‘The Tudors’ Attracts 2.3 million BBC Audience
24 Aug 2009 :
The Tudors Tweet 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. Free Industry Newsletter Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week. Click here to sign up.	RELATED NEWS Netflix release official trailer for Bodkin, starring Siobhán Cullen 02 Apr 2024  Casting Directors share insights at Casting Conversations hosted by IFTA 22 Nov 2023  Joan Bergin to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards 24 Apr 2023  James Flynn, Vikings and Banshees of Inisherin producer, dies aged 57 13 Feb 2023

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