HOT on the heels of a romantic comedy featuring former Doctor Who David Tennant being made in the Island, another actor to play the famous timelord has arrived on our shores.
The latest CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film production has started shooting in the Island this week following the filming of The Decoy Bride which will soon leave the Island to continue filming in Scotland.
Former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor (American Gangster, Endgame, Talk To Me), Sir Anthony Sher (The Wolfman, God on Trial) and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Breakfast on Pluto) will star in The Shadow Line, BBC Two’s landmark noir thriller written, produced and directed by Hugo Blick (Sensitive Skin, Marion and Geoff).
They are joined by Rafe Spall (Desperate Romantics, He Kills Coppers), Kierston Wareing (Fish Tank, Five Daughters), Lesley Sharp (Playing the Field, Clocking Off), Sean Gilder (Shameless), Freddie Fox (Worried About the Boy), Malcolm Storry (The Knock), Richard Lintern (The Bank Job) and David Schofield (The Bill).
The Shadow Line is described as an intelligent and gripping conspiracy thriller that delves to the heart of human morality and will have audiences enthralled over six taut and thrilling episodes.
Ben Stephenson, controller, drama commissioning, said: "As we continue our drive to build a bold and exciting drama story on BBC Two with commissions like Crimson Petal and The Hour, I am thrilled that we have attracted such world class talent to Hugo Blick's thrilling scripts. Chiwetel and Chris are two of our finest actors and we couldn't be more excited to have them, and the rest of the amazing cast, on board for this original and epic six hour series."
The Shadow Line is a Company Pictures/Eight Rooks/Baby Cow production in association with CinemaNX.
Location shoots for the production will also take place in London.
Clare Christian MLC, department member with responsibility for film and media said: "We are thrilled to welcome the wonderfully talented cast and crew of The Shadow Line to the Island.
"This week sees the culmination of many months of hard work and collaboration between CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film, Company Pictures and the BBC.
"The production will be filming at various locations around the Island over the next 10 weeks and we’re very much looking forward to working with the production throughout their stay on the Island."
The series is written, produced and directed by Hugo Blick, with Johann Knobel (Shameless, Inspector George Gently) co-producing.
Executive producers are George Faber and Charlie Pattinson for Company Pictures (Shameless, Skins, The Devil’s Whore, Generation X), Henry Normal and Lindsay Hughes for Baby Cow (Sensitive Skin, Marion & Geoff, Gavin & Stacey), Marc Samuelson and Steve Christian for CinemaNX (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Me and Orson Welles) and Polly Hill for the BBC.
The Shadow Line was commissioned by Ben Stephenson, controller, drama commissioning, and Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two.
