Category: TV
Ent; 大象传媒
THREE
Date: 28.10.2004
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Chris
Bisson (Shameless, Coronation Street) and Neil Fitzmaurice
(Phoenix Nights) head the cast of 10:96, a new comedy pilot for
大象传媒 THREE from the 大象传媒 Manchester Comedy Unit which tells the story
of two men, one police car and a night on the estate from hell.
Manchester's Langthorpe Estate is notorious for its burned out cars,
boarded-up windows and run down residents.
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Acting Sergeant Gary Barnes (Fitzmaurice) now patrols
these same streets where he grew up. He knows how its residents eat,
think and sleep - usually with one eye open. Nothing can surprise him
聳 it's his manor.
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It is rookie PC David Sands' (Bisson) first night on
the beat. He too was brought up on these same streets but within an
Asian family.
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Barnes is more than aware of the force's new policy
on racism which inevitably leads to him saying the wrong thing. He has
become a PC who is too PC.
Executive Producer and 大象传媒 Editor of Comedy Kenton Allen said: "It's
been an incredible first year for The Comedy Unit and 10:96 highlights
everything that we set out to achieve.
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"Tony Burgess' fantastic script shines a light
on the contemporary police force in a very funny and very provocative
fashion.
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"It will certainly change your view of the modern
policeman's daily grind. Dixon of Dock Green it ain't!"
Since it launched in October 2003, the Comedy Unit has been working
with comedians and writers from across the North of England to find
the next generation of comedy talent.
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10:96 is the first of two pilots commissioned by 大象传媒
THREE - the second goes into production in 2005.
10:96 writer Tony Burgess was the first writer to receive the
unit's 拢6,000 bursary earlier this year.
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He has been working closely with 大象传媒 comedy producer
Jon Mountague, who heads up the unit, to develop his ideas.
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As well as 10:96, Tony has co-written the 大象传媒 THREE
comedy Ideal with Graham Duff which stars Johnny Vegas and is
due to be screened early next year.
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The 大象传媒 Manchester Comedy Unit has also recently announced
Funland, which starts filming next spring.
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It is a darkly twisted comic thriller, set in and around
Blackpool and written by Simon Ashdown and Jeremy Dyson.
10:96 is produced by Jon Mountague, directed by Noreen Kershaw and the
executive producer is Kenton Allen. It will be screened on 大象传媒 THREE
next year.
