Freddie Flintoff: Star returns to BBC with second Field of Dreams series after Top Gear crash
- By Emma Saunders
- Entertainment reporter
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Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is making his TV return after his Top Gear accident with a second series of BBC One cricket documentary, Field of Dreams.
The information, introduced within the BBC’s annual plan, says Flintoff will likely be seen taking his younger sports activities group – who hail from his residence metropolis of Preston – on tour.
The BBC had beforehand introduced in October 2022 {that a} second series of Field of Dreams had been commissioned however there have been no additional updates given following Flintoff’s accident two months later.
It’s not but recognized when the brand new series will air.
The first series aired in July 2022.
Described by the New Statesman’s Rachel Cooke as “the most moving thing I’ve seen on TV in years”, it noticed Flintoff decided to get a bunch of Preston youngsters to develop into motivated and engaged in his beloved sport, with loads of ups and downs alongside the way in which.
Flintoff was pictured in public for the primary time since his accident final September
The presenter was injured at Top Gear’s check monitor at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey.
It reiterated that apology in October when the compensation for Flintoff was introduced.
More latest pictures have proven that his accidents have continued to heal.
The 45-year-old former England captain retired from cricket in 2009 having performed 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and 7 T20s.
He joined BBC One’s Top Gear as a bunch in 2019 alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris. Their most up-to-date series attracted a mean viewers of 4.5 million viewers.
Gladiators returned for a 3rd time in January, having initially ran on ITV within the 90s and in a while Sky
The BBC additionally introduced that Gladiators will return to the Sheffield Arena for a second series. The first series of the present’s reboot will conclude on Saturday as the ultimate 4 battle it out to be topped champion.
It has been one of probably the most profitable TV reboots in recent times – the opening episode obtained an viewers of almost 10 million, together with 28-day catch-up figures.
The recommissioning was revealed within the BBC’s annual plan, which additionally stated it will be an costly 12 months for the BBC with the Olympics in Paris and Euro 2024, held in Germany.
“It is clear that substantial public funding is vital to the BBC’s future to allow us to deliver our public service mission,” the plan says.
“In actual phrases, the licence payment generated 30% extra revenue in 2010/11 than it does at the moment – a distinction of greater than £1 billion a 12 months. Various prices have been added, adopted by two years of a frozen licence payment at a time of excessive inflation.
“This has additionally coincided with a discount throughout the media sector within the availability of ‘co-production’ funding to assist unfold the funding into some of our bigger titles and programmes.
“Other wider sector challenges have also increased financial pressure on the BBC’s commercial activities. So the BBC’s finances are under significant strain.”
