Sky has slated an adaptation of the Frankie Boyle bestselling novel Meantime, with James McAvoy set to star in the comic crime thriller from Happy Tramp North and Expectation in association with Sky Studios.

BBC Arts has commissioned a three-part series on Charles Dickens from Expectation in partnership with The Open University for broadcast later this year on BBC Two and iPlayer.

The Swan, the controversial makeover series that ran for one season on FOX in 2004, is being explored in a new series from Expectation for Hulu.

BBC Factual has expanded its slate with renewals and new commissions, including Emergency 24/7 from Expectation.

Banijay Rights has scored a range of deals on Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home.