THE CADBURYS
TOBY REGBO TO LEAD PERIOD SET DRAMA
And yes, it is about the chocolate empire! New
U&Original period set drama
THE CADBURYS will be a six episode warm hearted family drama following the visionary Cadbury family, the underdogs of the cocoa world, on their journey towards creating the world famous
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| Our dear Toby Regbo will lead the cast |
Cadbury’s chocolate bar. In 1860s Birmingham, when chocolate as we know it doesn’t yet exist, two very different brothers, Richard (
Toby Regbo) and George Cadbury (
Harry Gilby), find themselves in charge of their family’s failing cocoa business. Together, they have the radical genius and burning ambition to turn Cadbury into one of the world’s most beloved confectioners – if they can only learn to trust and rely on each other. Their sister Maria (
Jessica Barden) is navigating her own role within the family and the business, but things become even more complicated when she falls in love with Cadbury’s biggest rival, Francis Fry (
Ben Hardy) and is forced to question where her
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| Ben Hardy, Jessica Barden and Harry Gilby will also star |
true loyalties really lie. Infused with historical delights and magical invention, The Cadburys is about how we build, break and rebuild the bonds of family - and how the sweetest things in life are rarely simple.
Joanna Scanlan will also star.
