{"id":10792,"date":"2019-02-19T09:41:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-backs-scripted-start-firebird-pictures\/"},"modified":"2019-02-19T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:36:49","slug":"bbc-studios-backs-scripted-start-up-firebird-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-studios-backs-scripted-start-up-firebird-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios Backs Scripted Start-Up Firebird Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has picked up a minority stake in the new scripted start-up Firebird Pictures, founded by producers and former BBC execs Elizabeth Kilgarriff and Craig Holleworth.<\/p>\n<p>Kilgarriff and Holleworth leave their respective roles as BBC Drama&#8217;s senior commissioning editor and BBC&#8217;s head of business in March. As part of the pact, BBC Studios will be the global distribution partner for all content developed by Firebird.<\/p>\n<p>Kilgarriff joined BBC Commissioning in August 2015 from BBC Productions and has since been responsible for <em>Bodyguard<\/em>, <em>The Cry<\/em>, J.K. Rowling&#8217;s <em>Strike<\/em> series, <em>The ABC Murders<\/em>, <em>Poldark<\/em>, <em>Doctor Foster 2<\/em>, <em>McMafia<\/em>, <em>Hard Sun<\/em>, <em>Informer<\/em>, a fifth season of <em>Luther<\/em> and BBC Two\u2019s forthcoming <em>MotherFatherSon<\/em>. Holleworth, who will be the company\u2019s chief operating officer, has a long-standing working relationship with Kilgarriff and has run business and operations for Drama, BBC Films and its programs acquisitions. 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