Echo Beach axed - again
- Published: 30 July 2008 11:52
- Author: Robin Parker
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Echo Beach will be axed within the fictional world of Moving Wallpaper when the comedy drama returns next year, ITV has confirmed.
In the second series of Kudos and Red Planet Pictures' comedy-drama, TV producer Jonathan Pope will be seen grappling with the fictional head of ITV1 continuing drama Nancy Week's decision to end his soap opera, Echo Beach.
The drama will follow Pope's team's attempt to come up with new shows and chart the conflict that arises from Weeks' decision.
In its first series earlier this year, Moving Wallpaper combined the filming of Echo Beach with the behind-the-scenes wrangling. Viewers were then offered the chance to watch a full 30-minute episode of Echo Beach and were encouraged to spot the in-jokes and references to the previous half-hour.
ITV had previously announced that Echo Beach would not return as a standalone show, but Moving Wallpaper had been expected to feature some sequences from the soap.
Moving Wallpaper will remain as a 30-minute show for its second six-part run, with the core cast all set to return, including Ben Miller, Raquel Cassidy and James Lance.
Creator Tony Jordan will again executive produce both shows with Kudos's Jane Featherstone and Alison Jackson. Howard Burch is the producer.
