The BBC, BritBox International, and Red Planet Pictures today announced that the popular series Beyond Paradise has been recommissioned for a 2024 Christmas special episode and third season, which will air on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer.
Since its debut last year, Beyond Paradise has become one of the UK’s most popular dramas, with episode one of the second season watched by 7.5 million viewers so far.
The second season, which culminated tonight, saw Humphrey and Martha very nearly tie the knot, while their fostering journey came to a heartwarming conclusion as they welcomed Ryan into their home. Esther took on a case that saw the Shipton Abbott Museum robbed of its prized possession, and Kelby and Cs Charlie Wood’s professional relationship took an unexpected turn…
Across the series, the Shipton Abbott police team continued to crack a host of mind-boggling and mysterious puzzles—including a death during a...
Since its debut last year, Beyond Paradise has become one of the UK’s most popular dramas, with episode one of the second season watched by 7.5 million viewers so far.
The second season, which culminated tonight, saw Humphrey and Martha very nearly tie the knot, while their fostering journey came to a heartwarming conclusion as they welcomed Ryan into their home. Esther took on a case that saw the Shipton Abbott Museum robbed of its prized possession, and Kelby and Cs Charlie Wood’s professional relationship took an unexpected turn…
Across the series, the Shipton Abbott police team continued to crack a host of mind-boggling and mysterious puzzles—including a death during a...
- 4/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Rose Ayling-Ellis is leading a TV adaptation of Will Dean’s first Tuva Moodyson novel about a deaf journalist in development with Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures.
The Strictly Come Dancing winner is also exec producing Tuva [working title], which is being forged as a six-part returning crime thriller version of Dean’s first novel in the series, Dark Pines.
In Dark Pines, Moodyson moves back to her hometown in the wilds of Scotland and finds herself working on a small-time local paper, desperate for a headline-breaking scoop. When a serial killer who has remained dormant for 20 years begins to kill again in the small community, she finds herself with a front-page story that could make her career, but will it lead to danger?
Former EastEnders star Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 and has since landed roles in the likes of ITV’s Code of Silence.
The Strictly Come Dancing winner is also exec producing Tuva [working title], which is being forged as a six-part returning crime thriller version of Dean’s first novel in the series, Dark Pines.
In Dark Pines, Moodyson moves back to her hometown in the wilds of Scotland and finds herself working on a small-time local paper, desperate for a headline-breaking scoop. When a serial killer who has remained dormant for 20 years begins to kill again in the small community, she finds herself with a front-page story that could make her career, but will it lead to danger?
Former EastEnders star Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 and has since landed roles in the likes of ITV’s Code of Silence.
- 11/23/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming third season of Sanditon will be its last, Masterpiece has announced.
The drama will premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9/8c on PBS. The series will also be available to stream the same day.
“Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for Masterpiece, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans,” said Susanne Simpson, Masterpiece Executive Producer. “While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.”
Sanditon premiered in 2020. Inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, the show was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures. The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3.
Returning characters for season 3 include...
The drama will premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9/8c on PBS. The series will also be available to stream the same day.
“Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for Masterpiece, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans,” said Susanne Simpson, Masterpiece Executive Producer. “While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.”
Sanditon premiered in 2020. Inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, the show was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures. The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3.
Returning characters for season 3 include...
- 12/13/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Jury Duty
The jury for the 2023 edition of European Shooting Stars has been unveiled and it includes internationally-recognized directors, producers and actors as well as one of Variety‘s own editors, Leo Barraclough.
The jury, which was selected by European Film Promotion (Efp), will decide which of the 27 actors nominated for the European Shooting Stars will be selected to take part. Of the 27 who were nominated by their national Efp members, 10 will be chosen to go forward.
European Shooting Stars is set to run at the Berlin International Film Festival from Feb. 17-20, 2023. The Efp is made up of film promotion institutes and film centres across Europe.
As well as Variety‘s international features editor Leo Barraclough, the jury includes Oscar-nominated Polish director and screenwriter Jan Komasa, Oscar-nominated Norwegian producer Maria Ekerhovd, Goya-award winning Spanish actor and screenwriter (and former Shooting Star) Veronica Echegui and Dutch casting director Rebecca van Unen.
The jury for the 2023 edition of European Shooting Stars has been unveiled and it includes internationally-recognized directors, producers and actors as well as one of Variety‘s own editors, Leo Barraclough.
The jury, which was selected by European Film Promotion (Efp), will decide which of the 27 actors nominated for the European Shooting Stars will be selected to take part. Of the 27 who were nominated by their national Efp members, 10 will be chosen to go forward.
European Shooting Stars is set to run at the Berlin International Film Festival from Feb. 17-20, 2023. The Efp is made up of film promotion institutes and film centres across Europe.
As well as Variety‘s international features editor Leo Barraclough, the jury includes Oscar-nominated Polish director and screenwriter Jan Komasa, Oscar-nominated Norwegian producer Maria Ekerhovd, Goya-award winning Spanish actor and screenwriter (and former Shooting Star) Veronica Echegui and Dutch casting director Rebecca van Unen.
- 11/23/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has struck a deal with ITV’s Our House author Louise Candlish and is seeking more work outside the UK, helped by new owner Asacha Media Group.
The company founded by lauded British screenwriter Tony Jordan, which also makes PBS Masterpiece/BritBox’s Sanditon, is working on a number of projects targeted at non-uk buyers.
Candlish will work with Red Planet’s Our House exec Tom Mullens on TV drama ideas while Red Planet has optioned two further Candlish novels, 2016’s The Swimming Pool and upcoming thriller The Only Suspect, the latter of which will be adapted by Simon Ashdown. The Swimming Pool is being produced by Ejk Productions’ Elizabeth Kesses- Delport.
Louise Candlish. Image: Johnny Ring
The Candlish deal comes fresh off the back of the success of ITV’s adaptation of the Martin Compston-starring Our House, which was watched...
