Virgin1
Virgin1
Channel 20
24 hours
Virgin1 is a vibrant, mainstream, populist entertainment channel. The first ever Virgin branded TV channel, Virgin1 is packed with top drama premieres, movies, humour and compelling factual entertainment.
From the biggest and glossiest US shows including Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Chuck, Criminal Minds and The Unit – all US smash-hit returning dramas – and American Inventor with UK entrepreneur Peter Jones. Virgin1 is also the home of the hugely successful Star Trek franchise and the forthcoming critically-acclaimed animated comedy series The Life and Times of Tim.
The channel also has an impressive line-up of home-grown UK shows that include factual entertainment series The Prisoner: X featuring Linford Christie, Jack Osbourne, Joe Pasquale, Will Mellor, Debra Stephenson and author Toby Young; the nail-biting and adrenaline-fuelled Gethin Jones’ Danger Hunters and the controversial Rude, and…& Proud season documentary strands.
Commissions also include the light-hearted observational documentary series on Spanish hospitals in Sun, Sea and A&E; the dramatic and terrifying My Holiday Hostage Hell , Trawlers, Rigs & Rescue, a forthcoming gripping new series that looks at the extraordinary lives of people living and working in The North Sea around the UK, and the hilarious Britain's Worst Learners fronted by Tim Shaw.
Virgin1 delivers a refreshing mix of broad, witty, charming and impressive entertainment for everyone. It is intelligent tabloid TV at its best.
