Drama autumn/winter collection 2013/14
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Contents
Drama 4
Comedy 24
Rebound 4
Drifters
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Braquo 6
The Royal Family
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Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter
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Badults 28
Wallander 10
Solsidan 30
Mankell’s Wallander
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Switch 32
Being Human
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A Husband For Mom
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Being Human US adaptation
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Gary: Tank Commander
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Blood On The Docks
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Limmy’s Show
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Irene Huss
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Burnistoun 35
Antigone 34
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Summer Camp
Echoes Of The Dead
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Daytime 37
Burnt By The Sun
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Back To St Tropez
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Legend 17
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Life Lines
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The most stylish thing you’ll see on television this year” The Telegraph
Top French talent, acting performance and writing” Variety
Image: © Rob Payne / BetC / Canal+
A Gallic cross between Lost and Twin Peaks” The Sunday Telegraph
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The Returned
aka Rebound Original French title Les Revenants Series 1: 8 x 60’ Series 2: 8 x 60’ (delivering in 2014) The Returned is a stylish take on the supernatural genre that combines taut mystery with rich character-led drama. The series follows the trail blazed by top French dramas Braquo and Spiral. In a small Alpine village in the shadow of a vast dam, a crowd of men and women find themselves in a state of confusion, trying to return to their homes. What they do not yet know is that they have been dead for several years, and no-one is expecting them back. Those returning from beyond the grave are determined to reclaim their places in the world of the living. The living are thrown into a state of turmoil by the return of friends and relatives who don’t understand that time has moved on. But it seems they are not the only ones to have returned from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past. Starring: Anne Consigny (César Award for Best Supporting Actress, 2008) Clotilde Hesme (Trois mondes, Les Chansons d’amour) Celine Sallette (House of Tolerance) Guillaume Gouix (Jimmy Riviere) Frederic Pierrot (Polisse) Samir Guesmi (Spiral)
Series 2 in pre-production
Writers: Celine Sciamma (Tomboy) Emmanuel Carrere (La Moustache) Nicolas Peufaillit (A Prophet) Camille Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel) Directors: Fabrice Gobert and Frédéric Mermoud Featuring a captivating soundtrack by Mogwai
Sold to more than 40 countries, including the US (The Sundance Channel)
A Haut et Court TV production with the participation of Canal+, JIMMY, Ciné +, in association with Backup Films and B Media Export, with the support of Rhône Alpes Regional Fund, CNC, MEDIA European Union’s Program, Procirep Angoa, with the participation of Zodiak Rights, Studio Canal (2012-2014)
>> The Returned on Channel 4 was the highest rating
for a subtitled drama on any UK channel since 2006 with an average audience of 1.8 million
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...as brilliant a cop drama as you could hope for”
Image: © Tibo & Anouchka, Xavier Lahache CAPA DRAMA / CANAL + / Création RYSK
The Guardian
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Braquo
Brand new Series 3 coming soon!
Series 1: 8 x 60’ Series 3: 8 x 60’
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Braquo follows a squad of Paris cops who exist on the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done. Created by Olivier Marchal, this lean, tense and highly addictive drama leads the way for compelling French fiction with an ever increasing international following. In series 3, Theo lies between life and death. Caplan and his team are in shock. What’s left of the squad is even more shattered than before, trying their best to cope with the situation. Thirsty for revenge and for recognition alike, the rogue cops still have a job to do: a major traffic orchestrated by a powerful Eastern mafia has to be stopped. Eddy, Roxanne and Walter are thrown in the middle of a dreadful gang war between Russian-speaking mobsters. As for Vogel, he patiently awaits in the shadows, ready to strike at the best possible moment to get rid of Caplan. For good.
International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series 2012
Starring: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Joseph Malerba, Karole Rocher Writers: Olivier Marchal, Frank Henry, Doa, Jean-Guy Serrier, Michaël Souhaité, Yann Le Nivet, Arnaud Tourangin (S1) Abdel Raouf Dafri, David Defendi (S2) Directors: Olivier Marchal, Frédéric Schoendoerffer (S1) Eric Valette, Philippe Haïm (S2) Series 1: Capa Drama, Marathon Images, BE-Films for Canal+ and RTBF (2009) Series 2: Capa Drama, Bad Company, Big Nose for Canal+ (2011-2013)
>> The highest-rated crime series ever on Canal+
>> Sold in over 30 territories
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Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter 6 x 90’ From the producers of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Wallander comes a new Scandinavian crime series featuring uncompromising crime reporter Annika Bengtzon. The series of six crime films is based on Liza Marklund’s best-selling novels, which have sold over 13 million copies in more than 30 languages worldwide and made Annika Bengtzon one of Scandinavian crime’s most popular characters. Annika Bengtzon is a very modern woman, a workaholic and mother of two struggling to keep her marriage alive. Fearless in her constant search for the truth, her journalist’s instincts and troubled past lead her to the edge of danger and to the heart of every crime. From going undercover in a strip club, to probing a complex spiral of terrorism, travelling to the Costa del Sol to investigate murders connected to a drug trade and narrowly escaping a bullet to rescue a missing boy, Annika stares criminals in the face to hunt down her story. A high profile production with some of Scandinavia’s finest talent attached, including rising star Malin Crépin as Annika.
