“Peaky Blinders” breakout Joe Cole enjoyed “little moments of levity” in his upcoming show “Nightsleeper.”
“I play a lot of serious, moody characters. But I read this role and went: ‘This is close to me as a person.’ I could be free and use my life experience, everything I have been through. I try to have fun in life and bring it to the parts I play. I haven’t always been able to do it, because I am usually killing people or stabbing them,” he tells Variety.
These days, Cole wants to be “stimulated and challenged” as an actor.
“I am working on a film now, these are Russian filmmakers and they tell dark stories, but they do it with levity. They don’t relentlessly bang you on the head. The story itself is grim enough, so find the humor!,” he notes, also mentioning a recent turn in “A Small Light” about Miep Gies,...
“I play a lot of serious, moody characters. But I read this role and went: ‘This is close to me as a person.’ I could be free and use my life experience, everything I have been through. I try to have fun in life and bring it to the parts I play. I haven’t always been able to do it, because I am usually killing people or stabbing them,” he tells Variety.
These days, Cole wants to be “stimulated and challenged” as an actor.
“I am working on a film now, these are Russian filmmakers and they tell dark stories, but they do it with levity. They don’t relentlessly bang you on the head. The story itself is grim enough, so find the humor!,” he notes, also mentioning a recent turn in “A Small Light” about Miep Gies,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Forget the fear of flying. In the upcoming six-episode thriller “Nightsleeper,” the real danger awaits on a train travelling from Glasgow to London.
“When we were developing the show, we got all these experts in one room and asked: ‘How do you hack a train?’ An hour later, they said: ‘This is scary. We could easily do it now, between ourselves’,” says writer Nick Leather.
“We will do for trains what ‘Jaws’ did for sharks.”
Produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films and set to premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in early 2024, “Nightsleeper” is directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and John Hayes.
While Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach) at the U..K’s National Cyber Security Centre is trying her best to stop the train, some remaining passengers also join forces – including off-duty cop Joe Roag (“Peaky Blinders” actor Joe Cole). But they only have six hours and one satellite phone.
“When we were developing the show, we got all these experts in one room and asked: ‘How do you hack a train?’ An hour later, they said: ‘This is scary. We could easily do it now, between ourselves’,” says writer Nick Leather.
“We will do for trains what ‘Jaws’ did for sharks.”
Produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films and set to premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in early 2024, “Nightsleeper” is directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and John Hayes.
While Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach) at the U..K’s National Cyber Security Centre is trying her best to stop the train, some remaining passengers also join forces – including off-duty cop Joe Roag (“Peaky Blinders” actor Joe Cole). But they only have six hours and one satellite phone.
- 11/27/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has released two first-look images from its upcoming real-time thriller ‘Nightsleeper.’
The story is about the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, and a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain overnight service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?
Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London) lead the cast of the suspense thriller, written by BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather (Murdered For Being Different) from Fremantle’s Euston Films, coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in early 2024.
Roach plays Abby Aysgarth, the Acting Technical Director at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, who’s finally about...
The story is about the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, and a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain overnight service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?
Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London) lead the cast of the suspense thriller, written by BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather (Murdered For Being Different) from Fremantle’s Euston Films, coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in early 2024.
Roach plays Abby Aysgarth, the Acting Technical Director at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, who’s finally about...
- 11/22/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Peaky Blinders and Gangs of London star Joe Cole has been cast as lead in real-time BBC thriller series Nightsleeper.
He’ll play opposite Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) in the drama, which is from Nick Leather. Filming is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.
The BBC first announced the show in December, as we reported here. Set on a sleeper train from the Glasgow to London, the real-time drama follows a government agency desperately trying to intervene as events rapidly escalate onboard. Two strangers (Cole and Roach) are forced to work together to save the lives of disparate group of passengers, as the train hurtles towards “what might quite literally be its final destination.”
Also starring are Alex Ferns (The Devil’s Hour), Sharon Small (The Bay), James Cosmo (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), David Threlfall (Shameless), Daniel Cahill (The Control Room), Lois Chimimba...
He’ll play opposite Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) in the drama, which is from Nick Leather. Filming is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.
The BBC first announced the show in December, as we reported here. Set on a sleeper train from the Glasgow to London, the real-time drama follows a government agency desperately trying to intervene as events rapidly escalate onboard. Two strangers (Cole and Roach) are forced to work together to save the lives of disparate group of passengers, as the train hurtles towards “what might quite literally be its final destination.”
Also starring are Alex Ferns (The Devil’s Hour), Sharon Small (The Bay), James Cosmo (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), David Threlfall (Shameless), Daniel Cahill (The Control Room), Lois Chimimba...
- 4/23/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has commissioned “Nightsleeper,” a new suspense thriller from Fremantle’s Euston Films penned by “The Control Room” scribe Nick Leather.
Leather, a BAFTA and Rts award-winning writer, is penning the series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
“Nightsleeper” is set on board a sleeper train between Glasgow and London. As the train crosses the U.K., events rapidly escalate while a government agency tries desperately to intervene.
“Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?” reads the logline.
The casting hasn’t yet been announced but the six-episode drama is set to go into production next year in Glasgow, Scotland. “Doctor Who” director Jamie Magnus Stone has been tapped to direct the project.
“I...
Leather, a BAFTA and Rts award-winning writer, is penning the series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
“Nightsleeper” is set on board a sleeper train between Glasgow and London. As the train crosses the U.K., events rapidly escalate while a government agency tries desperately to intervene.
“Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?” reads the logline.
The casting hasn’t yet been announced but the six-episode drama is set to go into production next year in Glasgow, Scotland. “Doctor Who” director Jamie Magnus Stone has been tapped to direct the project.
“I...
- 12/8/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Season two of Euston Films’ BBC Three horror comedy Wreck is in development prior to the first airing, as creator Ryan J. Brown opens up about portraying queer identity and a scarcity of British slasher.
Newly-promoted Euston MD Noemi Spanos and Brown told Deadline they are busy developing the second season and Brown always planned the show to run for at least three. Meanwhile, the horror comedy is one of distributor Fremantle’s flagships being pushed to international buyers at Mipcom later this month. It launches on Sunday October 9.
The cast of Wreck
The genre-bending show, a youth-skewing horror set on a cruise ship that has comic elements, “lends itself well to international sales,” according to Spanos. “The boat itself has a very international cast of characters coming together that should give it a broad reach,” she added, stating that Wreck’s trailer has already attracted widespread attention on social media.
Newly-promoted Euston MD Noemi Spanos and Brown told Deadline they are busy developing the second season and Brown always planned the show to run for at least three. Meanwhile, the horror comedy is one of distributor Fremantle’s flagships being pushed to international buyers at Mipcom later this month. It launches on Sunday October 9.
The cast of Wreck
The genre-bending show, a youth-skewing horror set on a cruise ship that has comic elements, “lends itself well to international sales,” according to Spanos. “The boat itself has a very international cast of characters coming together that should give it a broad reach,” she added, stating that Wreck’s trailer has already attracted widespread attention on social media.
