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Cilla Black has died

(August 2015)

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LL
London Lite Founding member
623058 posted:


It got as far as audience being invited to film the pilot.
DV
DVB Cornwall
ITV Tribute scheduling....

ITV is to air a tribute to the late Cilla Black on Tuesday night in memory of the popular entertainer who died at the weekend.

It is adapting The One and Only Cilla Black, a special documentary which aired two years ago to mark Black’s 50 years in showbusiness.

The one-hour documentary looked back on her singing and television career and it will be updated, opening with a tribute from Black’s long-time friend Paul O’Grady.

To celebrate the life of one of its biggest stars, ITV is also re-broadcasting the acclaimed drama Cilla, starring Sheridan Smith on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights at 10.40pm.


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03-Aug-2015 @ 16:15
LL
Larry the Loafer
It's a shame they no longer have a suitable platform to show an episode of Blind Date or Surprise Surprise.
JB
JasonB
Couldn't Blind Date get a showing on Challenge?
RD
RDJ
Would be nice if we could get a showing of both on ITV on Sunday.

They have a two hour Midsomer Murders scheduled so it would be easy to remove that and put those two in its place.
Last edited by RDJ on 3 August 2015 5:52pm
LL
Larry the Loafer
JasonB posted:
Couldn't Blind Date get a showing on Challenge?


I don't know where they stand on rights but they haven't shown it for a very long time. I don't recall Challenge ever being the sort to air programmes in light of a famous passing.
MF
MatthewFirth
I would have hoped that ITV would have made a new documentary. Also The One and Only ain't a documentary, it was a live special wasn't it?
:-(
A former member
MatthewFirth posted:
I would have hoped that ITV would have made a new documentary. Also The One and Only ain't a documentary, it was a live special wasn't it?

A new one within one day? that's not possible, I doubt Paul or her manager will be up for that right now.
BR
Brekkie
Larry the Loafer posted:
It's a shame they no longer have a suitable platform to show an episode of Blind Date or Surprise Surprise.

They could if they wanted too - they'd fit in fine on the main channel as a tribute or on ITV3.

Rebroadcasting The One and Only is perfectly acceptable as a tribute - it does seem TV no longer waits for people to die to celebrate their career and for two notable showbiz deaths this year that has proved rather handy for ITV.
MF
MatthewFirth
Who was the other one? Bobbi Kristina?
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
MatthewFirth posted:
Who was the other one? Bobbi Kristina?


Anne Kirkbride.
LL
Larry the Loafer
Brekkie posted:
Larry the Loafer posted:
It's a shame they no longer have a suitable platform to show an episode of Blind Date or Surprise Surprise.

They could if they wanted too - they'd fit in fine on the main channel as a tribute or on ITV3.


They've turned ITV3 into primarily drama with a hint of occasional out-dated sitcom. It's times like this where I long for Granada Plus.

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