“Sex Education” producer Eleven has cast “Ten Pound Poms,” a drama series from “Brassic” creator Danny Brocklehurst for BBC and Australian streamer Stan.
Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”), Faye Marsay (“Game of Thrones”) and Warren Brown (“The Responder”) lead the cast alongside Australian actors Rob Collins (“Mystery Road”), Leon Ford (“Elvis”), Declan Coyle (“Long Black”), David Field (“Shantaram”), Stephen Curry (“Hounds of Love”), Hattie Hook (“Savage River”), Finn Treacy (“The Portable Door”) and Emma Hamilton (“The Tudors”).
The six-part series follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world, in sun-soaked Australia. But life down under isn’t exactly the idyllic dream the new arrivals have been promised.
Brocklehurst said: “ ‘Ten Pounds Poms’ demands an ensemble cast that we are always rooting for, actors we love and want to succeed. I am thrilled to have found those actors.
Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”), Faye Marsay (“Game of Thrones”) and Warren Brown (“The Responder”) lead the cast alongside Australian actors Rob Collins (“Mystery Road”), Leon Ford (“Elvis”), Declan Coyle (“Long Black”), David Field (“Shantaram”), Stephen Curry (“Hounds of Love”), Hattie Hook (“Savage River”), Finn Treacy (“The Portable Door”) and Emma Hamilton (“The Tudors”).
The six-part series follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world, in sun-soaked Australia. But life down under isn’t exactly the idyllic dream the new arrivals have been promised.
Brocklehurst said: “ ‘Ten Pounds Poms’ demands an ensemble cast that we are always rooting for, actors we love and want to succeed. I am thrilled to have found those actors.
- 6/20/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Sex Education’ Indie Eleven Producing British/Australian Drama Series ‘Ten Pound Poms’ For BBC/Stan
Sex Education producer Eleven is behind a British/Australian drama series about a group of expats in the 1950s for the BBC and Aussie SVoD Stan.
The Stranger and Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst is penning Ten Pound Poms, a rare co-production between the British and Australian networks.
The six-parter, which films shortly in Australia, follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. At the heart of the drama is the Roberts family, who try to look for ways to make the best of their situation but the poor living conditions at the migrant hostel and local attitudes towards immigrants test them in ways they couldn’t have imagined. And they aren’t the only people at the hostel avoiding the truth.
Sex Education indie Eleven is producing, having been behind the Netflix global...
The Stranger and Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst is penning Ten Pound Poms, a rare co-production between the British and Australian networks.
The six-parter, which films shortly in Australia, follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. At the heart of the drama is the Roberts family, who try to look for ways to make the best of their situation but the poor living conditions at the migrant hostel and local attitudes towards immigrants test them in ways they couldn’t have imagined. And they aren’t the only people at the hostel avoiding the truth.
Sex Education indie Eleven is producing, having been behind the Netflix global...
- 5/18/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The battle for global chocolate dominance between the likes of Cadbury, Nestle and Hershey is set to melt on to the small screen after Fable Pictures, the British production company run by The Crown and Suffragette producer Faye Ward, optioned Deborah Cadbury’s book Chocolate Wars.
The Sony-backed production company, which was started by Ward in 2016, is looking to turn the book into an international TV drama. It has partnered with The Indian Detective and Transporter writer Smita Bhide and director Tom Harper, who has directed Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne’s The Aeronauts and Fable’s forthcoming Julie Walters-fronted Wild Rose, on the project. Harper, who also worked on BBC drama War & Peace, will exec produce alongside Ward and Hannah Farrell.
The book, originally published in 2010 by Harper Press, tells the story of the invention of the chocolate bar and the battle between three British families – Cadbury,...
The Sony-backed production company, which was started by Ward in 2016, is looking to turn the book into an international TV drama. It has partnered with The Indian Detective and Transporter writer Smita Bhide and director Tom Harper, who has directed Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne’s The Aeronauts and Fable’s forthcoming Julie Walters-fronted Wild Rose, on the project. Harper, who also worked on BBC drama War & Peace, will exec produce alongside Ward and Hannah Farrell.
The book, originally published in 2010 by Harper Press, tells the story of the invention of the chocolate bar and the battle between three British families – Cadbury,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year’s inaugural scheme supported female directors.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has named 18 UK writers to receive support through its Elevate campaign.
Participants include Rachel De-Lahay, co-writer of Channel 4 series Kiri, who is writing an episode of The Eddy for Netflix with Jack Thorne, to be directed by Damien Chazelle.
Also selected is Smita Bhide, whose previous work includes writing and directing The Blue Tower, winner of best UK feature at Raindance film festival in 2008.
The 18 names were chosen by a panel of industry experts from almost 200 applicants. They will receive networking opportunities,...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has named 18 UK writers to receive support through its Elevate campaign.