- 10/4/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Busan Award
Korean film producer Baek Jaeho has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Choon-yun Award, a prize set up in honor of Lee Choon-yun, the late chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry. The award, worth KRW10 million, will be presented on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 6 in conjunction with Iok Company. Baek participated in the production of 2021 title “Snowball” and was previously involved in indie films “Jane” in 2016 and last year’s “Role.” He also acts and directs. Veteran director Kang Je-kyu praised Baek as ”a filmmaker who maintains his values and outspreads his potential in the insufficient independent film environment.”
Watery Workplace
Australian factual production company SeaLight Pictures (co-producer of “Life in Colour” with David Attenborough) has hired Alasdair Dolan for the newly created position of head of business development & strategic partnerships. He joins from Flame Media Group...
Korean film producer Baek Jaeho has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Choon-yun Award, a prize set up in honor of Lee Choon-yun, the late chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry. The award, worth KRW10 million, will be presented on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 6 in conjunction with Iok Company. Baek participated in the production of 2021 title “Snowball” and was previously involved in indie films “Jane” in 2016 and last year’s “Role.” He also acts and directs. Veteran director Kang Je-kyu praised Baek as ”a filmmaker who maintains his values and outspreads his potential in the insufficient independent film environment.”
Watery Workplace
Australian factual production company SeaLight Pictures (co-producer of “Life in Colour” with David Attenborough) has hired Alasdair Dolan for the newly created position of head of business development & strategic partnerships. He joins from Flame Media Group...
- 9/22/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
ITV and Hulu drama “The Sister,” an adaptation of Neil Cross’ bestselling novel “Burial,” has sold around the world following a successful terrestrial run in the U.K.
The series, led by captivating “Years and Years” star Russell Tovey, has sold into 75 global territories, including HBO for Spain and Portugal, Pickbox for Eastern Europe, Rte for Ireland, new SVOD service Salto for France, Cosmote for Greece, Manoto TV for the Middle East and North Africa, TV2 for Norway, Canal Plus for Poland, Viasat for Russia, Svt for Sweden, Turkcell for Turkey and Sbs Australia, among others.
Hulu holds U.S. rights to the series and will launch the show next year, though an exact date is still unknown.
Produced by Fremantle-backed banner Euston Films, “The Sister” was commissioned by ITV and is distributed internationally by Fremantle. It was commissioned for the U.K. broadcaster by head of drama Polly Hill.
The series, led by captivating “Years and Years” star Russell Tovey, has sold into 75 global territories, including HBO for Spain and Portugal, Pickbox for Eastern Europe, Rte for Ireland, new SVOD service Salto for France, Cosmote for Greece, Manoto TV for the Middle East and North Africa, TV2 for Norway, Canal Plus for Poland, Viasat for Russia, Svt for Sweden, Turkcell for Turkey and Sbs Australia, among others.
Hulu holds U.S. rights to the series and will launch the show next year, though an exact date is still unknown.
Produced by Fremantle-backed banner Euston Films, “The Sister” was commissioned by ITV and is distributed internationally by Fremantle. It was commissioned for the U.K. broadcaster by head of drama Polly Hill.
- 11/9/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle has scored a raft of deals on the Iraq war drama series “Baghdad Central” following its well-received world premiere on Channel 4 in the U.K. and its U.S. debut on Hulu.
Produced by Fremantle’s scripted label, the series explores the U.S occupation of Iraq in 2003 and is told from the perspective of Iraqis. The series was written by BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard (“The Last Kingdom”), based on the novel by Elliott Colla.
Fremantle sold the series to 87 territories with Arte (France/Germany), Movistar+ (Spain), CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service (Canada) Globoplay (Brazil), M-Net (Africa), Canal+ (Poland), Cosmote TV (Greece), Mx Player (India), Amediateka (Russia), Ivi (Russia), BBC Persian (Mena), Lmt (Latvia), Go (Malta) and D-Smart (Turkey)
Arte will air the series across French and German speaking territories including France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Movistar Plus has also acquired “The Investigation...
Produced by Fremantle’s scripted label, the series explores the U.S occupation of Iraq in 2003 and is told from the perspective of Iraqis. The series was written by BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard (“The Last Kingdom”), based on the novel by Elliott Colla.
Fremantle sold the series to 87 territories with Arte (France/Germany), Movistar+ (Spain), CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service (Canada) Globoplay (Brazil), M-Net (Africa), Canal+ (Poland), Cosmote TV (Greece), Mx Player (India), Amediateka (Russia), Ivi (Russia), BBC Persian (Mena), Lmt (Latvia), Go (Malta) and D-Smart (Turkey)
Arte will air the series across French and German speaking territories including France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Movistar Plus has also acquired “The Investigation...
- 5/27/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Russell Tovey-fronted drama The Sister, an adaptation of Neil Cross thriller Burial, is coming to Hulu.
The digital service has boarded the drama, originally commissioned by ITV and produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films.
More from DeadlineNew WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Talks HBO Max Expansion, Importance Of Tech, Future Of Linear TV & Theatrical WindowsMoviegoers Highly Likely To Return To Theaters Upon Reopening, But More Than Half Will Wait A Bit, Study SuggestsWarnerMedia Sets Ex-Hulu Boss & Amazon Exec Jason Kilar As CEO
The Years & Years star leads a cast that also includes Bertie Carvel (Baghdad Central), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a...
The digital service has boarded the drama, originally commissioned by ITV and produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films.
More from DeadlineNew WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Talks HBO Max Expansion, Importance Of Tech, Future Of Linear TV & Theatrical WindowsMoviegoers Highly Likely To Return To Theaters Upon Reopening, But More Than Half Will Wait A Bit, Study SuggestsWarnerMedia Sets Ex-Hulu Boss & Amazon Exec Jason Kilar As CEO
The Years & Years star leads a cast that also includes Bertie Carvel (Baghdad Central), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a...
- 4/2/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Gritty crime drama Dublin Murders could be exploring new cases after Starz opened talks for a second season.
The show, which is produced by Fremantle-owned Euston Films, Veritas Entertainment Group and Dublin-based Element Pictures and is a co-production with the BBC, launched on Starz on November 10.
Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO, Starz, told Deadline that the show performed well across its services.
“The audience grew from the beginning to the end of the series, which for us is always a great indicator of success,” he said. “We’re currently in talks about more seasons. There’s a couple more books that we’re looking at right now, we’re trying to figure out what that looks like right now. We’ll hopefully continue to have good conversations.”
The series is an adaptation of Tana French’s crime thrillers and there are six books in her Dublin Murder Squad series.
The show, which is produced by Fremantle-owned Euston Films, Veritas Entertainment Group and Dublin-based Element Pictures and is a co-production with the BBC, launched on Starz on November 10.
Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO, Starz, told Deadline that the show performed well across its services.
“The audience grew from the beginning to the end of the series, which for us is always a great indicator of success,” he said. “We’re currently in talks about more seasons. There’s a couple more books that we’re looking at right now, we’re trying to figure out what that looks like right now. We’ll hopefully continue to have good conversations.”
The series is an adaptation of Tana French’s crime thrillers and there are six books in her Dublin Murder Squad series.
