina,havingfinallywonoutoverhertough-as-nailsmentor,Erica,isbackontrackasasurgeon-butisthereachancefornewloveinherlifeaswell?WiththeencouragementofMark"McSteamy"Sloan,Dr.CallieTorreshastakenachanceonlovewithcardiothoracicsurgeon,EricaHahn;now,sheandEricamustfigureoutwhathappensafterthefirstkiss.Overseeingtheresidentsistheno-nonsenseChiefResident,MirandaBailey.Facingmaritaltroublesandthedifficultyofbalancingherworkandpersonallife,BaileyhashandedherresponsibilitiesasheadofthefreeclinicovertoIzzie.AlsostrivingforbalanceisChiefofSurgery,RichardWebber,whohasreunitedwithhisestrangedwife,Adele.ThedoctorsofSeattleGraceHospitaldealwithlife-or-deathconsequencesonadailybasis-it’sinoneanotherthattheyfindcomfort,friendshipandlove.Togetherthey’rediscoveringthatneithermedicinenorrelationshipscanbedefinedinblackandwhite.Reallifeonlycomesinshadesofgrey."Grey’sAnatomy"starsEllenPompeoasMeredithGrey,PatrickDempseyasDerekShepherd,SandraOhasCristinaYang,KatherineHeiglasIsobel"Izzie"Stevens,JustinChambersasAlexKarev,T.R.KnightasGeorgeO’Malley,ChandraWilsonasMirandaBailey,JamesPickens,Jr.asRichardWebber,SaraRamirezasCallieTorres,EricDaneasMarkSloan,ChylerLeighasLexieGrey,andBrookeSmithasEricaHahn.

JamesPurefoystarsasWilliamTravers,acriminalbarristerwhoisrecoveringfromatraumaticseriesofeventsthathaveshakenhisbeliefinthelegalsystem.Onthesurface,Traversisapictureofsuccess;anaccomplishedcriminalbarristerhappilylivingwithhiswife(playedbyDervlaKirwan)inruralSuffolk.However,Traversisstillrecoveringfromeventsinhispastwhenheisdrawnintoacasethatin册veshisoldfriendMartinNewall(NathanielParker),whofacesconspiracyandmurderchargeswhileatthesametimebeinginvestigatedbyaviciousandvengefuldetectiveDSMarkWenborn(CreedMiles).Thefive-partseriesfromacclaimedwriterAnthonyHorowitz(Collision,Foyle’sWar)isastoryoffriendship,conspiracy,betrayalandmurderaswellasacriticallookatthewaythelegalsystemoperates.

"Theyneverfail."TheGlockpistolhasbeenfetishisedinfilmsandthearts,andisaregulartopsellerintheinternationalarmsmarket.Forthefirsttime,thefilmmakingduoFritzOfnerandEvaHausbergertellthestoryoftheriseoftheGlock:AnAustriandesignthatbecamethemostsought-afterserviceandmurderweaponworldwide.Tracingthewebofpower,money,violen...

WiththeimminentreleaseofRoseMatefeo’sbrandnewromcomStarstruckonBBCThreeattheendofApril,thiscomingyearmarksawatershedmomentinbroadcastinghistorywithmostBBCThreecomedyeitherstarring,writtenbyorcreatedbywomen.BBCThreewillbethefirstUKchanneltoachievethislandmarkinfemalerepresentationwith58%oflong-formscriptedcomedywrittenbywomen.UpcomingtitlesincludeLazySusan,StarstruckandEllieandNatasiaplusthesecondseriesofbothInMySkinandBacktoLife.Inadditiontothis,theBBCtodayannouncesfournewBBCComedySlicesforBBCThree,allofwhicharewrittenbyand/orstarfemaletalent:Ladybaby,Amicable,DinosaurandBritney,whichresultsinthemajorityofcomedyprogrammesonBBCThreenowbeingfemaleled.KateDaughton,outgoingHeadofComedyattheBBC,says:“BuildingonthehugesuccessofPhoebeWaller-BridgeandDaisyMayCooper,thismarksamonumentalachievementandistestamenttothefactthemostpioneeringandexcitingnewvoicesincomedyareincreasinglyfemale.”KateleavestheComedyCommissioningteamtodayhavingmadeatremendousimpactoverseeingaraftoffemalefirsttitles.SinceKate’sarrivalin2017shehascommissionedandnurturedFleabag,Mum,Ghosts,Gavin&Stacey:ChristmasSpecial(2019),ThisTimeWithAlanPartridge,BacktoLife,TheGoesWrongShow,OutofHerMind,TwoDoorsDown,InMySkinandManLikeMobeen.AlongsidetheforthcomingWitchfinder,Alma’sNotNormalandStephenMerchantseriesTheOffenders(w/t).ShaneAllen,DirectorofBBCComedy,says:“Fiveyearsagotherewerestillarticlesaskingwhereallthefunnywomenwere.Thathoaryoldnonsensecanfinallybedispensedwithonceandforall.It’salevelplayingfieldwiththemostvibrantanddynamicworkcomingthroughfromfemaleswritersandwriterperformerswhoareelevatingtheartformofcomedyandexpandingitshorizons.AsforKateDaughton,nolongerwillshecurseatmeforloudsneezingintheoffice.Partlybecauseshe’sleavingandmostlybecausewe’venotbeenintheoffice.Trulybereft;indenialthatshe’soffandwe’reluckytohavehadherforsolong.”CharlotteMoore,ChiefContentOfficer,says:“Kate’simpeccabletaste,whipsmartcomedybrainandbeguilingwayswithtalenthavehadatransformativeimpactonthecomedyoutputinhertimehere.ThefactthatBBCThreecanclaimtobethefirstUKchannelwithamajorityoffemaleledandwrittenscriptedcomedyisinlargepartdowntohervisionandpassionforbackinggenredefiningfemalecreatives.She’llbesorelymissedbutthankfullyleavesbehindaterrificlegacyofshowsahead.”