Participants include Rachel De-Lahay, co-writer of Channel 4 series Kiri, who is writing an episode of The Eddy for Netflix with Jack Thorne, to be directed by Damien Chazelle.
Also selected is Smita Bhide, whose previous work includes writing and directing The Blue Tower, winner of best UK feature at Raindance film festival in 2008.
The 18 names were chosen by a panel of industry experts from almost 200 applicants. They will receive networking opportunities,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the names of the 18 writers it will be supporting for the next 12 months through BAFTA Elevate, a program that aims to back individuals from under-represented groups to the next stage of their career. They will benefit from networking opportunities, introductions, mentoring, tailored panel discussions, masterclasses and workshops to help them achieve their career goals. They are:
* Bisha Ali
* Clare McQuillan
* Dominique Moloney
* Emma Reeves
* Faryal Velmi
* Grace Ofori-Attah
* Janice Okoh
* Javone Prince
* Karissa Hamilton-Bannis
* Lisa Hammond & Rachael Spence
* Rachel De-Lahay
* Sarah Farinha
* Sian Harries
* Smita Bhide
* Suhayla El-Bashra
* Tahsin Guner
* Tyrell Williams
The Irish government has published an Audiovisual Action Plan carried out by independent consultants which will act as a guide to help boost Ireland’s film, TV and animation sectors. The plan calls for a potential extension of Ireland’s Section 481 tax relief, as well as increasing the expenditure ceiling,...
* Bisha Ali
* Clare McQuillan
* Dominique Moloney
* Emma Reeves
* Faryal Velmi
* Grace Ofori-Attah
* Janice Okoh
* Javone Prince
* Karissa Hamilton-Bannis
* Lisa Hammond & Rachael Spence
* Rachel De-Lahay
* Sarah Farinha
* Sian Harries
* Smita Bhide
* Suhayla El-Bashra
* Tahsin Guner
* Tyrell Williams
The Irish government has published an Audiovisual Action Plan carried out by independent consultants which will act as a guide to help boost Ireland’s film, TV and animation sectors. The plan calls for a potential extension of Ireland’s Section 481 tax relief, as well as increasing the expenditure ceiling,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Identity is a prevalent theme in Russell Peters’ stand-up, and it also serves as the launch pad for the laughs in “The Indian Detective,” his new four-episode series now streaming on Netflix.
“Identity comedy is universal. I may be talking about my Indian parents, but I know that my ‘Indian’ parents are the same as everyone’s parents in some way — Greek, Italian, Arab, Chinese,” Peters said. “That’s what my audience is responding to. I’m also exploring race and culture, and a lot of people aren’t comfortable with that.”
In “The Indian Detective,” Peters stars as Toronto Police constable Doug D’Mello, a man desperate to prove his salt and be promoted to detective, but instead winds up suspended following a bust gone wrong. Through a guilty ploy by his father (Anupam Kher), he heads to Mumbai during his repose where a pretty girl (Mishqah Parthiephal) leads...
“Identity comedy is universal. I may be talking about my Indian parents, but I know that my ‘Indian’ parents are the same as everyone’s parents in some way — Greek, Italian, Arab, Chinese,” Peters said. “That’s what my audience is responding to. I’m also exploring race and culture, and a lot of people aren’t comfortable with that.”
In “The Indian Detective,” Peters stars as Toronto Police constable Doug D’Mello, a man desperate to prove his salt and be promoted to detective, but instead winds up suspended following a bust gone wrong. Through a guilty ploy by his father (Anupam Kher), he heads to Mumbai during his repose where a pretty girl (Mishqah Parthiephal) leads...
- 12/26/2017
- by Amber Dowling
- Indiewire
Network: Netflix. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: December 19, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Russell Peters, Mishqah Parthiephal, Christina Cole, Scott Cavalheiro, Anupam Kher, Hazma Haq, and William Shatner. TV show description: A "fish-out-of-water" tale, The Indian Detective TV show comes from creators Frank Spotnitz and Smita Bhide. The police procedural dramedy centers on Doug D'Mello (Peters), a Toronto police officer who, while visiting his father Stanley (Kher) in Mumbai, gets caught up in a murder investigation. Although he's a genial guy, Constable Doug D'Mello is nothing if not determined, and he usually manages to find a way to rebound from setbacks. Doug dearly wants to become...
- 12/19/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We’re getting an exclusive first look at The Indian Detective, a four-part comedy series developed by Frank Spotnitz and Smita Bhide (Transporter: The Series) for comedian Russell Peters in his first toplining role. Following its initial run on Bell Media’s CraveTV and CTV, it’s set to premiere on Netflix on December 19. Peters, a Canadian of Indian descent, plays Doug D'Mello, a Toronto cop who unexpectedly finds himself investigating a murder in his parents' Indian…...
