Granada International Picks Up New Drama

LONDON, June 4: Granada
International has acquired Half Broken Things, a brand-new drama produced by Festival Film & TV, for
international distribution.

This tense 2-hour film
commissioned by ITV, stars Penelope
Wilton (Five Days, Doctor Who, Falling). It’s about a
house sitter in a beautiful country house who begins to live in the place as
though she owns it. When fate brings two strangers to the house she
discovers the family she has always wanted. But inevitably the past catches up
with them, threatening to destroy the delusional yet idyllic and isolated life
they have created.

The film is produced by Ray Marshall, whose company Festival
Film & TV is responsible for bringing the highly successful Catherine Cookson franchise to
television with films that include The Cinder Path with Catherine Zeta Jones and The
Gambling Man starring Robson
Green.
“We are
delighted to be representing such a stylish and gripping contemporary drama
which has a terrific cast and the high quality production skills we expect from
Ray Marshall and his team at Festival,” said Noel Hedges, Granada
International’s head of drama. “The Catherine Cookson titles have been a huge
hit with international broadcasters over a number of years, and we hope to
replicate this success on Half Broken Things.”

“It is great to be working with Granada
International again,” adds Ray Marshall. “Half Broken Things is an extremely powerful piece of work,
which we believe will have wide appeal to their clients around the world.”