{"id":6456,"date":"2016-02-03T12:37:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T17:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/bbc-worldwide-gears-up-for-40th-annual-showcase\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:35:04","slug":"bbc-worldwide-gears-up-for-40th-annual-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/02\/03\/bbc-worldwide-gears-up-for-40th-annual-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide Gears Up for 40th Annual Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: <em>Top Gear<\/em> season 23 is leading the content slate for BBC Worldwide at this year\u2019s annual Showcase event in Liverpool, taking place February 22 to 24.<\/p>\n<p>More than 700 international TV buyers will get the chance to see new host Chris Evans share what\u2019s in store for the latest season of <em>Top Gear<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading this year\u2019s drama slate is the BBC One commission <em>SS-GB<\/em>, starring Sam Riley (<em>Control<\/em>) and Kate Bosworth (<em>Still Alice<\/em>). Set in 1940s Britain, the series is adapted from Len Deighton\u2019s best-selling thriller. The drama portfolio also includes <em>One Of Us<\/em>, a character-driven series from the writers of <em>The Missing<\/em>. <em>New Blood<\/em> is a brand-new investigative drama set in modern-day London. <em>The Durrells<\/em> is a feel-good series set in 1930s Greece and is based on Gerald Durrell\u2019s <em>Corfu<\/em> trilogy. Also on the drama slate are <em>War and Peace<\/em> and <em>Maigret<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the way of natural history, <em>Planet Earth II<\/em> (original working title <em>One Planet<\/em>) is a new landmark series that is a decade on from the critically acclaimed <em>Planet Earth<\/em>. As for documentaries, sports star David Beckham sets out to play a football match on all seven continents in <em>David Beckham For the Love of the Game<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy titles include <em>I Want My Wife Back<\/em>, a romantic comedy series starring Ben Miller (<em>The Armstrong &amp; Miller Show<\/em>) and Caroline Catz (<em>DCI Banks<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The music catalogue includes <em>They Will Have to Kill Us First<\/em>, which documents the Jihadist takeover of Northern Mali in 2012 from the eyes of the country\u2019s musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Formats also feature prominently for BBC Worldwide this year. Titles include <em>The Getaway Car<\/em>, which sees couples compete in driving challenges.<\/p>\n<p><em>Forces of Nature<\/em> leads the science slate, combining accessible science and cutting-edge filming techniques to explain what lies beneath Earth\u2019s beauty and what makes our world so vibrant and diverse.<\/p>\n<p>Factual-entertainment highlights include <em>Fishing Impossible<\/em>, in which three fishing fanatics put their skills to the test.<\/p>\n<p>With regard to history, BBC Worldwide is presenting <em>Six Queens of Henry VIII<\/em>, a four-part series that reveals the truth about King Henry VIII and his wives.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at kids&#8217; content, <em>Spot Bots<\/em> is a new CBeebies production. The sketch show helps preschoolers develop their attention skills by playing along with observation games and puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Dempsey, the president of global markets at BBC Worldwide, said: \u201cThe range and quality of the great British shows in our catalogue is what makes Showcase one of the must-attend events on the sales calendar. And once again we\u2019ve surpassed ourselves. We&#8217;ll be teasing the new look <em>Top Gear<\/em>, celebrating the full spectrum of British crime drama, launching the follow-up to one of the BBC&#8217;s most successful natural-history programs and introducing a stunning slate of U.K. dramas. We&#8217;ve also got a busload of industry experts offering insights into the latest trends and technology and welcoming some of Britain\u2019s most-loved talent. There&#8217;s no better place to be than Liverpool in February.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Top Gear season 23 is leading the content slate for BBC Worldwide at this year\u2019s annual Showcase event in Liverpool, taking place February 22 to 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[99,179,180],"class_list":["post-6456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-worldwide","tag-showcase-2016","tag-top-gear"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC Worldwide Gears Up for 40th Annual Showcase - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/02\/03\/bbc-worldwide-gears-up-for-40th-annual-showcase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BBC Worldwide Gears Up for 40th Annual Showcase - 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