Element Pictures behind five-part crime drama
The Responder writer Tony Schumacher’s latest high-stakes crime drama tells the story of two people who discover they are both robbing from a safe at the inner-city Liverpool casino they work in, setting their lives on a collision course.
Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha play the leads in this five-part series, which is being produced by Fremantle’s Element Pictures. Directed by Al Mackay, the series has been filmed in and around Liverpool and Merseyside.
Speaking earlier this year, Schumacher said: “Coming back to the BBC with my second major show and being able to work with talents such as Sheridan, Michael and the teams at Element Pictures and the BBC is such an honour,” said Schumacher.
“On top of that, having a director of Al’s calibre really is the cherry on the big Liverpool drama cake we’re baking together. I’m hoping people will find it funny, dark, but most of all full of love, life and entertainment and I can’t wait for the world to see it.”
The Cage was commissioned by director of BBC drama Linsay Salt, with Hilary Martin as executive producer for Fremantle and Christopher Aird, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe exec producing for Element Pictures alongside Schumacher and Smith.
Lucy Richer will serve as executive producer for the BBC with Clare Shepherd producing.
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