Paramount UK’s 5 Launches Linear Drama Network With ‘All Creatures Great And Small’, ‘Gilmore Girls’ & ‘Home And Away’ Plus BBC Drama ‘Waterloo Road’

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Paramount UK network 5 (formerly Channel 5) is defying linear naysayers once again by launching a drama network airing the likes of All Creatures Great and Small, American hits like Gilmore Girls and the BBC’s Waterloo Road.

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  • Paramount UK network 5 (formerly Channel 5) is defying linear naysayers once again by launching a drama network airing the likes of All Creatures Great and Small, American hits like Gilmore Girls and the BBC’s Waterloo Road.
  • Reported by Deadline and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:54:45 UTC.

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