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Films: Nobel’s Last Will, Prime Time, Studio Sex, The Red Wolf, Lifetime, A Place In The Sun Starring: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst, Erik Johansson, Richard Ulfsäter, Felix Engström Scriptwriters: Pernilla Oljelund, Antonia Pyk, Alex Haridi, Björn Paqualin
Marklund is one of the most dynamic and popular crime writers of our time” Patricia Cornwell
Directors: Peter Flinth, Agneta Fagerström Olsson, Ulf Kvensler Yellow Bird, Nordisk Film, TV4 and ARD Degeto (2011)
>> Sold in more than 30 territories, including the USA (Netflix)
No one tells a story like Liza Marklund” Karin Slaughter
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Wallander Series 1: 3 x 90’ Series 2: 3 x 90’ Series 3: 3 x 90’ Kenneth Branagh returns to his Primetime Emmy and BAFTA award winning role as Inspector Kurt Wallander in three new feature-length episodes of the acclaimed detective drama. In this superb adaptation of nine compelling tales based on Henning Mankell’s bestselling novels, Kenneth Branagh portrays the tortured hero effortlessly and to great acclaim. His nuanced performance as the heavy drinking and mercurial cop is both true to the character’s natural Scandinavian reserve, and at home with the best of British drama. Remaining true to the original setting, the incomparable and haunting beauty of Sweden’s Skane region provides the backdrop for these intense stories. The third series focuses on Kurt Wallander’s relationship with his ever maturing daughter following the death of his father, and includes an episode filmed in Riga, Latvia. Broadcasting to impressive viewing figures and great critical acclaim, this latest interpretation has only added to the 20-year success story of this captivating character.
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Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Saskia Reeves, Donald Sumpter, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Søren Malling, Jeany Spark, Lindsay Duncan Writer: Peter Harness, based on the novels by Henning Mankell Directors: Toby Haynes, Esther May-Campbell, Charles Martin Producer: Sanne Wohlenberg Executive Producers: Andy Harries, Daniel Ahlqvist, Francis Hopkinson, Kenneth Branagh, Ole Søndberg, Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Rebecca Eaton, Hans-Wolfgang Jurgan, Matthew Read, Åsa Sjöberg, Ralf Ivarsson (co-producer for Film i Skane) A Left Bank Pictures/Yellow Bird/TKBC series for the BBC, co-produced with Degeto, WGBH Boston, Film i Skane, the Riga Film Fund and TV4 (2010-2012)
>> Series 3 was once again a huge
success for BBC One, winning the slot with an average viewership of 5.9 million and a 24% share
A masterful plot… compelling as ever” The Observer
Branagh has never been better cast” Wall Street Journal
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Mankell’s Wallander Series 1: 13 x 90’ Series 2: 13 x 90’ Series 3: 6 x 90’
Starring: Krister Henriksson, Len Cariou, Peter Andersson, Marika Lindström, Sten Ljunggren, Ingvar Hirdwall, Charlotta Jonsson
Return of the acclaimed series featuring world-famous Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, from internationally renowned producers Yellow Bird.
Writers: Lars Bill Lundholm, Peter Birro, based on: Henning Mankell’s novel “The Troubled Man”
Kurt Wallander is a complex man. Intense and headstrong with his own unorthodox methods, Wallander has won the hearts of millions of viewers. In this, the original TV incarnation of the best-selling books, Krister Henriksson resumes the role of the master detective, bringing justice to the criminals of Ystad, Southern Sweden in his own inimitable style.
Director: Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
Beautifully shot in the exquisite scenery of Skane, Sweden, and featuring masterful performances, the series remains faithful to the characters and stories that have made Mankell’s books so popular.
