Eccho Rights Scores Sales for Desperate Measures

Eccho Rights has closed a number of global sales for the upcoming Channel 5 drama Desperate Measures.

The action thriller, produced by Clapperboard, has been picked up by SBS in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, Virgin Media Television in Ireland, TV4 in Sweden and MTV3 in Finland. The series centers on a diligent, hardworking single mother who turns to a daring heist in an attempt to save her son from a local drug lord.

Desperate Measures stars Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Mr Selfridge), Warren Brown (The Responder, Trigger Point), Sunetra Sarker (Casualty, Ackley Bridge) and Francis Magee (Game of Thrones). The series is directed by Anthony Philipson (Our Girl), produced by Helen Ostler (The Last Kingdom), and executive produced by Mike Benson and Julie Ryan for Clapperboard. For Eccho Rights, Adam Barth and recently retired co-founder Nicola Söderlund also serve as executive producers.

“Though the lengths to which Rowan goes are quite extraordinary, this is a story of a mother doing whatever it takes to protect her son; a truly universal theme that audiences anywhere can relate to,” said Lucy Roberts, director of sales for Western Europe at Eccho Rights.