{"id":14354,"date":"2021-01-20T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-reluctant-madame-blanc\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T11:16:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:16:55","slug":"channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 5 &amp; Acorn TV Order The Reluctant Madame Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new six-part thriller <em>The Reluctant Madame Blanc<\/em> (wt), created by and starring Sally Lindsay, has been commissioned for Channel 5 and AMC Networks\u2019 Acorn TV.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows antiques dealer Jean White, whose husband Rory tragically dies on his way home from the South of France. Jean soon discovers that all of their money has disappeared, their shop re-mortgaged and their assets pawned off, finding herself adrift\u2014until she learns that she still has their cottage in Saint Victoire, where she begins searching for answers to Rory\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Reluctant Madame Blanc<\/em> will have its world premiere exclusively on AMC Networks\u2019 streaming service Acorn TV in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain. It will be broadcast on Channel 5 in the U.K., followed by a second window on Acorn TV UK.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay, who\u00a0will star as Jean White, has co-written the series with Sue Vincent, who will also have an on-screen role. The series will be directed by Dermot Boyd and produced by Andy Morgan. Acorn Media International is the distributor for the series, which is co-produced by Clapperboard and Saffron Cherry Productions.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Lindsay, creative director of Saffron Cherry, said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by the worlds of antiques and Agatha Christie, so putting the two together and creating the world of St.Victoire with Sue has been an absolute joy. We are so excited to show the audience the stunning sunny locations and beautiful antiques cloaked in a veil of mystery and can&#8217;t wait for you to see what Jean unravels as she embarks on her new life in the sun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Cardwell, Channel 5\u2019s deputy director of programs for ViacomCBS Networks UK, commented: \u201cChannel 5\u2019s return to original drama has been a great success, especially with Sally Lindsay starring in <em>Cold Call<\/em> in 2019, which was a real hit with our viewers. With a brilliant creative team at the helm, I have no doubt that this series will also have viewers hooked from the very beginning, impatiently waiting for the mystery to unravel in Saint Victoire!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Mackin, managing director for Acorn Media Enterprises and executive producer for Acorn TV, noted: \u201cSally Lindsay and Sue Vincent have created an exciting, immersive world with a beautiful setting, fascinating characters and enjoyable mysteries that Acorn TV\u2019s subscribers across the globe are going to absolutely love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Benson, executive producer for Clapperboard TV, said: \u201cWhen Sally told me about her idea for an antique-centric crime series on the Mediterranean I was sold instantly! Along with Sue, Sally has created a world packed with hilarious characters, intricate mysteries and a quaint, sun-kissed town in St Victoire which I think viewers will want to escape to again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new six-part thriller The Reluctant Madame Blanc (wt), created by and starring Sally Lindsay, has been commissioned for Channel 5 and AMC Networks\u2019 Acorn TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":14355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[179,761,4282,4281],"class_list":["post-14354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-acorn-tv","tag-channel-5","tag-sally-lindsay","tag-the-reluctant-madame-blanc","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Channel 5 &amp; Acorn TV Order The Reluctant Madame Blanc - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Channel 5 &amp; Acorn TV Order The Reluctant Madame Blanc - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The new six-part thriller The Reluctant Madame Blanc (wt), created by and starring Sally Lindsay, has been commissioned for Channel 5 and AMC Networks\u2019 Acorn TV.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-20T15:15:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-20T16:16:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/SallyLindsay-sally-mais-0121.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/\",\"name\":\"Channel 5 &amp; Acorn TV Order The Reluctant Madame Blanc - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-20T15:15:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-20T16:16:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-5-acorn-tv-order-the-reluctant-madame-blanc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Channel 5 &amp; Acorn TV Order The Reluctant Madame Blanc\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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