Exclusive: Channel 4 has defended the provenance of The Couple Next Door amid concerns from producers that it was penned by the husband of the UK broadcaster’s head of drama.
Two sources told Deadline that The Couple Next Door has been a talking point in the British drama community in recent days after producers joined the dots between Channel 4 drama chief Caroline Hollick and screenwriter David Allison.
Channel 4 has argued that Hollick recused herself from the commissioning process, but it has not stopped the broadcaster’s suppliers from questioning if nepotism played a part in the Starz co-production making it to screen.
Despite being recused, Channel 4 said The Couple Next Door was “commissioned by” Hollick in a press release announcing the series in March. She was also quoted in the press notice, trumpeting the drama as an “addictive, emotional roller-coaster.” Her relationship with Allison was not declared.
Channel 4 only...
Two sources told Deadline that The Couple Next Door has been a talking point in the British drama community in recent days after producers joined the dots between Channel 4 drama chief Caroline Hollick and screenwriter David Allison.
Channel 4 has argued that Hollick recused herself from the commissioning process, but it has not stopped the broadcaster’s suppliers from questioning if nepotism played a part in the Starz co-production making it to screen.
Despite being recused, Channel 4 said The Couple Next Door was “commissioned by” Hollick in a press release announcing the series in March. She was also quoted in the press notice, trumpeting the drama as an “addictive, emotional roller-coaster.” Her relationship with Allison was not declared.
Channel 4 only...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig and Eddie Marsan are among the names joining Anne-Marie Duff on season 2 of Channel 4 and BritBox International drama series Suspect.
Filming on the drama’s second run is underway, with Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point, The Lazarus Project), Celine Buckens (Showtrial, The Ex-Wife), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, For Life) and Gina McKee (Bodyguard, Our Friends in the North) joining Cooper (Preacher, Mamma Mia!), Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Belgravia) and Marsan.
Duff stars in the series as Dr Susannah Newman. In the eight-part series, she is on a desperate quest to track down a self-confessed serial killer before he kills again that night. When a mysterious new client Jon (Cooper) admits under hypnosis that he is a murderer and intends on killing another young female that evening, Susannah knows he must be stopped at all costs.
Filming on the drama’s second run is underway, with Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point, The Lazarus Project), Celine Buckens (Showtrial, The Ex-Wife), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, For Life) and Gina McKee (Bodyguard, Our Friends in the North) joining Cooper (Preacher, Mamma Mia!), Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Belgravia) and Marsan.
Duff stars in the series as Dr Susannah Newman. In the eight-part series, she is on a desperate quest to track down a self-confessed serial killer before he kills again that night. When a mysterious new client Jon (Cooper) admits under hypnosis that he is a murderer and intends on killing another young female that evening, Susannah knows he must be stopped at all costs.
- 11/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mamma Mia!” star Dominic Cooper has joined the second season of U.K. police drama “Suspect.”
Fronted by Anne-Marie Duff (“Bad Sisters”), “Suspect” tells the story of bereaved psychotherapist Dr Susannah Newman (Duff) as she tries to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. The Channel 4 show is an adaptation of Danish series Forhøret (“Face to Face”) created by Christoffer Boe.
Cooper joins as a mysterious new client, Jon Fallow, who claims under hypnosis to be a murderer. When he reveals his plan to kill again, Susannah knows he must be stopped. Before the police arrive Jon escapes and Susannah sets out on a deadly mission to save his next victim’s life.
“I’m so pleased to be returning to ‘Suspect’ to be able to dig deeper into the character of Dr Susannah Newman,” said Duff. “Expect lots of twists, turns and revelations alongside more questions to be answered.
Fronted by Anne-Marie Duff (“Bad Sisters”), “Suspect” tells the story of bereaved psychotherapist Dr Susannah Newman (Duff) as she tries to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. The Channel 4 show is an adaptation of Danish series Forhøret (“Face to Face”) created by Christoffer Boe.
Cooper joins as a mysterious new client, Jon Fallow, who claims under hypnosis to be a murderer. When he reveals his plan to kill again, Susannah knows he must be stopped. Before the police arrive Jon escapes and Susannah sets out on a deadly mission to save his next victim’s life.
“I’m so pleased to be returning to ‘Suspect’ to be able to dig deeper into the character of Dr Susannah Newman,” said Duff. “Expect lots of twists, turns and revelations alongside more questions to be answered.
- 11/15/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Outlander may be off the air for an extended hiatus, but Sam Heughan has a delicious new role to sink his teeth into.
As previously reported, he will star opposite Eleanor Tomlinson in the Starz/Channel 4 series The Couple Next Door.
Now, months before the series premiere, we have the official trailer.
Let's just say it looks like a must-see drama, complete with twists and turns that will turn up the heat on those cold Winter nights.
In addition to Heughan and Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the project's official description reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw)."
"As time goes on, these two...
