Category: TV Drama
Date: 26.05.2005
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In a first for 大象传媒 ONE and 大象传媒 Drama commissioning, hit drama New Tricks has won a double re-commission.
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Filming will begin on the eight-part third series later this year.
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The fourth series of a further eight one-hour episodes is due to be shot in 2006.
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Jane Tranter, Controller, Drama Commissioning, 大象传媒 says: "Double commissioning is designed to allow independent production companies the creative freedom to think further forward with their development of long running drama for the 大象传媒.
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"This is a clear commitment from us to continuing to secure the very best drama for our audience, and another way of making 大象传媒 commissioning more nimble."
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New Tricks is a Wall to Wall series, starring Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Dennis Waterman as three cops brought out of retirement to re-examine unsolved crimes under the leadership of Amanda Redman's Superintendent Pullman.
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Alex Graham, Chief Executive of Wall to Wall, says: "The commitment to a two series deal by the 大象传媒 is a vote of confidence in one of their most popular and successful shows and also marks a new phase in the developing creative partnership between Wall to Wall and the 大象传媒."
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John Yorke, Controller of Continuing Drama Series and Head of Independent Drama, 大象传媒, says:
"It is notoriously difficult to get comedy drama right, so it is a credit to the excellent acting and dedicated team behind New Tricks that they have pulled it off so successfully.
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"The series has quickly won a loyal audience and with a double commission secured the brilliant team are committed for at least a further two years."
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New Tricks is created by Roy Mitchell and Nigel McCrery.
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The current series is produced by Tom Sherry and directed by Jon East, Martyn Friend, Juliet May and Graham Theakston.
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Executive producers are Mike Dormer and Alex Graham.
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The production team for the third series has yet to be confirmed.
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Notes to Editors
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Wall to Wall Television's previous credits in drama include the award-winning A Rather English Marriage, Our Boy, Sex Chips & Rock 'n' Roll, Glasgow Kiss, You Me and It, A Statement of Affairs, Plotlands and Agatha Christie.