The company founded by lauded British screenwriter Tony Jordan, which also makes PBS Masterpiece/BritBox’s Sanditon, is working on a number of projects targeted at non-uk buyers.
Candlish will work with Red Planet’s Our House exec Tom Mullens on TV drama ideas while Red Planet has optioned two further Candlish novels, 2016’s The Swimming Pool and upcoming thriller The Only Suspect, the latter of which will be adapted by Simon Ashdown. The Swimming Pool is being produced by Ejk Productions’ Elizabeth Kesses- Delport.
Louise Candlish. Image: Johnny Ring
The Candlish deal comes fresh off the back of the success of ITV’s adaptation of the Martin Compston-starring Our House, which was watched...
- 11/23/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Masterpiece has released images from the upcoming season of its Jane Austen adaptation Sanditon.
Season 3 of the series will premiere in 2023 on PBS, and brings viewers back to the seaside resort town of Sanditon to follow the romances, friendships, and struggles of Charlotte, Georgiana and the Parker family. It stars Rose Williams as Charlotte Heywood, Cai Brigden as Ralph Starling, Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Alexander Colbourne, Edward Davis as Lord Montrose and Crystal Clarke as Georgiana Lambe.
The series is based on Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies.
Devoted fans have helped to keep the drama on the small screen. A campaign called the Sanditon Sisterhood was created after the series was canceled by original broadcaster ITV in 2019 after just one season. More than a year later, Sanditon was brought back to life for a second and third run by Masterpiece and ITV-owned streamer BritBox.
“The...
Season 3 of the series will premiere in 2023 on PBS, and brings viewers back to the seaside resort town of Sanditon to follow the romances, friendships, and struggles of Charlotte, Georgiana and the Parker family. It stars Rose Williams as Charlotte Heywood, Cai Brigden as Ralph Starling, Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Alexander Colbourne, Edward Davis as Lord Montrose and Crystal Clarke as Georgiana Lambe.
The series is based on Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies.
Devoted fans have helped to keep the drama on the small screen. A campaign called the Sanditon Sisterhood was created after the series was canceled by original broadcaster ITV in 2019 after just one season. More than a year later, Sanditon was brought back to life for a second and third run by Masterpiece and ITV-owned streamer BritBox.
“The...
- 11/2/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
The universe of the globally popular “Death in Paradise” series is being expanded with new show “Beyond Paradise.”
The new series follows characters who have moved from sunny Saint Marie to rural Britain. Co-commissioned by BBC One and BritBox International, and reuniting Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton in the lead roles, the six-part “Beyond Paradise,” created by Tony Jordan and Robert Thorogood, will be produced by Red Planet Pictures.
Executive chair of Red Planet, Jordan, will act as showrunner and executive producer alongside Tim Key and Belinda Campbell, and Diederick Santer and Tommy Bulfin will executive produce for BritBox International and BBC respectively. BBC Studios will handle international distribution. The series is produced by Lindsay Hughes and directed by Sandy Johnson. Filming will start on location in the U.K. later this year.
The deal is part of a slate with U.K. broadcasters BBC and ITV unveiled by BritBox...
The new series follows characters who have moved from sunny Saint Marie to rural Britain. Co-commissioned by BBC One and BritBox International, and reuniting Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton in the lead roles, the six-part “Beyond Paradise,” created by Tony Jordan and Robert Thorogood, will be produced by Red Planet Pictures.
Executive chair of Red Planet, Jordan, will act as showrunner and executive producer alongside Tim Key and Belinda Campbell, and Diederick Santer and Tommy Bulfin will executive produce for BritBox International and BBC respectively. BBC Studios will handle international distribution. The series is produced by Lindsay Hughes and directed by Sandy Johnson. Filming will start on location in the U.K. later this year.
The deal is part of a slate with U.K. broadcasters BBC and ITV unveiled by BritBox...
- 6/29/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The second series of Jane Austen adaptation Sanditon debuts on PBS Masterpiece Sunday and BritBox Monday but, were it not for a fan-led campaign that the original author would have been proud of, the show could easily have slipped off TV altogether.
A Sanditon Sisterhood campaign kicked into gear when the show was axed by original broadcaster ITV after just one season and, more than a year after the cancellation, Sanditon, which is based on an unfinished Austen manuscript, was revived for a second and third run by co-producer PBS Masterpiece and ITV-owned streamer BritBox.
The Austen-obsessed Sisterhood were energizing, launching a website, Instagram page and even bombarding execs and commissioners with Sanditon gifts including a Saving Sanditon egg box (an oft-quoted line from the show goes “Sanditon will rise from the ashes as sure as eggs are eggs”) and a clutch of Saving Sanditon facemasks.
“The Sisterhood were being...
A Sanditon Sisterhood campaign kicked into gear when the show was axed by original broadcaster ITV after just one season and, more than a year after the cancellation, Sanditon, which is based on an unfinished Austen manuscript, was revived for a second and third run by co-producer PBS Masterpiece and ITV-owned streamer BritBox.
The Austen-obsessed Sisterhood were energizing, launching a website, Instagram page and even bombarding execs and commissioners with Sanditon gifts including a Saving Sanditon egg box (an oft-quoted line from the show goes “Sanditon will rise from the ashes as sure as eggs are eggs”) and a clutch of Saving Sanditon facemasks.
“The Sisterhood were being...
- 3/18/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read this story if you haven’t watched Episode 4 of “Our House.”
As London’s Machiavellian property market continues to feel like a real-life thriller, U.K. broadcaster ITV’s drama “Our House” capitalizes on every buyer’s worst fear of losing their hard-earned home.
Starring Tuppence Middleton (“Downton Abbey”) and Martin Compston (“Line of Duty”), the four-part Hitchcockian thriller from “Sanditon” producers Red Planet Pictures is adapted from Louise Candlish’s 2018 novel of the same name, and may actually be the only thing more anxiety-inducing than closing on anything larger than a garden shed within the M25.
Middleton stars as Fi Lawson, a woman who returns home after a weekend away to discover strangers moving into her house — and her husband Bram (Compston) and children nowhere in sight. The new owners insist that Bram and Fi have been across every part of the sale, but...
