{"id":4815,"date":"2013-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/08\/23\/itv-commissions-new-drama-mini-renews-vicious-others\/"},"modified":"2013-08-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T00:00:00","slug":"itv-commissions-new-drama-mini-renews-vicious-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/08\/23\/itv-commissions-new-drama-mini-renews-vicious-others\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Commissions New Drama Mini, Renews Vicious &amp; Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: ITV has commissioned the three-part drama <em>Prey<\/em>, starring John Simm, alongside announcing renewals for the Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi comedy <em>Vicious<\/em> as well as <em>The Job Lot <\/em>and <em>Plebs<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">In <em>Prey<\/em>, Simm will play Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a cop and husband with two kids. His world falls apart when he is found at the scene of a brutal crime. He is arrest and charged, but gets the opportunity to escape. A high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues across the city of Manchester. All of the three episodes have been written and created by television newcomer Chris Lunt and will see Simm&rsquo;s debut as a lead actor in an ITV drama. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">ITV also gave a second season to <em>Vicious<\/em>, which sees the veteran actors McKellen and Jacobi playing a gay couple who have been together for the past 50 years. It is a Brown Eyed Boy production in association with Kudos. Also getting a sophomore season is <em>The Job Lot<\/em>, which stars Sarah Handland and Russell Tovey. <em>The Job Lot <\/em>is a Big Talk Production. There&#8217;s also a second series coming for <em>Plebs<\/em>, a RISE films production. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: ITV has commissioned the three-part drama Prey, starring John Simm, alongside announcing renewals for the Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi comedy Vicious as well as The Job Lot and Plebs. In Prey, Simm will play Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a cop and husband with two kids. 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