Exclusive: Ridley producer West Road Pictures has boosted its development team with a double hire.
Leah Foster joins from Ghosts indie Monumental Television to become Development Executive and Sarah Caswell has been signed as Development Associate. Foster has also been a script editor across numerous shows and Caswell was most recently Development Executive at My Accomplice, where she focused on nurturing new writing talent. Both are newly-created roles.
Alongside the All3Media-backed indie’s Head of Development Ellie Birnie, the pair will focus on the growth of the company’s drama development and build on the scripted slate.
West Road was launched four years ago by Blood exec Jonathan Fisher and has since made Adrian Dunbar-starring Ridley for ITV, along with the same network’s Hollington Drive and Channel 5 thriller Penance.
Fisher said: “It’s very exciting to be welcoming two driven and ambitious creatives to the company in Leah and Sarah.
Leah Foster joins from Ghosts indie Monumental Television to become Development Executive and Sarah Caswell has been signed as Development Associate. Foster has also been a script editor across numerous shows and Caswell was most recently Development Executive at My Accomplice, where she focused on nurturing new writing talent. Both are newly-created roles.
Alongside the All3Media-backed indie’s Head of Development Ellie Birnie, the pair will focus on the growth of the company’s drama development and build on the scripted slate.
West Road was launched four years ago by Blood exec Jonathan Fisher and has since made Adrian Dunbar-starring Ridley for ITV, along with the same network’s Hollington Drive and Channel 5 thriller Penance.
Fisher said: “It’s very exciting to be welcoming two driven and ambitious creatives to the company in Leah and Sarah.
- 4/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeopardy! has its three finalists for the Tournament of Champions finals, which kicks off tonight (November 14), as underdog Andrew He secured his spot last Friday night. A software developer from San Francisco, California, He earned his place in the Toc competition after winning five games in regular Jeopardy. During the tournament, he beat Jonathan Fisher and Christine Whelchel in the first round and then knocked out super-champ Mattea Roach and Eric Ahasic in Friday’s semi-finals game. After advancing to the finals, He will now face off against super-champ Amy Schneider and Professors’ Tournament winner Sam Buttrey in what promises to be a highly-competitive finish to the series. Here are six things you should know about the competition’s dark horse. He Has Faced Amy Schneider Before He is no stranger to Schneider as the pair previously faced off in November 2021 during regular Jeopardy. In fact, it was Schneider who...
- 11/14/2022
- TV Insider
And then there were three.
The semifinal round of Jeopardy!‘s Tournament of Champions concluded on Friday, with Andrew He prevailing over Mattea Roach and Eric Ahasic to earn the third and last remaining spot in the finals. He will face off against Amy Schneider and Sam Buttrey.
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All told, the 2022 Tournament of Champions, which kicked off on Oct. 31, featured 21 contestants, including five super-champions (Roach, Schneider, Matt Amodio, Ryan Long and Jonathan Fisher...
The semifinal round of Jeopardy!‘s Tournament of Champions concluded on Friday, with Andrew He prevailing over Mattea Roach and Eric Ahasic to earn the third and last remaining spot in the finals. He will face off against Amy Schneider and Sam Buttrey.
More from TVLineJeopardy! Reveals the 18 Almost-MVPs Returning for Inaugural 'Second Chance' TournamentJeopardy! Eyeing 'Pro-Level' SpinoffCelebrity Jeopardy!: McU's Simu Liu Among Contestants in Mayim Bialik-Hosted Primetime Edition
All told, the 2022 Tournament of Champions, which kicked off on Oct. 31, featured 21 contestants, including five super-champions (Roach, Schneider, Matt Amodio, Ryan Long and Jonathan Fisher...
- 11/12/2022
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
“Jeopardy!” contestant Mattea Roach has made the history books!
The 23-year-old won her 14th consecutive game on Friday, making her eighth on the all-time consecutive games list and tenth on the all-time highest non-tournament cash winnings list. With her latest win, she brought in another 34,000 and boosted her total earnings to 320,081.
“This has been such a crazy season of streaks and I was fully thinking Amy [Schneider] might still be here,” Roach said. “If it’s not Amy, there’s going to be some other super-champion that’s just going to knock me out Game One. I guess what I didn’t realize is maybe I could become the super-champion I wanted to see in the world.”