As previously reported, he will star opposite Eleanor Tomlinson in the Starz/Channel 4 series The Couple Next Door.
Now, months before the series premiere, we have the official trailer.
Let's just say it looks like a must-see drama, complete with twists and turns that will turn up the heat on those cold Winter nights.
In addition to Heughan and Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the project's official description reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw)."
"As time goes on, these two...
- 11/6/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Beta Film’s Channel4/Starz drama series “The Couple Next Door” is moving across European neighborhoods, being sold ahead of Mipcom to Movistar Plus+ in Spain and throughout the Nordics.
Public broadcasters Nrk for Norway, Yle for Finland, Svt for Sweden, Dr for Denmark and Ruv for Iceland snagged the thriller, starring Sam Heughan and Eleonor Tomlinson.
The show explores the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing one’s darkest desires. Beta Film will present a first exclusive trailer at the traditional Beta Brunch at Mipcom on Tuesday in Cannes.
When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. Soon, they find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, wellness devotee Becka. But before they know it, things get out of control.
Loosely adapted...
Public broadcasters Nrk for Norway, Yle for Finland, Svt for Sweden, Dr for Denmark and Ruv for Iceland snagged the thriller, starring Sam Heughan and Eleonor Tomlinson.
The show explores the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing one’s darkest desires. Beta Film will present a first exclusive trailer at the traditional Beta Brunch at Mipcom on Tuesday in Cannes.
When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. Soon, they find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, wellness devotee Becka. But before they know it, things get out of control.
Loosely adapted...
- 10/15/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
"The Couple Next Door" is a new Brit-produced six-part thriller TV series created by David Allison, based on the Dutch series "New Neighbours", starring Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch and Jessica De Gouw, airing Tba on Starz:
"...'Evie' and her boyfriend 'Pete' move next door to traffic-cop 'Danny' and yoga instructor 'Becka'. But a night of passion between Evie and Danny will have consequences..."
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"...'Evie' and her boyfriend 'Pete' move next door to traffic-cop 'Danny' and yoga instructor 'Becka'. But a night of passion between Evie and Danny will have consequences..."
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- 8/20/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sam Heughan and Jessica De Gouw in ‘The Couple Next Door’ (Photo Credit: Starz)
Outlander‘s Sam Heughan continues his relationship with Starz with the upcoming psychological drama The Couple Next Door. Described as a dark thriller, the six-part series just released the first four photos and confirmed Starz is targeting a 2024 premiere.
The series will air first on Channel 4 in the UK later this year before it arrives on Starz in the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to Sam Heughan, The Couple Next Door stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth), and Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder). David Allison (Bedlam) wrote the series and Dries Vos (Suspect) directs. Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, and Alison Kee executive produce, with Jen Burnet producing.
The Couple Next Door is produced by Eagle Eye Drama.
Sam Heughan and Alfred Enoch (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz offered this description of...
Outlander‘s Sam Heughan continues his relationship with Starz with the upcoming psychological drama The Couple Next Door. Described as a dark thriller, the six-part series just released the first four photos and confirmed Starz is targeting a 2024 premiere.
The series will air first on Channel 4 in the UK later this year before it arrives on Starz in the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to Sam Heughan, The Couple Next Door stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth), and Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder). David Allison (Bedlam) wrote the series and Dries Vos (Suspect) directs. Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, and Alison Kee executive produce, with Jen Burnet producing.
The Couple Next Door is produced by Eagle Eye Drama.
Sam Heughan and Alfred Enoch (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz offered this description of...
- 8/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Jamie Fraser? Who’s he?
Prepare to see Outlander‘s Sam Heughan in a new light, courtesy of new photos from his upcoming Starz series The Couple Next Door.
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Per the series’ official logline: ” When Evie (played by Eleanor Tomlinson, Poldark) and Pete (Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away With Murder) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety.
Prepare to see Outlander‘s Sam Heughan in a new light, courtesy of new photos from his upcoming Starz series The Couple Next Door.
More from TVLineShining Vale Season 2 Scares Up Starz Release Date, First PhotosMen in Kilts' Sam and Graham Take on New Zealand's Biggest Adrenaline Rushes in Season 2 Premiere - Plus, Grade It!Minx Recap: Welcome to Chippen-Doug's
Per the series’ official logline: ” When Evie (played by Eleanor Tomlinson, Poldark) and Pete (Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away With Murder) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety.
- 8/17/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
There's no such thing as too much Sam Heughan.
This year alone, we've watched him on Outlander and Men in Kilts on Starz, and he'll stay with the cabler for the upcoming six-part thriller The Couple Next Door.
While the series is not set to premiere until 2024, Starz is getting the promotional train going early, releasing the first batch of photos for the highly anticipated series.
In addition to Heughan, The Couple Next Door stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the project's official description reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw)."
"As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and one fateful night,...
This year alone, we've watched him on Outlander and Men in Kilts on Starz, and he'll stay with the cabler for the upcoming six-part thriller The Couple Next Door.
