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, about the forming of the coalition government in 2010, as well as writing an episode of ITV’s Billie Piper-fronted the story of young math prodigies on a trip to China, which was produced by Origin Pictures and BBC Films and starred Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan in 2015.
Left Bank Pictures, run by Andy Harries, who was Head of Comedy and Drama at ITV when the scandal took place, produces with Harries exec producing alongside Dan Winch , William Village, Graham and Frears. Filming on the three-part drama, which was commissioned for ITV by Head of Drama, Polly Hill, is currently underway in London.
Graham said, “I was gripped by this story over 15 years ago, and I’m still gripped now. It’s a very English heist. Putting it onto stage at Chichester and the West End was such a lot of fun, and with a new team we now get to re-imagine the whole story afresh for television.
Sarah Barnett, President of the Entertainment Networks Group at AMC Networks said, “If this tale was invented you’d think it too preposterous – the fact that it is true, and told so brilliantly, makes for an unmissable three-part TV event that will entertain and enthrall Americans audiences every bit as much as their British counterparts.has the most remarkable bunch of talented people attached both in front of and behind the camera, and we, at AMC, are delighted to be part of it.
Left Bank’s Harries said: “This is a uniquely British story, as relevant and funny today as it was 18 years ago because the brilliance of James Graham’s writing and his insight into British cultural life. And no one directs this sort of story better than Stephen Frears.”
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