Roach is also the winningest Canadian contestant in “Jeopardy!” history. She has answered 93 of clues correctly through her 14 games so far.
She will return to the competition on Monday to face off against two...
The 23-year-old won her 14th consecutive game on Friday, making her eighth on the all-time consecutive games list and tenth on the all-time highest non-tournament cash winnings list. With her latest win, she brought in another 34,000 and boosted her total earnings to 320,081.
“This has been such a crazy season of streaks and I was fully thinking Amy [Schneider] might still be here,” Roach said. “If it’s not Amy, there’s going to be some other super-champion that’s just going to knock me out Game One. I guess what I didn’t realize is maybe I could become the super-champion I wanted to see in the world.”
Roach is also the winningest Canadian contestant in “Jeopardy!” history. She has answered 93 of clues correctly through her 14 games so far.
She will return to the competition on Monday to face off against two...
- 4/22/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Distribution
PBS Distribution will be the North American distribution partner for West Road Pictures and All3Media International series “Ridley.” It stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) as Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years of dedicated service. Now working in a consultancy role, Ridley resumes his partnership with his former protégée, Di Carol Farman, when she turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.
The series, which consists of four two-hour episodes, is currently filming across Northern England, and will premiere on ITV in the U.K. It has sold to Npo in the Netherlands, Vrt in Flemish Belgium, BritBox for exclusive Australia streaming, Pumpkin TV has China VOD rights, and Rlj Entertainment has secured DVD/Video rights for Australia and New Zealand.
“Ridley” is written and created by Paul Matthew Thompson (“Vera”) and co-created by Jonathan Fisher (“Blood”), MD of West Road Pictures,...
PBS Distribution will be the North American distribution partner for West Road Pictures and All3Media International series “Ridley.” It stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) as Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who has retired from the police after 20 years of dedicated service. Now working in a consultancy role, Ridley resumes his partnership with his former protégée, Di Carol Farman, when she turns to him for help on a complex murder investigation.
The series, which consists of four two-hour episodes, is currently filming across Northern England, and will premiere on ITV in the U.K. It has sold to Npo in the Netherlands, Vrt in Flemish Belgium, BritBox for exclusive Australia streaming, Pumpkin TV has China VOD rights, and Rlj Entertainment has secured DVD/Video rights for Australia and New Zealand.
“Ridley” is written and created by Paul Matthew Thompson (“Vera”) and co-created by Jonathan Fisher (“Blood”), MD of West Road Pictures,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
PBS Boards Adrian Dunbar Detective Drama ‘Ridley’ For North American Distribution
PBS Distribution has taken North American rights to upcoming ITV detective drama Ridley, which stars Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, following a deal with All3Media International. Currently filming in northern England, the show follows retired police officer Ridley who resumes his partnership with former protégée Di Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh) to solve complex murder cases. All3 has secured pre-sales for the four-part drama with Npo in the Netherlands, Vrt in Flemish-speaking Belgium and Britbox in Australia. Pumpkin TV has taken VoD rights in China. The show comes from Paul Matthew Thompson (Vera) and is co-created by former Midsomer Murders exec Jonathan Fisher, whose All3-owned indie West Road Pictures is producing in association with All3Media International.
Channel 5 Orders First True Crime Drama
British broadcaster Channel 5 has turned to long-time scripted partner Clapperboard Studios to create its...
PBS Distribution has taken North American rights to upcoming ITV detective drama Ridley, which stars Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, following a deal with All3Media International. Currently filming in northern England, the show follows retired police officer Ridley who resumes his partnership with former protégée Di Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh) to solve complex murder cases. All3 has secured pre-sales for the four-part drama with Npo in the Netherlands, Vrt in Flemish-speaking Belgium and Britbox in Australia. Pumpkin TV has taken VoD rights in China. The show comes from Paul Matthew Thompson (Vera) and is co-created by former Midsomer Murders exec Jonathan Fisher, whose All3-owned indie West Road Pictures is producing in association with All3Media International.
Channel 5 Orders First True Crime Drama
British broadcaster Channel 5 has turned to long-time scripted partner Clapperboard Studios to create its...
- 4/21/2022
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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