GUSC.L Regulatory News (GUSC)

3 Nov 2005 07:00

To be embargoed until 3 November 2005 at 7.00am Talent Group plc ("Talent" or "the Company") New Contract Talent Television Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent, has beencommissioned by ITV1 to produce "Must See TV", a 7 times 30-minute series,celebrating hit shows from British Television."Must See TV" is a presenter-led series looking at some of ITV's landmarkshows, with each programme hosted by a different celebrity `fan' who willexamine why each programme became such a huge hit. The first episode isentitled The Avengers presented by Joan Collins and other episodes in the runinclude Kenny Everett presented by Julian Clary, Tommy Cooper presented by SirTrevor McDonald and The Sweeney presented by Bradley Walsh.Talent's creative director John Kaye Cooper will produce the series andTalent's managing director Tony Humphreys will be the executive producer. Eachepisode will feature clips from the original programmes, contributions from theoriginal stars and writers and producers of the show and accolades from thepresenter.Tony Humphreys, Talent TV's Managing Director said: "Must See TV is a fun,lively look back at some of Britain's best-loved programmes. There is adefinite appetite for nostalgia programming and the combination of celebrityand iconic shows should be a real draw for viewers."For enquiries : tel : 020 7421 7800Talent Group plc fax : 020 7421 7811Tony Humphreys (Managing Director) ENDTALENT GROUP PLC