Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions (Cmp) has optioned P.D. James’ Cordelia Gray novels and given itself room to expand the female detective’s universe.
Cmp is forging TV versions of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin, which were penned in 1972 and 1982 respectively by the celebrated British scribe. As part of the deal with the James estate, the indie has agreed the potential to develop further Gray shows beyond the two existing novels.
Anne Boleyn writer Eve Hedderwick Turner has been brought on board to develop the novels as a returning drama series, set in the present day.
Gray’s character at the time was hailed for being a pioneering protagonist, as a new form of feminism was gaining momentum. The first novel in the bipartite series sees her hired to investigate the death of a young university student who is found hanged in mysterious circumstances.
Cmp is forging TV versions of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin, which were penned in 1972 and 1982 respectively by the celebrated British scribe. As part of the deal with the James estate, the indie has agreed the potential to develop further Gray shows beyond the two existing novels.
Anne Boleyn writer Eve Hedderwick Turner has been brought on board to develop the novels as a returning drama series, set in the present day.
Gray’s character at the time was hailed for being a pioneering protagonist, as a new form of feminism was gaining momentum. The first novel in the bipartite series sees her hired to investigate the death of a young university student who is found hanged in mysterious circumstances.
- 11/23/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: British author Lucy Clarke, who has had two novels adapted for TV by Paramount+, has seen rights to her latest thriller The Hike snapped up by Urban Myth Films.
The Hike will be made into a TV series by the Studiocanal-backed Lazarus Project producer, penned by Boiling Point’s Roanne Bardsley. No network is attached as of yet.
The Hike follows friends Maggie, Helena, Liz and Joni as they leave behind their everyday lives to hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild. But there’s a darker side to the wilderness – and waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to stop the group walking away alive.
The move follows a busy couple of years for Clarke, who has seen her novels No Escape and The Castaways adapted for TV by Paramount+, although neither were produced by Urban Myth. The former starred Abigail Lawrie and Rhianne...
The Hike will be made into a TV series by the Studiocanal-backed Lazarus Project producer, penned by Boiling Point’s Roanne Bardsley. No network is attached as of yet.
The Hike follows friends Maggie, Helena, Liz and Joni as they leave behind their everyday lives to hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild. But there’s a darker side to the wilderness – and waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to stop the group walking away alive.
The move follows a busy couple of years for Clarke, who has seen her novels No Escape and The Castaways adapted for TV by Paramount+, although neither were produced by Urban Myth. The former starred Abigail Lawrie and Rhianne...
- 9/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
New members include filmmakers Lynne Ramsay, Haifaa al-Mansour, Fox Searchlight’s Kate Gardiner and Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2019 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the record 558 new members are filmmakers and writers Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda), Laszlo Nemes (Son Of Saul), Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Lee Unkrich (Coco) and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rose Glass (Saint Maud).
New executives on the list include Kate Gardiner (head of Fox Searchlight UK); Jason Maza (Unstoppable), Emma Hewitt (BBC Films...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2019 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the record 558 new members are filmmakers and writers Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda), Laszlo Nemes (Son Of Saul), Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Lee Unkrich (Coco) and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rose Glass (Saint Maud).
New executives on the list include Kate Gardiner (head of Fox Searchlight UK); Jason Maza (Unstoppable), Emma Hewitt (BBC Films...
- 12/4/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Focus, the event for production professionals held earlier this month in London, has reported record attendance and exhibitor numbers for its fourth edition.
Visitor numbers at Focus, held on Dec. 4 and 5 at London’s Business Design Center, were up 40% to 2,700, drawn from 70 countries, and there was a 41% rise in exhibiting companies to 244. These included international film commissions, location providers and production service companies.
There was also a doubling of content sessions offered free-to-attend panels, workshops and presentations, featuring more than 160 industry players. Onstage discussions included interviews with Alastair Clark, producer of Netflix movie “Calibre”; Angela Jain, managing director of ITV Studios Entertainment, who led a case study on ITV’s hit reality show “Love Island”; Roger Charteris and Robert Taylor of The Artists Partnership and Jane Villiers of Sayle Screen, who joined a discussion on the role of agents in the production process; Phil Hunt, the co-managing director of sales...
Visitor numbers at Focus, held on Dec. 4 and 5 at London’s Business Design Center, were up 40% to 2,700, drawn from 70 countries, and there was a 41% rise in exhibiting companies to 244. These included international film commissions, location providers and production service companies.
There was also a doubling of content sessions offered free-to-attend panels, workshops and presentations, featuring more than 160 industry players. Onstage discussions included interviews with Alastair Clark, producer of Netflix movie “Calibre”; Angela Jain, managing director of ITV Studios Entertainment, who led a case study on ITV’s hit reality show “Love Island”; Roger Charteris and Robert Taylor of The Artists Partnership and Jane Villiers of Sayle Screen, who joined a discussion on the role of agents in the production process; Phil Hunt, the co-managing director of sales...
- 12/20/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Writer, 71, who made her name with A Taste of Honey had cancer, agent says
The playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71.
Delaney's agent, Jane Villiers, said on Monday that the writer had died of cancer at her daughter's home in eastern England on Sunday night.
Delaney was 19 when A Taste of Honey premiered. The story of a pregnant young woman's supportive relationship with a gay artist verged on scandalous at the time, but the play had successful runs in London and New York.
A Taste of Honey was made into a film in 1961, and Delaney and the film's director, Tony Richardson, shared Bafta and Writers' Guild awards for best screenplay.
TheatreShelagh Delaney
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The playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71.
Delaney's agent, Jane Villiers, said on Monday that the writer had died of cancer at her daughter's home in eastern England on Sunday night.
Delaney was 19 when A Taste of Honey premiered. The story of a pregnant young woman's supportive relationship with a gay artist verged on scandalous at the time, but the play had successful runs in London and New York.
A Taste of Honey was made into a film in 1961, and Delaney and the film's director, Tony Richardson, shared Bafta and Writers' Guild awards for best screenplay.
TheatreShelagh Delaney
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- 11/22/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Salford-born playwright Shelagh Delaney has died at the age of 71. The writer died of cancer at her eastern England home on Sunday night, agent Jane Villiers confirmed to The AP. Delaney was best known for her controversial 1958 debut play A Taste of Honey. It was made into a film three years later and Delaney and the director Tony Richardson were awarded a BAFTA and Writer's Guild awards for best screenplay in (more)...
- 11/21/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Salford-born playwright Shelagh Delaney has died at the age of 72. The writer died of cancer at her eastern England home on Sunday night, agent Jane Villiers confirmed to The AP. Delaney was best known for her controversial 1958 debut play A Taste of Honey. It was made into a film three years later and Delaney and the director Tony Richardson were awarded a BAFTA and Writer's Guild awards for best screenplay in (more)...
- 11/21/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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