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Big Talk Studios Developing UK Remake Of ‘Cheers’ As It Diversifies In Perilous Scripted Market
Big Talk Studios is developing a British adaptation of iconic NBC comedy 'Cheers' set in a pub. The show is part of plans to diversify its output.
Last week, Big Talk launched BBC series Ludwig, a comedy crime drama starring Peep Show’s David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle-setter who becomes an unlikely detective when his twin brother goes missing. Filmed in Cambridge and created by Mark Brotherhood ( Death in Paradise), Ludwig is produced for around £2M ($2.7M) an hour and Allen said this budget is a “sweet spot” for the company at a time when high-end scripted costs have ballooned. The company that made beloved shows including Spaced and Black Books is hoping to repeat the trick with Can You Keep a Secret?, which stars Dawn French as a widower with a hidden life: her husband (Mark Heap) is not really dead.
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