Pre-MIPTV Spotlight: ITV Studios Global Entertainment

CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is bringing the final chapter in the long-running drama Agatha Christie’s Poirot to MIPTV.

Made famous by the novels of Agatha Christie, the character of detective Hercule Poirot has gained recognition the world over. In Agatha Christie’s, the fictional detective is brought to life by the renowned star David Suchet. “The long-running TV adaptation…is one of the U.K.’s most traveled and respected detective brands, airing in countries across the world, from the U.S. and Brazil to France, Russia and Japan,” says Tobi de Graaff, the director of global television distribution for ITVS GE. “This MIPTV, we’re bringing the 13th and final series of the drama, which sees Poirot return to the scene of his first investigation to solve his last ever case.”

Another title de Graaff highlights is Saturday Night Takeaway, a prime-time entertainment format. The show is “packed with fast-paced games, big surprises, exciting challenges and celebrity guests,” says de Graaff. There’s also Islands on the Edge (working title), which is set in the Hebrides on the west coast of Scotland.