Today Channel 5 ordered the four-part drama Black Cab from Story Films and All3Media International for broadcast in 2023. Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn) is the series’ screenwriter, and Diarmuid Goggins (Kin, Bulletproof, Witness No. 3) is the director. As a producer, Alex Jones (Penance, Witness No. 3) is also on board.
Black Cab a contemporary thriller set in Liverpool about a lone taxi driver’s increasing fascination with a late-night Radio DJ, was commissioned for Channel 5 by Paul Testar, commissioning editor, Drama, Channel 5 and Paramount+. Sam Tipper-Hale and David Nath of Story Films and David Collins of Samson Films are the executive producers.
Lead actor Robert Glenister (Sherwood, Spooks) depicts Liverpool taxi driver Tony, a former respected teacher who has lost his career, his confidence, and his marriage. His only solace comes from the cafe employee Rosa, played by Suzanne Packer (Casualty, In My Skin), and the late-night radio talk-show host Lawrence, played by Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, Elementary, Gotham), to whom he listens to while he drives clients across the city.
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Finally mustering the nerve to call Lawrence live on air, Tony quickly becomes a “friend of the program” and, for the first time in years, feels heard. However, as time goes on, he begins to dangerously misinterpret Lawrence’s “worldview.” When Tony becomes too obsessed with Lawrence, he learns the hard way that Lawrence isn’t who he claims to be.
All3Media International will be in charge of international sales.
“I’m happy to be working with Story films on Nick’s excellent Black Cab and to be reunited with the wonderful Suzanne Packer and Sean Pertwee,” Robert Glenister stated upon joining the cast of Black Cab.
Paul Testar, commissioning editor for drama at Channel 5 and Paramount+, says, “I’m really thrilled to be working with the wonderful team at Story Films, after the critically acclaimed Witness Number 3 earlier this year. Black Cab, with a stellar ensemble cast, is a great addition to Channel 5’s original drama lineup.
“Nick Saltrese has crafted a timely and unusual British thriller,” said Story Films executive producer Sam Tipper-Hale. Black Cab examines how a modern talk show host’s comments can consume a man on the brink of insanity.
The show is now filmed in Ireland for a 2023 premiere on Channel 5 in the UK.
Channel 5 Praise for ‘Black Cab,’ Garden Castings, Ealing Studios’ Growth, and Sky’s Comedic Rep — International News Clippings
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“We had to keep the public, particularly the women in London, safe.”
Watch the documentary, Predator: Catching The Black Cab Rapist tonight at 9pm on @channel5_tv#PredatorCatchingTheBlackCabRapist pic.twitter.com/HDrSEUQPCv
— Channel 5 (@channel5_tv) March 24, 2021
Black Cab, starring Robert Glenister (Sherwood), Suzanne Packer (In My Skin) and Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, Gotham), has been released in its entirety on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. Next year, catch the modern thriller brought to you by Story Films and All3Media International. In Black Cab, Glenister plays a struggling Liverpool cab driver who, inspired by the late-night radio talk show host he idolizes, develops an unhealthy addiction and warped worldview (Pertwee).
The series is written by Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn), directed by Diarmuid Goggins (Kin, Bulletproof), and produced by Alex Jones (Penance, Witness No. 3). All3Media International will be in charge of international sales.
Squids Game: Take on the Challenge Executive Team Joins The Garden as Producer
Funded by ITV Studios, Creator of the Squid Challenge Game The additions of Helen Bart (associate producer on Small Axe) and Jo Harcourt-Smith (executive producer on Celebrity Race Around the World) show that The Garden is prepared to back up its growing slate of original programming. Both have been hired as Executive Producers for the company and will be working in a variety of genres.
The Garden just landed a significant contract with Netflix for a competition format based on the Korean popular show Squid Game: The Challenge with Studio Lambert. Harcourt-credentials Smith’s include the likes of Celebrity Race Across the World and the upcoming Netflix format Snowflake Mountain, while Bart’s include Fight the Power for PBS and the BBC and a collaboration with Steve McQueen on the popular anthology Small Axe.
John Hay Joint CEO of The Garden said, “Helen and Jo embody the range of a slate that now runs from formats to box sets via a revitalized documentary heartland and that sees us delivering premium shows of scale both in the UK and globally.”
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On the occasion of its 120th anniversary, Ealing Studios will be undergoing an expansion
On its 120th anniversary, London’s Ealing Studios—the oldest film studio in the world—is investing £20 million ($24.1 million) in an expansion. Under a Net Zero Carbon Scheme, the studio responsible for Bridget Jones, Downton Abbey and One Night in Soho has been granted permission to construct a 14,000-square-foot stage, 10,000-square-foot new workshop space, and 35,000-square-foot office space.
Ealing Studios has stated that the new structures will “honor the distinctive Art Deco design of the old 1930s Grade II listed sound stages.” Barnaby Thompson, a partner at Ealing Studios, said, “Since the invention of film, Ealing Studios has been at the forefront of every new media revolution. This is the next stage in our evolution, responding to a need for greater studio space and recognizing the need to become a more sustainable industry.”
Comedy Scheme from Sky Studios, Showcasing British Comedians
Mentors for the newest Sky Comedy Rep writing talent scheme hosted by Sky Studios and the Birmingham Rep include Sanjeev Bhaskar, Liam Williams, and Timewasters creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor. Over the next six months, eight aspiring writers will work with some of the UK’s top authors in a paid training program designed to help them craft a script.
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Birmingham Rep Artistic Director Sean Foley and Sky Studios’ Creative Director of Comedy Anil Gupta formed the alliance the previous year. Submission of a sample one-act play based on the theme “Proposal in the Park” was requested this year.
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