- 1/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for the entire season of “Dublin Murders,” including tonight’s season finale, and the novel “In the Woods.”]
In the opening moments of “Dublin Murders”, we see Detective Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene) sever her relationship with her partner, Detective Rob Reilly (Killian Scott). Eight episodes later, we see why: the web of lies — both personal and professional — built by the two dissolve in the most public of ways, endangering the integrity of their work on the Katy Devlin and Lexie Madison murder cases. Rob has been revealed to be Adam, the sole survivor of a decades-old incident in the Knocknaree Woods where two other children went missing; Cassie’s undercover work as Lexie has been blown by her housemates.
In an exclusive interview with IndieWire, showrunner Sarah Phelps talks about the process of adapting Tana French’s massively popular novels for TV, finding the perfect actors to play Rob and Cassie — and what happens when...
In the opening moments of “Dublin Murders”, we see Detective Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene) sever her relationship with her partner, Detective Rob Reilly (Killian Scott). Eight episodes later, we see why: the web of lies — both personal and professional — built by the two dissolve in the most public of ways, endangering the integrity of their work on the Katy Devlin and Lexie Madison murder cases. Rob has been revealed to be Adam, the sole survivor of a decades-old incident in the Knocknaree Woods where two other children went missing; Cassie’s undercover work as Lexie has been blown by her housemates.
In an exclusive interview with IndieWire, showrunner Sarah Phelps talks about the process of adapting Tana French’s massively popular novels for TV, finding the perfect actors to play Rob and Cassie — and what happens when...
- 12/30/2019
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
A week is a long time in British politics and even longer if the future of the big-budget drama that you make depends on how the UK government deals with the future of Northern Ireland after Brexit.
This is the case for Dublin Murders, the eight-part crime drama produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films for BBC One, Ireland’s RTÉ and Starz.
The series, which is an adaptation of Tana French’s crime thrillers, was filmed between Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland and Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It began airing on the BBC on October 14 ahead of its U.S. debut on November 10 and is set up as a returnable drama, given that there are six books in French’s Dublin Murder Squad series.
However, until Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit deal, which is still struggling in the British Parliament, there was the worry that there would...
This is the case for Dublin Murders, the eight-part crime drama produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films for BBC One, Ireland’s RTÉ and Starz.
The series, which is an adaptation of Tana French’s crime thrillers, was filmed between Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland and Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It began airing on the BBC on October 14 ahead of its U.S. debut on November 10 and is set up as a returnable drama, given that there are six books in French’s Dublin Murder Squad series.
However, until Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit deal, which is still struggling in the British Parliament, there was the worry that there would...
- 10/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Years & Years star Russell Tovey is to star in ITV drama Because the Night from Luther creator Neil Cross.
Tovey is to star alongside Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series from Fremantle-owned Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Filming has started on the thriller about ghosts and murder in London.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, played by Carvel an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense,...
Tovey is to star alongside Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series from Fremantle-owned Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Filming has started on the thriller about ghosts and murder in London.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, played by Carvel an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu has boarded British drama Baghdad Central. The Svod service will air in the U.S. in 2020 after striking a deal with Fremantle for the Channel 4 series.
Produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films, the series is based on the novel by Elliott Colla and is written by The Last Kingdom scribe Stephen Butchard.
It is the latest international series picked up by Hulu after deals for Das Boot, This Way Up and Prisoners of War.
Starring Waleed Zuaiter, Corey Stoll, Bertie Carvel, Clara Khoury, Leem Lubany, July Namir, and Neil Maskell, the series is set in October 2003 in Baghdad after Saddam Hussein has fallen and the city lies at the center of the coalition’s efforts to secure the region.
In the midst of this chaos, crime and paranoia, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji, played by Zuaiter, has lost everything and is battling daily to keep himself and his sick daughter,...
Produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films, the series is based on the novel by Elliott Colla and is written by The Last Kingdom scribe Stephen Butchard.
It is the latest international series picked up by Hulu after deals for Das Boot, This Way Up and Prisoners of War.
Starring Waleed Zuaiter, Corey Stoll, Bertie Carvel, Clara Khoury, Leem Lubany, July Namir, and Neil Maskell, the series is set in October 2003 in Baghdad after Saddam Hussein has fallen and the city lies at the center of the coalition’s efforts to secure the region.
In the midst of this chaos, crime and paranoia, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji, played by Zuaiter, has lost everything and is battling daily to keep himself and his sick daughter,...
- 10/13/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz is set to premiere European crime drama Dublin Murders on Sunday November 10. The Lionsgate-backed broadcaster has also unveiled the first trailer for the drama, which stars Killian Scott (C.B. Strike) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful).
The series, which airs in an 8pm slot, is based on Tana French’s novels. Starz acquired the series, which was originally commissioned by the BBC, in December and it will air it in the U.S., Canada as well as on its Starzplay service across Europe and Latin America. It will launch on BBC One in the UK in October.
The psychological thriller is adapted by series creator and writer Sarah Phelps. Dublin Murders follows Rob Reilly (Scott) – a smart-suited detective whose English accent marks him as an outsider – who is dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin with his partner, Cassie Maddox (Greene...
The series, which airs in an 8pm slot, is based on Tana French’s novels. Starz acquired the series, which was originally commissioned by the BBC, in December and it will air it in the U.S., Canada as well as on its Starzplay service across Europe and Latin America. It will launch on BBC One in the UK in October.
The psychological thriller is adapted by series creator and writer Sarah Phelps. Dublin Murders follows Rob Reilly (Scott) – a smart-suited detective whose English accent marks him as an outsider – who is dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin with his partner, Cassie Maddox (Greene...
- 9/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Luther” creator Neil Cross is adapting his own novel of murder and the supernatural into a four-part series, “Because the Night,” for British commercial broadcaster ITV.
The drama is being produced by Euston Films, the classic label revived five years ago by Fremantle, which will oversee international distribution. Polly Hill, ITV’s head of drama, commissioned the series, which is based on Cross’ book “Burial.”
The show centers on Nathan, a well-meaning but aimless man who harbors a dark secret and is shaken when a figure from his past shows up on his doorstep. “I’m truly excited to be working with ITV to make ‘Because the Night,’” said Cross. “It’s one of my favorite stories: a tale of psychological suspense, of guilt and ghosts and murder. Oh, and love. Always love.”
Hill described the series as a “gripping contemporary thriller, which is both chilling and compelling.”
Euston Films...
The drama is being produced by Euston Films, the classic label revived five years ago by Fremantle, which will oversee international distribution. Polly Hill, ITV’s head of drama, commissioned the series, which is based on Cross’ book “Burial.”
The show centers on Nathan, a well-meaning but aimless man who harbors a dark secret and is shaken when a figure from his past shows up on his doorstep. “I’m truly excited to be working with ITV to make ‘Because the Night,’” said Cross. “It’s one of my favorite stories: a tale of psychological suspense, of guilt and ghosts and murder. Oh, and love. Always love.”
Hill described the series as a “gripping contemporary thriller, which is both chilling and compelling.”
Euston Films...
