Two new for BBC Canada

The BBC has plans for two shows to make their Canadian premieres. Blackpool is a drama/murder mystery that also manages to work in musical numbers and dark comedy. The show will have six episodes, and will air Sundays at 9 p.m., beginning August 7. When it first aired in England in November 2004, it scored 5.3 million viewers.
Meanwhile, Mad About Alice is a comedy about two exes trying to get over each other despite sharing a son, and jealous feelings about each other's new love interests. The Britcom will run six half hours Thursdays at 9 p.m., beginning June 30. Mad About Alice had 6.6 million for the first episode that aired on BBC1 on Jan. 23, 2004.
By Staff 
April 28, 2005

The BBC has plans for two shows to make their Canadian premieres. Blackpool is a drama/murder mystery that also manages to work in musical numbers and dark comedy. The show will have six episodes, and will air Sundays at 9 p.m., beginning August 7. When it first aired in England in November 2004, it scored 5.3 million viewers.

Meanwhile, Mad About Alice is a comedy about two exes trying to get over each other despite sharing a son, and jealous feelings about each other’s new love interests. The Britcom will run six half hours Thursdays at 9 p.m., beginning June 30. Mad About Alice had 6.6 million for the first episode that aired on BBC1 on Jan. 23, 2004.