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BBC announces TWELVE new dramas as broadcaster 'takes risks and pushes boundaries' with TV shake-up


In a press release on Wednesday, director of drama Lindsay Salt revealed Blue Lights has been renewed and Gareth Southgate's play Dear England is set for a TV adaptation.

In a press release on Wednesday, director of drama Lindsay Salt revealed Blue Lights has been renewed for a further two series' and Gareth Southgate's play Dear England is set for a TV adaptation. The BBC has announced twelve new dramas as the broadcaster aims to 'take risks and push boundaries' in a TV shake-up (Sian Brooke as Grace Ellis in Blue Lights) Ex-England captain Gary Lineker, who features as a character in the play, was spotted cheering in the audience, and fellow pundit and former England forward Ian Wright was also in attendance.

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