While the series is not set to premiere until 2024, Starz is getting the promotional train going early, releasing the first batch of photos for the highly anticipated series.
In addition to Heughan, The Couple Next Door stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the project's official description reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw)."
"As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and one fateful night,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has sent out guidance to its members over the strike and reminded them not to work on U.S. shows for its duration.
The Guild has in the past few minutes issued guidance to members and a statement to the press outlining the situation with UK writers and expressing solidarity with the WGA. Wggb members have already been told that they will be removed from the WGA if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike.
Related: UK Writers Guild Expresses Solidarity With WGA & Tells Members Not To Work On U.S. Projects For Strike Duration
In the guidance, the Wggb drew writers’ attention to the fact that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership” if they choose to break rank and work for the U.S. players during the strike, which was called this morning.
The Guild has in the past few minutes issued guidance to members and a statement to the press outlining the situation with UK writers and expressing solidarity with the WGA. Wggb members have already been told that they will be removed from the WGA if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike.
Related: UK Writers Guild Expresses Solidarity With WGA & Tells Members Not To Work On U.S. Projects For Strike Duration
In the guidance, the Wggb drew writers’ attention to the fact that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership” if they choose to break rank and work for the U.S. players during the strike, which was called this morning.
- 5/2/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz and Channel 4 have given a greenlight to the psychological thriller series The Couple Next Door, Deadline reports, making this the first collaboration between the US and UK networks. Filming is now underway, with a cast that includes Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Sam Heughan (Outlander), Alfred Enoch (the Harry Potter franchise), and Jessica De Gouw (Arrow).
Marcella writer David Allison has written the scripts for The Couple Next Door, with Dries Vos (Professor T) directing the six-part series. Based on the Dutch show New Neighbours, this series will tell the story of Evie and Pete (Tomlinson and Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw), but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together,...
Marcella writer David Allison has written the scripts for The Couple Next Door, with Dries Vos (Professor T) directing the six-part series. Based on the Dutch show New Neighbours, this series will tell the story of Evie and Pete (Tomlinson and Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw), but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Couple Next Door: Sam Heughan & Eleanor Tomlinson to Star in Psychological Drama Series on Starz
The Couple Next Door has been ordered to series by Starz. Inspired by the Dutch series New Neighbours, the new six-episode series is being written by David Allison. Sam Heughan (Outlander), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth), and Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away with Murder) have been signed to star in the psychological drama. The story follows a couple that moves into an upscale neighborhood.
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- 3/30/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder have launch free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channel Drag Race Universe on Amazon Freevee in the U.S.
Programming launch highlights on the Drag Race Universe channel include: “Canada’s Drag Race” seasons 2 and 3 (19 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. vs The World” (6 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.” seasons 2 and 3 (20 x 60’). “Drag Race Holland” (8 x 60’), “Drag Race Espana” (10 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under” seasons 1 and 2 (16 x 60’), the first season of “Drag Race Philippines” (10 x 60’) and “Drag Race Philippines Untucked” (10 x 30’), its companion series that follows the backstage drama.
Additional international series in the franchise that will roll out on the free-streaming channel over the coming months include “Drag Race France” (8 x 60’) and “Drag Race Italia” (8 x 60’).
Jamie Schouela, president, global channels and media, Blue Ant Media, said: “Expanding the reach of Drag Race Universe builds on our partnership with World of Wonder and...
Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder have launch free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channel Drag Race Universe on Amazon Freevee in the U.S.
Programming launch highlights on the Drag Race Universe channel include: “Canada’s Drag Race” seasons 2 and 3 (19 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. vs The World” (6 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.” seasons 2 and 3 (20 x 60’). “Drag Race Holland” (8 x 60’), “Drag Race Espana” (10 x 60’), “RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under” seasons 1 and 2 (16 x 60’), the first season of “Drag Race Philippines” (10 x 60’) and “Drag Race Philippines Untucked” (10 x 30’), its companion series that follows the backstage drama.
Additional international series in the franchise that will roll out on the free-streaming channel over the coming months include “Drag Race France” (8 x 60’) and “Drag Race Italia” (8 x 60’).
Jamie Schouela, president, global channels and media, Blue Ant Media, said: “Expanding the reach of Drag Race Universe builds on our partnership with World of Wonder and...
- 3/30/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sam Heughan is staying in business with Starz.
Starz has placed a series order for a new six-part series, The Couple Next Door.
Heughan, who currently stars on the soon-to-conclude Starz original series Outlander, will headline the series.
He stars alongside Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"The series is a deliciously dark, psychological drama, exploring the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your darkest desires," Starz is making the series in conjunction with Channel 4, teases in a press release.
"When Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Pete (Alfred Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the logline reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw)."
Heughan leads up the cast as Danny who...
Starz has placed a series order for a new six-part series, The Couple Next Door.
