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BBC Planning Definitive Harvey Weinstein Documentary
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.
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.