Stop! and Bottom

The BBC is to branch out into musicals as it commissions its first musical drama series, featuring a cast of Motown stars. The four-part series, called Stop! In the Name of Love!, after the hit by the Supremes, left, will be written by the former EastEnders scriptwriter Tony Jordan. It is part of the BBC’s battle for prime-time audiences, which will include Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, above, reimagined by the team behind Doctor Who.