- 11/20/2017
- Deadline TV
Comedian Russell Peters is set to star in The Indian Detective, a four-part comedy-drama series that Frank Spotnitz and Smita Bhide (Transporter: The Series) developed for Peters in his first toplining role. It is set to air in Canada next year on Bell Media's CraveTV and CTV and around the world. The project is a co-production between Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions, Blue Ice Pictures, Wonder Films and CTV and will shoot in the fall in South Africa, Canada and…...
- 6/7/2016
- Deadline TV
Still from Dekh Indian Circus
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
- 6/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Another Planet directed by Smita Bhide won the ‘Golden Lamp Tree Award’ comprising cash prize of 4 lakh Inr in the International Competition Section at the Short Film Center in Goa recently.
The ‘Silver Lamp Tree Award’ with cash prize of 3 lakh Inr was awarded to the film Crazy Beats Strong Every Time directed by Moon Molson.
The Special Jury Award with a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs went to Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) directed by Ashish Pandey.
The Special Jury Award for a Goan Film in International Competition with cash prize of 50,000 Inr went to Anthony Gonsalves – The Music Legend directed by Ashok Rane.
Vasudha Award for the Best Film on Environmental Issues with a cash prize of 2.75 lakhs Inr went to A Pestering Journey directed by K. R. Manoj.
Short Film Center was held alongside International Film Festival of India, Goa from November 24-December 1,2011.
The ‘Silver Lamp Tree Award’ with cash prize of 3 lakh Inr was awarded to the film Crazy Beats Strong Every Time directed by Moon Molson.
The Special Jury Award with a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs went to Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) directed by Ashish Pandey.
The Special Jury Award for a Goan Film in International Competition with cash prize of 50,000 Inr went to Anthony Gonsalves – The Music Legend directed by Ashok Rane.
Vasudha Award for the Best Film on Environmental Issues with a cash prize of 2.75 lakhs Inr went to A Pestering Journey directed by K. R. Manoj.
Short Film Center was held alongside International Film Festival of India, Goa from November 24-December 1,2011.
- 12/2/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Panaji, Dec 1: A short film about child poverty in India won the Golden Lamp Tree award, while a film on pesticides tragedies in India won the Special Environment Film prize in the Short Film competition awards at the 42nd International Film festival of India (Iffi) Thursday.
The awards were instituted by the Short Film Centre (Sfc), an initiative of the Iffi organizers to promote short films and documentaries at the film festival.
Smita Bhide's 'Another Planet' won the Golden Lamp Tree for the best short film, while a film by American Moon Molson, won the Silver Lamp Tree for 'Crazy Beats Strong Everytime', which is about a black.
The awards were instituted by the Short Film Centre (Sfc), an initiative of the Iffi organizers to promote short films and documentaries at the film festival.
Smita Bhide's 'Another Planet' won the Golden Lamp Tree for the best short film, while a film by American Moon Molson, won the Silver Lamp Tree for 'Crazy Beats Strong Everytime', which is about a black.
- 12/1/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
The Short Film Center which will take place alongside the 42nd International Film Festival of India, Goa announced its lineup.
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
- 11/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Toronto -- Canadian indie producer Impatient Pictures has turned two European feature film projects into international co-production deals with Canuck financing and creative elements.
While attending the Trans Atlantic Partners co-production conference in Berlin, Impatient's Gregory MacKenzie transformed "Dreamland," a futuristic Bulgarian film written and produced by Svetoslav Doytchinov, into a 50-50 co-production.
The movie will be shot in Sofia, Bulgaria with a mix of Canadian and Bulgarian talent and financing, before posting in Canada.
MacKenzie also partnered with British producer Jamie Nuttgens ("Red Riding," "The Bill") to co-produce "Birthday Girl," a family comedy to be shot in Vancouver by British writer/director Smita Bhide, with posting in London.
MacKenzie is only the latest Canadian movie producer to embrace international co-productions at the urging of a federal government looking to see local producers find cash and long-term relationships abroad.
"Risk is shared among the co-production partners, and the benefits of...
While attending the Trans Atlantic Partners co-production conference in Berlin, Impatient's Gregory MacKenzie transformed "Dreamland," a futuristic Bulgarian film written and produced by Svetoslav Doytchinov, into a 50-50 co-production.
The movie will be shot in Sofia, Bulgaria with a mix of Canadian and Bulgarian talent and financing, before posting in Canada.
MacKenzie also partnered with British producer Jamie Nuttgens ("Red Riding," "The Bill") to co-produce "Birthday Girl," a family comedy to be shot in Vancouver by British writer/director Smita Bhide, with posting in London.
MacKenzie is only the latest Canadian movie producer to embrace international co-productions at the urging of a federal government looking to see local producers find cash and long-term relationships abroad.
"Risk is shared among the co-production partners, and the benefits of...
- 6/30/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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