Two British projects for you today, starting with a trailer for two part series MAYFLIES which will air on BBC during the holidays, December 28th! The adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's acclaimed novel sees a friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully (Tony Curran) has the worst kind of news. He has cancer and he makes a request that tests his and James' (Martin Compston) friendship to the limit. After sharing his devastating news, Tully asks his old pal for help ending his own life, yet James isn’t comfortable keeping their plan a secret from Tully’s partner Anna (Ashley Jensen).
1ST ALLELUJAH TRAILER
WITH JUDI DENCH, DEREK JACOBI AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS
A delight coming from Pate Films today is the first trailer from ALLELUJAH movie starring Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey, Jennifer Saunders, David Bradley and Julia McKenzie. The
film is out March 17th, at the anniversary of British NHS.
WHEN THE GERIATRIC WARD
of a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with
closure, the hospital decides to fight back by galvanizing the local
community. They invite a
news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the
hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong? ALLELUJAH celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of
the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing
demand. But in the midst of the tears and the laughter, we slowly
realise that there is something threatening the hospital that is far
more lethal than the politicians demanding efficiency at any cost…
As you remember, Showtime and Antoine Fuqua are preparing KING SHAKA epic TV series which is ready to shoot next month in Africa with Charles Babalola cast in the the title role in the series that follows one
Charles Babalola takes the Zulu throne
man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king! Aïssa Maïga is Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny, Thando Dlomo is Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s. Thapelo Mokoena is Gendeyana, a Qwabe leader who grows close to Shaka and Nandi, and Warren Masemola is Magazwa, who provides safe haven to Shaka and Nandi but at a cost.
KING SHAKA
tells
the story of the Zulu Empire founder Shaka and his unlikely rise to
power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of southern Africa
in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend, on par
with history’s most seminal figures. The outcast son of a Zulu Chief,
Shaka is a visionary who is prophesied to become a king like none before
him. In ferocious battles that test the body and soul, in alliances
that test the bonds of love and friendship, a complex sociological
system plays out that renders the human cost front and center, for the
victors as well as the vanquished, all in an effort to carve out a
semblance of identity, fulfillment and ultimately, survival.
BBC'S BRAND NEW SERIES
QUEEN OF OZ COMEDY
BBC has announced a number of new series among them is six part QUEEN OF OZ comedy in which Catherine Tate will play
Catherine Tate is writing, producing, starring
Princess Georgiana who is the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. A PR disaster, she’s spent her spoilt, party-girl life plastered over the tabloids. On the back of her latest scandal her father, the King, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating his Australian throne in favour of his daughter. It is hoped that giving her some real responsibility will finally be the making of her - and if it isn’t, at least shipping her off keeps her 10,000 miles away from London.
Accompanied by a useless entourage, Queen Georgiana of Australia goes kicking and screaming to a country she has zero interest in beyond the Hemsworth Brothers.
MAYFLIES MINI TV SERIES
BBC
has also ordered two part mini series MAYFLIES: Everyone has a Tully
Dawson (Tony Curran) - the friend who defines your life. In the summer
of 1986, in a small Scottish town, Jimmy (Martin Compston) and Tully
ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and the rebel
spirit. With school over and the locked world of their fathers before
them, they rush towards the climax of their youth - a magical weekend in
Manchester, the epicentre of everything that inspires them in
working-class Britain. There, against the greatest soundtrack ever
recorded, a vow is made: to go at life differently. Thirty years on,
half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news, and
a request that will test their friendship, love, and loyalty to the
limit
CROSSFIRE TRAILER
FOR KEELEY HAWES SERIES
BBC has released a trailer for new Keeley Hawes series CROSSFIRE which is coming up this Autumn. Sunbathing on her hotel room balcony while on a dream holiday with her family and friends, Jo’s world is turned upside down when shots ring out across the complex.
Gunmen, out for revenge, have, in an instant, turned a slice of paradise into a terrifying heart-breaking hell.
A story of survival and resilience, CROSSFIRE is an edge-of-your-seat nail-biting thriller yet also emotional, intimate and relatable. With the unsuspecting holidaymakers and hotel staff forced to make monumental split-second life or death decisions, the consequences will linger long after the final shots are fired.
pal for help ending his own life, yet James isn’t comfortable keeping their plan a secret from Tully’s partner Anna (Ashley Jensen).
their preparations for a concert in honour of the
hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong? ALLELUJAH celebrates the spirit of the
elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of
the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing
demand. But in the midst of
the tears and the laughter, we slowly
realise that there is something threatening the hospital that is far
more lethal than the politicians demanding efficiency at any cost…
their preparations for a concert in honour of the
hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong? ALLELUJAH celebrates the spirit of the
elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of
the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing
demand. But in the midst of
the tears and the laughter, we slowly
realise that there is something threatening the hospital that is far
more lethal than the politicians demanding efficiency at any cost…
