‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight Sets Partnership With Banijay’s Kudos, BBC Series ‘Two Tone’ Greenlit
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Banijay U.K.’s Kudos has signed a creative partnership deal with “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight.
Under the terms of the deal, Kudos will get a first look at future U.K. based projects originated by Knight and support the Birmingham film and TV industry.Kudos, the production company behind “Deadwater Fell” and “Grantchester,” is also producing the upcoming BBC One series “SAS Rogue Heroes,” created by Knight.
Their next collaboration “Two Tone” (working title) has been greenlit by BBC One for a six-part series. “Two Tone” tells the story of an extended family and four young people who are drawn into the world of ska and two tone music, which grew from the grass roots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The music united Black, white and Asian youths in an expression of unity. It will go into production later this year and will be made in Birmingham at Knight’s new Digbeth Loc film and TV studio.
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