Jamila Jamil Starring BBC Spin off 'Split'
Jameela Jamil joins the cast of BBC spin-off Split. Her role is being kept secret, but the BBC posted a photo on Instagram this morning saying she will guest star in the show, which will bring viewers “a new cast, a new city and new heartbreaks.” Split franchise. Jamil, star Nice place And She's the Hulk: lawyer joins host Ritu Arya (Umbrella Academy) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (Unforgotten), along with fellow guests Lenny Henry and Jane Horrocks. A show that is a spin-off Abi Morganlegal drama Split Set in Manchester, created by Ursula Rani Sarma, it centers on Kishan Law, a powerful British South Asian family firm beloved of the city's elite. The show's production hasn't gone smoothly since filming was suspended last year. for editorial reasonsbefore starting again. Beginning her career on the UK's T4, Jamil has starred in numerous major American hits. Split based on Split and produced Sister co-produced with Morgan's Little Chick. Morgan serves as executive producer along with Rani Sarma, Jane Featherstone (Black Doves, Coldwater) and Briony Arnold (Code of Silence, Peaky Blinders).
Series “Red Herring: The Development of the Housing Crisis”
EXCLUSIVE: Red Herring Story, a new British label from Trom Creator Thorfinnur Jakupsson is developing a comedy thriller set against the backdrop of the UK's housing crisis. Red Herring has struck a deal with aspiring British writer Thomas Reid, who writes Clifton. The network is not connected yet. Clifton explores the precarious balancing act of Britain's property ladder, “where the climb is precarious, the rules are twisted and the people who hold the keys may not be what they seem,” said Red Herring. “Comedy is often the clearest lens of truth, and that’s what drew us to this project,” Jakupsson said. “It is part of the new Red Herring line of comedic thrillers that combine humor with high human drama and suspense with social commentary.” Red Herring launched earlier this year and is also developing a Scandi noir set in London's Canary Wharf. Jakupsson, creator of the popular Faroese drama. Trom, also directing a crime thriller with his separate group GRÓ Studios and Three River Fiction.
5 buys the Taggart catalog
“There’s been a murder…” British Channel 5 bought all 27 seasons of the long-running crime drama Taggart. The deal with STV Studios means 110 episodes of the Scottish series will appear on streaming service 5. Taggartcreated by Glenn Chandler, originally aired between 1983 and 2010, with rumors of a reboot cropping up in various ways in the 15 years following its cancellation on ITV. Cherry Vantrine, director of acquisitions and co-productions at 5 and Paramount UK, called the show “a perennial favorite that perfectly complements our growing catalog of quality drama box sets.” Taggart follows a team of police officers in Glasgow who investigate often gruesome murders and complex cases, initially led by protagonist Jim Taggart, played by Mark McManus until his death in 1994. The series has had guests such as Jason Isaacs, Alan Cumming, Dougray Scott, Robert Carlyle, Celia Imrie and Mark Bonnar. Imrie and Bonnar recently teamed up again on the hit BBC series. Famous traitors.
