3 weeks ago
EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Lou Wood‘s romanticist drama bid Film Club has reached nan extremity of nan line.
Deadline understands that nan BBC show will not beryllium returning for a 2nd play pursuing its BAFTA-nominated first outing.
The determination was mutual. Wood is said to beryllium keen to prioritize different writing, while nan BBC was relaxed astir moving connected from nan series.
Film Club was a individual task for Wood, co-written by her erstwhile play schoolhouse friend Ralph Davis. It starred Wood arsenic Evie, who stages a movie club, a play flight to create a world of wonderment successful her Mum’s garage, and walk a fewer uninterrupted hours pinch her champion friend Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan).
Evie’s eccentric family besides featured, including fiercely loving azygous mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), fellow Josh (Adam Long), and frustrating neighbour Callum (Owen Cooper). The bid landed Wood a BAFTA information for Best Actress.
Film Club was nan screenwriting debut of both White Lotus star Wood and Davis, who has appeared successful shows specified as House of nan Dragon and Big Boys. Anna Jordan (One Day) joined nan penning squad for section 4 of nan six-part show.
The UK limb of Lupin and Obsession producer Gaumont produced nan show pinch support from ZDFneo successful Germany. Stella Merz (Gentleman Jack) and Hannah Pescod (The Lovers) were producers, and Catherine Morshead (Daddy Issues, The Full Monty) directed nan series. Executive producers were Alison Jackson, Jamie Jackson, and Wood for Gaumont, and Nawfal Faizullah for nan BBC. Fremantle handled international sales.
The BBC declined to comment.
