Channel 4 plan shock documentary on UK’s summer of riots that left the nation reeling



THE riots that have ravaged the UK will be at the heart of a new Channel 4 documentary to be shown later this year.The programme will examine the political and cultural unrest that took place this month in the wake of the murder of three children in Southport, Merseyside.4Channel 4 are planning shock documentary on the UK’s summer of riots that left the nation reelingCredit: GettyFrom the makers of Bafta and Emmy-winning factual shows Leaving Neverland and Terror In Mumbai, it will focus on those involved in inciting the riots, and will examine the feelings and ideas of the people who fuelled the rage, from interviews with police, rioters and onlookers.Executive producer Dan Reed said: “We’ve been given a licence for a deep dive into the riots and the political and cultural crisis that gripped our nation this summer.“Audiences will get a full 360-degree view, revealing the key protagonists, the raw emotions, the political agendas driving the violence and the unfolding of the police and Government response.”BizbitTWO-part Channel 4 documentary The Trial Of Lucy Letby will look into the case of the former neonatal nurse who was convicted last year of murdering seven babies in her care. It will look into her murder trial, one of Britain’s longest, and her retrial for another attempted murder.I SPY TWO SEASONS FOR KEIRAKEIRA KNIGHTLEY’s new spy thriller Black Doves has been commissioned for a second series – before the first has even aired.The Netflix drama, also starring Sarah Lancashire and Ben Whishaw, was already being mooted as a hit by streaming bosses at the Edinburgh TV festival.4Keira Knightley’s new show has been given a second season alreadyCredit: GettyNow it has secured itself a second season.Announced earlier this year, the six-parter, set in London at Christmas, follows professional spy Helen Webb, who has been passing on her hubby’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for, and whose lover Jason, portrayed by Andrew Koji, is killed.Her spymaster Reed, played by Happy Valley’s Sarah, calls in Whishaw’s suave, Champagne-drinking assassin Sam to help keep Helen safe as things begin to dramatically unravel.Keira Knightley appears in ITV drama The Bill in 1995The first series will be available to stream later this year.BizbitTV has commiss-ioned a film that will follow Queen Camilla in her work to highlight domestic violence. Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors features interviews with victims and shows her meetings with campaigners and change-makers. It will air later this year.IN JACOB’S DEFENCE..THE makers of a documentary on Jacob Rees-Mogg have defended their decision to give air time to the controversial Tory politician .Channel Discovery+ has been slammed for giving the right-wing former MP “a platform” in the Kardashians-style show, which follows him in the run-up to last month’s General Election, when he lost his seat.4Jacob Rees-Mogg is the subject of an upcoming documentaryCredit: PATalking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Discovery’s Charlotte Reid said: “We’re not giving him a platform, it’s a moment in political history.”He’s not an MP now and he is a person of note.”In a clip from the show Jacob is seen saying: “This will be different from The Kardashians or Osbournes. “But I’ve no idea as I’ve never watched the programmes.”DOWNTON’S RIVALSTEAMY Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals will air on Disney+ this autumn, and the streamer has revealed its unlikely inspiration – Downton Abbey.Although the parallels do not seem obvious, Netflix’s Lee Mason explained why the show – which stars Aidan Turner, David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson – is another English period drama.4Aidan Turner stars in steamy Disney+ show RivalsCredit: GettyDiscussing Rivals – which is available to stream from October 18 – at the Edinburgh TV Festival, he said: “It’s about finding British stories, with a British voice and a British experience.“Rivals is set in 1986, and it’s lots of posh people in the Eighties in the Cotswolds… and lots of sex.”If only Downton was that much fun.