Abi Morgan is bringing her deeply personal family story to the screen. Thanks to news broken by Deadline, it’s been announced that SISTER, the production company behind Abi Morgan’s recent series The Split have picked up the rights to the award-winning TV screenwriter’s autobiographical bestseller This is Not a Pity Memoir. Here’s the blurb for … >
As the series concludes, writer Abi Morgan will make her directorial debut. The BBC have revealed a few first look shots of The Split series three, which is also set to conclude the show. While this final series began filming in June, and is not due to air until 2022, their primary reason for doing … >
Writer Abi Morgan already has some terrific projects to her name, including the TV show The Hour, and films such as Shame and Suffragette. Next up for her is a major new BBC drama called The Split. It stars Nicola Walker, Meera Syal, Stephen Mangan and Deborah Findlay, and follows a family of female divorce … >
From the pen of Abi Morgan, writer of The Hour, comes a major new drama series from the BBC by the name of The Split. The new shows has been filming over the past few months, and will be running for six episodes. And now the BBC has released the first two images from the … >
Abi Morgan and Jane Featherstone’s upcoming drama The Split has announced some of its key casting ahead of production kick off in the UK next week.
BBC One has announced the commission of The Split, a new original drama series from the executive producer of Broadchurch. Created by BAFTA Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, The Hour), The Split will examine the fast-paced circuit of high-powered female divorce lawyers through the lens of three sisters – Hannah and Nina, leading divorce and family law lawyers working for rival firms, … >
With so many loose strands needing to be tied up, this week’s final episode of River really needed to deliver. Luckily, BBC One’s six-part drama gave us a satisfying story and delivered more than a few shocks along the way. “You are caught in what is called a paradox, my friend. The closer you get … >
With only two episodes left, River moves all of its plot lines along speedily this week, overlapping the personal and professional relationships of everyone concerned, building anticipation for next week’s finale. Stellan Skarsgard continues to be excellent, and – despite the emotional beats of the script – the scenes where he is at his best … >
Stellan Skarsgård (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) leads the cast of River, BBC One’s new six-part drama, as John River, a brilliant police officer whose genius and fault-line is the fragility of his mind. Nicola Walker (Last Tango In Halifax) and Adeel Akhtar (Utopia) star alongside Skarsgård as Detective Sergeant Jackie ‘Stevie’ Stevenson, River’s … >
Two thirds of the way through the series, BBC One’s River is holding its own in the drama stakes, as it strikes a near perfect balance between the conflicted mental state of our main protagonist and the investigation into his police partner’s death. Unlike previous instalments, where there has been a third police related plot … >