‘Boiling Point’ Producer Ascendant Fox Strikes BBC Studios Deal & Signs ‘Bank Of Dave’ Commissioner
deadline.comAscendant Fox, one of the producers behind hit Stephen Graham indie pic Boiling Point, which is being made into a BBC TV series, has struck a development deal with BBC Studios and signed the commissioner of Netflix’s Bank of Dave.
The deal, which will see BBC Studios invest in Ascendant’s slate and gives its distribution arm a first-look on projects, comes as Bank of Dave‘s Hannah Perks joins the outfit as Head of Development, while Victoria Zalin becomes Head of Production.
The indie was one of those behind the multiple-BIFA-winning one-camera movie that follows Andy’s (Graham) catastrophic evening as head chef of his own restaurant.
The BBC TV series will come out later this year, with Graham reprising his role alongside Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki and Hannah Walters.
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