Heughan, who currently stars on the soon-to-conclude Starz original series Outlander, will headline the series.
He stars alongside Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, and Alfred Enoch.
"The series is a deliciously dark, psychological drama, exploring the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your darkest desires," Starz is making the series in conjunction with Channel 4, teases in a press release.
"When Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Pete (Alfred Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety," the logline reads.
"But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw)."
Heughan leads up the cast as Danny who...
- 3/29/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Outlander” might be gearing up for its end, but everybody’s favorite dashing Highland warrior still has a home at Starz. Sam Heughan, the star of the channel’s smash-hit time-travel series, will star in the thriller series “The Couple Next Door” at the premium cabler.
The show, a co-production between Starz and Britain’s Channel 4, is adapted from the Dutch series “New Neighbours,” and stars Heughan as Danny, an “alpha traffic cop” married to glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw of “Pennyworth”). When a new couple moves in next door — Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson of “The Outlaws”) and Pete (Alfred Enoch of “Harry Potter” and “How to Get Away With Murder”) in their high-class suburban neighborhood, the foursome become fast friends, but tensions soon form. Especially when Danny and Evie share a passionate night together.
Filming for the series has begun in Leeds and Belgium. This is Heughan’s third series for Starz,...
The show, a co-production between Starz and Britain’s Channel 4, is adapted from the Dutch series “New Neighbours,” and stars Heughan as Danny, an “alpha traffic cop” married to glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw of “Pennyworth”). When a new couple moves in next door — Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson of “The Outlaws”) and Pete (Alfred Enoch of “Harry Potter” and “How to Get Away With Murder”) in their high-class suburban neighborhood, the foursome become fast friends, but tensions soon form. Especially when Danny and Evie share a passionate night together.
Filming for the series has begun in Leeds and Belgium. This is Heughan’s third series for Starz,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
Outlander star Sam Heughan leads the cast of Starz and Channel 4’s The Couple Next Door. The six-part series, described as a dark, psychological drama, also stars Eleanor Tomlinson (The Outlaws), Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth), and Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away With Murder).
The Couple Next Door is “loosely” adapted from the Dutch series New Neighbours. David Allison (Bedlam) wrote the series and Dries Vos (Suspect) is directing.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again and adding a third series with my Starz family,” said Sam Heughan. “Dries has a unique visual flair and I’m sure we’re going to make something special.”
Filming is currently underway in Leeds and Belgium.
“Evie is an exciting challenge for me – a girl whose world is turned upside down as she navigates devastating trauma,...
Outlander star Sam Heughan leads the cast of Starz and Channel 4’s The Couple Next Door. The six-part series, described as a dark, psychological drama, also stars Eleanor Tomlinson (The Outlaws), Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth), and Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away With Murder).
The Couple Next Door is “loosely” adapted from the Dutch series New Neighbours. David Allison (Bedlam) wrote the series and Dries Vos (Suspect) is directing.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again and adding a third series with my Starz family,” said Sam Heughan. “Dries has a unique visual flair and I’m sure we’re going to make something special.”
Filming is currently underway in Leeds and Belgium.
“Evie is an exciting challenge for me – a girl whose world is turned upside down as she navigates devastating trauma,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Starz and Channel 4 have greenlit thriller The Couple Next Door starring Poldark‘s Eleanor Tomlinson and Outlander’s Sam Heughan.
Filming has commenced in Leeds and Belgium on the six-part thriller from Professor T producer Eagle Eye Drama, which follows Tomlinson’s Evie and Pete (Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw), but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead.
The U.S. streamer and UK network, who have never co-produced together, described The Couple Next Door as a “psychological drama, exploring the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your darkest desires.”
Tomlinson is best known for...
Filming has commenced in Leeds and Belgium on the six-part thriller from Professor T producer Eagle Eye Drama, which follows Tomlinson’s Evie and Pete (Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw), but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead.
The U.S. streamer and UK network, who have never co-produced together, described The Couple Next Door as a “psychological drama, exploring the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your darkest desires.”
Tomlinson is best known for...
- 3/29/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Stephanie Soechtig is fighting back against allegations of deceptive editing in her two most recent documentaries, both of which were executive produced by Katie Couric.
Soechtig challenged an accusation made this week that her 2014 documentary “Fed Up” omitted relevant interview footage in its portrayal of obesity researcher and University of Alabama at Birmingham professor David Allison. Allison told the Washington Free Beacon that the documentary showed him stumbling over his words and saying he wanted to re-phrase an answer to a question, only to cut away from the interview and not include his response.
In an interview with IndieWire, Soechtig asserted that Allison had already dodged the question Couric had put to him about whether calories from sugary drinks contribute to U.S. obesity more than other calories multiple times, and that the response he gave that was left out of the film was another non-answer from their exchange.
