Exclusive: BBC Studios, the production division responsible for series including Doctor Who, Good Omens and Luther, is developing a high-end drama based on the real-life story behind the murderous and Machiavellian Lady Macbeth.
BBC Studios North, which is run by Prey and Queer As Folk producer Tom Sherry, and its Scottish division, has developed a pilot for Lady Macbeth, which is set before the Shakespeare play and is looking to package the project before taking it out to the global streaming platforms and U.S. cable networks.
It tells the epic and violent tale of Lady Macbeth from the female perspective, when she was Gruoch Ingen Boite, married to the Mormaer of Moray Gille Coemgain Mac Mail Brigti.
Gruoch, who has strong beliefs in witchcraft, sees a premonition of the death of her own son at the hands of Macbeth so to protect him she takes it into her own hands to kill Macbeth.
BBC Studios North, which is run by Prey and Queer As Folk producer Tom Sherry, and its Scottish division, has developed a pilot for Lady Macbeth, which is set before the Shakespeare play and is looking to package the project before taking it out to the global streaming platforms and U.S. cable networks.
It tells the epic and violent tale of Lady Macbeth from the female perspective, when she was Gruoch Ingen Boite, married to the Mormaer of Moray Gille Coemgain Mac Mail Brigti.
Gruoch, who has strong beliefs in witchcraft, sees a premonition of the death of her own son at the hands of Macbeth so to protect him she takes it into her own hands to kill Macbeth.
- 10/30/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Keegan and Jason Manford are to star in a new BBC One drama.
Ordinary Lies comes from the creators of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax Red Production Company, and Shameless director Danny Brocklehurst.
Max Beesley, Mackenzie Crook, EastEnders actress Jo Joyner and Rebecca Callard will also star in the ensemble series, which will air in 2015.
Sally Lindsay, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Shazad Latif, George Bukhari, Cherrelle Skeet, Shaun Dooley and Fisayo Akinade round out the cast of the dark thriller with comedic undertones.
The series will be set on the shopfloor of a motor showroom, and how a series of each character's lies and secrets can lead to life-changing consequences.
Beesley plays boss Mike, whose marriage to Alison (Stewart-Wilson) is in trouble as he appears to be interested in Head of Sales Beth (Joyner). Beth is still struggling with the disappearance of her husband, while handling her sales team...
Ordinary Lies comes from the creators of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax Red Production Company, and Shameless director Danny Brocklehurst.
Max Beesley, Mackenzie Crook, EastEnders actress Jo Joyner and Rebecca Callard will also star in the ensemble series, which will air in 2015.
Sally Lindsay, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Shazad Latif, George Bukhari, Cherrelle Skeet, Shaun Dooley and Fisayo Akinade round out the cast of the dark thriller with comedic undertones.
The series will be set on the shopfloor of a motor showroom, and how a series of each character's lies and secrets can lead to life-changing consequences.
Beesley plays boss Mike, whose marriage to Alison (Stewart-Wilson) is in trouble as he appears to be interested in Head of Sales Beth (Joyner). Beth is still struggling with the disappearance of her husband, while handling her sales team...
- 9/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Filming has begun on a fourth series of ITV's Scott & Bailey.
Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp will return for a fourth run of the crime drama, which is expected to air later in 2014.
The series is shooting in Oldham and Manchester for eight new episodes, which will see both characters vying for promotion to Detective Sergeant.
Amelia Bullmore will also return as Dci Gill Murray, while she will write four of the scripts as well.
Former Coronation Street star Lee Warburton will write two episodes, and Emily Ballou (Case Histories) will write the remaining episodes.
Danny Webb (Locke) has joined the cast as DC Chris Crowley, while Danny Miller returns as DS Rob Waddington.
Co-creator and writer Sally Wainwright will executive produce along with Red Production Company's Nicola Shindler and former producer Tom Sherry.
It will be produced by Juliet Charlesworth, while Simon Delaney (Drifters) will direct with Noreen Kershaw...
Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp will return for a fourth run of the crime drama, which is expected to air later in 2014.
The series is shooting in Oldham and Manchester for eight new episodes, which will see both characters vying for promotion to Detective Sergeant.
Amelia Bullmore will also return as Dci Gill Murray, while she will write four of the scripts as well.
Former Coronation Street star Lee Warburton will write two episodes, and Emily Ballou (Case Histories) will write the remaining episodes.
Danny Webb (Locke) has joined the cast as DC Chris Crowley, while Danny Miller returns as DS Rob Waddington.
Co-creator and writer Sally Wainwright will executive produce along with Red Production Company's Nicola Shindler and former producer Tom Sherry.
It will be produced by Juliet Charlesworth, while Simon Delaney (Drifters) will direct with Noreen Kershaw...
- 4/24/2014
- Digital Spy
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