- 7/15/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
Luther creator Neil Cross has scored a four-part drama about ghosts and murder for British broadcaster ITV.
The network has commissioned Because The Night, produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Inspired by Cross’ own novel Burial, the series follows the well-meaning but directionless Nathan, who has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news that triggers a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense, dread, love and possible redemption.
Euston Films is backed by Fremantle, where Cross struck an overall deal in December 2017.
The series was commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and...
The network has commissioned Because The Night, produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Inspired by Cross’ own novel Burial, the series follows the well-meaning but directionless Nathan, who has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news that triggers a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense, dread, love and possible redemption.
Euston Films is backed by Fremantle, where Cross struck an overall deal in December 2017.
The series was commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill and...
- 7/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The first scene of Channel 4’s upcoming “Baghdad Central,” created and written by Stephen Butchard and lead-directed by Alice Troughton, captures, with a jolt, the hectic hubbub of an ordinary street scene in Baghdad: One man fixes a container, banging it rhythmically as if it were a drum; there’s the table of street conversation, a car tooting, people throwing a dice, a woman selling fruit.
Produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films and sold by Fremantle, “Baghdad Central” surprises in other ways. Apart from a brief prelude, it unspools from November 2003, when Baghdad has fallen to Coalition forces, but is told majorly from the point of view of normal occupied Iraqis, especially former inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji of the Iraqi police, once an upright respected cop, and his two daughters, the gravely ill Mrouj and the estranged Sawsan.
The Americans, are the but of their barbs, barbarians who want to secure the country,...
Produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films and sold by Fremantle, “Baghdad Central” surprises in other ways. Apart from a brief prelude, it unspools from November 2003, when Baghdad has fallen to Coalition forces, but is told majorly from the point of view of normal occupied Iraqis, especially former inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji of the Iraqi police, once an upright respected cop, and his two daughters, the gravely ill Mrouj and the estranged Sawsan.
The Americans, are the but of their barbs, barbarians who want to secure the country,...
- 3/28/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Euston Films, Veritas Entertainment Group, Element Pictures producing.
Premium cable network Starz has acquired upcoming BBC One drama series Dublin Murders for the Us and Canada and for its streaming platforms in Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Deals for “select additional territories” on the series, handled internationally by Fremantle, are still to be announced, Starz said.
Adapted from the first two Dublin Murder Squad crime novels by American-Irish author Tana French, the series was originally commissioned by BBC One and is also set to air on Ireland’s national public service network RTÉ, with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Sarah Phelps...
Premium cable network Starz has acquired upcoming BBC One drama series Dublin Murders for the Us and Canada and for its streaming platforms in Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Deals for “select additional territories” on the series, handled internationally by Fremantle, are still to be announced, Starz said.
Adapted from the first two Dublin Murder Squad crime novels by American-Irish author Tana French, the series was originally commissioned by BBC One and is also set to air on Ireland’s national public service network RTÉ, with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Sarah Phelps...
- 12/3/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Starz has acquired the crime drama series Dublin Murders from Fremantle. The eight-episode series is adapted from Tana French’s first two novels in the Dublin Murder Squad crime series, In The Woods and The Likeness.
The atmospheric, psychological thriller, which is currently in production in Belfast and Dublin, is adapted by series creator and writer Sarah Phelps and stars Killian Scott (C.B. Strike) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful).
Dublin Murders follows Rob Reilly (Scott) – a smart-suited detective whose English accent marks him as an outsider – who is dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin with his partner, Cassie Maddox (Greene). Against his better judgment and protected by his friendship with Cassie, he is pulled back into another case of missing children and forced to confront his own darkness. As the case intensifies, Rob and Cassie’s relationship is tested to the...
The atmospheric, psychological thriller, which is currently in production in Belfast and Dublin, is adapted by series creator and writer Sarah Phelps and stars Killian Scott (C.B. Strike) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful).
Dublin Murders follows Rob Reilly (Scott) – a smart-suited detective whose English accent marks him as an outsider – who is dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin with his partner, Cassie Maddox (Greene). Against his better judgment and protected by his friendship with Cassie, he is pulled back into another case of missing children and forced to confront his own darkness. As the case intensifies, Rob and Cassie’s relationship is tested to the...
- 12/3/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Europe hasn’t gone Hollywood quite yet, but it’s getting there, slowly. The standing of the writer within the hierarchy of drama production in Europe has never been higher, but the Hollywood showrunner model, in its purest sense — in which the writer often has the final say in all creative decisions — is still a relative rarity in Europe.
Eight years ago, British exec producer Stephen Garrett, whose credits include “The Night Manager” and is now working on “The Rook” for Starz, persuaded American showrunner Frank Spotnitz to move to Europe and transplant the Hollywood showrunner model in the shape of BBC thriller series “Hunted.” Spotnitz, who brings “Medici: The Magnificent” to Mipcom, recalls one BBC exec telling him British writers were “categorically not capable of collaborating in a [writers’] room.”
Spotnitz proved that exec wrong, but admits that he has adapted the U.S. model to suit European conditions. The...
Eight years ago, British exec producer Stephen Garrett, whose credits include “The Night Manager” and is now working on “The Rook” for Starz, persuaded American showrunner Frank Spotnitz to move to Europe and transplant the Hollywood showrunner model in the shape of BBC thriller series “Hunted.” Spotnitz, who brings “Medici: The Magnificent” to Mipcom, recalls one BBC exec telling him British writers were “categorically not capable of collaborating in a [writers’] room.”
Spotnitz proved that exec wrong, but admits that he has adapted the U.S. model to suit European conditions. The...
- 10/15/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Updated With Cast… Altered Carbon’s Waleed Zuaiter, Homeland’s July Namir, Condor’s Leem Lubany, Doctor Foster’s Bertie Carvel and House of Cards’ Corey Stoll star in C4 drama Baghdad Central.
Exclusive: Doctor Who and Lore director Alice Troughton has been set as lead director of Channel 4’s crime thriller Baghdad Central as filming kicks off in Morocco.
Troughton is a rising star in British directing, having directed the Mary Webster episode of Amazon’s horror drama Lore and an episode of Netflix’s sci-fi epic Lost in Space. She’s also recently worked on Sky’s A Discovery of Witches and Tin Star, as well as episodes of The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Teen Wolf. She previously directed a number of episodes of Doctor Who and spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
She is joined on Baghdad Central, which is produced by FremantleMedia’s Euston Films,...
Exclusive: Doctor Who and Lore director Alice Troughton has been set as lead director of Channel 4’s crime thriller Baghdad Central as filming kicks off in Morocco.
Troughton is a rising star in British directing, having directed the Mary Webster episode of Amazon’s horror drama Lore and an episode of Netflix’s sci-fi epic Lost in Space. She’s also recently worked on Sky’s A Discovery of Witches and Tin Star, as well as episodes of The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Teen Wolf. She previously directed a number of episodes of Doctor Who and spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
She is joined on Baghdad Central, which is produced by FremantleMedia’s Euston Films,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Luther creator Neil Cross has struck an exclusive overall deal with FremantleMedia. I hear that Cross, who has just finished the first season of BBC One and Hulu "pre-apocalyptic" crime drama Hard Sun with FremantleMedia-owned Euston Films, will be focused on producing series for U.S. and UK broadcasters. The multi-year deal will see Cross work with Euston Films, established by former BBC drama exec Kate Harwood, and FremantleMedia North America, overseen by…...
