Jake Kanter International TV EditorChannel 4 has announced that it is rebooting its iconic morning show The Big Breakfast after an 18-year hiatus, with BAFTA-winning British comedian Mo Gilligan hosting a one-off special.The revival will form part of a Black Takeover Day in 2021, during which the British broadcaster will mark a year since the international protests and debates sparked by the killing of George Floyd on May 25.ITV Studios will produce The Big Breakfast revival after the show was originally made by Charlie Parsons’ production company Planet 24.
Channel 4 promised to recapture the show’s anarchic spirit and said it will be reimagined through an “unashamedly Black British lens.” The original show ran for 10 years and launched.
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