“We did nothing wrong,” Soechtig said.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s media relations department told IndieWire in a statement that it did not have a transcript of the interview and couldn’t give the verbatim response Allison provided, but could offer a response to a question which is similar to what Allison said in the interview. “The question is, what would be the ideal science behind showing that calories taken in in the form of sugary beverages contribute more to obesity than do equivalent calories taken in in other forms?” Allison said in the statement. “One way to address this would be to randomly assign some people to consume calories in the form of sugary beverages and other people to consume them in solid form and see if one group gained more weight over time than another. This has been done in one study of 15 subjects followed for 8 weeks. The authors found that ‘there was no difference between the change in body weight in the two conditions.'”
Allison has previously self-disclosed financial ties to the American Beverage Association and Coca-Cola, and in 2011 declined to be interviewed for an ABC News investigative piece entitled “Is Big Food’s Big Money Influencing the Science of Nutrition?” The piece accused Allison of being part of an effort by corporations to influence scientists by funding their research and paying them handsome fees for speaking engagements and consulting services.
Allison’s complaint about the editing of “Fed Up” came roughly two weeks after Couric came under attack for editing decisions in the 2016 gun law documentary she executive produced, “Under the Gun,” also directed by Soechtig. In the film, Couric asks members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League about whether any gun purchases should require background checks. After a long pause, the film cuts away to another scene in the documentary.
Again, Soechtig said that the answer to Couric’s question that was immediately given–with no pause–but omitted in the film was “redundant” with responses that had already been included. “Their views were expressed repeatedly throughout the film, so we’d already established how they feel about background checks, and for that reason I didn’t feel like we were misrepresenting them,” Soechtig said.
Couric issued a statement on May 30 saying, “I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League.” Soechtig said people were using Couric as a scapegoat. “I’m the director of both of these films and I make the final decision about what is and what is not in the final cut,” Soechtig said. “It was my decision and I stand by it.”
What’s Soechtig’s response to claims “Under the Gun” intentionally tried to make members of the Vcdl look bad?
“The Vcdl is a group of extremists who think that domestic abusers should have guns and that guns should be allowed in schools and bars,” she said. “If I wanted to make them look bad I would have only focused on this radical ideology, but I wanted to advance the conversation and give them an opportunity to explain their beliefs.”
Soechtig added that the outcry over editing in “Under the Gun” reflects the concern on the part of the NRA and related special interest groups that the success of “Fed Up” in altering Americans’ views on obesity might lead to a similar consensus about the need to enforce and extend background checks for guns.
“There are forces in this country that are going to attack any woman who stands up to them and says ‘Unfettered access to guns is dangerous’ or ‘Corporate interests controlling our food supply is dangerous,’” she said. “There are special interest groups that have launched a campaign trying to smear my reputation but I really trust that people will see this for what it is.”
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Soechtig challenged an accusation made this week that her 2014 documentary “Fed Up” omitted relevant interview footage in its portrayal of obesity researcher and University of Alabama at Birmingham professor David Allison. Allison told the Washington Free Beacon that the documentary showed him stumbling over his words and saying he wanted to re-phrase an answer to a question, only to cut away from the interview and not include his response.
In an interview with IndieWire, Soechtig asserted that Allison had already dodged the question Couric had put to him about whether calories from sugary drinks contribute to U.S. obesity more than other calories multiple times, and that the response he gave that was left out of the film was another non-answer from their exchange.
“We did nothing wrong,” Soechtig said.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s media relations department told IndieWire in a statement that it did not have a transcript of the interview and couldn’t give the verbatim response Allison provided, but could offer a response to a question which is similar to what Allison said in the interview. “The question is, what would be the ideal science behind showing that calories taken in in the form of sugary beverages contribute more to obesity than do equivalent calories taken in in other forms?” Allison said in the statement. “One way to address this would be to randomly assign some people to consume calories in the form of sugary beverages and other people to consume them in solid form and see if one group gained more weight over time than another. This has been done in one study of 15 subjects followed for 8 weeks. The authors found that ‘there was no difference between the change in body weight in the two conditions.'”
Allison has previously self-disclosed financial ties to the American Beverage Association and Coca-Cola, and in 2011 declined to be interviewed for an ABC News investigative piece entitled “Is Big Food’s Big Money Influencing the Science of Nutrition?” The piece accused Allison of being part of an effort by corporations to influence scientists by funding their research and paying them handsome fees for speaking engagements and consulting services.
Allison’s complaint about the editing of “Fed Up” came roughly two weeks after Couric came under attack for editing decisions in the 2016 gun law documentary she executive produced, “Under the Gun,” also directed by Soechtig. In the film, Couric asks members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League about whether any gun purchases should require background checks. After a long pause, the film cuts away to another scene in the documentary.
Again, Soechtig said that the answer to Couric’s question that was immediately given–with no pause–but omitted in the film was “redundant” with responses that had already been included. “Their views were expressed repeatedly throughout the film, so we’d already established how they feel about background checks, and for that reason I didn’t feel like we were misrepresenting them,” Soechtig said.
