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MUMBAI:
Television format creator and distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises
(FME) will have a diverse slate of content at next month's
television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France.
As
far as scripted shows are concerned it will bring Fanny
Hill. The 100 minute drama is based on John Cleland’s
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, considered by
many as the original erotic novel. Adapted by award-winning
script writer, Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bridget
Jones’s Diary, Bleak House), the programme follows the
story of a young, orphaned country girl who falls into prostitution
and works her way up the social ladder of 18th century London.
Returning
to Cannes is the darkly funny Love You to Death.The
show stars filmmaker John Waters Pink Flamingos, Hairspray
in his television series debut as the ‘Groom Reaper’,
and tells the twisted, inspired-by-reality tales of spouses
who have killed their loved, or not-so-loved ones.
Waters guides viewers through bizarre stories and cases of
wedded woe, with his trademark wry sense of humour and definite
macabre sensibility. Each episode – inspired by true
crimes - dramatises the stories of ill-fated husbands and
wives and reveals the flaws in what the killers believed to
be the perfect crime. In each suspense-filled episode, viewers
follow a murderous trail to find out whodunit and will be
on the edge of their seats until the very end, as things are
not always as they seem. FME has worldwide distribution rights
for both TV (excluding North America) and DVD (excluding Canada).
Also
returning to Mipcom is the drama show Neighbours. It
will have a new look. The show looks at real values and explores
current issues and social questions, all set against the backdrop
of the mythical suburb of Erinsborough.
The
teen drama series, The Best Years, from the US channel,
The N, makes the trip back to Cannes. It follows a group of
friends through the ups and downs of college life.
Fremantle
will also ticke the funny bone at Mipcom. It will showcase
a mix of sitcom, sketch and animation. The second season of
the BBC series That Mitchell & Webb Look will arrive
featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. This series is filled
with riotous characters and ideas-driven sketches, lampooning
the likes of the Nazis right down to Her Majesty the Queen.
Intelligent, socially acute, sometimes satirical, sometimes
bizarre, but always funny!
It’s
also back down to the basement at Reynholm Industries for
the second season of The IT Crowd. The show takes a
surreal look at the underclass of a company, as seen through
the eyes of its I.T. department.
FremantleMedia
will also offer factual food for thought at Mipcom. From green
to cuisine, penguins to pigs, FremantleMedia will unveil a
range of factual content for Mipcom buyers. Headlining the
slate is Big Ideas for a Small Planet the eco documentary
series featuring innovators from the fashion to fuel industries,
which makes its debut at Mipcom this year.
The
series profiles designers, products and processes contributing
to the mission to reduce the adverse effects of modern living
on our planet with the scope to ultimately change the way
viewers live their lives. Big Ideas for a Small Planet gives
viewers an insight into advances that are being made and the
actions they can take to lessen the impact of businesses and
individuals on the environment.
Also
making its Mipcom debut is Kylie Kwong: My China. The
show documents Kylie Kwong’s culinary and cultural journey
in search of the heart, soul and taste buds of the Chinese
people.
A
fourth generation Chinese-Australian, Kwong, is a chef, author,
TV presenter and restaurateur known to millions worldwide
through the success of her Sydney restaurant ‘billy kwong’.
As well as writing a best-selling range of cook books, her
highly successful television career spans the US, UK and Australia.
In
this travelogue series, Kylie travels to each compass point
of China and takes viewers with her on a voyage of discovery
looking at the relationship between the diverse landscapes
and the many food traditions China has to offer.
During her travels, Kylie ‘lives off the land’,
buying supplies from markets, learning regional cookery skills,
helping families prepare their meals and eating where the
locals eat. In return, Kylie offers her creations, using whatever
local ingredients are available to create a unique blend of
traditional and modern Chinese cuisine.
Then
there is the eight part documentary series Nimrod Nation.
It follows a small town’s obsession with its high-school
basketball team, the Nimrods. The name of a mighty hunter
in The Bible and legend, Nimrod is a fitting name for this
endearing sports team located in the remote town of Watersmeet,
on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where life during the
long winter months revolves around two things: hunting and
basketball.
Returning
to Mipcom is the third season of Iconoclasts. Viewers
are once again invited to peer into the world of a creative
visionary, through the eyes of another. The first and second
series brought together 24 creative visionaries to discuss
their lives, work and inspirations in a series of intimate,
unpredictable portraits. In the third series, 12 more of the
most relentlessly innovative forces of our time meet one-on-one
to explore their shared passions and show how their passion
for what they do has transformed our culture.
The
show will feature the likes of Sean Penn and Jon Krakauer,
Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee, Mike Myers and Deepak Chopra and
Madeleine Albright and Ashley Judd.
New
to Mipcom are three shows from natural history guru, Nigel
Marven. In Arctic Week With Nigel Marven Nigel travels
across the frozen wastes of Northern Canada. Here he follows
the fortunes of polar bears, reindeer, walruses, belugas,
arctic foxes, great grey owls and a billion mosquitoes. Nigel’s
affinity with the animals helps audiences to discover their
individual characteristics and personalities in an environment
that boasts the fabulous Northern Lights and much, much more.
In
Nigel Marven’s Penguin Safari he takes viewers
to the breathtakingly beautiful island of South Georgia, which
in spring becomes a vital breeding oasis for the greatest
concentration of wildlife on the planet. He introduces viewers
to 150,000 King penguins and spends time with 50,000 comedic
macaroni penguins.
In
Killer Whale Islands With Nigel Marven he invites viewers
to witness the life of the killer whale along with other amazing
creatures. Attracted to the Falklands by one of the Antarctic’s
most dangerous predators, he travels across the islands in
a light aircraft and follows the journeys of elephant seals,
fur seals, albatrosses and four very different kinds of penguin.
He takes a plunge to joust with playful sea lions, watches
young orcas learn to hunt and even has the tables turned on
him when he is followed by an entourage of inquisitive gentoo
penguin chicks.
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