Bridge of Lies has already spawned celebrity specials and sees EastEnders star Kemp preside over a quiz involving knowledge, strategy and luck, as contestants must cross a bridge while spotting the lies. As with the process that spawned STV Studios’ Bridge of Lies, indies in the two nations are being encouraged to pitch ideas for a modern quiz or gameshow and the BBC will fund up to two pilots before likely commissioning one of them. The BBC’s entertainment and daytime teams are looking to replicate the success of the Ross Kemp-hosted Bridge of Lies format by putting out a call for a new show produced in either Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Further new cast members include Paolo De Vita ( Anonymous), Anna Manuelli ( Blocco 181), Edward Bennett ( Industry) and Matteo Franco. Lee will play Bill Stirling, brother of Swindells’ David Stirling, and O’Neill is General Montgomery. The show, which dramatizes the lives of those who forged and ran the SAS during World War Two, is also seeing Jack O’Connell, Connor Swindells and Dominic West return for Season 2. Steven Knight’s BBC/MGM+ hit reached an audience of nearly 10M viewers for its first season and is one of the BBC’s most successful new dramas of recent years. Happy Valley’s Con O’Neill and Bohemian Rhapsody actor Gwilym Lee have joined the cast of SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2, which has commenced production. ‘Happy Valley’ & ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Actors Join ‘SAS Rogue Heroes’ Season 2

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