Couric issued a statement on May 30 saying, “I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League.” Soechtig said people were using Couric as a scapegoat. “I’m the director of both of these films and I make the final decision about what is and what is not in the final cut,” Soechtig said. “It was my decision and I stand by it.”
What’s Soechtig’s response to claims “Under the Gun” intentionally tried to make members of the Vcdl look bad?
“The Vcdl is a group of extremists who think that domestic abusers should have guns and that guns should be allowed in schools and bars,” she said. “If I wanted to make them look bad I would have only focused on this radical ideology, but I wanted to advance the conversation and give them an opportunity to explain their beliefs.”
Soechtig added that the outcry over editing in “Under the Gun” reflects the concern on the part of the NRA and related special interest groups that the success of “Fed Up” in altering Americans’ views on obesity might lead to a similar consensus about the need to enforce and extend background checks for guns.
“There are forces in this country that are going to attack any woman who stands up to them and says ‘Unfettered access to guns is dangerous’ or ‘Corporate interests controlling our food supply is dangerous,’” she said. “There are special interest groups that have launched a campaign trying to smear my reputation but I really trust that people will see this for what it is.”
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- 6/13/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The nation's favourite dating reality show First Dates returned this evening (September 10), and the land of social media was glued to Channel 4 throughout.
Twitter reacted as awkward couples produced some truly cringe-worthy moments, while others hit it off and secured a second date.
First Dates is back and as adorably awkward as ever: What did you think?
Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions below:
Lad Bible Liam needs to get in the bin.
#FirstDates
— Joe Connolly. (@JoeMConnolly) September 10, 2015
"I talk to the Angels" ... *eyebrow raise* #FirstDates
— Ben Farnworth (@BenFarnworth) September 10, 2015
Two More jägerbombs. Fuck #FirstDates
— K. (@eneaux) September 10, 2015
"You went out there on purpose? Why would you do that?!" #FirstDates #Jacko
— SimoneC (@SimoneC) September 10, 2015
How does a guy get lonely with three mouse living in his beard? #firstdates
— Steve Brookstein (@stevebrookstein) September 10, 2015
Is she actively trying to put him off? #firstdates
— MostDeaf (@SnoozeActive) September 10, 2015
so glad first dates is back on!
Twitter reacted as awkward couples produced some truly cringe-worthy moments, while others hit it off and secured a second date.
First Dates is back and as adorably awkward as ever: What did you think?
Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions below:
Lad Bible Liam needs to get in the bin.
#FirstDates
— Joe Connolly. (@JoeMConnolly) September 10, 2015
"I talk to the Angels" ... *eyebrow raise* #FirstDates
— Ben Farnworth (@BenFarnworth) September 10, 2015
Two More jägerbombs. Fuck #FirstDates
— K. (@eneaux) September 10, 2015
"You went out there on purpose? Why would you do that?!" #FirstDates #Jacko
— SimoneC (@SimoneC) September 10, 2015
How does a guy get lonely with three mouse living in his beard? #firstdates
— Steve Brookstein (@stevebrookstein) September 10, 2015
Is she actively trying to put him off? #firstdates
— MostDeaf (@SnoozeActive) September 10, 2015
so glad first dates is back on!
- 9/10/2015
- Digital Spy
Lee Mead is to play a guest role on Sky Living drama Bedlam. The paranormal series - created by Neil Jones, David Allison and Chris Parker - will return for a second run later this year. Mead, who won BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do in 2007, will play a character named Scott in one episode. "When the role in Bedlam came up I was really excited at the chance to be involved, and star alongside such a great cast in a fresh and original psychological drama," said the West End star. "It's completely different from anything else I've done before. And while I can't give too much away about my character Scott, I think it's (more)...
- 2/17/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Bedlam Episode 106 "Burning Man" Written By: David Allison and Chris Parker Directed By: Alrick Riley Original Airdate: 5 November 2011 In This Episode... Molly is giving Ryan a tarot reading in her room. A candle falls, and when she rights it, her sleeve catches fire. Ryan bandages her up, while Jed warns him against playing with tarot cards in this building. Molly is actually the one being haunted this week. Little fires ignite on their own, her room fills with smoke, her bed catches on fire. Each time, it is Ryan she calls to for help. Each time, she thinks she is having nightmares. She never seems to notice the flaming face looking at her from her mirrors. One...
- 11/6/2011
- FEARnet
Bedlam Episode 103 "Inmates" Written By: David Allison Directed By: Alrick Riley Original Airdate: 15 October 2011 In This Episode... This week's new tenant is Sadie, a young woman who sketches. She was just released from a mental hospital, giving her and Jed something to bond over. She is being haunted by muddy handprints on her drawings, her walls, her shower door. In addition, a moldy old box containing a bloody towel keeps appearing. She burns the box, but it comes back. When Sadie takes it into the cemetery to bury it, the dirt tries to suck her in. Jed rescues her, and she finally admits what led to her being institutionalized. She became pregnant by her...
