Drama – Page 190
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Mellor looks to nurture young writers
Fat Friends and The Syndicate creator Kay Mellor is looking to grow indie Rollem Productions by working with a raft of new writers.
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Benedict Cumberbatch lands BBC1 drama
Drama chief Piers Wenger has made his first major commission since joining the BBC – ordering an Ian McEwan adaptation from Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sunnymarch TV.
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Amazon boards C4's Electric Dreams
Amazon has boarded Channel 4 and Sony Pictures TV’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, according to reports.
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BBC docu-drama explores gay laws
BBC2 is to dramatise the real-life testimony of gay men who suffered under the draconian legal system of the 1950s.
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Nazi drama SS-GB sold to Germany
German broadcaster RTL has picked up BBC1 drama SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain post-WWII.
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BBC4 snaps up Canadian crime series
BBC4 has made its latest foreign-drama acquisition – picking up Canadian series Cardinal from eOne.
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BBC3 strand backs emerging talent
Five up-and-coming writers and two directors will showcase their work as part of a returning strand of shorts for BBC3.
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Fleabag producer sold to All3Media
All3Media has acquired Fleabag and The Missing indie Two Brothers Pictures.
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Peter Morgan reveals Crown challenges
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has lifted the lid on the challenges of writing and producing the big-budget Netflix drama and admitted that casting changes for series three are being considered.
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Lionsgate UK eyes film remakes
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is looking to remake feature films such as Brooklyn and Bend It Like Beckham as British TV series following the appointment of former ITV drama chief Steve November.
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Distributors unpack digital sales surge
Demand from global SVoD platforms and fledgling digital services across Asia has led to a boom in the sale of digital rights by British distributors.
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Taboo and Apple Tree Yard get extended iPlayer window
BBC dramas Taboo and Apple Tree Yard will be available to watch as boxsets on iPlayer for an extended window.
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Night Manager team join InTV
The team behind BBC1’s The Night Manager have joined the line-up for InTV, a Jerusalem-based conference established by The A Word firm Keshet.
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Lookout Point hires Apple Tree Yard producer
Lookout Point has bolstered its creative team with the appointment of Apple Tree Yard producer Chris Carey.
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Belgium shows head to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has acquired a pair of Belgian crime titles from Attraction Distribution.
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Digital sales surge for UK TV exports
The sale of digital rights generated more money for the British TV sector than new commissions in 2015/16, according to Pact’s UK Television Exports Survey.
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BBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix
Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.
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BBC3 acquires Irish comedy-drama
BBC3 has acquired Irish millennial comedy-drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope from Line of Duty distributor Content Media.