As London’s Machiavellian property market continues to feel like a real-life thriller, U.K. broadcaster ITV’s drama “Our House” capitalizes on every buyer’s worst fear of losing their hard-earned home.
Starring Tuppence Middleton (“Downton Abbey”) and Martin Compston (“Line of Duty”), the four-part Hitchcockian thriller from “Sanditon” producers Red Planet Pictures is adapted from Louise Candlish’s 2018 novel of the same name, and may actually be the only thing more anxiety-inducing than closing on anything larger than a garden shed within the M25.
Middleton stars as Fi Lawson, a woman who returns home after a weekend away to discover strangers moving into her house — and her husband Bram (Compston) and children nowhere in sight. The new owners insist that Bram and Fi have been across every part of the sale, but...
- 3/11/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Around The World In 80 Days writer Stephen Greenhorn is penning an adaptation of James Goodhand’s YA novel Last Lesson for Sanditon producer Red Planet Pictures.
Death In Paradise indie Red Planet has optioned the rights to Goodhand’s debut, which was published last year and examines the psychological breakdown of model student and talented musician Ollie Morcombe after he suffers an horrific accident. Having previously been one of the popular kids, he’s now become an outcast and his life made a living hell by vicious bullies. As Ollie reaches the extremities of breaking point, he takes matters into his own hands and, on the last day of the school year, brings those bullies a gift; a homemade pipe bomb.
Greenhorn, who is part of the writing team on BBC1’s upcoming Around The World In 80 Days adaptation, is penning the series, which is not yet attached to a broadcaster.
Death In Paradise indie Red Planet has optioned the rights to Goodhand’s debut, which was published last year and examines the psychological breakdown of model student and talented musician Ollie Morcombe after he suffers an horrific accident. Having previously been one of the popular kids, he’s now become an outcast and his life made a living hell by vicious bullies. As Ollie reaches the extremities of breaking point, he takes matters into his own hands and, on the last day of the school year, brings those bullies a gift; a homemade pipe bomb.
Greenhorn, who is part of the writing team on BBC1’s upcoming Around The World In 80 Days adaptation, is penning the series, which is not yet attached to a broadcaster.
- 12/2/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
UK period drama Sanditon is rounding out cast for the upcoming second season following the exit of Theo James, who portrayed Sidney, earlier this year.
Joining returning star Rose Williams as heroine Charlotte Heywood are Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Alexander Colbourne; Tom Weston-Jones as Colonel Francis Lennox; Rosie Graham as Alison Heywood; and Maxim Ays as Captain William Carter. Newcomers also include Frank Blake as Captain Declan Fraser and Alexander Vlahos as Charles Lockhart.
The new season of the drama based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, picks up nine months later, as the beautiful seaside resort town is growing in popularity.
The series is developed by BAFTA-winning writer Andrew Davies. Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of the first season, will develop the new seasons and take the role of lead writer and executive producer. Davies, who originally created the series, will also return to write several episodes and executive produce.
Joining returning star Rose Williams as heroine Charlotte Heywood are Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Alexander Colbourne; Tom Weston-Jones as Colonel Francis Lennox; Rosie Graham as Alison Heywood; and Maxim Ays as Captain William Carter. Newcomers also include Frank Blake as Captain Declan Fraser and Alexander Vlahos as Charles Lockhart.
The new season of the drama based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, picks up nine months later, as the beautiful seaside resort town is growing in popularity.
The series is developed by BAFTA-winning writer Andrew Davies. Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of the first season, will develop the new seasons and take the role of lead writer and executive producer. Davies, who originally created the series, will also return to write several episodes and executive produce.
- 7/22/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"Masterpiece on PBS" series "Sanditon" has rounded out its cast for Seasons 2 and 3 -- the ones without fan-favorite Theo James.
But don't feel too badly for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), because she has two new love interests in mysterious Sanditon resident Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) and war hero Colonel Francis Lennox (Tom Weston-Jones).
Joining Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Turlough Convery, Charlotte Spencer, Kris Marshall and Kate Ashfield for Seasons 2 and 3 of "Sanditon" are newcomers Lloyd-Hughes, Weston-Jones, Rosie Graham, Maxim Ays, Frank Blake and Alexander Vlahos.
Graham is playing Charlotte’s spirited younger sister, Alison Heywood, who comes to Sanditon to pursue her own romantic dream. Alison is soon acquainted with the handsome and charming Captain William Carter (Ays). Other "Sanditon" newbies include Captain Declan Fraser (Blake), a courageous character (if a little rough around the edges), and the striking and flamboyant Charles Lockhart (Vlahos), a Byronic artist who arrives...
But don't feel too badly for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), because she has two new love interests in mysterious Sanditon resident Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) and war hero Colonel Francis Lennox (Tom Weston-Jones).
Joining Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Turlough Convery, Charlotte Spencer, Kris Marshall and Kate Ashfield for Seasons 2 and 3 of "Sanditon" are newcomers Lloyd-Hughes, Weston-Jones, Rosie Graham, Maxim Ays, Frank Blake and Alexander Vlahos.
Graham is playing Charlotte’s spirited younger sister, Alison Heywood, who comes to Sanditon to pursue her own romantic dream. Alison is soon acquainted with the handsome and charming Captain William Carter (Ays). Other "Sanditon" newbies include Captain Declan Fraser (Blake), a courageous character (if a little rough around the edges), and the striking and flamboyant Charles Lockhart (Vlahos), a Byronic artist who arrives...
- 7/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Distribution
Beyond Rights has kept the momentum going in distributing the popular property show “Love It or List It,” announcing two new versions being produced in Finland and France. In France, M6 licensed the format and is now in pre-production on its own version, while Finland’s Rabbit Films is producing an initial 10-episode run for broadcaster Nelonen, set to premiere Aug. 26. The Scandinavian broadcaster also scooped season four of “Love It or List It: Australia” and “Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds.” Beyond Rights also closed deals on more than 1000 hours of “Love it or List It” franchise programming in the UK (Channel 4), Norway (TV2), Netherlands (Talpa TV), Turkey (Discovery), Portugal (Sic), Spain (Mediaset), Poland, New Zealand (Discovery), Australia (Foxtel) and Latin America (Discovery).
