Jed Mercurio’s Htm Television’s is working on Payback, a six-part crime drama for the UK’s ITV and Britbox International. Morven Christie, Peter Mullan and Prasanna Puwanarajah are leading the cast, and screenwriter Debbie O’Malley is writing.
Billed as a “compelling character-led series,” Payback will follows Lexie Noble,, as she becomes entangled in a perilous police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris. Puwanarajah and Derek Riddell play financial investigators looking into Lexie’s husband Jared, who has been laundering Cal’s illegal earnings behind her back.
Htm Television Creative Director Jed Mercurio is working alongside Hill, his Htm partner Madonna Baptiste and Diederick Santer on behalf of BritBox International on the series.
Billed as a “compelling character-led series,” Payback will follows Lexie Noble,, as she becomes entangled in a perilous police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris. Puwanarajah and Derek Riddell play financial investigators looking into Lexie’s husband Jared, who has been laundering Cal’s illegal earnings behind her back.
Htm Television Creative Director Jed Mercurio is working alongside Hill, his Htm partner Madonna Baptiste and Diederick Santer on behalf of BritBox International on the series.
- 9/1/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. broadcaster ITV has commissioned “Line of Duty” and “Bodyguard” creator Jed Mercurio’s Htm Television to produce crime thriller series “Payback” with BritBox International as co-production partner.
The six-part series stars Morven Christie (“The Bay”), Peter Mullan (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Prasanna Puwanarajah (“Ten Percent”) and Derek Riddell (“Industry”).
Written by Debbie O’Malley (“Call the Midwife”), “Payback” follows Lexie Noble (Christie) as she becomes entangled in a police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris (Mullan). The drama will be filmed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas.
Christie said: “I fell in love with Lexie from the first page, and I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Peter and this wonderful team in my hometown.”
“Payback” was commissioned by ITV head of drama Polly Hill.
Hill said: ” ‘Payback is a brilliant thriller which questions how well you know your partner...
The six-part series stars Morven Christie (“The Bay”), Peter Mullan (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Prasanna Puwanarajah (“Ten Percent”) and Derek Riddell (“Industry”).
Written by Debbie O’Malley (“Call the Midwife”), “Payback” follows Lexie Noble (Christie) as she becomes entangled in a police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris (Mullan). The drama will be filmed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas.
Christie said: “I fell in love with Lexie from the first page, and I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Peter and this wonderful team in my hometown.”
“Payback” was commissioned by ITV head of drama Polly Hill.
Hill said: ” ‘Payback is a brilliant thriller which questions how well you know your partner...
- 9/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The new six-part London, UK filmed Brit cop TV series "Trigger Point" is directed by Gilles Bannier and Jennie Darnell. starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester, now streaming on Peacock:
"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
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"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
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- 7/15/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new six-part London, UK filmed Brit TV series "Trigger Point" is directed by Gilles Bannier and Jennie Darnell. starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester, streaming July 8, 2022 on Peacock:
"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
Click the images to enlarge...
"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
Click the images to enlarge...
- 6/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new six-part London, UK filmed Brit TV series "Trigger Point" is directed by Gilles Bannier and Jennie Darnell. starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester, streaming July 8, 2022 on Peacock:
"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
Click the images to enlarge...
"...frontline officers risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London, with one unit at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
"Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, 'Lana' becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity....?
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/7/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Peacock is to be the U.S. home of ITV’s Jed Mercurio-produced thriller Trigger Point.
The high-pressured drama starring Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure and Life’s Adrian Lester follows the streamer’s acquisition of similar UK scripted shows such as BBC double The Capture and Vigil.
The NBCU streamer will launch the series on July 8.
Trigger Point, which was produced by Line of Duty creator Mercurio’s Htm Television and written by newcomer Daniel Brierley, stars McClure and Lester as frontline officers who must risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London. When a terrorist campaign threatens the capital over one summer, the Expos are at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
With Mercurio’s reputation for ratings-grabbers preceding him, the six-parter performed extremely well with audiences, amassing almost 10M for some of its later episodes.
The high-pressured drama starring Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure and Life’s Adrian Lester follows the streamer’s acquisition of similar UK scripted shows such as BBC double The Capture and Vigil.
The NBCU streamer will launch the series on July 8.
Trigger Point, which was produced by Line of Duty creator Mercurio’s Htm Television and written by newcomer Daniel Brierley, stars McClure and Lester as frontline officers who must risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London. When a terrorist campaign threatens the capital over one summer, the Expos are at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate.
With Mercurio’s reputation for ratings-grabbers preceding him, the six-parter performed extremely well with audiences, amassing almost 10M for some of its later episodes.
- 5/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 6 of the BBC’s smash-hit police corruption series Line Of Duty is to premiere exclusively on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada. Future seasons of the cop drama will also be exclusive to BritBox in the two territories.
