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Chris Lang to pen “I, Jack Wright”

Chris Lang to pen "I, Jack Wright"
John Simm and Nikki Amuka-Bird are leading a mystery thriller series titled I, Jack Wright for Federation Stories and UKTV. Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones) will also feature. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe scribe Chris Lang is penning I, Jack Wright, which Federation is producing and distributing via its UK arm. A number of deals have already been struck for Scandi public broadcasters YLE, DK, NRK and SRK. Deadline understands a deal with the BBC is close. Shooting will begin this month on the series that stars double-BAFTA nominee Simm as Gray Wright. When the provisions of Jack’s final will and testament are made known, his third wife Sally (Amuka-Bird) and sons are shocked to discover they have been ...

“Unforgotten” renewed for Season 6 after record-breaking season.

"Unforgotten" renewed for Season 6 after record-breaking season.
ITV has renewed hit crime drama Unforgotten for a sixth season. The series, created and written by screenwriter Chris Lang and produced by Mainstreet Pictures will star Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar. The first season premiered in 2015, with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as cold case detectives. Sseason five, which introduced Sinéad Keenan after the shocking conclusion in the previous series, aired on ITV earlier this year. Season 6 will be  filmed in the UK and the US. Meanwhile,  Unforgotten Season 5  broke all records for  viewing figures on ITV X and is the highest rated show on ITV this year with 8.4 million tuning in to episode one. Mainstreet Pictures is an ITV Studios label, founded in 2013 ...

BAFTA and RTS nominations for “The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe”

BAFTA and RTS nominations for "The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe"
"The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe" has been nominated for Best Mini Series  for the 2023 BAFTAs.  Meanwhile, Monica Dolan, who plays Anne Darwin, has been nominated for Best Actress for the 2023 Royal Television Society Awards The BAFTA Television Awards, hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, take place on Sunday 14 May ...

“Canoe” is 3rd most watched UK 2022 drama & Telegraph, New York Times and BFI pick of the year

"Canoe" is 3rd most watched UK 2022 drama & Telegraph, New York Times and BFI pick of the year
With over 10 million viewers Chris Lang's "The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe" was the 3rd most watched UK drama of 2022, and pick of the year in The Telegraph, New York Times and the BFI. "Told over four gripping instalments, it’s a brilliantly told, well-acted piece of drama, which deftly navigates the high tension and ridiculousness of the true-life tale. Whether you know what happens in the end or not, this drama will have you questioning how they ever thought they could get away with it. – Mandeep Kaur-Lakhan (BFI) "Chris Lang, creator of the great cold-case series “Unforgotten,” switched things up in this fact-based mini-series for the British network ITV: Eddie Marsan plays a man who fakes ...

Raves for “Canoe” – one of the top 10 dramas of the last 3 years

Raves for "Canoe" - one of the top 10 dramas of the last 3 years
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe has  attracted rave reviews & has already become one of the top ten rated dramas of the last three years, with a whopping 9m viewers so far. Praise for The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe ‘Chris Lang’s delicious rendition of this true life caper....Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan were both superb, the script was clever, always with one eye on the ludicrousness of the situation.’ The Times ‘A delight....engrossing, thought-provoking and with a wicked dose of black humour. Chris Lang’s hilariously deadpan script....the marvellous Eddie Marsan is superb...un-missable drama.’ The Mail ‘Dolan and Marsan are both superb....laugh out loud.’ The Observer ‘Monica Dolan gave an acting masterclass... seriously compelling viewing. A very ...

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe premieres on ITV in April

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe premieres on ITV in April
April sees the screening of of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Chris Lang's four-part drama tells the true story of Hartlepool couple John (Eddie Marsan) and Anne Darwin (Monica Dolan), who faked John's death during a supposed canoe accident in 2002 before John was discovered to be alive, leading to their arrest and prison sentencing in 2008. The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe explores John Darwin's big scam and how it was carry out. It also show how Anne (played by Monica Dolan) became complicit in her husband’s bizarre deception to avoid bankruptcy, as she played the grieving widow and tried to convince the world, their friends, the police and insurance companies that John had gone missing ...