Yellow Bird KW AB, Degeto Film GmbH, TV4 AB, Film I Skåne AB and YstadÖsterlen Filmfond (2010-2013)
A hit across Europe, this is Scandinavian crime drama at its very finest – realistic, gripping and illuminating the dark corners of modern society.
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Producers: Malte Forssell, Jon Mankell Executive producers: Ole Søndberg, Mikael Wallen, Anni Faurbye Fernandez
>> Rated as top imported drama on
UK’s BBC4 in 2009 and 2010, ahead of US smash hits Mad Men and Nurse Jackie
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Being Human Series 1: 6 x 60’ Series 2: 8 x 60’ Series 3: 8 x 60’ Series 4: 8 x 60’ Series 5: 6 x 60’ Behind the scenes doc: 1 x 60’ + online extras Being Human is a supernatural drama series following the lives of three twentysomethings and their secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. This witty, sexy and thrilling series combines elements of flatshare comedy drama with horror. Breaking the mould for horror and fantasy drama, Being Human is unmissable cult television with a wide appeal across both a core young audience and older fans. In series five, flatmates Hal, Tom and Alex have some serious issues on their hands. Hal is a 500 year-old vampire, Tom is a hardened werewolf and Alex has recently had the misfortune of becoming a ghost. Strapped to a chair in the living room, Hal is finding it tough going cold-turkey – mostly because the mess Tom has made is really bothering him. But when Tom and Alex release Hal, they’re not to know it’s far too soon to be letting a blood-thirsty vampire onto the streets.
Starring (Series 5): Michael Socha, Damien Molony, Kate Bracken, Phil Davis, Julian Barratt, Steven Robertson, Colin Hoult Writers: Toby Whithouse, Daragh Carville, Jamie Mathieson, John Jackson, Sarah Dollard Directors: Daniel O’Hara, Philip John Producer: Polly Buckle Executive Producers: Rob Pursey, Toby Whitehouse, Philip Trethowan A Touchpaper Television production for the BBC in association with BBC America and with the support of The Media Programme of the European Union (2009-2013)
>> Consistently rated as the top
scripted show on BBC Three
>> Series 4 rated as #2 original
drama on multichannel TV in 2012, outperforming BBC Three’s slot average by 27%
>> Most watched series on the
BBC’s VOD website iPlayer and the top performing BBC mobile programme site
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A storming return to good form”
...consistently inventive and entertaining”
TV Times
The Telegraph
Brand new fifth series!
A thrilling and entertaining ride� Time Out
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Being Human
(US adaptation) Series 1: 13 x 60’ Series 2: 13 x 60’ Series 3: 13 x 60’ + Behind the scenes documentaries Being human: nobody ever said it was easy. But for three roommates – who happen to be a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost – is it even possible? The North American re-imagining of the acclaimed UK series. Slick, imaginative and wryly funny, the mixture of supernatural elements and intimate character drama has proven a major hit with US audiences. Three paranormal roommates live together in Boston. Aidan was a Revolutionary War soldier who sacrificed himself to vampires to spare his men. Now, some 260 years later, he is still struggling to escape the orbit of his powerful mentor, Bishop. Josh was a promising medical student forced to abandon his family and future after a werewolf attack left him cursed. And Sally, happily engaged before her tragic death, must now figure out how to move on as a ghost. In series three, Sally returns from limbo leaving her with more baggage than she bargained for, as well as new abilities that prove to be both a blessing and a curse. Josh deals with the consequences of attempting to lift his werewolf curse, and his life is further complicated when an ominous visitor comes to Boston looking for him and Nora. Aidan resurfaces from being grounded and finds the vampire community vastly changed; he must find a new approach to feeding that will change his life forever.
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Starring: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Mark Pellegrino Writers: Anne Fricke, Jeremy Carver, Chris Dingess, Nancy Won Director / Co-Executive Producer: Adam Kane Producer: Irene Litinsky Executive Producers: Anne Fricke, Jeremy Carver, Michael Prupas, Toby Whithouse, Rob Pursey Muse Entertainment for Syfy and CTV/Space (2011-2013)
>> Series 1: Syfy’s most watched scripted launch since 2005
>> Series 2: averaged 1.45 million viewers, outperforming the slot average amongst all key target demos
>> Series 2: 52% increase on the channel’s primetime average amongst Adults 18-49s
Syfy channel’s crown jewel of original programming
Brand new series 3!