- 10/16/2011
- FEARnet
Writer-producer David Allison is faced with the task of coming up with creepy ghost stories on a weekly basis for his BBC-America series Bedlam (which focuses on the living and dead residents of a haunted old mental asylum that's been converted into an apartment complex). Fortunately, Allison is fueled by a lifelong love of ghost stories and haunted house movies. After the jump, check out Allison's picks for the top 5 ghost movies of all time. "1.) Absolutely without question The Shining. That's the best film ever made; don't want to hear anything else about it. [Laughs.] 2.) I love Dario Argento's Suspiria. That's a really crazy film. I love the craziness of that. 3.) I love the original...
- 10/5/2011
- FEARnet
Bedlam Episode 101 "Cohabitants" Written By: Neil Jones, David Allison and Chris Parker Directed By: John Strickland Original Airdate: 1 October 2011 In This Episode... Meet Kate. She is the sales agent and a resident in Bedlam Heights Luxury Flats. Once a mental asylum owned and operated by her grandfather, the hospital was shut down due to abuse of patients, and grandpa died before he could stand trial. Kate's father, Warren, owns the building and turned it in to apartments, wanting to do something good with the property. Kate shares a flat with Molly, her good-natured, well-traveled, slightly flakey best friend, and Ryan, a sexually confused computer tech who is...
- 10/3/2011
- FEARnet
Are ghosts the new zombies? That's just one of the questions I put to writer-producer David Allison when I spoke with him yesterday about his new supernatural drama Bedlam. Bedlam concerns a group of sexy British twentysomethings who live in an apartment building that used to be a mental asylum -- and is now haunted by the ghosts of its former inhabitants. The show's six first-season episodes were a hit in the UK, and a second season appears likely. You can see what all the fuss is about tomorrow, October 1st, when the first season begins airing on BBC America at 10pm/9c. Check out my chat with Allison after the jump. Can you talk about the genesis of...
- 9/30/2011
- FEARnet
First the bad news: Doctor Who will be over for a while, after October 1. That’s when the season 6 finale airs on BBC America. They are trying to lessen the blow though, bless ‘em, by starting us on a new series directly afterwards. Check out the tv spot:
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Here’s a brief summary:
Bedlam is a ghostly series set around Bedlam Heights — a hip, newly renovated apartment building. Those who live there think they have the best address in the world, but little do they know their new home has a harrowing past.
The conversion of Bedlam Heights from a former insane asylum has awakened the ghosts of its dark and violent past. These spirits wish to reclaim what’s theirs and seek revenge on those who have wronged them.
Kate (Charlotte Salt, The Tudors), a direct descendant of the people who ran the former asylum for generations,...
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Here’s a brief summary:
Bedlam is a ghostly series set around Bedlam Heights — a hip, newly renovated apartment building. Those who live there think they have the best address in the world, but little do they know their new home has a harrowing past.
The conversion of Bedlam Heights from a former insane asylum has awakened the ghosts of its dark and violent past. These spirits wish to reclaim what’s theirs and seek revenge on those who have wronged them.
Kate (Charlotte Salt, The Tudors), a direct descendant of the people who ran the former asylum for generations,...
- 9/6/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Picture a former mental asylum that has been spruced up to hide all the atrocities that were committed there. A fresh coat of paint, some wallpaper here, new shrubbery there; and the place is as good as new. And then the owners turn it into an apartment block. Great thinking, but as we know, you can't hide the ghosts with a simple trip to Sherwin-Williams. This is "Bedlam."
Originally airing in February and March on UK's Sky Living HD Channel, "Bedlam" will be making its domestic debut in October as part of BBC America's Supernatural Saturdays. One of the three series creators, David Allison, and star Theo James sat down with us at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to discuss the series' jump across the pond.
"It's a six-part supernatural series that was a hit in the UK," Allison said. "It was in development for five years and is a part...
Originally airing in February and March on UK's Sky Living HD Channel, "Bedlam" will be making its domestic debut in October as part of BBC America's Supernatural Saturdays. One of the three series creators, David Allison, and star Theo James sat down with us at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to discuss the series' jump across the pond.
"It's a six-part supernatural series that was a hit in the UK," Allison said. "It was in development for five years and is a part...
- 8/2/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Gentle Readers, we're really quite sorry you have to wait until Oct. 8 for the BBC America premiere of "Bedlam," a supernatural serial set in a luxury condo development housed in a pre-Victorian asylum, because it's scary good.
And though the stateside launch is still more than two months away, the welcome wagon kicked off at Comic-Con where creator David Allison and star Theo James screened episode 1.
Zap2it sat down with Allison and James to talk about what viewers will get in this first batch of episodes, finding new fans in San Diego and what we can expect down the line.
"It's everything you imagine it to be," Allison says of their first trip to Comic-Con. "The show should be here. It's just perfect. We're a genre show, and it feels like home."