ITV Studios, which reps new seasons of the drama after Kew Media Group went bust last year, inked the deal with BritBox, the streamer that is co-owned by the BBC and ITV. Season 6 will premiere in May. Written by Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, Line Of Duty returned with 9.6 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, its best overnight audience ever for the BBC.
Line Of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, and Martin Compston as anti-corruption inspectors, with Shalom Brune-Franklin becoming a new addition to the AC-12 team for Season 6. Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald makes her debut as guest lead Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer on...
ITV Studios, which reps new seasons of the drama after Kew Media Group went bust last year, inked the deal with BritBox, the streamer that is co-owned by the BBC and ITV. Season 6 will premiere in May. Written by Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, Line Of Duty returned with 9.6 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, its best overnight audience ever for the BBC.
Line Of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, and Martin Compston as anti-corruption inspectors, with Shalom Brune-Franklin becoming a new addition to the AC-12 team for Season 6. Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald makes her debut as guest lead Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer on...
- 3/26/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC One’s police corruption series Line Of Duty returned for its sixth season on Sunday night with a record audience of 9.56 million.
The World Productions drama, written by Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, beat its previous best overnight performance of 9.1M viewers for Season 5’s finale back in 2019, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. It was the highest-rated show in the UK on Sunday night.
Line Of Duty’s 9.6M viewers for BBC One made it the best performing drama on UK television since Bodyguard broadcast in 2018, per UK trade Broadcast. Its audience will only rise once streaming and catch-up viewing is factored in.
The crime drama was not, however, able to beat Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s brutally honest interview with Oprah Winfrey, which was watched by 11.3M viewers on ITV in the UK earlier this month.
Line Of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar,...
The World Productions drama, written by Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, beat its previous best overnight performance of 9.1M viewers for Season 5’s finale back in 2019, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. It was the highest-rated show in the UK on Sunday night.
Line Of Duty’s 9.6M viewers for BBC One made it the best performing drama on UK television since Bodyguard broadcast in 2018, per UK trade Broadcast. Its audience will only rise once streaming and catch-up viewing is factored in.
The crime drama was not, however, able to beat Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s brutally honest interview with Oprah Winfrey, which was watched by 11.3M viewers on ITV in the UK earlier this month.
Line Of Duty stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s bulletin, “Line of Duty” wraps filming; ViacomCBS and Morena team on “The Kellys”; Netflix is set to change its Spanish billing system; Woodcut and Spark merge; Dazn buys key soccer rights; and Berlin sets Shooting Stars jury.
Jed Mercurio‘s hit police procedural “Line of Duty” has completed shooting its sixth season, complying with U.K. government Covid-19 protocols, and will debut on the BBC in 2021.
Kelly Macdonald (“Giri/Haji”) is the next guest series lead. She plays Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer on an unsolved murder case whose unconventional conduct attracts the attention of AC-12, the anti-corruption internal affairs unit around which the series revolves. The series regulars include Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure.
The shoot shut down for five months at the height of the coronavirus pandemic and resumed in August. The series is made for BBC One by World Productions.
Jed Mercurio‘s hit police procedural “Line of Duty” has completed shooting its sixth season, complying with U.K. government Covid-19 protocols, and will debut on the BBC in 2021.
Kelly Macdonald (“Giri/Haji”) is the next guest series lead. She plays Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer on an unsolved murder case whose unconventional conduct attracts the attention of AC-12, the anti-corruption internal affairs unit around which the series revolves. The series regulars include Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure.
The shoot shut down for five months at the height of the coronavirus pandemic and resumed in August. The series is made for BBC One by World Productions.
- 11/24/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Jed Mercurio’s hit police procedural “Line of Duty” has resumed shooting its sixth season, complying with U.K. government Covid-19 protocols.
The series is made for BBC One by World Productions. Simon Heath, executive producer for World Productions, said: “It’s been almost six months since we stopped shooting, but following our implementation of all the industry Covid protocols, we’re delighted to be able to resume filming (season six) safely.”
Mercurio said: “We know ‘Line of Duty’ fans are desperate for (season six) and we hope we can get it on air as soon as possible. Thanks so much for your patience in these difficult times.”
This instalment of the series features a new challenge for the AC-12 crime unit where Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, played by Kelly Macdonald, investigates an unsolved murder case.
Series regulars Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure will feature alongside...
The series is made for BBC One by World Productions. Simon Heath, executive producer for World Productions, said: “It’s been almost six months since we stopped shooting, but following our implementation of all the industry Covid protocols, we’re delighted to be able to resume filming (season six) safely.”
Mercurio said: “We know ‘Line of Duty’ fans are desperate for (season six) and we hope we can get it on air as soon as possible. Thanks so much for your patience in these difficult times.”
This instalment of the series features a new challenge for the AC-12 crime unit where Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, played by Kelly Macdonald, investigates an unsolved murder case.
Series regulars Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure will feature alongside...
- 9/1/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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