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Adapted from the work of one of the UK’s finest crime writers, Graham Hurley
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Blood On The Docks 6 x 90’ Gritty, realistic drama series following two police officers with very different methods in a coastal city on the verge of chaos. Le Havre, France. The city is at war as local mobsters and petty gangsters fight over territory, while the police do their best to put an end to the drug trafficking that holds sway over town. Standing between control and total anarchy are Faraday and Winckler, each with very differing methods for fighting crime. Faraday is a middle-aged cop who has seen it all, raising his deaf son alone after his wife’s death. Trapped by endless paperwork and bureaucracy, too many cases and too few resources, Faraday struggles between damage control and justice. His former partner, maverick Paul Winckler, follows his instinct rather than sticking to the letter of the law. Set against a backdrop of social struggle, Faraday and Winckler endeavour to work together to unravel riveting crimes and hold their city together. Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Bruno Solo, Mata Gabin, Mika Tard, Agathe Dronne, Emmanuel Salinger Writer: Bernard Marié (Based on the novels by Graham Hurley) Director: Edwin Baily Producer: Jacques Salles GTV for France 2 (2013)
>> Top 5 rated show on France 2 in primetime
>> Each of the first four episodes attracted an impressive 3.8 million viewers
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Irene Huss Series 1: 6 x 90’ Series 2: 6 x 90’ Irene Huss is a charismatic, modern police detective. Following the Nordic trend for powerful female leads in the crime genre, Irene uses her instincts and her martial arts training to confront a world full of vicious crime, often finding herself and her family in peril. From the producers of the highly successful Millennium trilogy, Yellow Bird, Irene Huss was created by acclaimed Swedish author Helene Tursten from her best-selling novels. Dedicated to her job and also a happily married woman with two teenage daughters, Irene constantly battles to balance her career and private life. Each gripping and gruesome murder presents her with new challenges, and Irene uses both detailed and patient police work and her martial arts prowess to apprehend the criminals. Starring: Angela Kovács, Lars Brandeby, Reuben Sallmander, Eric Ericson, Dag Malmberg, Emma Swenninger, Anki Liden, Moa Gammel Directors: Martin Asphaug, Anders Engström, Alexander Moberg, Richard Holm, Emiliano Goessens Producers: Johan Fälemark, Hillevi Råberg, Daniel Ahlqvist Executive Producers: Ole Søndberg, Peter Hiltunen, Anni Fernandez, Mikael Wallén Illusion Film and Yellow Bird in association with Kanal 5, Film i Väst, ARD Degeto and Nordisk Film (2010-2011)
>> Huge success on ARD Germany averaging
3.5 million viewers and a 15% market share
>> Major broadcast success in Scandinavia transmitting on Canal+, Kanal 5 Sweden, DR Denmark, Norwegian TV2 and MTV3 in Finland
>> The first series of films has been seen by more than 40 million viewers worldwide
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From the producers of the Millennium Trilogy. Based on the bestselling novel series Öland by Johan Theorin
Antigone 34
Echoes From The Dead
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In Montpellier, Southern France, a new section of law enforcement is set up to fight crime. Codename: Antigone 34.
On a foggy day in the Swedish island of Öland, Julia’s six year old son Jens is declared missing. Despite a thorough search, the boy is never found. Twenty years later, Julia’s father receives one of the shoes Jens was wearing the day he disappeared. Who sent it and why? Could the boy still be alive?
