Two returning TV series ready to film
The second runs of both Channel 4’s offbeat comedy Flowers and Sky 1’s comedy drama Delicious begin filming this week.
Delicious, which is set and filmed in Cornwall, comes from writer Dan Sefton (Trust Me, Mr Selfridge) and Bandit Television and will once again be delivered as a 4 x 60.
The first series was Sky’s most successful drama series of the last twelve months with an average cumulative audience of 1.87m per episode.?
PI subscribers can log in for details on shoot dates and key crew on Series 2, including the line producer, production designer and location manager.
Recommissioned for a second run of 6 x 30, Channel 4’s Flowers centres on the eccentric titular family and stars Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt.
It comes from writer Will Sharpe, who also directs and appears in the show and is produced by Sister Pictures and Kudos. Naomi de Pear and Diederick Santer exec produce respectively. The show is made in association with US comedy streaming channel Seeso.
Production Intelligence has details of shoot dates and main hires such as the line producer, production designer and casting director.
Photos via Channel 4 and Sky.
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