C4I Takes on New Flashback Period Drama

LONDON, June 19: British independent Flashback Television
has appointed Channel 4 International as the worldwide distributor for the
period drama Beau Brummell—This Charming Man, produced for BBC Four.

This is the first BBC drama project to be acquired for
international distribution by C4I. Penned by Simon Bent and based on the new
biography of Beau Brummell by Ian Kelly, the 80-minute film stars James Purefoy
as Brummell, Hugh Bonneville as the Prince Regent and Matthew Rhys as Lord
Byron. Flashback producer David Edgar noted, "This has been a marvelous
opportunity to produce a period drama that is quite different from those
normally produced by British television. With a stellar cast we are hoping it
will become a hot property internationally and we are confident that C4I are
the right distributor for the film."