{"id":7370,"date":"2017-02-03T10:05:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/irish-dramedy-cant-cope-wont-cope-set-for-bbc-three\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T17:26:28","slug":"irish-dramedy-cant-cope-wont-cope-set-for-bbc-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/02\/03\/irish-dramedy-cant-cope-wont-cope-set-for-bbc-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Dramedy Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope Set for BBC Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: The Irish comedy-drama series <em>Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/em> is headed to BBC Three for broadcast later this year.<\/p>\n<p>This coming-of-age millennial dramedy was acquired from Content Media and is made by Deadpan Pictures, which is also behind the International Emmy Award-winning Moone Boy. <em>Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/em> is created and written by playwright Stefanie Preissner in her first commission for television. The series stars Se\u00e1na Kerslake (<em>A Date for Mad Mary<\/em>) and Nika McGuigan (<em>Philomena<\/em>) as two young women who are navigating life in Dublin and the perilous waters of adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Kavanagh, the controller of BBC Three, said: \u201c<em>Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/em> is a laugh-out-loud series and I\u2019m delighted that it\u2019s coming to BBC Three.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sue Deeks, the head of program acquisition at the BBC, added: \u201c<em>Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/em> is the perfect mix of humorous, heartfelt performances and fresh, sharp writing that manages to be both laugh-out-loud funny and incredibly poignant. BBC Three viewers will find so much to enjoy in this gem of a series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefanie Preissner, the series\u2019 writer and creator, commented: &#8220;The opportunity to bring the voice and experience of young Irish women to a larger audience is fantastic. The team on <em>Can\u2019t Cope<\/em> did an amazing job capturing that voice and I hope that the BBC Three audience love it. The opportunity to see a whole new group&#8217;s reaction to Aisling and Danielle is as exciting as it is terrifying and I&#8217;ll be rocking with nerves when it goes out, just like I was the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ailish McElmeel, company director of Deadpan Pictures, said: \u201cBBC Three is the perfect home for our girls, Aisling and Danielle. [We are] delighted to showcase the work of our wonderful all-female creative team\u2014fresh new writer Stefanie Preissner, award-winning director Cathy Brady and stars on the rise Seana Kerslake and Nika McGuigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Ford, the executive VP of sales and distribution at Content Media, said: \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to see <em>Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/em> heading to BBC Three in the U.K. The team at Deadpan Pictures has delivered a fantastically original and warmhearted comedy-drama, offering a great mix of new talent\u2014both on- and off-screen\u2014and fresh, relatable humor, which we think will resonate very well with BBC Three\u2019s viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: The Irish comedy-drama series Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope is headed to BBC Three for broadcast later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[115,1021],"class_list":["post-7370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-three","tag-cant-cope-wont-cope"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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