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MUMBAI:
Granada International has acquired worldwide distribution
rights to four new shows from factual production unit Original
Productions.
Subjects
range from a fascinating glimpse of the underground world
of fighting clubs, to an unconventional tour company that
goes in search of the best-ever tornado, to the ultimate garden
makeover show and the heartbreak and loss of families of missing
children. Each one of the new shows will be launched to international
buyers next month in Cannes at the television trade event
Mipcom.
Granada
International director of acquisitions and co-productions
Emmanuelle Namiech, says, “We are delighted to continue
our relationship with Original Productions. An independent
company that always finds the most original aspects of our
world today and captures them in the most creative and entertaining
way for TV viewers.”
Backyard
Nation
is a backyard makeover show that delivers dream gardens to
people who cannot or will not do it themselves. From a professional
Hollywood stuntman who wants a motocross track and skate bowl
built in his backyard, to homeowners Adam and Athena who request
an Alice in Wonderland makeover, complete with giant cement
mushroom and a tea cup hot tub. Each makeover is worth $100,000
in labour and materials, providing the lucky homeowners with
their ultimate fantasy in the show where no dream is too over-the-top
or wacky for the Backyard Nation makeover team.
Our
Lives: Dog Brothers explores underground fight clubs.
There are no rules, no judges, no referees and no trophies
in The Dog Brothers club. Twice a year, members from all over
the world attend a tribal ritual they call ‘The Gathering
of the Pack’, an intense day of head-to-head combat,
using hardened rattan sticks as weapons. They wear no protective
padding or clothing other than gloves and a thin fencing mask.
Fully aware they could get seriously hurt, they are driven
by the adrenalin rush of facing not only their opponent, but
also their own fear.
Our
Lives: Disappeared is a factual crime show that reveals
the forgotten true stories of missing children and their families.
Every forty seconds, a child goes missing in the US alone.
Recounting the true tale of Jody Plauche and Jennifer Martilez,
who went missing over 20 years ago, Disappeared profiles what
happened to the victims, their families, and the dedicated
police officers who worked on the cases. As the families share
their compelling stories, the programme hunts for clues and
memories that not only honour innocence lost, but remind children
and parents.
Besides
these shows from Original Productions the other shows that
Granada International will showacse at Mipcom will include
the drama My Boy Jack. In his first television role
since Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe stars with Kim Cattrall
Sex & the City in this family drama about duty,
sacrifice and the horror of war. It is based on the true story
of Jack Kipling (Radcliffe), son of acclaimed British author
Rudyard Kipling, who was determined to become a soldier in
the First World War.
Suffering
from severe myopia, 17-year-old Jack was refused entry to
the army until his famous father intervened, obtaining him
a commission in the Irish Guards. But shortly after going
into battle, he was listed as “missing believed wounded”
and Kipling and his American wife Carrie (Cattrall) began
a frantic search to find their son.
The Murdoch Mysteries is a new 13 episode drama series.
It is set in Toronto, Canada in the 1890s. Yannick Bisson
stars as William Murdoch, a young detective who solves a series
of challenging murders using emerging and progressive forensic
techniques. Scorned for his ideas by Chief Inspector Brackenreid,
he forms an unlikely ally with beautiful coroner Dr Julia
Ogden, who is also struggling against tradition and prejudice,
and together they prove a formidable team.
More
drama comes courtesy Ballet Shoes. Victoria Wood and
Emma Watson Harry Potter star in this drama about family,
fame and realising your dreams. Sisters Pauline, Petrova and
Posy Fossil live a sheltered life with their guardian Sylvia
Brown until they are accepted at the Children’s Academy
of Dancing and Stage Training. Only then do they discover
their special talents and start to realise their dreams.
Granada
International will also showcase several formats at Mipcom.
One of these is Born Winners. Ywo players go head-to-head
for a large cash prize. In each round, the players have to
guess the ages of their opponent’s team members, made
up of friends, family and colleagues.
Hilarity
ensues as the contestants – and the audience at home
– try to guess their ages based on their looks and appearance.
In the nail-biting final round, the contestants must accurately
guess the age and birthday of their opponent. The first one
to guess correctly wins the cash, and the loser goes home
with nothing.
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