Locked down in cold and dreary London for the pandemic, writer Matt Baker (Professor T) says he was inspired to lift people’s spirits and create “an escapist TV drama in a sunny and glamorous place.” The result: Hotel Portofino, set in 1926 on the Italian Riviera, a location with stunning vistas of flowering cliffs overlooking crystal-clear water. The series revolves around the newly opened luxurious hostelry of the title, run by expat Bella Ainsworth (Natascha McElhone). The wife and mother “wants to escape the imposition of her assigned role in a middle-class British household,” says the Halo actress.“She embraces the risk of creating a new, uncertain life in Italy.” Bella hopes the adventure will also heal the lingering effects of World War I on her daughter, Alice (Olivia Morris), a lonely widow with a child, and her son, ...
- 6/17/2022
- TV Insider
An upcoming crime drama TV series based on a popular Danish TV show is set to premiere on Channel 4 this weekend. Titled Suspect, the show is written by Matt Baker and directed by Dries Vos, based on the Danish show Forhøret by Christoffer Boe. Here is a description of the plot of the series, according to IMDb: “Veteran detective Danny Frater is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.” The show promises an
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- 6/17/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
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