- 12/4/2017
- Deadline TV
Kate Harwood, Oona King among executives to express support for more regulation.
BFI board member Baroness Oona King and former BBC drama head Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
Speaking at Mbi’s Media Production Show in London during a session on gender equality, panellists including King, Euston Films managing director Harwood and War & Peace and The Awakening producer Julia Stannard expressed support for building quotas into the UK’s film and high end drama incentives.
At Screen and Broadcast’s Media Summit earlier this week Ken Loach producer Rebecca O’Brien suggested making tax credits dependent on “certain diversity boxes being ticked”.
Former BBC head of drama Harwood said: “Rebecca’s [O’Brien’s] suggestion about tax breaks and diversity is such a good idea. I think it’s a bit of a no brainer.”
Stannard agreed: “Our industry is largely a freelance industry…There is...
BFI board member Baroness Oona King and former BBC drama head Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
Speaking at Mbi’s Media Production Show in London during a session on gender equality, panellists including King, Euston Films managing director Harwood and War & Peace and The Awakening producer Julia Stannard expressed support for building quotas into the UK’s film and high end drama incentives.
At Screen and Broadcast’s Media Summit earlier this week Ken Loach producer Rebecca O’Brien suggested making tax credits dependent on “certain diversity boxes being ticked”.
Former BBC head of drama Harwood said: “Rebecca’s [O’Brien’s] suggestion about tax breaks and diversity is such a good idea. I think it’s a bit of a no brainer.”
Stannard agreed: “Our industry is largely a freelance industry…There is...
- 6/10/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Neil Cross is getting back into the detective business with BBC One. The network has ordered six-part pre-apocalyptic drama Hard Sun to be produced by Kate Harwood’s Euston Films. Set in contemporary London, it will feature detective partners and enemies, Elaine Renko and Robert Hicks, who seek to enforce the law and protect their loved ones in a world that every day slips closer to certain destruction. But what's the point of justice in the face of Armageddon?, it…...
- 12/3/2015
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Euston Films’ Kate Harwood has joined forces with Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen of Veritas Entertainment to bring a series of Tana French-penned murder mysteries to the international television market. The Dublin-based French won several literary prizes for her first novel, 2007’s In The Woods, and followed that up with The Likeness and Faithful Place, among others. The partners have optioned the three books which they liken to True Detective. The novels each…...
- 3/6/2015
- Deadline TV
BBC Head of Drama Kate Harwood has claimed that "British drama is on a roll" after securing 14 nominations at the Us Critics' Choice Television Awards.
BBC In-House Drama Production led the way with 7 out of the 14 nominations for dramas, with Doctor Who biopic An Adventure in Space and Time, Burton and Taylor and Luther all acknowledged.
Sherlock's 'His Last Vow', Burton and Taylor and An Adventure in Space and Time have been nominated in the Best Movie category, while Dancing on the Edge, The Hollow Crown and Luther are up for Best Mini-Series.
David Bradley (An Adventure in Space and Time), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge) are in contention for Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series.
Meanwhile, Helena Bonham Carter is nominated in the Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series for her performance in Burton and Taylor.
Luther's Warren Brown, Sherlock...
BBC In-House Drama Production led the way with 7 out of the 14 nominations for dramas, with Doctor Who biopic An Adventure in Space and Time, Burton and Taylor and Luther all acknowledged.
Sherlock's 'His Last Vow', Burton and Taylor and An Adventure in Space and Time have been nominated in the Best Movie category, while Dancing on the Edge, The Hollow Crown and Luther are up for Best Mini-Series.
David Bradley (An Adventure in Space and Time), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge) are in contention for Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series.
Meanwhile, Helena Bonham Carter is nominated in the Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series for her performance in Burton and Taylor.
Luther's Warren Brown, Sherlock...
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
David Gyasi has exited the cast of BBC One's The Interceptor.
The White Heat actor was due to play Ash in the eight-part hour-long drama from Strike Back writer Tony Saint.
However, he has been forced to leave the series due to a leg injury, the BBC confirmed today (March 31).
Looking actor Ot Fagbenie will now replace Gyasi in the role. Filming will continue in April in London.
Kate Harwood, Head of Drama Production England, said: "We're incredibly sorry to be losing David from The Interceptor.
"He's a very talented actor and we hope to find another opportunity to work with him again in the future. In the meantime, we're delighted that Ot Fagbenle has been able to join us and look forward to welcoming him on board."
Gyasi said: "I'm very disappointed to not be able to continue filming this role, but I look forward to working with the BBC in the future.
The White Heat actor was due to play Ash in the eight-part hour-long drama from Strike Back writer Tony Saint.
However, he has been forced to leave the series due to a leg injury, the BBC confirmed today (March 31).
Looking actor Ot Fagbenie will now replace Gyasi in the role. Filming will continue in April in London.
Kate Harwood, Head of Drama Production England, said: "We're incredibly sorry to be losing David from The Interceptor.
"He's a very talented actor and we hope to find another opportunity to work with him again in the future. In the meantime, we're delighted that Ot Fagbenle has been able to join us and look forward to welcoming him on board."
Gyasi said: "I'm very disappointed to not be able to continue filming this role, but I look forward to working with the BBC in the future.
- 3/31/2014
- Digital Spy
Organisations launch return-to-work training initiative for female TV directors.
Directors UK and BBC are piloting a new workshop aimed at women TV directors returning to work after a career break or repositioning their career.
Workshops will be followed by networking sessions attended by BBC commissioners and executives.
The workshops will be run by Helen Matthews from Media Parents and career development specialist Shiona Llewellyn and will be held on March 20 in London and and April 10 in Salford.
The initiative is part of a drive from Directors UK to increase the number of women directors in the film and TV industries.
According to new Directors UK research, the number of women directors working in TV drama dropped significantly between 2008-12, averaging out at 8%. For some drama strands it was 0%.
The association is due to publish its report on women directors in the coming months.
Kate Harwood, BBC head of drama, England, commented: “[link...
Directors UK and BBC are piloting a new workshop aimed at women TV directors returning to work after a career break or repositioning their career.
Workshops will be followed by networking sessions attended by BBC commissioners and executives.
The workshops will be run by Helen Matthews from Media Parents and career development specialist Shiona Llewellyn and will be held on March 20 in London and and April 10 in Salford.
The initiative is part of a drive from Directors UK to increase the number of women directors in the film and TV industries.
According to new Directors UK research, the number of women directors working in TV drama dropped significantly between 2008-12, averaging out at 8%. For some drama strands it was 0%.
The association is due to publish its report on women directors in the coming months.
Kate Harwood, BBC head of drama, England, commented: “[link...
