Blethyn is a popular star with ITV audiences after having starred as police detective Vera Stanhope since 2011 in long-running crime drama “Vera,” which is currently in production on its 10th season, due to air in 2020. To be filmed in front of a live audience early in 2020 , Kate And Kolo comes from celebrated writers Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton . The Hat Trick production is written by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton, whose credits together include comedies “Outnumbered” and “Drop the Dead Donkey.”Jimmy Mulville, managing director at Hat Trick Productions said: “It’s a wonderfully funny and sometimes touching comedy about real people coping with life at the sharp end.”“Kate and Kolo” was commissioned by ITV’s comedy controller, Saskia Schuster.
Brenda Blethyn returns as DCI Vera Stanhope in series 11.
By Neela Debnath PUBLISHED: 17:41, Fri, Aug 28, 2020 The safety of all personnel is always at the forefront of production, and with all the extra COVID precautions in place we will relish creating and delivering six cracking new episodes.The eleventh series opens when the body of well-respected local builder, Jim Tullman, is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument.
The acclaimed actress has twice been Oscar-nominated, as best actress for Mike Leigh’s 1996 film “Secrets & Lies” and as supporting actress for Mark Herman’s “Little Voice” two years later. A working-class woman who runs an old-fashioned café in a neglected seaside town develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with an asylum-seeking African doctor. ITV has confirmed details for Vera series 11, with Brenda Blethyn's detective DCI Vera Stanhope returning for six new feature-length episodes.. Oscar-nominated Brenda Blethyn is set to star in the new sitcom “Kate and Kolo” for ITV, the U.K. broadcaster announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Brenda Blethyn returns to the North East as ITV confirms six feature length episodes of award-winning drama Vera. The series will star Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola in the title roles ITV has commissioned a brand new studio sitcom.
For each series … Director Paul Gay and writer Paul Logue also return to the production and will be working on the first feature length episode. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The first two new episodes will air in 2021, with production due to begin this autumn, while the remaining four will be broadcast in 2022.Alongside Blethyn, series 11 will see the return of Kenny Doughty as Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy, Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart, Riley Jones as DC Mark Edwards and Ibinabo Jack as DC Jacqueline Williams.The episodes will begin with the body of a well-respected local builder called Jim Tullman being found beaten to death, leading Stanhope to question how such a beloved figure could be attacked so violently.Things deepen when she learns that Tullman was due to testify as a key witness in a violent assault, and also discovers the bitterness between his estranged wife and doting son, while old family tensions threaten to boil over.
Image caption Brenda Blethyn: Not ready to hand up her mac yet . "Vera is coming back stronger than ever with six new episodes, and whilst we will be following COVID protocols that will keep everyone safe; the work environment will be just as creative allowing everyone to deliver their best work.”Vera is commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill and Drama Commissioner Huw Kennair Jones.He said: “Vera is one of ITV Drama's most loved series so we're delighted it’s returning to production.
Blethyn takes on the title role of … New British comedy TV series for 2020: BBC, Channel 4, Sky, Dave, Amazon, Netflix. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. She won both Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for her role in “Secrets & Lies.”Akingbola previously appeared as villain Baron Reiter in the CW’s adaptation of DC Comics’ “Arrow.” His British credits include comedy “Rev” and long-running medical drama “Holby City.”“Kate and Kolo” centers on a working-class woman who runs an old-fashioned café in a neglected seaside town and who develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with an asylum-seeking African doctor. To be filmed in front of a live audience early in 2020 , Kate And Kolo comes from celebrated writers Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton . Series 10 aired in January 2020, while Brenda Blethyn had previously announced series 11 at the Winter TCA Press Tour. Vera must see through the web of family grievances, jealousies and lies to ensure justice is done.The strong ensemble cast reunited with Blethyn include Kenny Doughty who returns as Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy, Jon Morrison who plays DC Kenny Lockhart, Riley Jones who plays DC Mark Edwards and Ibinabo Jack who plays DC Jacqueline Williams.Made by Silverprint Pictures, part of ITV Studios, for ITV, series eleven will be produced by Will Nicholson whilst Executive Producer Phil Hunter returns for his fifth consecutive series.
North east TV detective Vera Stanhope is set to return to our screens after ITV confirmed an eleventh series of the drama will go into production this autumn.Following a successful tenth series, ITV and Silverprint Pictures confirmed Brenda Blethyn will reprise her role as the determined detective.ITV said the series will feature "six emotionally compelling feature length episodes set against the backdrop of the North East."
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