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In the five years between series two and three, the cast of Euphoria have appeared in a number of global hits: Jacob Elordi in Saltburn and Wuthering Heights, Zendaya in Challengers and the Dune franchise, and Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid and The White Lotus. We now rejoin their Euphoria characters – Nate, Rue and Cassie – after a five-year break. What began as a high school drug addiction for Rue has spiralled into her becoming a drug mule in Mexico to work off her debts.

An I’m a Celeb all-stars series featuring returning campmates such as Mo Farah, Gemma Collins, and Sinitta, just to name a few. Unlike the standard I’m a Celeb, the show is prerecorded but will have a live final where fans shall select the winner, in front of a live studio audience. The returning cast range from the early leavers (such as The GC) and past winners like Scarlett Moffat. Monday at 9.00pm, on ITV1 Twenty Twenty Six follows on from Twenty Twelve and W1A as a spoof mockumentary.

The event featured a screening of the first two episodes of the 10-part series, written by Sarah Quintrell and based on the bestselling novel by Janice Hadlow. The drama offers a fresh perspective on Mary Bennet, the often-overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

The event was hosted by Waterloo Road stars Liam Scholes and Tillie Amartey at MediaCity’s Vue Cinema in Salford last month. University of Salford’s Dogbone – about 16-year-old footballer Mark’s struggle with repressed grief after his father’s death and abuse from a brutal coach following a teammate’s suicide - won three awards, for best Drama, Writing and Camerawork. It was described as a “dark and harrowing” yet “brilliant and powerful” film that serves as a cathartic exploration of trauma.

The idea came to screenwriter Matt Charman while waiting in his car at a red traffic light: a show whose two lead actors are handcuffed together. That moment led directly to Sky’s new six-part thriller Prisoner. “We were stopped next to a prison transport van, and one of my kids said: ‘Dad, what’s that?’,” explains Charman, who created and wrote the series with his production company, Binocular. “We drove away and the kids moved on to the next thing. But I found myself thinking: ‘Who’s in the back?

Representatives from Ricochet, Woodcut Media, Sky, ITV Sport, IMG Studios, Gozney and National Geographic attended the “Meet the professionals” annual event, run by RTS Southern and hosted at Bournemouth University. Fifteen professionals, including production coordinators, post-production producers, production engineers and camera people, as well as sports and social media content creators, recounted how they got their career breaks.

There were two problems for the creators of The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. First, it wouldn’t focus on Elisabeth Moss, who had driven the show as heroic handmaid June Osborne for six series, a key ingredient to its multiple awards and army of fans. Secondly, they did not want the show to be a “pornography of pain”, a factor some believe saw many viewers switch off halfway through The Handmaid’s Tale’s six series.

Bow and Rise by UWE students triumphed in the Factual: Shortform category, with the judges commenting: “We loved this film, it was so engaging and something we knew nothing about.” The Animation award was also scooped by UWE with the “very professional and technically very accomplished” Meal Deal. The Drama award went to students from the University of Bristol. The judges praised their film, Puddle Man, for being “visually beautiful.

A top ITV executive has raised the prospect of “seismic change” in Wales following the 7 May election. Zoe Thomas, Head of News and Programmes at ITV Cymru Wales, was speaking in Cardiff last month as part of an RTS panel. Addressing the topic “Election in a digital age”, Welsh broadcasters talked about the need to deliver their content on multiple platforms for the historic Senedd contest. The Senedd is growing from 60 members to 96.

Writer Tony Schumacher took inspiration from his brother’s battles with alcoholism while writing his new BBC series, The Cage. The result is a poignant portrayal of casino worker Matty (played by This Is England star Michael Socha), an addict struggling to keep his life together and turning to crime as a last resort. Devastatingly, Schumacher’s brother died in the middle of filming last year. “Our Phil’s typical timing,” says Schumacher mournfully.