- 3/6/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The UK's "In the Flesh" zombie miniseries returns in 2014 with six more episodes, and this new promo for BBC America gives us our first taste of Series 2 along with the other great British shows and ground-breaking American originals that the network has coming up in the new year.
Dominic Mitchell’s "In the Flesh" was first developed by the BBC Drama Production team in Salford and writer Mitchell, who was discovered through "Northern Voices," a BBC Writersroom competition.
Series 2, which will air on BBC Three as well as the aforementioned BBC America, revisits the cauldron of Roarton, where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. After the shocking events of Series 1, Kieren (Luke Newberry) is hoping to get on with his second life, but the arrival of new and explosive characters throws those plans into disarray. Battle lines are drawn, and all will be judged.
Writer Dominic Mitchell...
Dominic Mitchell’s "In the Flesh" was first developed by the BBC Drama Production team in Salford and writer Mitchell, who was discovered through "Northern Voices," a BBC Writersroom competition.
Series 2, which will air on BBC Three as well as the aforementioned BBC America, revisits the cauldron of Roarton, where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. After the shocking events of Series 1, Kieren (Luke Newberry) is hoping to get on with his second life, but the arrival of new and explosive characters throws those plans into disarray. Battle lines are drawn, and all will be judged.
Writer Dominic Mitchell...
- 12/28/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
The inaugural International Partnership Market at this year.s Spaa conference Screen Forever will give producers the chance to meet producers and executives from the Us, UK, Canada and Israel.
Applications are now open and close on October 18. The market will enable Australian feature film and TV producers the chance to create, build upon and develop relationships with international film and television producers who are looking for co-venture or co-production opportunities.
Australian producers can also connect with local and foreign sales agents, distributors and financiers attending the market.
The international contingent includes: Kate Harwood (Head of Drama, BBC); Hal Vogel (Executive Producer, Daybreak Pictures); Greg Coote (Executive Producer, Larrikin Entertainment & Chairman, China Lion Film Distribution); John Zois (Director, Acquisitions & Production, FilmNation Entertainment); Clay Epstein (Svp Sales & Acquisitions, Arclight Films); Avi Armoza (CEO Armoza Formats); Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly & Duncan Rouleau, (creators from the Man of Action Studios) and a delegation of 16 Canadian producers.
Applications are now open and close on October 18. The market will enable Australian feature film and TV producers the chance to create, build upon and develop relationships with international film and television producers who are looking for co-venture or co-production opportunities.
Australian producers can also connect with local and foreign sales agents, distributors and financiers attending the market.
The international contingent includes: Kate Harwood (Head of Drama, BBC); Hal Vogel (Executive Producer, Daybreak Pictures); Greg Coote (Executive Producer, Larrikin Entertainment & Chairman, China Lion Film Distribution); John Zois (Director, Acquisitions & Production, FilmNation Entertainment); Clay Epstein (Svp Sales & Acquisitions, Arclight Films); Avi Armoza (CEO Armoza Formats); Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly & Duncan Rouleau, (creators from the Man of Action Studios) and a delegation of 16 Canadian producers.
- 10/8/2013
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
In the wake of the eight Emmy nominations for Top of the Lake, the BBC is keen to embark on more co-productions with Australia.
Kate Harwood, the BBC.s Head of Drama Production, who will deliver a keynote address at the Spaa conference in November, says she is developing ideas for collaborations with Australian producers.
.I might have a couple (of projects) in my pocket,. Harwood told If on the line from London. .Co-production is the future. We aim to support more international productions and to support the authors. voices..
At Spaa, Harwood will give insights into how the BBC Drama department works and how it has managed to reinvent the model for making low-budget dramas following a severe £700 million ($1.2 billion) cutback in the corporation.s funding.
She says the typical budget for BBC dramas today is lower than it was 10 years ago. The Beeb has cut costs by shooting on HD instead of film,...
Kate Harwood, the BBC.s Head of Drama Production, who will deliver a keynote address at the Spaa conference in November, says she is developing ideas for collaborations with Australian producers.
.I might have a couple (of projects) in my pocket,. Harwood told If on the line from London. .Co-production is the future. We aim to support more international productions and to support the authors. voices..
At Spaa, Harwood will give insights into how the BBC Drama department works and how it has managed to reinvent the model for making low-budget dramas following a severe £700 million ($1.2 billion) cutback in the corporation.s funding.
She says the typical budget for BBC dramas today is lower than it was 10 years ago. The Beeb has cut costs by shooting on HD instead of film,...
- 9/12/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Idris Elba is the alpha cop. But what he really wants is to sing and dance in a stage musical
Film and television star Idris Elba is back on the small screen this week in his role as the obsessive detective John Luther after a break of two years. However, he told the Observer what he would really like to return to is his first love, the theatre, and he would particularly like a role in a musical.
"I do want to walk the boards again – I started in theatre and want to do it again very soon," he said. He hopes this might happen when he next has a break in his schedule, in 2015. He confirmed that his voice is still in fine fettle; he won a place at the National Youth Music Theatre in 1988, assisted by a Prince's Trust award, which was the launch of his acting career.
Film and television star Idris Elba is back on the small screen this week in his role as the obsessive detective John Luther after a break of two years. However, he told the Observer what he would really like to return to is his first love, the theatre, and he would particularly like a role in a musical.
"I do want to walk the boards again – I started in theatre and want to do it again very soon," he said. He hopes this might happen when he next has a break in his schedule, in 2015. He confirmed that his voice is still in fine fettle; he won a place at the National Youth Music Theatre in 1988, assisted by a Prince's Trust award, which was the launch of his acting career.
- 6/29/2013
- by Maggie Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
In The Flesh was developed by Dominic Mitchell and shows us a world where zombies are rehabilitated back into society. While it doesn’t premiere in the Us until June 6th, the miniseries has already aired in the UK and it has been announced that a second series has been ordered:
“BBC Three today announce a new series commission for Dominic Mitchell’s drama, In The Flesh, following a successful three-part serial earlier this year.
The drama was first developed by the BBC Drama Production team in Salford and writer Dominic Mitchell was discovered through ‘Northern Voices’, a BBC Writersroom competition.
Series two revisits the cauldron of Roarton where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. After the shocking events of series one, Kieren is hoping to get on with his second life but the arrival of new and explosive characters throws those plans into disarray. Battle...
“BBC Three today announce a new series commission for Dominic Mitchell’s drama, In The Flesh, following a successful three-part serial earlier this year.
The drama was first developed by the BBC Drama Production team in Salford and writer Dominic Mitchell was discovered through ‘Northern Voices’, a BBC Writersroom competition.
Series two revisits the cauldron of Roarton where the living and the undead have reached a fragile peace. After the shocking events of series one, Kieren is hoping to get on with his second life but the arrival of new and explosive characters throws those plans into disarray. Battle...
- 5/22/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Richard Lintern has joined the cast of Silent Witness.
The Spies of Warsaw actor will play new lead character Dr Thomas Chamberlain in the BBC One drama.
Chamberlain is an experienced forensic pathologist with a renowned reputation in toxicology. He is described as a "charismatic and shrewd social player".
The character will lead the Lyell Centre following the death of Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) in the previous series.
