BBC Two announced new drama series, Close to the Enemy, commissioned by Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning and Kim Shillinglaw, Controller BBC Two. Filming has begun on Little Island Productions' period drama by multi award-winning writer and director Stephen Poliakoff. Close to the Enemy is a six part series produced in association with Endor Productions and is mainly set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War. Jim Sturgess (One Day) heads a … [Read more...] about BBC TWO announces new drama
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BBC Two orders “The Fall”
The Fall, created, written and directed by Allan Cubitt, and produced by Fables in association with Artist Studio for BBC Two, has been commissioned for a third series by Kim Shillinglaw, Controller BBC Two and Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning. Following the gripping cliff-hanger of series two, stellar and award-winning lead cast Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will return as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson and serial killer Paul Spector. The popular … [Read more...] about BBC Two orders “The Fall”
BBC’S Ben Stephenson to keynote at MIPTV
Paris – BBC Controller of Drama, Ben Stephenson, will take centre stage at MIPTV to throw light on the behind-the-scenes magic at the heart of the commissioner/producer creative alliance, during a MIPTV Creative Talk on April 9. Stephenson will also present the opening speech at MIPTV’s 2nd annual Drama Co-Production Summit on April 8. MIPTV 2013 is organised by Reed MIDEM and will take place in Cannes, April 8-11. Appointed Controller of Drama Commissioning in September 2008 and in … [Read more...] about BBC’S Ben Stephenson to keynote at MIPTV
