{"id":5037,"date":"2013-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/12\/03\/laurel-and-hardy-biopic-in-the-works\/"},"modified":"2013-12-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T00:00:00","slug":"laurel-and-hardy-biopic-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/12\/03\/laurel-and-hardy-biopic-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurel and Hardy Biopic in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: A 90-minute biopic about the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy is being produced by the BBC&#039;s in-house comedy department in association with The Weinstein Company and Lookout Point.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe feature, titled <em>Stan and Ollie<\/em>, will tell the story of the pair&#039;s U.K. tour in 1953, which wound up being their last. It is being penned by screenwriter Jeff Pope (<em>Philomena<\/em>, <em>Mrs Biggs<\/em>). <em>Stan and Ollie<\/em> is a BBC In-House Comedy\/BBC Worldwide\/Lookout Point co-production for BBC One. Saurabh Kakkar for the BBC and Simon Vaughan for Lookout Point are executive producers together with Harvey Weinstein for The Weinstein Company.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCharlotte Moore, the controller of BBC One, said: &quot;<em>Stan and Ollie<\/em> demonstrates the fabulous range of comedy on BBC One. Written by Jeff Pope, this is a poignant single film about one of Britain&#039;s best loved double-acts.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShane Allen, the controller of BBC comedy commissioning, added: &ldquo;<em>Stan and Ollie<\/em> is Jeff&rsquo;s love letter to two pioneers and enduring giants of screen comedy. It beautifully captures the deep emotional bond forged over a lifelong partnership as they reflect on their rollercoaster careers through the prism of this final U.K. farewell tour. An epic story about the world&rsquo;s most famous comedy double-act to date, told with great insight and heart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;This is the perfect BBC\/Weinstein collaboration&mdash;a British drama with Hollywood DNA. Harvey&#039;s talent relationships will help us bring this to the screen with huge ambition,&quot; added Lookout Point&#039;s Simon Vaughan.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: A 90-minute biopic about the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy is being produced by the BBC&#039;s in-house comedy department in association with The Weinstein Company and Lookout Point. The feature, titled Stan and Ollie, will tell the story of the pair&#039;s U.K. tour in 1953, which wound up being their last. 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