Three misfits – Lea, a police commissioner and martial arts specialist, Victor, a marginal, wrongly disbarred doctor and Helene, a non-conformist psycho-criminologist – join forces to overcome a common threat. Under the pressure of an invisible and powerful enemy, Lea’s investigations of “ordinary” crimes cross paths with those with much higher stakes and addresses universal topics such as poaching and real-estate speculation. The series stars three characters who have nothing in common but everything to fight for. Starring: Anne Le Nen, Bruno Todeschini, Claire Borotra Writers: Brice Homs and Alexis Nolent Director: Louis Pascal Couvelaire Mascaret Films for France 2 (2012)
>> Attracted an average audience of 3.1 million and 12% share across its 3 week run on France 2
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Julia never forgave her father Gerlof, whom she holds responsible for her son’s death. Gerlof has spent all these years carrying out his own investigation. His prime suspect is the mythical Nils Kant – a murderer who once was blamed for all evil on the island, but he was dead and buried for years, long before Julia’s son disappeared. But rumour has it that at times Nils Kant still haunts Öland. Julia’s father uncovers that his death and burial were only a fake. While on his tracks, Julia accepts the help and love of Lennart, a local police inspector. His dark and mysterious past brings him a lot closer to Jens’s disappearance that she might think… Echoes From The Dead is a mystery drama and the story of a reconciliation between a father and his daughter. Cast: Lena Endre, Tord Peterson, Thomas W. Gabrielsson Writer: Johan Theorin Director: Daniel Alfredson Yellow Bird (2012)
An impressive Spielberg-esque war epic, beautifully shot with strong performances and climatic finale” NY Daily News
Burnt By The Sun
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A sequel to Nikita Mikhalkov’s cult, award-winning film, this twofold series begins in June 1941
Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov
Russian officer Kotov (Nikita Mikhalkov) has spent five years in prison: a hero of the Revolution, he has been betrayed by Stalin and now faces the death penalty. The situation in the West, with the Germans marching on Russia, offers him a way out of the gulag: joining the frontline as a simple private. His transfer to the battlefield remains a secret, and his wife Maroussia believes him to be dead. His daughter Nadia, on the other hand, refuses to disown him. The young Kotova goes on a search for him and ends up spending five years in hiding in Nazi-controlled territory. Now a nurse, she tries her best to help others while always looking for clues about what happened to her father. Little does she know that he has been sent to lay siege on a German fortified area called “The Citadel”. According to the soldiers who have been there, the place is a living hell. Cast: Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Makovetsky Writers: Nikita Mikhalkov, Vladimir Moiseenko, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, Gleb Panfilov Director: Nikita Mikhalkov Producer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereschagin
On September 2, 1972 in Montreal, the Soviet ice hockey team won its opening match triumphantly 7-3 against a team of Canadian professionals. It wasn’t just the game – it was a battle between countries which turned global hockey on its head. Since then the whole world knew the star player and hero Valeriy Kharlamov simply as “Number 17”. He scored two washers in that match and immediately soared to new heights of fame. His dream had come true – his tenacity and sporting talent alongside tough instruction by the great coach Anatoly Tarasov made him a legend of world hockey. Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Oleg Menshikov, Svetlana Ivanova, Vladimir Menshov, Boris Scherbakov Writers: Mikhail Mestetskiy, Nikolay Kulikov, Nikolay Lebedev Executive Producer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereschagin, Anton Zlatopolsky Three T Productions (2012)
Three T Productions (2010)
>> The TV sequel to Burnt By The Sun (Grand Prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film)
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Drifters
From the makers of The Inbetweeners
6 x 30’ From the team behind international smash hit The Inbetweeners, this highly anticipated sitcom follows three twenty-something girls facing a quarter-life crisis. It’s about that post-university struggle to find a job that doesn’t suck; a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend you actually like. Whilst all the time fearing that you’re just drifting through your life not making any headway. Written by and starring Jessica Knappett (last seen locking lips with Neil in The Inbetweeners movie), the show explores the hilarious, embarrassing and sometimes humiliating experiences of the three friends as they realise that they’re not going to walk into the jobs of their dreams and that life is going to be a bit tougher than they had imagined. Over 6 episodes our drifters face challenges and disasters in their work and their personal lives. From demeaning promotions work dressed up in silly costumes to pursuing the men of their dreams whilst dating the men of their nightmares. Meg’s trying to ditch her clingy ex-boyfriend Mark once and for all whilst waiting for that glamorous media job to fall into her lap. Down to earth Leeds girl Laura is happy with boyfriend Gary… more or less. Whilst Meg’s eccentric cousin Bunny tries everything from sitting as an artist’s model to dating a much older man. Starring: Jessica Knappett, Lauren O’Rourke, Lydia Rose Bewley, Bob Mortimer Writer: Jessica Knappett Producer: Sam Pinnell Executive Producers: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris, Simon Wilson Bwark Productions for E4 (2013)
