Leading independent distributor all3media international has signed a host of pre-sales for White House Farm, the upcoming factual drama starring Freddie Fox, Mark Addy, Stephen Graham and Gemma Whelan. Deals include the acquisition of digital rights in the US by WarnerMedia for streaming service HBO Max.
Produced by New Pictures in association with all3media international, White House Farm will debut on ITV in the UK in 2020. The six-part drama centres on an infamous true crime story – the murder of three generations of one family at an isolated farmhouse in 1985.
In addition to the deal with WarnerMedia, which will see the drama available on the HBO Max streaming service launching in the US next year, White House Farm has been acquired by a range of international broadcasters.
A pan-territory deal has been signed with Canal Plus covering France and French-speaking territories in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. DirecTV has secured the drama for Latin America.
Sky in New Zealand and BBC Studios in Australia have also picked up White House Farm, and TV deals have been concluded in Europe with DR (Denmark), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), and NRK (Norway). Dazzler Media has acquired DVD/Video rights for the UK & Eire.
White House Farm features a star-studded cast including Freddie Fox (Year of the Rabbit), Mark Addy (New Blood), Stephen Graham (Line of Duty) and Gemma Whelan (Gentleman Jack). Mark Stanley (Run), Alexa Davies (Detectorists), Cressida Bonas (The Bye Bye Man), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones) and Nicholas Farrell (The Cry) also star.
Written by Kris Mrksa (Requiem, The Slap) and Giula Sandler (Nowhere Boys), White House Farm is directed by BAFTA nominee Paul Whittington (The Moorside, Cilla) and produced by Lee Thomas (The Last Tree). Executive producers are Willow Grylls (The Missing), Kris Mrksa, Elaine Pyke (The Innocents, The Missing) and Primetime Emmy winner Charlie Pattinson (Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great).
Over thirty years ago, three generations of one family were murdered at their isolated farm. Initial evidence pointed the finger at the daughter of the family who had a history of mental illness, however one detective refused to accept this and delved deeper into the investigation. His determination uncovered new evidence that shed suspicion on the only surviving member of the immediate family, the son, who was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. White House Farm is a dramatised true crime story based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts, looking at the mystery behind what happened that fateful day, only made more contentious as the son still protests his innocence to this day.
The five members of the family were Sheila Caffell, her twin six-year-old sons, Daniel and Nicholas, and her parents, Nevill and June Bamber.
The extensive research, interviews and published accounts include ‘The Murders at White House Farm’ by Carol Ann Lee with additional material from ‘In Search of The Rainbow’s End’ by Colin Caffell, husband of Sheila and father to Daniel and Nicholas Caffell.
