BPG in the News – October 30, 2013

Last Tango star to return in Happy ValleyBroadcastLast Tango writer Sally Wainwright revealed the casting decision at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch on Monday. In Happy Valley, a 6 x 60-minute Red production, Lancashire will play a community police officer “who gets involved in something bigger than … […]

The GuardianDiane Keaton plans US remake of BBC’s Last Tango in HalifaxThe GuardianWainwright, the show’s Yorkshire-born writer and executive producer, told journalists at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch on Monday that she would have an associate producer role on the US version, but did not expect to be closely involved. […]

Mirror.co.uk’Absolutely Fabulous’ Film ‘Will Never Happen’, Says Jennifer SaundersHuffington Post UKThe series – which aired for the first time in 1994 – returned for two specials over Christmas in 2011, with a further Olympics-themed episode airing ahead of the 2012 games. BBC executive Shane Allen said earlier this year at […]