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Dubai-based distribution and production company SynProNize has picked up a pair of Arabic drama series, “Beirut Bride” and “Al Nihaya,” and will distribute...
Beyond Rights has kept the momentum going in distributing the popular property show “Love It or List It,” announcing two new versions being produced in Finland and France. In France, M6 licensed the format and is now in pre-production on its own version, while Finland’s Rabbit Films is producing an initial 10-episode run for broadcaster Nelonen, set to premiere Aug. 26. The Scandinavian broadcaster also scooped season four of “Love It or List It: Australia” and “Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds.” Beyond Rights also closed deals on more than 1000 hours of “Love it or List It” franchise programming in the UK (Channel 4), Norway (TV2), Netherlands (Talpa TV), Turkey (Discovery), Portugal (Sic), Spain (Mediaset), Poland, New Zealand (Discovery), Australia (Foxtel) and Latin America (Discovery).
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Dubai-based distribution and production company SynProNize has picked up a pair of Arabic drama series, “Beirut Bride” and “Al Nihaya,” and will distribute...
- 7/19/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: ITV’s adaptation of Louise Candlish’s Sunday Times best-selling real-estate novel Our House has cast Martin Compston (Line Of Duty), Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey), and Rupert Penry-Jones (The Drowning) in headline roles.
Our House tells the four-part story of Fi Lawson (Middleton), who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram (Compston), has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
Produced by Death In Paradise outfit Red Planet Pictures, Penry-Jones features as the enigmatic Toby, who is in a relationship with Fi. Buket Komur (Honour) plays Bram’s new partner, the mysterious and alluring Wendy. Also joining the cast is Weruche Opia, who broke out in Emmy-nominated BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You,...
Our House tells the four-part story of Fi Lawson (Middleton), who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram (Compston), has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
Produced by Death In Paradise outfit Red Planet Pictures, Penry-Jones features as the enigmatic Toby, who is in a relationship with Fi. Buket Komur (Honour) plays Bram’s new partner, the mysterious and alluring Wendy. Also joining the cast is Weruche Opia, who broke out in Emmy-nominated BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Paris-headquartered content creator Asacha Media Group (Amg) has acquired a majority stake in the U.K.’s Red Planet Pictures, producers of hit shows “Sanditon” and “Death in Paradise.”
Red Planet, led by joint MDs, Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chair. The deal will see Red Planet Pictures tap into Amg’s pan-European network of leading producers to further pursue local adaptations and co-productions, and also grow their business in emerging markets like the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where Jordan has created long running dramas “Besa” for Serbian Television and “Al Mirath” for Mbc.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Amg alongside funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., founders and other managers of Amg’s production companies who also reinvested in the group.
With this investment, Amg is steadily increasing its U.
Red Planet, led by joint MDs, Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chair. The deal will see Red Planet Pictures tap into Amg’s pan-European network of leading producers to further pursue local adaptations and co-productions, and also grow their business in emerging markets like the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where Jordan has created long running dramas “Besa” for Serbian Television and “Al Mirath” for Mbc.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Amg alongside funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., founders and other managers of Amg’s production companies who also reinvested in the group.
With this investment, Amg is steadily increasing its U.
- 6/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Red Planet Pictures, the UK drama producer behind BBC/PBS series Death In Paradise, has sold a majority stake to Asacha Media Group, the emerging Paris-based production group founded by three former Endemol Shine and Zodiak executives. Financial details were not disclosed.
Red Planet was founded in 2006 by Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The Sandition and Dickensian producer’s day-to-day activities are overseen by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones. As part of the deal, all three will become minority shareholders in Asacha.
Asacha is building a portfolio of production companies after being founded last April by Gaspard de Chavagnac, the former Zodiak Media France boss; ex-Endemol Shine Group international COO Marina Williams; and former Zodiak CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin. In February, it took a stake in British production and distribution company Wag Entertainment.
Chavagnac and Williams said: “Under the leadership of Tony,...
Red Planet was founded in 2006 by Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The Sandition and Dickensian producer’s day-to-day activities are overseen by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones. As part of the deal, all three will become minority shareholders in Asacha.
Asacha is building a portfolio of production companies after being founded last April by Gaspard de Chavagnac, the former Zodiak Media France boss; ex-Endemol Shine Group international COO Marina Williams; and former Zodiak CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin. In February, it took a stake in British production and distribution company Wag Entertainment.
Chavagnac and Williams said: “Under the leadership of Tony,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Content creator and producer Asacha Media Group has acquired a majority stake in U.K. drama production company Red Planet Pictures, known for making crime drama series Death in Paradise, about a British detective joining the police force on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
Financial terms of the deal, unveiled on Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Red Planet, led by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The firm’s hit shows also include historical drama Sanditon.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Asacha ...
Financial terms of the deal, unveiled on Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Red Planet, led by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The firm’s hit shows also include historical drama Sanditon.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Asacha ...
- 6/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Content creator and producer Asacha Media Group has acquired a majority stake in U.K. drama production company Red Planet Pictures, known for making crime drama series Death in Paradise, about a British detective joining the police force on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
Financial terms of the deal, unveiled on Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Red Planet, led by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The firm’s hit shows also include historical drama Sanditon.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Asacha ...
Financial terms of the deal, unveiled on Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Red Planet, led by joint managing directors Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones, was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan, who now serves as executive chairman. The firm’s hit shows also include historical drama Sanditon.
Jordan, Campbell and Jones will become minority shareholders in Asacha ...
- 6/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Theo James, who portrayed Sidney on PBS’ Sanditon, has announced he’s exiting the series following the UK period drama’s surprise two-season renewal.
James revealed the news Friday on social media.
