The two-part drama is made by ITV studios and comes from the same team that created the critically acclaimed drama Appropriate Adult which dramatised the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West.
The drama looks behind the headlines surrounding the disappearance of nine-year-old Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews in 2008.
This debate directed a timely spotlight on the different models of running television studios in the UK and the US – the pros and cons of growing by acquisition or organically, and the issue of how to ensure studios are successful, both financially and as creative hubs.
ITV Studios Managing Director Julian Bellamy predicted that the new 13-part action series filmed in Weardale and on Tyneside will also have the broader appeal of more mainstream shows such as BBC One’s Merlin.
Good evening. I’d like to start with an apology to Monica and Karen, our two signers tonight. They maybe from Signpost - our multi-award winning Gateshead-based signing business - but I bet they’ve not signed Anglo Saxon before….until tonight. Standby for a speech that can link Ant and Dec to the West Germanic version of Old English…yes, really.
