Initiating ideas for films and developing creative treatments across a wide range of subjects both domestic and international. Setting up shoots and dealing with logistics / schedules.
BBC
Contribute to the development strategy alongside the Head of Development and Head of Genre. Generate ideas for development, showing an awareness of the current affairs long form television market in the UK and internationally.
Manage the co-ordination of proposals sent to your commissioning pod and assist the commissioner and commissioning exec in assessing proposals/scripts and rejecting/ progressing/ allocating ideas.
A varied role with a mixture of office forward planning and set up, as well as filming out on location.
Experience setting up large complex shoots, including securing locations, businesses, experts, and props.
Have a track record leading a large team both in the office and on location and experienced dealing with contributors.
The doc for BBC Two will be produced by Oscar-winning producers SImon and Jonathan Chinn (Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man) and directed by Ursula MacFarlane.
The Harry Potter producer will bring Andrea Levy’s 2010 novel to British television, while an unrelated three-part A Christmas Carol will be the first of a series of Dickens adaptations for the Taboo duo.
Based on the 1979 murder trial of politician Jeremy Thorpe, accused of murdering his ex-lover (Whishaw’s role), it’s being adapted by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies with Stephen Frears directing.
BBC has revealed the identity of the thirteenth iteration of Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker, who becomes the first woman to ever play the iconic role.
BBC Two is developing Diana & I, a feature-length TV drama about the death of Princess Diana, continuing the entertainment industry’s fascinating with British Royalty, following The Crown and Charles and Diana at the center of Feud Season 2.
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is trading in his magnifying glass for a pen to star in The Child in Time from BBC One and Masterpiece. He will also executive produce via his SunnyMarch TV banner.
Richard Adams’ novel Watership Down is getting the silver screen treatment from BBC One and Netflix in a new miniseries and Ben Kingsley, James McAvoy, John Boyega, and Nicholas Hoult have signed on to voice the cast.
Filming for the eight-part event series Taboo has gotten underway this week in London as production adds Michael Kelly and Jonathan Pryce to the cast.
Len Deighton’s alternate reality, WWII mystery novel has been ordered to limited series on BBC. Kate Bosworth is attached to play a mysterious American who is involved in a British Resistance member’s death.
The World War II murder mystery series from BBC lands a director and is in talks with a potential lead.
We’ve reached the final episode of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and though I’m sad for it to be over, I’m happy they did the book justice. Everything comes together in the end to bring the two magicians back together, united to use English Magic to defeat the Gentleman who created so much havoc in their lives.
Round up of this weeks TV sales, pick-ups, attachments, renewals & deals.
A round-up of the week’s TV news!
“The Cuckoo’s Calling” and “The Silkworm” will become a BBC series.
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
Dormer currently stars in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and has been featured on “Elementary.”
“Bond” writers to take another look at history.
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A recap of the week’s TV News!
The series of novels by Richard House are coming to the small screen.
The “Downton Abbey” production company is set to bring the novel to BBC Two.
