‘The Tudors’ Attracts 2.3 million BBC Audience
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The first episode of the third series of ‘The Tudors‘, broadcast on BBC2 last Friday night, drew an average audience of 2.3 million over the 90-minute show which started at 9.00pm. This figure is almost 1 million more than the programme’s usual audience average.
Filmed in Ireland, Morgan O’Sullivan (P.S I Love You) returns as executive producer for the series, with Dearbhla Walsh (Little Dorrit), IFTA winner Ciaran Donnelly (Inspector George Gently) and Jeremy Podewsa (Fugitive Pieces) directing.
Ten episodes have been commissioned for this current series which carries a budget of €20 million. Written by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, The Golden Age), crew includes DOP Ousam Rawi (Vinegar Hill) and IFTA and Emmy winning costume designer Joan Bergin returning to work alongside Production Designer Tom Conroy.
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