{"id":16616,"date":"2022-04-05T04:34:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T08:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/baby-cow-scores-rights-catch-king\/"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:01:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:01:10","slug":"baby-cow-scores-rights-for-to-catch-a-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/baby-cow-scores-rights-for-to-catch-a-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Cow Scores Rights for To Catch a King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Coogan\u2019s Baby Cow Productions, which is majority owned by BBC Studios, has scored the option for Charles Spencer\u2019s <em>To Catch a King<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Coogan and Jeff Pope (<em>Philomena<\/em>, <em>The Lost King<\/em>) will tell the story of the 21-year-old King Charles II on the run from Cromwell\u2019s army, who had overthrown the monarchy and publicly executed Charles\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>Coogan said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted that Charles Spencer has entrusted the rights to Baby Cow, and we can tell this gripping tale of escape, grit and luck. 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