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The Royal Family 10 x 30’ The Royal Family is a comedy series about a good-hearted and loving regal family who are unfortunately really quite unsuitable as upstanding representatives of the monarchy. The action focuses around five main characters who live and work at the Royal Palace: the kind but clueless King Erik IV; the conservative noblewoman Queen Ulrika; the streetwise Crown Prince Oscar, who is entirely uninterested by the monarchy; the spoilt and rather dim brat Princess Lovisa, and the politically correct “media crisis extinguisher”, Palace Press Officer Tova Unger. A number of secondary characters surround these five persons of distinction: the lady-in-waiting Märtha, the King’s best friend, Foffe, gossip columnist David T Sundwall, bodyguards and royal correspondents. The Royal Family are, in many ways, like any ordinary nuclear family, with similar problems and conflicts – only, taken to extremes. In addition to these everyday domestic troubles, conflicts naturally arise because of society’s expectations on the royal family. The media, the general public and various institutions place heavy demands on them, and there are frequent comical clashes between their expectations and the reality of what the family is actually like. Starring: Johan Ulveson, Sissela Kyle, Robin Stegmar, Cecilia Forss, Lisa Linnertorp, Ola Norén-Torbjörn, Christer Fant, Adam Pålsson
From the producers of Swedish smash-hit Solsidan
Writers and Directors: Jacob Seth Fransson, Ola Norén, Mårten Klingberg Producer: Susann Billberg Rydholm Executive Producer: Josefin Tengblad Jarowskij for TV4 (2013)
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Badults Series 1: 6 x 30’ Series 2: 6 x 30’
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Energetic sitcom about childhood friends Matthew, Tom and Ben who grew up together but haven’t yet grown up. They couldn’t be worse at being adults… they’re Badults! Outrageous, ridiculous, and with an anarchic streak Badults follows flatmates Tom, Ben and Matthew on a series of adventures that lead them to the brink of death, imprisonment, and even worldwide fame. Watch the boys fail spectacularly at being adults as they rob banks, chase girls, poison pals, blow their cash, sing, dance and get guillotined. Spatulas become sexy, restaurants pop-up, lizards give advice and dance tunes are off the hizook! On the hairy face of it, Matthew is the most sensible of the trio. He’s been to university and wears glasses. He sees it as his responsibility to make sure the fun flows in carefully measured doses and things don’t go too far. He often fails at his responsibility. Bald schemer Tom is full of bad ideas. He is in love with Matthew’s sister Rachel in a perpetually unrequited way. In Tom’s head he’s realising his full potential in reality he’s realising very little. Brainless Ben has little interest in going outside the flat. Ben’s ideal day would be spent mostly in the bath, followed by watching three films in the afternoon and perhaps playing Fifa, all while eating pizza. Series one sees the boys massively overdraw from their joint account, launch a restaurant in the flat, produce a dinosaur/fish monster movie, weave a web of deceit with women, launch a hit dance anthem and re-trace their past through a childhood toy. Written by and starring: Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry and Ben Clark The Comedy Unit for BBC Three (2013-2014)
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Solsidan Series 1: 10 x 30’ Series 2: 10 x 30’ Series 3: 10 x 30’ Series 4: 10 x 30’ The more things change, the more they stay the same in this hit comedy-drama. Alex and Fredde grew up together in Solsidan, a particularly affluent part of Stockholm and, having attended university and travelled the world, they now find themselves, at forty, living once again in the neighbourhood that was their childhood home. Their youthful hopes are dashed as they discover that raising a child, maintaining a marriage and furthering a career is the same as it ever was. Their lives revolve around the same social events, the same arguments and the same problems as their parents did – just with fancier electronics.
Brand new series 4 now available
Solsidan is a fast-moving modern comedy-drama filled with warmth, affection and sharp humour about topics that are the same the world over – 40 might be the new 30, but it’s still the same old 30! Starring: Felix Herngren, Mia Skäringer, Johan Rheborg, Josephine Bornebusch Writers: Felix Herngren, Ulf Kvensler, Jacob Seth Fransson, Pontus Edgren Directors: Felix Herngren, Ulf Kvensler, Jacob Seth Fransson Jarowskij / FLX for TV4 (2010-2013)
>> Series 1 averaged 1.6 million viewers. Series 2 premiered
with a record-breaking average of 2.3 million and Series 3 scored an unprecedented 60% market share on TV4
>> Solsidan has the largest Facebook fan site in Sweden >> Best-selling DVD ever in Sweden selling more than 250,000 copies
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Popular supernatural drama with added style, wit and glamour
Switch 6 x 60’ Switch is a vibrant, romantic and colourful comedy drama from the producers of Being Human, about a group of twenty-something girls based in London’s edgy Camden Town district... who just happen to be witches! Stella, Jude, Grace and Hannah are best friends trying to make their way in the big city – forging friendships, negotiating love lives and beating out career paths. They’re trying to live a modern life and not one based on their mothers’ old-fashioned country rituals. But modern life has its problems – especially when rival coven the Witches of Kensington are trying to thwart their every move. The girls may have magic at their fingertips and the ability to ‘switch’ events, but they can only perform spells as a group and must keep the strongest of bonds between them – which is easier said than done!