“Although I relished playing Sidney, for me, I’ve always maintained that his journey concluded as I wanted it to,” he wrote in the announcement on the show’s official Twitter account. “The broken fairy-tale like ending between Charlotte and Sidney is different, unique and so interesting to me and I wish the cast and crew of Sanditon every success with future series.”
Sanditon was canceled by British broadcaster ITV back in 2019, but its ratings success on PBS’ Masterpiece prompted a cancellation reversal and a renewal for seasons 2 and 3, announced just yesterday.
Rose Williams will return to play the high-spirited and independent heroine Charlotte Heywood. The series is based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies.
James revealed the news Friday on social media.
“Although I relished playing Sidney, for me, I’ve always maintained that his journey concluded as I wanted it to,” he wrote in the announcement on the show’s official Twitter account. “The broken fairy-tale like ending between Charlotte and Sidney is different, unique and so interesting to me and I wish the cast and crew of Sanditon every success with future series.”
Sanditon was canceled by British broadcaster ITV back in 2019, but its ratings success on PBS’ Masterpiece prompted a cancellation reversal and a renewal for seasons 2 and 3, announced just yesterday.
Rose Williams will return to play the high-spirited and independent heroine Charlotte Heywood. The series is based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies.
- 5/7/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS’ Masterpiece and BritBox UK have renewed “Sanditon” for second and third seasons.
The critically acclaimed drama series based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel will premiere on BritBox and later air on ITV.
Season 2 of “Sanditon” will continue to follow heroine Charlotte Heywood as she returns to the coastal resort of Sanditon and engages in intriguing and romantic relationships with familiar and new characters.
“Sanditon” will begin filming later this year in and around Bristol, and casting will be announced in the future.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of Season 1, will develop the new seasons, serving as lead writer and executive producer. Andrew Davies, who originally created the show, will return as a writer and executive producer.
Charles Sturridge is lead director, Rebecca Hedderly serves as series producer and Ian Hogan produces. Executive producers are Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures, Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece and Chloe Tucker for ITV/BritBox.
The critically acclaimed drama series based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel will premiere on BritBox and later air on ITV.
Season 2 of “Sanditon” will continue to follow heroine Charlotte Heywood as she returns to the coastal resort of Sanditon and engages in intriguing and romantic relationships with familiar and new characters.
“Sanditon” will begin filming later this year in and around Bristol, and casting will be announced in the future.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of Season 1, will develop the new seasons, serving as lead writer and executive producer. Andrew Davies, who originally created the show, will return as a writer and executive producer.
Charles Sturridge is lead director, Rebecca Hedderly serves as series producer and Ian Hogan produces. Executive producers are Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures, Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece and Chloe Tucker for ITV/BritBox.
- 5/6/2021
- by Haley Bosselman, Ethan Shanfeld and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
British period drama Sanditon will be back after all.
The show was canceled by British broadcaster ITV back in 2019, but its success on PBS’ Masterpiece strand has paved the way for a two-season renewal order. PBS is bringing it back for Season 2 and Season 3.
BritBox, the streaming service run by ITV and the BBC, will be the initial UK partner rather than the linear broadcaster, which will have second-run rights.
Rose Williams will return to play the high-spirited and independent heroine Charlotte Heywood. The series is based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies. It will see Williams’ Heywood return to the picturesque coastal resort of Sanditon.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of the first season, will develop the new seasons and take the role of lead writer and executive producer. Davies, who originally created the series, will also return to write several episodes and executive produce.
The show was canceled by British broadcaster ITV back in 2019, but its success on PBS’ Masterpiece strand has paved the way for a two-season renewal order. PBS is bringing it back for Season 2 and Season 3.
BritBox, the streaming service run by ITV and the BBC, will be the initial UK partner rather than the linear broadcaster, which will have second-run rights.
Rose Williams will return to play the high-spirited and independent heroine Charlotte Heywood. The series is based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel and was developed by Andrew Davies. It will see Williams’ Heywood return to the picturesque coastal resort of Sanditon.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of the first season, will develop the new seasons and take the role of lead writer and executive producer. Davies, who originally created the series, will also return to write several episodes and executive produce.
- 5/6/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a fan outcry over its untimely cancellation, Sanditon has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3, PBS announced early Tuesday. The eight-part ITV series — based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel — made its stateside debut on PBS in early 2020.
Rose Williams (Curfew) is confirmed to return as heroine Charlotte Heywood. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
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Rose Williams (Curfew) is confirmed to return as heroine Charlotte Heywood. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
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- 5/6/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Amazon Donates $600,000 To Germany
Amazon Prime Video has donated €500,000 to a German relief fund for entertainment industry workers who have been left without income by the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon, which counts Deutschland 89 among its German originals, has donated to Backstage Heroes, a fundraising campaign led by Stern magazine. Amazon’s support is part of a $6M commitment announced earlier this year to support the European production community.
Arrow Options Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski Books
UK producer Arrow Media has optioned journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan’s Bill Cosby investigative book Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad, as well as Samantha Geimer’s memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski. Both will be turned into documentary series, with the latter co-produced with Handel Productions. Anna Davies, executive producer, development, Arrow Media, said: “Both of these stories are ultimately about the abuse of power and the power of celebrity.
Amazon Prime Video has donated €500,000 to a German relief fund for entertainment industry workers who have been left without income by the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon, which counts Deutschland 89 among its German originals, has donated to Backstage Heroes, a fundraising campaign led by Stern magazine. Amazon’s support is part of a $6M commitment announced earlier this year to support the European production community.
Arrow Options Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski Books
UK producer Arrow Media has optioned journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan’s Bill Cosby investigative book Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad, as well as Samantha Geimer’s memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski. Both will be turned into documentary series, with the latter co-produced with Handel Productions. Anna Davies, executive producer, development, Arrow Media, said: “Both of these stories are ultimately about the abuse of power and the power of celebrity.