Richard Lintern said: "I am delighted to be joining the cast of Silent Witness. My character Thomas Chamberlain seems destined to ruffle a few feathers, and I very much look forward to seeing how his story develops.
"I have enjoyed watching the show for some time now, so it is a real pleasure to be joining the production team."
Kate Harwood, head of drama, added: "I am very happy to welcome Richard Lintern to the Lyell Centre - I feel certain that...
The Spies of Warsaw actor will play new lead character Dr Thomas Chamberlain in the BBC One drama.
Chamberlain is an experienced forensic pathologist with a renowned reputation in toxicology. He is described as a "charismatic and shrewd social player".
The character will lead the Lyell Centre following the death of Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) in the previous series.
Richard Lintern said: "I am delighted to be joining the cast of Silent Witness. My character Thomas Chamberlain seems destined to ruffle a few feathers, and I very much look forward to seeing how his story develops.
"I have enjoyed watching the show for some time now, so it is a real pleasure to be joining the production team."
Kate Harwood, head of drama, added: "I am very happy to welcome Richard Lintern to the Lyell Centre - I feel certain that...
- 4/7/2013
- Digital Spy
BBC One has renewed Father Brown for a second series.
The daytime drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous crime-solving Roman Catholic priest will return for ten more 45-minute episodes later this year.
Based on the stories by Gk Chesterton, the series has achieved an average audience of 2.1 million and a 23.5% share.
Filming will begin in the Cotswolds for 14 weeks from Monday, May 27.
Executive producer Will Trotter said: "Father Brown is a successful co-production between BBC Worldwide and BBC Drama Production which has delivered compulsive viewing for BBC One Daytime.
"The series features popular stories set in the Cotswolds country houses which look sensational on screen and it's great to attract actors of the calibre of Mark Williams and Sorcha Cusack back for a second series."
Kate Harwood, Head of Drama, England, added: "Will Trotter's Birmingham team created a little bit of sunlit magic during a wet English summer...
The daytime drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous crime-solving Roman Catholic priest will return for ten more 45-minute episodes later this year.
Based on the stories by Gk Chesterton, the series has achieved an average audience of 2.1 million and a 23.5% share.
Filming will begin in the Cotswolds for 14 weeks from Monday, May 27.
Executive producer Will Trotter said: "Father Brown is a successful co-production between BBC Worldwide and BBC Drama Production which has delivered compulsive viewing for BBC One Daytime.
"The series features popular stories set in the Cotswolds country houses which look sensational on screen and it's great to attract actors of the calibre of Mark Williams and Sorcha Cusack back for a second series."
Kate Harwood, Head of Drama, England, added: "Will Trotter's Birmingham team created a little bit of sunlit magic during a wet English summer...
- 3/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Oliver Kent has been announced as the new executive producer of Casualty and Holby City.
BBC Drama Production announced that Kent will be taking over from Johnathan Young, following reports that the BBC was searching for a replacement earlier this month.
Kent has worked for BBC Drama for 17 years, and became Casualty's series producer in 2007. He is also currently the senior producer for Holby City.
His new role will see him reporting to Clare Hudson, Head of BBC Wales Productions, and Kate Harwood, Head of BBC Drama Production England.
Kent said of his appointment: "I am truly delighted to be taking up the position of Executive Producer on Casualty and Holby City.
"Over many years I have grown to love both programmes equally and am really excited at the prospect of working with the brilliant teams in Elstree and Roath Lock. I am inheriting two shows in great shape...
BBC Drama Production announced that Kent will be taking over from Johnathan Young, following reports that the BBC was searching for a replacement earlier this month.
Kent has worked for BBC Drama for 17 years, and became Casualty's series producer in 2007. He is also currently the senior producer for Holby City.
His new role will see him reporting to Clare Hudson, Head of BBC Wales Productions, and Kate Harwood, Head of BBC Drama Production England.
Kent said of his appointment: "I am truly delighted to be taking up the position of Executive Producer on Casualty and Holby City.
"Over many years I have grown to love both programmes equally and am really excited at the prospect of working with the brilliant teams in Elstree and Roath Lock. I am inheriting two shows in great shape...
- 2/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Kate Harwood has been named BBC Production's head of drama. The former EastEnders executive producer will now be in charge of ongoing serials and series produced in-house at the corporation, including its flagship soap, Holby City and Casualty, The Guardian reports. Harwood is currently BBC's controller for series and serials and replaces current boss John Yorke. Yorke announced his departure in October to become head of Company Pictures, which produces dramas including Shameless and Skins. Director of drama production Nicholas Brown also left to join Sam Mendes's (more)...
- 12/15/2012
- by By Beth Curtis
- Digital Spy
Silent Witness star Tom Ward has quit the show. His character Harry will depart the forensic crime drama following final two-parter 'And Then I Fell in Love', the BBC has confirmed. "Silent Witness owes a great debt to the talented Tom Ward who has given us our beloved Harry with wit, style and passion for 10 seasons," said BBC Drama's Kate Harwood. "We'll miss him so much and wish him all the best." The sixteenth series of Silent Witness - due to air in early 2013 - will introduce two new series regulars, with David Caves and Liz Carr joining the show. Caves will play "forensic scientist and part-time cage fighter" Jack Hodgson, with writer Tim Prager promising that the character will deliver "a shot of testosterone" to the long-running thriller. (more)...
- 8/6/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Wednesdays are about to get more than a little spooky thanks to new supernatural drama, The Fades, on BBC Three.
The Fades stars Iain De Caestecker (River City, Coronation Street) as Paul a teenage haunted by apocalyptic nightmares and if that’s not bad enough he now started to see the Fades as well.
But who or what exactly are the Fades? Just beyond the veil of the living lie the Fades, the spirits of the dead who haunt the living. They’re all around but they can’t be seen, smelt, heard or touched by living beings. Up until now the Fades have floated around not causing much trouble to us living folk, but now one of them has found away to break the barrier between the living and the dead, which can only lead to all manner of hell breaking loose.
As the only person able to see the Fades,...
The Fades stars Iain De Caestecker (River City, Coronation Street) as Paul a teenage haunted by apocalyptic nightmares and if that’s not bad enough he now started to see the Fades as well.
But who or what exactly are the Fades? Just beyond the veil of the living lie the Fades, the spirits of the dead who haunt the living. They’re all around but they can’t be seen, smelt, heard or touched by living beings. Up until now the Fades have floated around not causing much trouble to us living folk, but now one of them has found away to break the barrier between the living and the dead, which can only lead to all manner of hell breaking loose.
As the only person able to see the Fades,...
- 9/20/2011
- by Fay Brennan
- Obsessed with Film
22 year old Freddie Fox (represented by Tavistock Wood) plays the titular Edwin Drood in The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, a two-part drama for BBC Two by writer Gwyneth Hughes. Freddie, graduated from Guildhall drama school in 2010, and was recently seen in Any Human Heart and The Shadow Line.
An adaptation and completion of Charles Dickens' last novel, Edwin Drood, which was left unfinished at the halfway mark at his death on 9 June 1870, it is psychological thriller about a provincial choirmaster's obsession with Rosa and the lengths he will go to to attain her.
