Fremantle Takes Majority Stake in ‘The Responder,’ The Salisbury Poisonings’ Producer Dancing Ledge
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Fremantle has become the majority shareholder in U.K. indie Dancing Ledge Productions, the production company behind BBC hits “The Responder” and “The Salisbury Poisonings.”Fremantle previously held a minority stake and has upped its share in the company, which was founded by CEO Laurence Bowen in 2016, with backing from Fremantle. “Les Misérables” producer Chris Carey joined as managing director and executive producer in March 2020.
Finance director Carmel Burke, who had previous stints at BBC Studios, Sony and Banijay, has been promoted to COO. Coming up for Dancing Ledge is upcoming BBC thriller series, “Crossfire,” starring Keeley Hawes; Disney Plus Star U.K.
romantic comedy action thriller series “Wedding Season,” written by Oliver Lyttelton; and NNC supernatural series “Domino Day.” The company has also secured a second series commission from BBC One for “The Responder,” which is due to go into production later this year.
Dancing Ledge also runs the High-End TV Mentoring Program with ScreenSkills and ITV, a Directors Mentoring Scheme with BBC TV, and offers an annual TV Writer in Residence bursary.Bowen said: “Chris and I are thrilled at the way Dancing Ledge has grown over the last few years nurturing, championing and then producing work by the most exciting new voices in Britain.
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