Keshet International Picks Up Profumo Affair Drama

Keshet International (KI) has aligned with Ecosse Films to take BBC One’s six-part drama The Trial of Christine Keeler out to the global market.

Written by Amanda Coe (Appletree Yard, Life in Squares, Room at the Top), the series will take a fresh look at one of the most infamous British stories: the chain of events in the 1960s that came to be known as the Profumo Affair. The story centers on 19-year-old Christine Keeler, a young woman whom the powerful, male-dominated establishment sought to silence and exploit, but who refused to play by their rules.

This is the first project to have received investment from the KI Fund, which was announced in March during the INTV Conference in Jerusalem.

“We are committed to investing in outstanding, high-quality English-language dramas from prolific independent producers,” said Sebastian Burkhardt, senior VP of acquisition and digital for KI. “With the captivating story of The Trial of Christine Keeler from the U.K.’s Ecosse Films, which is renowned for producing first-rate and critically acclaimed content, this is testament to our intention of bringing high-profile series to our global distribution pipeline.”

Kate Triggs, executive producer for Ecosse Films, commented, “There has never been a better time to bring a fresh lens to these events. To put the young Christine Keeler at the heart of the story and explore how her sexuality is a currency for rich and powerful men resonates with the world we’re living in today. I am so thrilled to be working with Amanda Coe again and to have her remarkable work brought to a worldwide audience through our new relationship with Keshet International.”