When the creators reflect on the early success of Brassic, a frenetic British comedy that lit up the schedules of Sky, their minds turn to the man who started it all: actor Dominic West.
David Livingstone, the founder of Brassic producer Calamity Films, was making British indie film Pride when West approached him with an idea. During their time on set, West was dazzled by the wild stories of his co-star Joe Gilgun’s misadventures, and told Livingstone that he should consider bringing them to the screen.
“Dominic West called me over and said, ‘You should listen to these stories. Joe is the funniest person I’ve ever met, you should make it into a TV show,'” Livingstone recalls. “I said, ‘I’ve never made a TV show, but I’ll make it if you’ll be in it.'”
West, who starred in The Wire and the BBC...
David Livingstone, the founder of Brassic producer Calamity Films, was making British indie film Pride when West approached him with an idea. During their time on set, West was dazzled by the wild stories of his co-star Joe Gilgun’s misadventures, and told Livingstone that he should consider bringing them to the screen.
“Dominic West called me over and said, ‘You should listen to these stories. Joe is the funniest person I’ve ever met, you should make it into a TV show,'” Livingstone recalls. “I said, ‘I’ve never made a TV show, but I’ll make it if you’ll be in it.'”
West, who starred in The Wire and the BBC...
- 10/9/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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