- 12/10/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Telepool’s Global Screen consolidates sales and acquisitions and puts Julia Weber in charge, Izzy snags six series for streaming, ITV will adapt “Our House,” Abacus Media Rights will distribute Canadian Comedy “Sort Of,” and Zdfe and taglicht team on historical cold cases.
Appointment
Telepool’s international distribution division Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisition activities for both film and TV content and has appointed Julia Weber as the company’s new head of international acquisitions and sales, effective January 2021. Alexandra Heidrich, who previously held the role, will exit Telepool before the end of 2020.
“I kicked off my career in TV sales and have also spent years dedicating myself to the film business,” said Webber in a release. “This move allows me to bring it all together just as the lines between cinema, TV and VOD are becoming increasingly blurred.”
“The traditional international...
Appointment
Telepool’s international distribution division Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisition activities for both film and TV content and has appointed Julia Weber as the company’s new head of international acquisitions and sales, effective January 2021. Alexandra Heidrich, who previously held the role, will exit Telepool before the end of 2020.
“I kicked off my career in TV sales and have also spent years dedicating myself to the film business,” said Webber in a release. “This move allows me to bring it all together just as the lines between cinema, TV and VOD are becoming increasingly blurred.”
“The traditional international...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures’ adaptation of Louise Candlish’s Sunday Times best-selling real-estate book Our House has been picked up by British broadcaster ITV.
Red Planet announced that it had secured the rights to the novel last year and now Deadline can report that ITV has commissioned a four-part series, which will be penned by EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown.
Our House tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram, has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
The show is slated to shoot during summer next year and casting will be announced closer to when cameras get rolling. Red Planet’s joint...
Red Planet announced that it had secured the rights to the novel last year and now Deadline can report that ITV has commissioned a four-part series, which will be penned by EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown.
Our House tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram, has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
The show is slated to shoot during summer next year and casting will be announced closer to when cameras get rolling. Red Planet’s joint...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS and ITV have unveiled the first trailer for period drama Sanditon. The series is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon that stars Reign star Rose Williams and Downton Abbey and Divergent’s Theo James.
Williams and James star alongside Last Tango In Halifax’s Anne Reid and Love Actually’s Kris Marshall in the eight-part series. Produced by Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures, it was written by War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood, played by Williams, and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker, played by James. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make.
Williams and James star alongside Last Tango In Halifax’s Anne Reid and Love Actually’s Kris Marshall in the eight-part series. Produced by Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures, it was written by War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood, played by Williams, and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker, played by James. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make.
- 7/29/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures is adapting real estate nightmare novel Our House into a TV drama after optioning the Louise Candlish-penned book. The British producer has tapped EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown to write.
Red Planet scored the remake rights from Luke Speed at Curtis Brown Group and said that it had “ambitious plans” for the project.
Our House tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram, has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
Published by Penguin Random House’ Berley in the U.S. and Simon & Schuster in the UK, the book has sold over 200,000 copies and was shortlisted for Book of...
Red Planet scored the remake rights from Luke Speed at Curtis Brown Group and said that it had “ambitious plans” for the project.
Our House tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to find a family of strangers moving into her house and her husband, Bram, has disappeared. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime and how they each are going to survive the chilling truth.
Published by Penguin Random House’ Berley in the U.S. and Simon & Schuster in the UK, the book has sold over 200,000 copies and was shortlisted for Book of...
- 3/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Reign star Rose Williams and Downton Abbey and Divergent’s Theo James are to front ITV and PBS Masterpiece’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon.
The pair will star alongside Last Tango In Halifax’s Anne Reid and Love Actually’s Kris Marshall in the eight-part series. Produced by Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures, it was written by War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood, played by Williams, and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker, played by James. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make. The drama takes viewers from the West Indies to the...
The pair will star alongside Last Tango In Halifax’s Anne Reid and Love Actually’s Kris Marshall in the eight-part series. Produced by Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures, it was written by War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood, played by Williams, and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker, played by James. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make. The drama takes viewers from the West Indies to the...
- 2/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS’ Masterpiece came to TCA, noticeably absent executive producer/force of nature Rebeccca Eaton, to showcase the next season of Victoria and first season of The Miniaturist.
But first, Eaton’s deputy, Susanne Simpson, walked Masterpiece-adoring TV critics through the franchise’s projects in the works:
In 2019, PBS will air three-parter Mrs. Wilson, starring Ruth Wilson playing her own grandmother.
Also in the works, six-part Press, takes place in London and follows two rival newspapers, “one like the Sun and the other like Guardian,” Simpson said coyly, and how they compete for the best stories and the best journalists, delving “into the complicated lives of these people.” It’s penned by Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, she revealed.
And, as Deadline reported earlier this month, PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV are teaming to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television. The broadcasters have partnered on the...
But first, Eaton’s deputy, Susanne Simpson, walked Masterpiece-adoring TV critics through the franchise’s projects in the works:
In 2019, PBS will air three-parter Mrs. Wilson, starring Ruth Wilson playing her own grandmother.
Also in the works, six-part Press, takes place in London and follows two rival newspapers, “one like the Sun and the other like Guardian,” Simpson said coyly, and how they compete for the best stories and the best journalists, delving “into the complicated lives of these people.” It’s penned by Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, she revealed.
And, as Deadline reported earlier this month, PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV are teaming to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television. The broadcasters have partnered on the...
- 7/30/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV have teamed up to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television.
The broadcasters have partnered on the eight-part adaptation with War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, which will be produced by Death in Paradise and Dickensian producer Red Planet Pictures.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make. The drama takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London and exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself and ultimately find love.
It was commissioned by Masterpiece’s...
The broadcasters have partnered on the eight-part adaptation with War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, which will be produced by Death in Paradise and Dickensian producer Red Planet Pictures.
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make. The drama takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London and exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself and ultimately find love.
It was commissioned by Masterpiece’s...
