BBC One announced the commission of a gripping new TV drama based on the true stories of murderer John Christie, his wife Ethel, and their neighbour Timothy Evans. The 3x60’ drama is made by BBC Drama Production in association with Bandit Television, for BBC One. Filming will begin at the end of March at the BBC Scotland drama studios in Dumbarton. … [Read more...] about BBC One commissions gripping drama
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First look at BBC America’s “Burton & Taylor”
The first photo of BBC America’s Burton and Taylor has been revealed. The 90-min drama starring Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (Lone Ranger, The King’s Speech), as Hollywood’s most famous volatile on-again-off-again lovers, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The 90-minute drama is slated to premiere this fall on BBC America. Written by William Ivory, Burton and Taylor is a BBC Drama Production for BBC Four and co-produced by BBC America. The drama … [Read more...] about First look at BBC America’s “Burton & Taylor”
BBC Drama Production appoints Endemol as distributor for upcoming drama
London – BBC Drama Production has appointed Endemol Worldwide Distribution as the international distributor for its BBC One epic drama series The Ark (6 x 60’), which will begin shoot from August – November 2013. The Ark tells the story of World War One’s front line medics – told through the eyes of the newly recruited VAD’s (women from the Voluntary Aid Detachment). Drawn from diaries and letters from actual VAD’s, the series explores their … [Read more...] about BBC Drama Production appoints Endemol as distributor for upcoming drama
BBC America to co-produce “Burton and Taylor” for its drama block
U.S. - BBC America has announced that it would be co-producing for its drama block, Dramaville, Burton and Taylor, starring Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter. Written by William Ivory, the 90-minute drama follows Hollywood most volatile on-again-off-again lovers, public and private relationship played out against their ill-fated appearance in a 1983 revival of Noel Coward's stage play, Private Lives. The drama, a BBC Drama Production for BBC Four, will be distributed internationally by BBC … [Read more...] about BBC America to co-produce “Burton and Taylor” for its drama block