The BBC has announced new drama The Cage, written and created by BAFTA nominated Tony Schumacher (The Responder) and starring BAFTA award-winner Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The C Word, Mrs Biggs) and Michael Socha (The Gallows Pole, Showtrial). Produced by Element Pictures, a Fremantle Company (Poor Things, Normal People), for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, The Cage is a high-stakes, high energy crime story set within the world of a Liverpool Casino with two unforgettable characters at its heart. When … [Read more...] about The BBC announces new drama The Cage starring Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha
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First-look pictures revealed for brand new BBC drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall
The BBC, Element Pictures and Fremantle have revealed first-look pictures for brand new drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall (Christine, The Town, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire). Based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who has also written the adaptation, The Listeners is produced by Element Pictures (Normal People, The Favourite, Poor Things), a Fremantle company, directed by Janicza Bravo (Zola, Poker Face, Mrs America), and is coming to BBC One and BBC … [Read more...] about First-look pictures revealed for brand new BBC drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall
ITV commissions second series of BAFTA-nominated comedy The Dry for ITVX
ITV has announced the commission of a second season of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX, which will be produced by Element Pictures (part of Fremantle), in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Award-winning playwright and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, Rosie) will return to helm the second season, which will stream exclusively on ITVX next year. The first … [Read more...] about ITV commissions second series of BAFTA-nominated comedy The Dry for ITVX