- 7/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel, “Sanditon,” is being developed as a lavish period epic for ITV in Britain and PBS Masterpiece in the U.S. Veteran TV scribe Andrew Davies (“Pride and Prejudice”) is writing the eight-part series, with Tony Jordan’s “Hooten & The Lady” drama indie Red Planet Pictures on production duty.
Austen penned the first 11 chapters of Sanditon months before her death in 1817. It follows Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a sleepy fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort. Heywood’s spiky relationship with the humorous, charming Sidney Parker is a key part of the story, which has “a spirited young heroine, a couple of entrepreneurial brothers, some dodgy financial dealings, a West Indian heiress, and quite a bit of nude bathing,” said Davies.
“It’s a rich, romantic, family saga built upon the foundations Jane Austen laid,...
Austen penned the first 11 chapters of Sanditon months before her death in 1817. It follows Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a sleepy fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort. Heywood’s spiky relationship with the humorous, charming Sidney Parker is a key part of the story, which has “a spirited young heroine, a couple of entrepreneurial brothers, some dodgy financial dealings, a West Indian heiress, and quite a bit of nude bathing,” said Davies.
“It’s a rich, romantic, family saga built upon the foundations Jane Austen laid,...
- 7/10/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Sanditon, the unfinished Jane Austen novel written just months before the author's death in 1817, is being adapted for TV.
Acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davis (War & Peace, Les Miserables, Pride and Prejudice) is set to bring the book to life for ITV in the U.K. and PBS' Masterpiece in the U.S., with Red Planet Pictures having been commissioned to produce the drama.
Executive produced by Red Planet Pictures’ creative director, Belinda Campbell (Death in Paradise, Dickensian, Hooten & the Lady), and Masterpiece's Rebecca Eaton, Austen’s original 11-chapter fragment has been extended into a series of eight 60-minute episodes.
Sanditon tells ...
Acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davis (War & Peace, Les Miserables, Pride and Prejudice) is set to bring the book to life for ITV in the U.K. and PBS' Masterpiece in the U.S., with Red Planet Pictures having been commissioned to produce the drama.
Executive produced by Red Planet Pictures’ creative director, Belinda Campbell (Death in Paradise, Dickensian, Hooten & the Lady), and Masterpiece's Rebecca Eaton, Austen’s original 11-chapter fragment has been extended into a series of eight 60-minute episodes.
Sanditon tells ...
- 7/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
David Threlfall, Nico Mirallegro and Ashley Walters have been confirmed for new BBC drama The Ark.
The one-off drama, from the makers of Death in Paradise, is a retelling of the biblical story of Noah and The Ark.
The Not Like That, Like This actor will star as Noah, while Joanne Whalley (The Borgias, Jamaica Inn) will take the role of his wife Emmie.
Commenting on his role, Threlfall said: "The story jumped off the page at me from the first reading. It's not just a family saga but the first family saga.
"It takes its inspiration from many faiths and speaks of values which should be shared across all cultures. It was something I immediately wanted to be part of."
Emily Bevan (In The Flesh), Hannah John-Kamen (The Hour, Death in Paradise) and Georgina Campbell (One Night) have also been cast in the drama, which has been written by Hustle's Tony Jordan.
The one-off drama, from the makers of Death in Paradise, is a retelling of the biblical story of Noah and The Ark.
The Not Like That, Like This actor will star as Noah, while Joanne Whalley (The Borgias, Jamaica Inn) will take the role of his wife Emmie.
Commenting on his role, Threlfall said: "The story jumped off the page at me from the first reading. It's not just a family saga but the first family saga.
"It takes its inspiration from many faiths and speaks of values which should be shared across all cultures. It was something I immediately wanted to be part of."
Emily Bevan (In The Flesh), Hannah John-Kamen (The Hour, Death in Paradise) and Georgina Campbell (One Night) have also been cast in the drama, which has been written by Hustle's Tony Jordan.
- 4/29/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC One has released pictures showing a shock twist in the Death in Paradise series three premiere.
The drama's lead detective Di Poole, played by Ben Miller, will be found murdered in the opening scenes of the first episode.
The detective will become the victim in the first case of the series, after he is stabbed in the chest with an ice pick.
Miller - who has starred in the crime drama since its inception in 2011 - announced he was leaving the programme in April.
His departure makes way for new lead detective Di Humphrey Goodman, played by My Family's Kris Marshall, who now has the task of solving the cryptic murder.
Miller said of his character's death: "I have loved my time on this brilliant show, and am delighted that Richard Poole is going out with a bang, or to be precise, a sickening squelch.
"Despite his moaning, Richard...
The drama's lead detective Di Poole, played by Ben Miller, will be found murdered in the opening scenes of the first episode.
The detective will become the victim in the first case of the series, after he is stabbed in the chest with an ice pick.
Miller - who has starred in the crime drama since its inception in 2011 - announced he was leaving the programme in April.
His departure makes way for new lead detective Di Humphrey Goodman, played by My Family's Kris Marshall, who now has the task of solving the cryptic murder.
Miller said of his character's death: "I have loved my time on this brilliant show, and am delighted that Richard Poole is going out with a bang, or to be precise, a sickening squelch.
"Despite his moaning, Richard...
- 12/29/2013
- Digital Spy
Homeland's David Harewood and Downton Abbey's Amy Nuttall will appear in new BBC One drama By Any Means.
The series stars Luther's Warren Brown as Jack Quinn, leader of an elite team of mavericks who bring criminals to justice - by any means.
Harewood and Nuttall join fellow guest stars Honor Blackman (Goldfinger) and Nick Moran (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels).
"I'm so excited to be part of this gripping new drama," said Nuttall. "Being on set with the fantastic cast and crew was really fun.
"My character is a hard-hitting journalist - very different from some of the other characters I've played - which was lots of fun!"
Keith Allen (Robin Hood), Neil Maskell (Utopia), Kate Dickie (Game Of Thrones) and Michael Maloney (The White Queen) will also appear in the show, from writer Tony Jordan (Life On Mars, Hustle).
> Warren Brown, Andrew Lee Potts...