Matthew Rhys stars as John Jasper, the troubled main character whose psyche is split between darkness and light. He has spent his life in the stifling and claustrophobic cathedral town of Cloisterham in a state of frustrated ambition and has become addicted to opium in an attempt to still his ennui and expand his horizons. But...
An adaptation and completion of Charles Dickens' last novel, Edwin Drood, which was left unfinished at the halfway mark at his death on 9 June 1870, it is psychological thriller about a provincial choirmaster's obsession with Rosa and the lengths he will go to to attain her.
Matthew Rhys stars as John Jasper, the troubled main character whose psyche is split between darkness and light. He has spent his life in the stifling and claustrophobic cathedral town of Cloisterham in a state of frustrated ambition and has become addicted to opium in an attempt to still his ennui and expand his horizons. But...
- 9/3/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Screenterrier reported on the shooting of the pilot for BBC 3 supernatural drama The Fades back in June last year. The series is written by 2011 Rts Award-winning writer, Jack Thorne, whose previous credits include This Is England '86, Skins, The Scouting Book For Boys, and Cast Offs.
Filming on the series started last week with 24 year old Iain De Caestecke (best known for playing Adam Barlow in Coronation Street, and most recently seen in Lip Service) taking on the lead role of Paul (played by Olly Alexander in the pilot), a young man who is haunted by apocalyptic dreams that neither his therapist or best friend, Mac, can provide answers for. Worse still, Paul is starting to see the Fades – the spirits of the dead – all around him. Iain is represented by Hamilton Hodell.
Screenterrier favourite and multi-award winning actor Daniel Kaluuya joins the cast playing Paul's best friend Mac.
Skins...
Filming on the series started last week with 24 year old Iain De Caestecke (best known for playing Adam Barlow in Coronation Street, and most recently seen in Lip Service) taking on the lead role of Paul (played by Olly Alexander in the pilot), a young man who is haunted by apocalyptic dreams that neither his therapist or best friend, Mac, can provide answers for. Worse still, Paul is starting to see the Fades – the spirits of the dead – all around him. Iain is represented by Hamilton Hodell.
Screenterrier favourite and multi-award winning actor Daniel Kaluuya joins the cast playing Paul's best friend Mac.
Skins...
- 3/29/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
The one-off BBC drama stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson
Times are tough in broadcasting – it's all about the money these days. Share prices, attacks on the licence fee, takeovers and the internet. Broadcasters are scared. They will reach for safety. The last thing they would do is commission a one-off drama in verse about longing, failure and death inspired by a scene in James Joyce's Ulysses. Obviously.
And yet that is what the BBC has done with The Song Of Lunch – which drips with such mournful beauty and grace that you figure it has to have been an accident. Someone turned on a camera while no one was looking so Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson could perform Christopher Reid's bittersweet poem.
The Song of Lunch tells the story of Rickman's publisher meeting his former love, Thompson, for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.
Times are tough in broadcasting – it's all about the money these days. Share prices, attacks on the licence fee, takeovers and the internet. Broadcasters are scared. They will reach for safety. The last thing they would do is commission a one-off drama in verse about longing, failure and death inspired by a scene in James Joyce's Ulysses. Obviously.
And yet that is what the BBC has done with The Song Of Lunch – which drips with such mournful beauty and grace that you figure it has to have been an accident. Someone turned on a camera while no one was looking so Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson could perform Christopher Reid's bittersweet poem.
The Song of Lunch tells the story of Rickman's publisher meeting his former love, Thompson, for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.
- 10/4/2010
- by Stephen Armstrong
- The Guardian - Film News
Steven Moffat's recent appearance at Days 3 and 4 of the Cheltenham Screenwriting Festival have been covered by the ScreenwritingGoldmine.com website in a superb article that even throws into question the belief that Doctor Who has a "show runner"... You see apparently BBC's Head of Series and Serials Kate Harwood has said that he isn't - the BBC only has ‘lead writers’ apparently as the option to pay enough to justify the "show runner" title simply isn't...
- 11/11/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
According to the BBC Press Office (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/04/emma.shtml), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) has been cast in their new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. He will be playing the role of Emma's father, described as an "affectionate, neurotic [...] who unusually allows her to be mistress of their household." Other actors cast in the drama include Romola Garai and Tamsin Greig. The adaptation will be shown on BBC1 in serial form in four hour-long episodes and will air in the autumn. Filming starts next week in Kent, England. ---Quote--- Kate Harwood, Controller Series and Serials, BBC, says: "I am very proud to announce such a strong and wonderfully talented line-up who will bring both youth and experience to Sandy Welch's creative vision of Austen's Emma, a wonderful mix of comedy and romance. "In Emma, Austen has created a fascinating heroine, and our...
- 4/7/2009
- by EmmaRiddle
- Snitchseeker.com
BBC One has confirmed that popular drama Lark Rise To Candleford will return for a third series. A new run of the Sunday night show - Bill Gallagher's adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoirs - is to be filmed this summer. Kate Harwood, BBC series and serials controller, said of the recommission: "The wonderful cast of characters and storylines has firmly (more)...
- 3/6/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
The BBC has recommissioned Five Days and Criminal Justice, reports Broadcast. The two crime series will be produced and written by the original team, but their setting, cast and characters will all be different. "The first Five Days took a murder that blew apart a community and came down at five different points in time to look at the different pressures on characters," said BBC series controller Kate Harwood. (more)...
- 2/27/2009
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
The BBC has announced Desperate Romantics, a 19th century-set period drama in the vein of Entourage, for its 2009/10 schedule. The six-part 60-minute series revolves around the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English painters, poets and critics, as they search for fame, fortune and sex. Peter Bowker (Blackpool, ShakespeaRe-Told) has written the series, which will be produced by Ben Evans. Kate Harwood, BBC (more)...
- 8/8/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
NEW YORK -- Rufus Sewell has been tapped to star in the upcoming original biopic on Charles II, a co-production of A&E and BBC. Scheduled to begin shooting next month in Prague, the four-hour miniseries chronicles the 17th century monarch's turbulent reign, which coincided with the plague and the Great Fire of London. The film also explores his equally stormy personal life, including his succession of mistresses. "This is a complex, rich portrait of a king -- not to mention an incredibly sexy one," miniseries executive producer Delia Fine said. "Rufus is just the right actor to play such a fantastic character." Sewell's credits include Extreme Ops and A Knight's Tale. Rupert Graves (Extreme Ops) will co-star as Lord Buckingham, Charles' nemesis. Expected to air late this year or in early 2004, the miniseries will be directed by Joe Wright (BBC's Crocodile Snap). The script was written by Adrian Hodges (Lorna Doone). Laura Mackie will executive produce, and Kate Harwood produces for the BBC. The miniseries is the first longform project greenlighted by Bob DeBitetto, A&E's new senior vp original programming. No budget was disclosed, but it will be one of the biggest productions in A&E history, Fine said. Sewell is represented by Victoria Belfrage in London and Endeavor in the United States. Gene Parseghian is his manager.
- 3/18/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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