Toby Jones comedy gears up
A new comedy starring Toby Jones has begun pre-production with filming set for early September.
In Don’t Forget the Driver – written by Jones with Tim Crouch – Jones plays Peter Green, a coach driver and single dad. The 6 x 30 from Sister Pictures and is for delivery to BBC One.
A round-up of HoDs is listed on PI including the casting director, producer and production designer.
Filming will take place in London and Bognor Regis.
Sister Pictures was founded by Jane Featherstone in 2015. The company has a burgeoning slate – a drama based on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is currently filming in Lithuania, international crime thriller Giri/Haji is gearing up to shoot in London and Japan, and a second series of The Split is in development.
Sister Pictures projects heading for transmission include Cleaning Up with Sheridan Smith for ITV and The Bisexual for Channel 4 and Hulu.
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