Starring: Lacey Turner (Eastenders, Being Human, Bedlam) Nina Toussaint-White (Doctor Who, Eastenders) Phoebe Fox (Black Mirror, New Tricks) Hannah Tointon (The Inbetweeners, Hollyoaks) Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly, Life Begins) Writers: Chloe Moss (Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Prisoners’ Wives) and Tim Price (Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, Eastenders) Producer: Philip Trethowan (Being Human, Sold) Executive Producer: Rob Pursey (Being Human, Single-handed, Coming Up, Murderland, Murder) Touchpaper Television for ITV2 (2012)
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A Husband For Mom
Gary: Tank Commander
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Series 1: 6 x 30’ Series 2: 6 x 30’ Series 3: 6 x 30’
All was fine in Dany’s life until her husband decided to leave her for a much younger woman. Their daughter Alix, sympathetic to her mother, comes back from her studies in Switzerland to help Dany get through the ordeal. She wouldn’t have suspected that, past the initial shock, she would get back on her feet so quickly... so well that she would fall in love with a man ten years younger than her! Cast: Michèle Bernier, Morgane Cabot, Jean-Charles Chagachbanian Director: Jérôme Navarro A la Vie Productions for France 3 (2013)
>> Among the top 5 programmes on France 3’s Tuesday
night this season with an average 4.5 million viewers and 16.4% market share
>> An impressive 42% increase on the slot average
A comedy starring Corporal Gary McLintoch – a leader of men and a lover of chips. Gary (Greg McHugh) is back with a bang bang. Series 3 of Gary: Tank Commander provides fresh challenges for Gary as he tussles with a cocky fitness instructor who makes fun of his physique, a confidence trickster who seems to have mind control powers over him and, as ever, an increasingly angry Sergeant Thomson. The boys get to know their new recruit, the daft, young and hyperenthusiastic Mickey Millar, and spend some time in Germany, where Charlie’s shock engagement means that their last week is going to be anything but dull – especially with Gary as best man. A spooky prediction from Julie’s favourite fortune teller is hard for Gary to shake off, however saving Captain Fanshaw’s life, then saving the entire barracks, restores heroic Gary’s legendary status. Kind of. With all new monologues covering Syria, ghosts and Bob Marley, as well as more extravagant camcorder silliness from Afghanistan, this new series proves that, yet again, when the chips are down, Gary’s the man to pick them up. And eat them. Starring: Greg McHugh Writers: Greg McHugh and Chris Grady Produced / Director: Iain Davidson Executive Producer: Rab Christie The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland (2008-2012)
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Limmy’s Show
Burnistoun
Series 1: 7 x 30’ Series 2: 6 x 30’ Series 3: 6 x 30’
Series 1: 7 x 30’ Series 2: 6 x 30’ Series 3: 6 x 30’
Bafta award-winning Limmy’s Show returns for a gloriously inventive and uniquely funny third series.
Burnistoun the Scottish BAFTA nominated comedy sketch show created, written by and starring Scotland’s top comedy partnership, Iain Connell and Robert Florence, returns for a third series.
Yet again Brian “Limmy” Limond has created an exciting collection of wild characters, strangely familiar situations and outrageous observations. “Chum Chum” the new real-life social network. Those crippling worries that keep you awake at 3am. The wicked joy of “accidentally” annoying someone. Series 3 is another surprising and hilarious look at the modern world through the eyes of the ever-insightful Limmy. Alongside these brilliant sketches, many favourite characters are welcomed back; ‘Adventure Call’ a television fantasy phone-in competition hosted by the downtrodden Falconhoof, the constantly baffled and spaced out Dee Dee, the recovering drug addict with a chip on her shoulder Jacqueline McAfferty and the not-so-psychic Raymond Day. Written, directed and performed by: Brian Limond Producer: Jacqui Sinclair Executive Producer: Rab Christie The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland (2009-2012)
Popular characters from the previous series making welcome returns include the self-styled ‘quality polis’ team McGregor and Toshan whose questionable policing methods result in more mayhem; Jolly Boy John with more YouTube style clips from his bedroom featuring, among other items, a pakora sauce fountain and a squirrel in a bonnet; and long-time pals Peter and Scott falling out over social networking, the correct form of footwear for the pub, whether or not to shave a certain part of their anatomy and even the best way to die. So welcome back to Burnistoun where the humour is often dark, sometimes surreal, but always hilarious. As one TV critic said of this latest series, “Thank God for Burnistoun – a sketch show which is actually funny.” Written and performed by: Iain Connell and Robert Florence Produced and directed by: Iain Davidson Script Editor: Niall Clark Executive Producer: Rab Christie The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland (2010-2012)
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Best launch for a French fiction series on TF1 since 2011
Summer Camp Series 1: 6 x 60’ Series 2: 6 x 60’ Top-rating Summer Camp returns to TF1 with even more hilarious, riotous and heart-warming moments. Morgane, an attractive 35 year-old, is called in to help at the summer camp run by her father, after he falls ill. Set in a run-down chateau in the French countryside, the camp brings back many old memories for Morgane – not least in the shape Loïc, the surf instructor and an old flame. Meanwhile, Morgane discovers a camp descending into chaos, with kids running wild, playing poker and dancing on the tables. Morgane takes on the challenge to straighten the place out, but things get complicated when her ex-boyfriend Thomas shows up unexpectedly, determined to win her back. Summer is the season when emotions run high for kids and their grown-up minders and offers plenty of time for holiday romances and rivalries to flourish. In series 2, it’s time for a new unruly summer in the holiday camp. Morgane, Loic and Thomas discover the joy of being parents learning how to juggle work and family. A not-sorestful everyday life, mostly since the new campers have decided to make this summer a holiday to remember!
