StellarcastconfirmedformajornewStevenMoffatdramaInsideMan,forBBCOneandNetfliccc
DavidTennant(Des;Staged;DoctorWho),DollyWells(ThePursuitOfLove;Dracula;CanYouEverForgiveMe?)andLydiaWest(It’sASin;YearsAndYears;Dracula)willleadthecastofamajornewthrillerfromBAFTAandEmmyaward-winningwriterStevenMoffat(Dracula,Sherlock,DoctorWho),alongsideStanleyTucci(Feud;TheKing’sMan;Spotlight)inthetitleroleoftheInsideMan.
ProducedbyHartswoodFilmsforBBCOneandNetflix,itwillbedirectedbyPaulMcGuigan(Sherlock;Dracula;FilmStarsDon’tDieInLiverpool).
Thecaptivatingfourpartmini-seriesfollowsaprisonerondeathrowintheUS,aVicarinaquietEnglishtown,andamathsteachertrappedinacellar,astheycrosspathsinthemostunexpectedway…
HusbandandwifeteamStevenMoffatandSueVertue,executiveproducerforHartswoodFilms,say:“We’reabitstunned,andveryexcited,attheactingtalentwe’remanagingtoassembleforthisshow.Can’twaittocrawloutofourlockdownbunkerandgettowork.”
PiersWenger,DirectorofBBCDrama,says:“BBCOneviewerswillalreadyknowthetelevisionmagiccreatedwhenStevenMoffatwritesforDavid,DollyandLydia.WiththefantasticStanleyTuccialongsidethemasourInsideMan,everythingisinplaceforaseriesthatwillhavethenationgripped.”
ChrisSussman,UKOriginalSeries,Netflixsays:"We'redelightedtoteamupwiththeBBConanotherbrilliantseriesfromtheingeniousmindofStevenMoffat.It'simpossibletosaytoomuchaboutInsideManwithoutgivingawayspoilers-solet'sjustsaythescriptsarefiendishlyclever,thecastisfantasticandatthispointintimenobodybutStevenknowshowit'sgoingtoend.We'rethrilledtocontinueourfruitfulpartnershipwithBBCOne,BBCStudiosandHartswoodFilmsandareexcitedaboutbringingthisseriestoaglobalaudience."
CarolineStone,DirectorofIndependentDramaatBBCStudios,says:“WeareveryexcitedtobeworkingonceagainwithHartswoodFilms,theBBCandNetflixtobringanotherfantasticseriesfromStevenMoffattoaudiencesaroundtheworld.InsideManissettobeanunmissabledramawithahugelytalentedline-upbothonandoffscreen.Fromtheverysuccessfulpartnershipswe’vehadinthepastwithNetflix,weareoptimisticitwillbeanotherhitglobally.”
InsideManisa4x60dramaforBBCOneandNetflix.ItiscreatedandwrittenbyStevenMoffat,directedbyPaulMcGuigan,withAlexMercerasproducer.ExecutiveproducersareSueVertueforHartswoodFilmsandBenIrvingfortheBBC.ChrisSussmanwilloverseeforNetflix.ItwascommissionedbyCharlotteMoore,BBCChiefContentOfficer,andPiersWenger,DirectorofBBCDrama.BBCStudiosaretheinternationaldistributorsandbrokeredthedealwithNetflix.
TheserieswillpremiereonBBCOneandBBCiPlayerintheUKandonNetflixoutsideoftheUKandIreland.Filmingwilltakeplacelaterthisyear.
