ITV and New Pictures have today announced the casting for true crime drama, The Long Shadow, solely written by acclaimed screenwriter, George Kay (Hijack, Criminal: UK) and solely directed by BAFTA-winning director Lewis Arnold (Sherwood, Time, Des) coming to ITV1 this Autumn. The 7 x 60 drama is the definitive depiction of the desperate five-year…
Oscar and BAFTA award winning filmmakers brought together to launch DIRECTORS NOW. Oscar winner Chris Overton and BAFTA winners Paul Andrew-Williams, Euros Lyn, Caroline Bartleet, James Strong, Destiny Ekaragha and many more of the UK’s emerging directors have been bought together to launch Directors Now, a free downloadable document bringing together the breakout stories of…
Sherwood star Adeel Akhtar has won Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA TV Awards. Akhtar was nominated alongside Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden and White Lotus star Will Sharpe, along with The Crown’s Salim Daw and newcomers Samuel Bottomley (Somewhere Boy) and Josh Finan (The Responder). The series was also nominated for Best Drama Series and…
ITV commissioned series The Long Shadow, is now in the final stages of post production. Produced by New Pictures in association with all3media international, the drama will depict one of the most notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper. Between October 1975 and January…
Earlier this week, the British Academy announced their full list of nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards, where Sherwood landed three nominations. The hit BBC show, written by James Graham, is nominated in for Best Drama Series alongside nominations for Adele Akhtar and Lesley Manville in the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories. Jane Millichip,…