ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, has commissioned high-stakes legal drama, In Contempt, starring Jodie Whittaker as a barrister whose top-drawer advocacy skills have earned her a ‘hot shot’ reputation in the world of media law. In Contempt is written by Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Vienna Blood, Lynley) and produced by multi-award-winning independent producers, Hartswood Films, part of ITV Studios, led by Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Sue Vertue (Douglas Is Cancelled, … [Read more...] about ITV commissions legal drama In Contempt starring Jodie Whittaker
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ITV commissions a third series of Trigger Point starring Vicky McClure and produced by HTM Television in association with All3Media International
ITV has commissioned a third series of the hit Sunday night drama Trigger Point. The second series, which aired in January this year, had audiences gripped to their TV screens, averaging 8.1m viewers across the series. It has been streamed 30m times on ITVX and was the second most watched drama on ITV1 this year (Mr Bates vs The Post Office takes the number one slot). Starring Vicky McClure in the lead role of bomb disposal operative or ‘expo’ Lana Washington, Trigger Point follows a team of … [Read more...] about ITV commissions a third series of Trigger Point starring Vicky McClure and produced by HTM Television in association with All3Media International
ITV commissions high octane espionage thriller Secret Service
ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill has commissioned thrilling espionage drama, Secret Service, from the pen of ITV News anchor, Tom Bradby. Adapted from Tom’s tense, topical novel of the same title, Secret Service, is a suspenseful, fresh-from-the-headlines story deeply rooted in today’s political landscape. Tom has collaborated with fellow screenwriter, Jemma Kennedy, (Captain Webb) to write the series which will premiere on ITV1 and be available for streaming on ITVX. Secret Service delves … [Read more...] about ITV commissions high octane espionage thriller Secret Service
