Channel Five has managed to beat off competition from Sky and ITV and has kept the rights to US hit Drama House.

The Sun reported:

It’s reported that Ch.5 is believed to have paid about £12 million - £500,000 per episode - for the fourth series after interest from ITV and Sky pushed up the price.

The show in which Hugh plays grumpy doc Dr Greig House has been a ratings hit for C5, which has been screening it since 2005. It regularly draws more than 2 million viewe

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