The series stars Luther's Warren Brown as Jack Quinn, leader of an elite team of mavericks who bring criminals to justice - by any means.
Harewood and Nuttall join fellow guest stars Honor Blackman (Goldfinger) and Nick Moran (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels).
"I'm so excited to be part of this gripping new drama," said Nuttall. "Being on set with the fantastic cast and crew was really fun.
"My character is a hard-hitting journalist - very different from some of the other characters I've played - which was lots of fun!"
Keith Allen (Robin Hood), Neil Maskell (Utopia), Kate Dickie (Game Of Thrones) and Michael Maloney (The White Queen) will also appear in the show, from writer Tony Jordan (Life On Mars, Hustle).
> Warren Brown, Andrew Lee Potts...
- 8/16/2013
- Digital Spy
Michelle Ryan will star in the upcoming third series of Death in Paradise.
The former EastEnders star will play an actress with a "dark past" in the BBC One Caribbean crime drama.
She said of her casting: "It's very exciting to be a part of this excellent series. I play an actress with a dark past and who is quite a handful.
"The action element is always appealing for me and getting to film on the gorgeous island of Guadeloupe was incredible - we had so much fun."
Doctor Who actor Peter Davison and Cold Feet star Helen Baxendale will also join the cast of the third series.
Adrian Scarborough, Hannah Tointon, Daniel Lapaine, Kathryn Drysdale and Tristan Gemmill are among the guest stars for the latest run.
Belinda Campbell, executive producer for Red Planet Pictures, said: "We're thrilled to have another fantastic list of talented guest stars involved for...
The former EastEnders star will play an actress with a "dark past" in the BBC One Caribbean crime drama.
She said of her casting: "It's very exciting to be a part of this excellent series. I play an actress with a dark past and who is quite a handful.
"The action element is always appealing for me and getting to film on the gorgeous island of Guadeloupe was incredible - we had so much fun."
Doctor Who actor Peter Davison and Cold Feet star Helen Baxendale will also join the cast of the third series.
Adrian Scarborough, Hannah Tointon, Daniel Lapaine, Kathryn Drysdale and Tristan Gemmill are among the guest stars for the latest run.
Belinda Campbell, executive producer for Red Planet Pictures, said: "We're thrilled to have another fantastic list of talented guest stars involved for...
- 7/30/2013
- Digital Spy
Call the Midwife has been renewed by the BBC.
The hit show, which was BBC One's biggest new drama series in over a decade, will return for a Christmas special in 2013 and a third series in 2014.
The second series is currently on air and averaging consolidated viewers of 10.6 million.
Death in Paradise has also been officially recommissioned for a third series.
Eight new episodes of the crime drama, which averaged 8 million consolidated viewers per episode in its second season, will be filmed on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
Death in Paradise, written by Robert Thorogood and others, will return to BBC One next year. It will be executive produced by Tony Jordan and Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures and Polly Hill for the BBC.
BBC Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson said: "Drama and the BBC are inseparable - it is written through the BBC like a stick of rock.
The hit show, which was BBC One's biggest new drama series in over a decade, will return for a Christmas special in 2013 and a third series in 2014.
The second series is currently on air and averaging consolidated viewers of 10.6 million.
Death in Paradise has also been officially recommissioned for a third series.
Eight new episodes of the crime drama, which averaged 8 million consolidated viewers per episode in its second season, will be filmed on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
Death in Paradise, written by Robert Thorogood and others, will return to BBC One next year. It will be executive produced by Tony Jordan and Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures and Polly Hill for the BBC.
BBC Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson said: "Drama and the BBC are inseparable - it is written through the BBC like a stick of rock.
- 2/11/2013
- Digital Spy
Jamelia is set to star in BBC crime drama series 'Death in Paradise'. The 31-year-old singer will make her TV acting debut in the series, which is filmed in Guadeloupe, alongside Ben Miller and Sara Martins. She said: ''I'm so excited - not only am I in a great drama filming my first TV role, but I'm doing it in the Caribbean too. I'm really looking forward to working with such a talented cast.'' Stephanie Beacham, Dexter Fletcher and Amanda Mealing are among the stars who will make guest appearances in the next series. Belinda Campbell, executive producer of the...
- 7/19/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Talkback Thames's head of drama Johnathan Young has landed a new job at the BBC, taking over from Casualty and Holby City's executive producer Belinda Campbell, it has been announced. Young - who was the final boss of ITV police drama The Bill - will succeed Campbell in the role after more than five years at Talkback, Broadcast reports. Campbell has chosen to leave the BBC in order to take up a new post as executive producer of Tony Jordan's independent production company Red Planet. BBC drama boss John Yorke today paid tribute to Campbell's work following her four-year stint in charge (more)...
- 2/9/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Jimmy Akingbola has joined the cast of Holby City, taking on the role of new regular character Antoine Malick, Digital Spy can reveal. Antoine - a new registrar for the hospital - will appear on screen for the first time in the New Year, quickly causing a stir among his colleagues as his strong-willed nature is evident from the start. Speaking of his new role, Akingbola commented: "Malick is an alpha male who doesn't suffer fools gladly. The staff and patients won't know what's hit them when he enters the corridors of Holby! "The scriptwriters have warned me there are lots of twists and turns coming up for my character and I'm very excited to see what journey they take him on."
Jimmy Akingbola as Antoine Malick Holby's executive producer Belinda Campbell added: "It's (more)...
Jimmy Akingbola as Antoine Malick Holby's executive producer Belinda Campbell added: "It's (more)...
- 11/26/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Amanda Mealing has announced that she will leave Holby City this year. The 43-year-old, who has played consultant Connie Beauchamp in the BBC medical drama since 2004, revealed her decision on Twitter. She said: "I've said too much already but yes, this will be my last year in Holby. Let's enjoy it while we can." Speaking of Mealing's decision, Holby's executive producer Belinda Campbell commented: "Amanda has been an invaluable asset to the Holby City team and will be thoroughly missed. She created an iconic (more)...
- 6/30/2010
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
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