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On top of that, Rosalie, Victor’s new life partner, seems decided to change everyone’s habits and soon becomes public enemy number one in the camp. Starring: Virginie Hocq, Julien Boisselier, Titoff Created by: Cécile Berger, Vincent David, Bruno Dega and Marie Vinoy Directors: Didier Le Pêcheur (S1), Stéphane Clavier (S2) S1: Marathon Images, Stromboli Pictures, RTBF (2011) S2: Marathon Images, Stromboli Pictures, RTBF, Tele Images Productions (2013)
>> >> Series 1 performed above slot average with 6.3 million viewers and solid 25% to 32% market share on key demos
Second season in production Back To Saint Tropez Series 1: 16 x 40’ Series 2: 16 x 40’ Back To Saint Tropez is a brand new spin-off series of the original cult saga Saint Tropez. Presumed dead, leading character Caroline returns to the sunny and glamorous location with the intent of preventing her son avenging her presumed death. Four years ago Caroline went into hiding with the help of the police after her life and that of her children were threatened by a dangerous mob gang. Betrayed by a corrupt cop, she was left to rot in a South American prison, far from her home and family. Now Caroline is back and reunited with her son Tom and sister Emilie. She has everything to rebuild… and a thirst for vengeance. Starring: Adeline Blondieau, Géraldine Adams, Christine Lemler, Farouk Bermouga, Frédéric Deban, Damien Ferrette, Audrey Hamm, Joséphine Jobert, Delfine Rouffignac, Tom Leeb
Writers: Brigitte Leclef, Eugénie Dard, Matthieu Gleizes, Adeline Blondieau, Patrick Bancarel, Nassim Ben Allal, Patrick and Soline Delmas, Stéphanie Joalland, Julie Manoukian and Xavier Vairé Directors: Adeline Darraux, Lionel Smila and Pierre-François Brodin Producers: Pascal Breton and Jérôme Vignac Marathon Images for TMC and TF1 (2013-2014)
>> The original series…
A phenomenal global success, Saint Tropez has broadcast in over 120 countries around the world
>> Awards include the TV France International Export prize and the Golden Rose for Best Soap
>> Broadcast weekly on TF1 for an incredible 13 years and consistently scored an average 35% market share
>> 65% increase on the slot average for women watching TMC Zodiak Rights Drama
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Life Lines 45 x 30’ France 2’s summer telenovela style drama features the romantic hopes of old friends on the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the death of his wife, Yann returns to the Mediterranean city of Montpellier with his 17 year old daughter Alba after many years in Argentina – much to the delight of his brother Clément, and his former girlfriends Chloé and Justine. Yann’s arrival takes the two women back to relive some golden moments of their youth, when both of them were mad about Yann. But Chloé and Justine have lives of their own now, and it’s not clear where Yann fits in. Meanwhile, Alba is making the most of her visit, going out each night to the chic beach bar run by Clément with his two sons. With her sultry good looks, she’s bound to cause a stir.
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Starring: Delphine Rollin, Diane Robert, Jean-Charles Chagachbanian Writers: Cristina Arellano, Aurélie Belko, Sylvie Coquart, Camille de Castelnau, Séverine Jacquet, Claire Lemaréchal, Yves Ramonet, Agathe Robilliard, Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta Directors: Adeline Darraux, Jeanne Biras, Emmanuelle Dubergey A Tele Images production with the participation of France Télévisions with the support of Région Langudeoc-Roussillon and CNC (2012)
Drama autumn/winter collection 2013/14
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