Granada International Distributes New Drama

LONDON,
November 21: Granada
International will distribute Instinct, a brand new drama to
be produced by the U.K. independent producer Tightrope.

Instinct, a 2 x 70-minute drama
mini-series for ITV 1 written by Lizzie Mickery, creator of Messiah and co-creator of The
State Within, will star Anthony Flanagan (Cracker; Shameless), Tom Ward (Silent
Witness)
and Christine Bottomley (Clocking Off, Vincent).

Instinct is a tense,
character-driven, contemporary thriller introducing DCI Thomas Flynn (Anthony
Flanagan),
a young, extremely talented detective, whose incisive mind and acute powers of
observation enable him to dissect complex crimes where others fail. But his
cool exterior masks a man tormented by a traumatic childhood.

“We
are very pleased to be working once again with Tightrope,” says Noel Hedges,
the head of drama at Granada International. Instinct has all the marks of a
great drama—an award-winning writer, a superb cast and a production
company at the very top of its game. We look forward to launching Instinct
to
the international market in April next year at MIP-TV.”

Granada
International has recently picked up Tightrope’s All In The Game starring Ray Winstone,
for distribution.