Maria’slastdayofclassmarksthestartofajourney:she’llcrossMexicobutdoesn’treallyknowwhy.Whatshedoesknowisthatthisisn’tafuntrip;sheknowsit’snotsomethingtowritehomeabout,it’ssomethingelse,it’sajourneythatbeganinthedepthofherdreamsandinherbrokenheart.

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

Mark(NoahWyle)andPhoebeareinthemidstofabreakup.Miguel|abulliedteenager|getsanillegalgunandaccidentallyshootsMark.Inrealtimewenowexperiencetheconsequencesofgettingshot.Usingmultiplescreentechniques|weviscerallygothrougheverythingthecouplegoesthrough|andatthesametimeseehowtheboytriestoavoidgettingcaught.Thestorytrack...

TheSnailAndTheWhalefollowstheamazingjourneyofatinysnailwholongstoseetheworldandmanagestohitcharideonthetailofahugehumpbackwhale.Thestoryisajoyous,empoweringtaleaboutthenaturalwondersoftheearthanddiscoveringthathoweversmallyouare,youcanmakeadifference.Thishalfhouradaptationisabeautifulaccountofanunlikelyfriendship,andisvoicedbystellarBritishactingtalent,RobBrydonasthewhale,SallyHawkinsasthesnail,CariadLloydastheteacherandDameDianaRiggasthenarrator.Writtenin2003byJuliaDonaldsonandillustratedbyAxelScheffler,creatorsofthemodernclassicTheGruffalo,thismarkstheseventhBBCOneadaptationbyMagicLightPicturesofaDonaldson/Schefflerchildren’sbook.TheSnailAndTheWhaleisaMagicLightPicturesproduction,acquiredbyCharlotteMooreandTommyBulfinforBBCOne.TheproducersareMichaelRoseandMartinPopeofMagicLightPicturesanddirectorsareMaxLangandDanielSnaddon.

WiththeimminentreleaseofRoseMatefeo’sbrandnewromcomStarstruckonBBCThreeattheendofApril,thiscomingyearmarksawatershedmomentinbroadcastinghistorywithmostBBCThreecomedyeitherstarring,writtenbyorcreatedbywomen.BBCThreewillbethefirstUKchanneltoachievethislandmarkinfemalerepresentationwith58%oflong-formscriptedcomedywrittenbywomen.UpcomingtitlesincludeLazySusan,StarstruckandEllieandNatasiaplusthesecondseriesofbothInMySkinandBacktoLife.Inadditiontothis,theBBCtodayannouncesfournewBBCComedySlicesforBBCThree,allofwhicharewrittenbyand/orstarfemaletalent:Ladybaby,Amicable,DinosaurandBritney,whichresultsinthemajorityofcomedyprogrammesonBBCThreenowbeingfemaleled.KateDaughton,outgoingHeadofComedyattheBBC,says:BuildingonthehugesuccessofPhoebeWaller-BridgeandDaisyMayCooper,thismarksamonumentalachievementandistestamenttothefactthemostpioneeringandexcitingnewvoicesincomedyareincreasinglyfemale.KateleavestheComedyCommissioningteamtodayhavingmadeatremendousimpactoverseeingaraftoffemalefirsttitles.SinceKate’sarrivalin2017shehascommissionedandnurturedFleabag,Mum,Ghosts,Gavin&Stacey:ChristmasSpecial(2019),ThisTimeWithAlanPartridge,BacktoLife,TheGoesWrongShow,OutofHerMind,TwoDoorsDown,InMySkinandManLikeMobeen.AlongsidetheforthcomingWitchfinder,Alma’sNotNormalandStephenMerchantseriesTheOffenders(w/t).ShaneAllen,DirectorofBBCComedy,says:Fiveyearsagotherewerestillarticlesaskingwhereallthefunnywomenwere.Thathoaryoldnonsensecanfinallybedispensedwithonceandforall.It’salevelplayingfieldwiththemostvibrantanddynamicworkcomingthroughfromfemaleswritersandwriterperformerswhoareelevatingtheartformofcomedyandexpandingitshorizons.AsforKateDaughton,nolongerwillshecurseatmeforloudsneezingintheoffice.Partlybecauseshe’sleavingandmostlybecausewe’venotbeenintheoffice.Trulybereft;indenialthatshe’soffandwe’reluckytohavehadherforsolong.CharlotteMoore,ChiefContentOfficer,says:Kate’simpeccabletaste,whipsmartcomedybrainandbeguilingwayswithtalenthavehadatransformativeimpactonthecomedyoutputinhertimehere.ThefactthatBBCThreecanclaimtobethefirstUKchannelwithamajorityoffemaleledandwrittenscriptedcomedyisinlargepartdowntohervisionandpassionforbackinggenredefiningfemalecreatives.She’llbesorelymissedbutthankfullyleavesbehindaterrificlegacyofshowsahead.