Category: TV Drama; 大象传媒 TWO
Date: 16.11.2005
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Sally Hawkins, Steven Mackintosh and Daniela Nardini are the stars of Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole In My Heart, a single drama from for 大象传媒 TWO from 大象传媒 Films.
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Sally, who recently starred in the acclaimed Twenty Thousands Streets Under The Sky and Fingersmith, plays Nathalie, an attractive and successful young woman who works as a personal shopper in a glamorous department store.
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Married to dependable GP husband Jeremy (Steven Mackintosh - England Expects, The Mother) Nathalie becomes seduced by the opulent city centre of Manchester, full of designer shops, bars and restaurants.
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She befriends a wealthy client, Maya (Daniela Nardini, This Life, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot) and tries to emulate her lifestyle.
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As Nathalie's spending habits spiral out of control, she is faced with devastating consequences for her and her family.
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Ruth Caleb, co-producer, says: "Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole In My Heart is a tale of our time, a contemporary story of an aspiring and ambitious young woman whose life spirals out of control when, with the pressures of life and relationships, she finds solace in shopping.
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"Writer/director Marc Munden has crafted a superb piece of drama in which he shows how easy it is to tip the balance."
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Munden, whose credits as director include Conviction, The Canterbury Tales and Vanity Fair, spent three weeks in rehearsals with the cast, improvising on the core of a script and developing the characters.
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Ruth Caleb has produced a number of highly acclaimed improvised dramas, including the award-winning Out of Control, Tomorrow La Scala! and The Other Boleyn Girl.
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Caleb and Lisa Marie Russo also co-produced the acclaimed film Bullet Boy.
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Improvisation adds a very naturalistic feel to the production and brings the reality of the subject much closer to home.
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Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole In My Heart, a 大象传媒 Films production, is produced by Lisa Marie Russo (Brothers of the Head, Dance) and Ruth Caleb. David Thompson is executive producer.
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It will be transmitted next year on 大象传媒 TWO.
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Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole In My Heart adds to the extending slate of single contemporary dramas commissioned for 大象传媒 TWO including Magnificent 7, Riot at the Rite, Soundproof, The Teacher and Coup!
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