Glasgow-based, Channel 4-backed indie Freedom Scripted is adapting Engleby, the cult 2007 novel by bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. Set between London and Cambridge, the six-part drama is a quintessential British murder mystery meets acute psychological character study, with a healthy dose of dark wit. The series follows enigmatic outsider Mike Engleby as he graduates from 1970s campus […]
BBC Comedy and BBC Scotland have commissioned Happy Tramp North to produce Only Child, a new sitcom starring Greg McHugh (The A Word, Fresh Meat) as only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in North East Scotland to look after his aging and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor […]
Glasgow-based indie production company Freedom Scripted has announced new offices in London and Berlin, as well as new partnerships in Berlin and Lisbon. The expansion also sees the promotion of Nancy Napper Canter to Head of Development in London, and Tessa Buchanan to Development Exec in the Glasgow office. Having secured investment from the Channel […]
Channel 5 has ordered a new 3 x 60’ part series which reveals the incredible way bodies work in Wonders of the Human Body, produced by Glasgow production company Storyboard Studios. The three-part series will be presented by health guru and science journalist Dr Michael Mosley as he sets out to decode the marvel of design and engineering […]
IMPACT Wrestling is looking for the next pro wrestling stars as two Gut Check tryout events are confirmed in conjunction with the upcoming UK Invasion Tour. IMPACT Wrestling Gut Check, launched in 2012, gives pro wrestlers around the world a chance to showcase their skill and ability in front of a distinguished panel of judges. […]
BT Group has reaffirmed its commitment to Glasgow, and Scotland, as it officially reopened its Clydeside building following a multi-million pound refurbishment. The office, known as Alexander Bain House, which first opened in 2001, is one of the original tenants of Glasgow’s International Financial District (IFSD). As a key location in the company’s future plans, […]
Having helmed Shetland from the start to series seven, BAFTA-winning screenwriter and executive producer David Kane is developing the five book Morrow series into a multi-season TV series, set in Glasgow. Award winning author Denise Mina is one of Scotland’s most influential crime writers at home and internationally, described by Val McDermid as ‘crime writing […]
Scottish indie Freedom Scripted has signed a first look distribution deal with All3Media International. Having secured investment from C4 Indie Growth Fund last summer, the deal will see Glasgow based Freedom partnering with All3Media International on its scripted slate. The focus of which is on thought provoking, character-led drama. Further slate announcements will be released […]
Glasgow is the UK’s most unequal city for broadband connections – with its fastest area 866 times the speed of its slowest, according to analysis of 16,500 consumer speed tests by Uswitch, the comparison and switching service. The highest average download speed measured in Glasgow was 840.4Mbps, logged in the Milton district. Yet just four […]
Glasgow-based production company Freedom Scripted has acquired the rights to Lucid, the memoir by author and award-winning journalist, Lucy Holden. Freedom Scripted are making the book into a TV series, with Holden herself attached to adapt. Based on her critically acclaimed memoir published in hardback earlier this year, the series follows young, ambitious journalist Lucy […]