The series, which balances a mystery-of-the-week with a deeper arc about the building's ancestral owners, primarily focuses...
And though the stateside launch is still more than two months away, the welcome wagon kicked off at Comic-Con where creator David Allison and star Theo James screened episode 1.
Zap2it sat down with Allison and James to talk about what viewers will get in this first batch of episodes, finding new fans in San Diego and what we can expect down the line.
"It's everything you imagine it to be," Allison says of their first trip to Comic-Con. "The show should be here. It's just perfect. We're a genre show, and it feels like home."
The series, which balances a mystery-of-the-week with a deeper arc about the building's ancestral owners, primarily focuses...
- 7/23/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Comic-Con 2011 Movie Panels: Friday Schedule
11:00-12:00 Paramount: The Adventures of Tin-Tin — Tba Hall H
12:15-1:15 Relativity Media: Raven and Haywire— Two fantastic films from Relativity Media debut in this Hall H presentation. Hall H
Raven — The film is a gritty thriller in which Edgar Allan Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders. Ravenstars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans, and Alice Eve and is directed by James McTeigue.
Haywire — An electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal. A female covert ops specialist who works in the deadly world of international operatives strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. Mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano makes her feature film — and Comic-Con — debut,...
11:00-12:00 Paramount: The Adventures of Tin-Tin — Tba Hall H
12:15-1:15 Relativity Media: Raven and Haywire— Two fantastic films from Relativity Media debut in this Hall H presentation. Hall H
Raven — The film is a gritty thriller in which Edgar Allan Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders. Ravenstars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans, and Alice Eve and is directed by James McTeigue.
Haywire — An electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal. A female covert ops specialist who works in the deadly world of international operatives strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. Mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano makes her feature film — and Comic-Con — debut,...
- 7/9/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
If past years are any indication, Comic-Con will begin releasing its official 2011 panel schedule later today (Wednesday) with the schedule for Preview Night, Wednesday, July 20. If that happens then we can expect them to follow suit for the rest of the days, so that Thursday will see the release of the Thursday of Con schedule, etc., through Sunday.
Once the official schedules are posted these “TV and Movie Panels and Screenings Updates” will be scaled back to just the date, time, title, and location, since the rest of the information and So Much More (including comics panels, autograph signings, etc.) will be available on the Comic-Con schedule link we’ll provide. Consider this, then, the last of the extremely long posts, and hopefully we’ll be getting that official schedule soon.
Hmm, here’s an interesting matchup: Glee will be in Hall H on Sunday at 10:00; Supernatural will be...
Once the official schedules are posted these “TV and Movie Panels and Screenings Updates” will be scaled back to just the date, time, title, and location, since the rest of the information and So Much More (including comics panels, autograph signings, etc.) will be available on the Comic-Con schedule link we’ll provide. Consider this, then, the last of the extremely long posts, and hopefully we’ll be getting that official schedule soon.
Hmm, here’s an interesting matchup: Glee will be in Hall H on Sunday at 10:00; Supernatural will be...
- 7/6/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
One aspect of BBC America's "Supernatural Saturday" lineup that we've been looking forward to is the six-part series "Bedlam", and those of us attending the San Diego Comic-Con will be given a sneak peek of the show during an exclusive U.S. premiere screening and Q&A to be held Friday evening, July 22nd.
From the Press Release:
Star Theo James (Underworld 4: New Dawn, "Downton Abbey") and creator David Allison ("Boy Meets Girl") are hosting a premiere screening event for "Bedlam" followed by discussion and Q&A on Friday, July 22nd, from 5:15-6:15 pm.
Bedlam Heights, the stylish new apartment building, has sexy tenants and gorgeous decor. But little do the new residents suspect that behind the luxury fittings lay unimaginable horrors. This is a place tainted by abuse, suffering and death – and the ghosts of its dark and violent past are out for revenge. As...
From the Press Release:
Star Theo James (Underworld 4: New Dawn, "Downton Abbey") and creator David Allison ("Boy Meets Girl") are hosting a premiere screening event for "Bedlam" followed by discussion and Q&A on Friday, July 22nd, from 5:15-6:15 pm.
Bedlam Heights, the stylish new apartment building, has sexy tenants and gorgeous decor. But little do the new residents suspect that behind the luxury fittings lay unimaginable horrors. This is a place tainted by abuse, suffering and death – and the ghosts of its dark and violent past are out for revenge. As...
- 7/2/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
BBC One Daytime has commissioned a new courtroom drama penned by David Allison. The Case, which has been given a five-episode run, will follow the high pressured life in and out of court of barrister Sol Ridley and his junior Julie Prior. Ridley and Prior's latest case involves defending Tony Powell, who is pleading assisted suicide against a murder charge. BBC Daytime Controller Liam Keelan said. "A topical legal thriller, (more)...
- 3/15/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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