{"id":5770,"date":"2016-03-18T09:53:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-worldwide-debuting-lookout-point-drama-at-miptv\/"},"modified":"2016-03-18T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:03:41","slug":"bbc-worldwide-debuting-lookout-point-drama-at-miptv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/bbc-worldwide-debuting-lookout-point-drama-at-miptv\/","title":{"rendered":"Cast of The Collection to Attend MIPTV"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: BBC Worldwide is scheduled to premiere its new drama The Collection<\/em> at MIPTV with a screening attended by cast members\u00a0Tom Riley, Mamie Gummer and Ir\u00e8ne Jacob.<\/p>\n Also attending the event are the writer, creator and award-winning showrunner Oliver Goldstick (Pretty Little Liars<\/em>, Ugly Betty<\/em>, Desperate Housewives<\/em>); Emmy Award-winning director Dearbhla Walsh (Penny Dreadful<\/em>, The Tudors<\/em>, Esio Trot<\/em>); and executive producers Anne Thomopoulos (Rome<\/em>, Band of Brothers<\/em>), Kate Croft (Murderland<\/em>) and Pascal Breton (Marseille<\/em>). The exclusive dinner and screening will take place the evening of April 4.<\/p>\n Set in Paris just after World War II, The Collection<\/em> tells the story of the meteoric rise of an illustrious fashion house, led by two very different brothers. The eight-part drama is a Lookout Point and Artis Pictures Production, co-produced with Federation Entertainment and MFP for Amazon Prime Group, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and BBC Worldwide Group. It will launch exclusively this year on Amazon Prime in the U.K.<\/p>\n Paul Dempsey, the president of global markets at BBC Worldwide, said: \u201cThere is already huge excitement from international buyers about The Collection<\/em>. The award-winning combination of show-runner Oliver Goldstick\u2019s world-renowned creativity and director Dearbhla Walsh\u2019s proven track record of bringing script to screen, makes The Collection <\/em>a must-see series. We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming them, along with the other cast and crew from the series, to Cannes.\u201d<\/p>\n Simon Vaughan, the CEO of Lookout Point, said: \u201cThe launch of The Collection<\/em> in Cannes feels like a coming-of-age moment for Lookout Point. This production showcases everything that matters to us: creative ambition, global reach and top-quality partnerships. It feels fitting to celebrate the launch of the series with our wonderful creative team and with the wider industry at this breathtaking ch\u00e2teau in France.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: BBC Worldwide is scheduled to premiere its new drama The Collection at MIPTV with a screening attended by cast members Tom Riley, Mamie Gummer and Ir\u00e8ne Jacob.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":5771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[128,110,459,419],"class_list":["post-5770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-worldwide","tag-lookout-point","tag-miptv-2016","tag-the-collection","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n