WHAT ALL UK FANS OF DALLAS 2012 HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ...

YES you've heard right. Dallas is coming to channel 5 in the UK next year :)
The UK is totally stoked about this. Bring on SUMMER 2012

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Dallas back on UK TV in 2012

JR Ewing to return as Channel 5 confirms it will show new Dallas in new year.

 

TV hit Dallas will be back on British TV in early 2012 after Channel 5 confirmed they have snapped up the rights to a revamped version of the show.

The programmes feature former stars such as Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray, with Larry Hagman reprising his role as JR Ewing, along with newcomers.

The 10-part series about the struggles of the oil-rich Ewing clan is expected to be screened next year.

Dallas was a huge hit three decades ago when it was shown on BBC1 as viewers were gripped by the rivalry between brothers JR and Bobby (Duffy). The famous "Who shot JR?" storyline caused a buzz around the world.

The new series features Jesse Metcalfe and Brenda Strong, who both featured in Desperate Housewives, with a new generation fighting for the family fortune.

METRO:

Channel 5 to air revamped version of US hit show Dallas

Channel 5 will screen TNT's remake of hit drama Dallas, with original cast members Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray featuring alongside newcomers Brenda Strong and Jesse Metcalfe.

Dallas follows the trials and tribulations of an oil tycoon in Texas

Hagman will reprise his role as JR Ewing in the show, which will hit US screens next summer, but room will be made for new blood to emerge with a host of new characters appearing.

The ten-part series will follow the continuing struggles of oil-wealthy family the Ewings.

The show was a huge hit for the BBC when it first arrived 30 years ago, with the nation enthralled by the infamous 'Who shot JR?' storyline and the rivalry between JR and his brother Bobby.

Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe will feature in the revamp, along with actress Brenda Strong. The new arrivals will be the latest generation to try and get their hands on the family fortune.

Channel 5's director of programming, Jeff Ford, said: 'With its alluring mix of wealth, seduction, scandal and intrigue, there is something for everyone on the Southfork Ranch and it's a hugely exciting addition to our 2012 schedule.'

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'Dallas' Remake to Air on U.K.’s Channel 5

The iconic eighties show was a huge primetime hit on the BBC in Britain.

LONDON - Channel 5 in the U.K. has picked up the Warner Bros.-distributed remake ofDallas - which is due to air on TNT next summer.

The new 10-part series will air in primetime on the terrestrial network, which also airs CSI, Californication and Law & Order.

The original series, which aired in the U.K. on the BBC between 1978 and 1991, achieved a cult status among the followers of the stormy business dealings, passions and betrayals of the Ewing family. With mass audience television in the U.K. still very much the norm - and the cable and satellite explosion very much in the future - Dallas proved to be the high water mark for the success of U.S. shows on primetime mainstream television in the U.K. Alongside shows like Dynasty - and latterly The Colby's -  the recipe of glamor, intrigue and wealth inDallas proved intoxicating for audiences, with the entire nation coming to a near-halt on the matter of who shot J.R.

While American television is far less exotic now, Channel 5 programmers are hoping that viewers will take to the remake - which plays out the epic Ewing family  feuds through a new generation of the dynasty and stars Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Brenda Strong as well as the original lineup of Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, and, of course, Larry Hagman,

Channel 5 head of programs Jeff Ford said the show had "many millions of fans" and that the new-look return of such an iconic show would prove popular with a British audience.

"With its alluring mix of wealth, seduction, scandal and intrigue, there is something for everyone on the Southfork Ranch and it’s a hugely exciting addition to our 2012 schedule," he promised.