STV Group PLC Two Cities Television wins BBC drama commission
31 March 2021 - 5:00PM
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31 March 2021
TWO CITIES TELEVISION WINS ORIGINAL POLICE DRAMA SERIES
COMMISSION FROM BBC ONE - BLUE LIGHTS
Belfast-based independent production company, Two Cities
Television, has been commissioned by BBC One to produce an original
returnable police drama series created by the writers of The
Salisbury Poisonings, Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn.
Blue Lights (6 x 60) is the story of rookie (probationary)
police officers working in contemporary Belfast, a city in which
being a frontline response cop comes with a unique set of pressures
and dangers. As they learn the basics of their profession, our new
officers have to come to terms with a constant threat. In this
often-chaotic environment, our characters have just a few crucial
months in which they'll make it as police officers.
Inspired by extensive research and interviews, and told with a
caustic wit, Blue Lights is inspired by the experiences of serving
police officers in Northern Ireland.
It's a fast-paced, frightening, and funny insight into what
happens when the idealism of the police college classroom meets the
reality of life, in a precinct that's as starkly divided as it is
terrifyingly dangerous.
Blue Lights is Executive Produced by Tommy Bulfin for the BBC,
Stephen Wright for Two Cities Television and Louise Gallagher for
Gallagher Films, and by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson. Two Cities
is part of the STV Studios group of production labels.
Two Cities Television is the indie behind the critically
acclaimed series for Sky Atlantic, Patrick Melrose, starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, and is led by Michael Jackson (former
Controller of BBC One and BBC Two, CEO of Channel 4) and Creative
Director Stephen Wright (former head of drama for BBC Northern
Ireland and executive producer of Line of Duty and The Fall).
Two Cities is part of the STV Studios group of production
labels. STV acquired a minority stake in the business in January
2020 and Blue Lights is their first commission as part of the STV
family.
Stephen Wright, Creative Director at Two Cities, said: "I am
delighted to be making this show with Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn
and Adam Patterson in Belfast, a town with fantastic crews and
actors who create outstanding TV drama."
Writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn said: "Belfast is our
hometown, and to be able to write a show set in the city we know
and love is one of the great privileges of our lives. It's a real
joy to be bringing a major BBC drama back home."
David Mortimer, MD of STV Studios, said: "Everyone at STV
Studios is so excited about this significant new commission for our
colleagues at Two Cities. With the talent, experience and
creativity sitting at the heart of this brilliant returnable new
show, I'm sure audiences are going to love Blue Lights."
For more information:
Kirstin Stevenson, STV Studios and Two Cities Television
T: 07803 970106 E: Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv
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