{"id":15343,"date":"2021-08-03T10:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/rfds-royal-flying-doctor-service-sells-around-world\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:53:53","slug":"rfds-royal-flying-doctor-service-sells-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/rfds-royal-flying-doctor-service-sells-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service Sells Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Banijay Rights has secured sales for the new drama <em>RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> to a raft of broadcasters worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><em>RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> has been acquired by Channel 4 for More 4 in the U.K., PBS in the U.S., TV4 in Sweden, SBS in Belgium, Talpa in the Netherlands and TVNZ in New Zealand. Produced by Endemol Shine Banks for the Seven Network, the eight-hour drama is slated to premiere on Channel 7 and 7plus in Australia on August 11.<\/p>\n<p>Following the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the series captures the beauty and brutality of Australia\u2019s vast expanse, where doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff negotiate the unique challenges of emergency rescue across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Co-created by Imogen Banks, Mark Fennessy and Ian Meadows, <em>RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> stars Stephen Peacocke (<em>Home and Away<\/em>, <em>Wanted<\/em>), Rob Collins (<em>Mystery Road<\/em>,<em> Total Control<\/em>, <em>Glitch<\/em>), Emma Hamilton (<em>Mr Selfridge<\/em>, <em>The Tudors<\/em>), Justine Clarke (<em>Tangle<\/em>, <em>Hungry Ghosts<\/em>, <em>The Time of Our Lives<\/em>) and Ash Ricardo (<em>Offspring<\/em>, <em>Bite Club<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> received major production investment from Seven Network in association with Screen Australia and was financed with support from Screen NSW through the Made in NSW Fund and the Regional Filming Fund. Banijay Rights is the exclusive distributor of <em>RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> across all platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Jago, executive VP of sales and acquisitions for EMEA at Banijay Rights, said: \u201cBased on extraordinary real-life stories,<em> RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/em> is a powerful drama series that not only perfectly chronicles the \u2018edge-of-your-seat\u2019 emergencies our heroes attend, but also the sense of community that brings these lives together. 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