ITV Studios has inked a premium drama deal with Sweden\u2019s SVT, Norway\u2019s NRK, Finland\u2019s Yle, Denmark\u2019s DR and Iceland\u2019s RUV.<\/p>\n
Together, the five public broadcasters have secured a drama package that includes You & Me<\/em>, about what it means to find love in the modern world. Executive produced by Russell T Davies (It\u2019s a Sin<\/em>), the series stars Harry Lawtey (Industry<\/em>), Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World<\/em>) and Sophia Brown (The Witcher: Blood Origin<\/em>).<\/p>\n You & Me<\/em> is directed by BAFTA winner Tom Vaughan (Doctor Foster<\/em>) and produced by Happy Prince. Its cast also includes Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street<\/em>, Broad Church<\/em>).<\/p>\n The broadcasters also acquired World Productions\u2019 Fifteen-Love, set in the world of Grand Slam tennis. Starring Aiden Turner and Ella Lily Hyland, it is created and written by Hania Elkington (The Innocents<\/em>, The Essex Serpent<\/em>) and directed by Eva Riley (Perfect Ten<\/em>) and Toby MacDonald (Ragdoll<\/em>).<\/p>\n The deal includes World Productions\u2019 Malpractice<\/em>, as well. Directed by Philip Barantini (Boiling Point<\/em>, The Responder<\/em>) and written by former NHS doctor Grace Ofori-Attah, the medical thriller tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.<\/p>\n Nolly<\/em>, the new three-part drama from Davies about Crossroads<\/em> actor Noele Gordon, is also part of the package. It is produced by Nicola Shindler\u2019s Quay Street Productions and stars Helena Bonham-Carter in the lead role.<\/p>\n Additional shows included are World Productions\u2019 true-crime drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat<\/em>; Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece\u2019s Tom Jones<\/em>, a reimagining of Henry Fielding\u2019s The History of Tom Jones<\/em>; and The Walk-In<\/em> and Four Lives<\/em>, from Jeff Pope\u2019s ITV Studios label.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the combination of the caliber of producers we are now working with\u2014Nicola Shindler, Simon Heath, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Patrick Spence and Jeff Pope to name but a few\u2014and the Nordics\u2019 appetite for U.K. drama that makes partnerships like this possible,\u201d said Gisela Asimus Minnbergh, executive VP of distribution of EMEA at ITV Studios. \u201cI\u2019m delighted to see this volume of shows reaching Nordic viewers on their ever-popular PSB channels.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on behalf of the group, Fredrik Luihn, head of acquisitions at NRK, added, \u201cWe are extremely pleased to be able to bring such a great lineup of top-quality British drama series to the Nordic audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITV Studios has inked a premium drama deal with Sweden\u2019s SVT, Norway\u2019s NRK, Finland\u2019s Yle, Denmark\u2019s DR and Iceland\u2019s RUV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":18341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[942,119,1548,6209,731,1525],"class_list":["post-18340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-dr","tag-itv-studios","tag-nrk","tag-ruv","tag-svt","tag-yle","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n