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TV KLAXON: AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?
8 September 2022

There are shades of A Simple Favour to new BBC One comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? Like Paul Feig's knotty confection, HunkyDory director Jonny Campbell aims to alarm and amuse viewers in equal measure.

Written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Seline Hizli, the show is a devilish cocktail of gin, grief, and small-town gossip. Dark twists nestle alongside moments of pure comedy, like when Cooper's character Nic almost screams loud enough to wake the dead in a local cemetery. A balm for those with a This Country-sized hole in their lives.


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STRING & TINS PRESENT NO FIXED MIX 2023

No Fixed Mix, the sound design course run by String & Tins, is back for its fourth edition.


LEWIS CROSSFIELD JOINS COFFEE & TV.

A flurry of activity at Coffee & TV continues as Lewis Crossfield becomes their new Senior Colourist.


LADY ELEANOR RETURNS HOME TO CONQUER LONDON

Just four years after setting up Eleanor in Los Angeles, Sophie Gold is setting out to conquer her home city of London, and judging by the success she's had in the US, she means business.


GET AN EYEFUL OF NEXUS DESIGN STUDIO.

What do you call a design studio run by Nexus? Erm, Nexus Design Studio, of course.


MRMR JOIN STINK RISING.

Director duo Katie Lambert and Martha McGuirk (aka MrMr) have joined Stink Rising for global representation.


THE JOY OF SIX FOR FMLY CRTV.

Family Creative (FMLY CRTV)'s roster has doubled in size thanks to the additions of Dean George, Ste Hinde, and Benjamin Brook.


BAFTA TRIUMPH FOR EDWARD BERGER

Sweetshop director Edward Berger had a big night at the BAFTAs in London as his version of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' picked up seven awards.


NIELS LA CROIX HOOKS UP WITH JOHNNY FOREIGNER.

Creative-turned-director Niels La Croix is hungry for success in the UK with agents Johnny Foreigner.


CHRIS BELL HEADS TO WASH.

Post-production facility Wash have a new Senior Colourist in the form of Chris Bell.


MILK MACHINE WELCOME FRANCESCO LOY BELL AS CD.

Milk Machine have made Francesco Loy Bell their new creative director and head of development.


TWENTYFOUR SEVEN AND RADIOAKTIVE FILM ARE VILNIUS-BOUND.

Twentyfour Seven and Radioaktive Film are Vilnius-bound.


LEMONADE REPS ARM THEMSELVES WITH GREAT GUNS.

Buoyed by the launch of developmental roster Ballistic, Great Guns have joined forces with Lemonade Reps.


DAVID PLAYS... 'THE SONG OUT OF SPACE'

Move over, Mulder and Scully—FBI agents Stuart Ross and Catherine Armstrong are on the case in 'The Song Out of Space', a point-and-click adventure from Pixel Noire Games.


KYRA BARTLEY JOINS HAMLET.

Australian commercial director Kyra Bartley has gone global with HAMLET.


FILM KLAXON: DOVER AND OUT.

Football documentaries are ten-a-penny these days, but few highlight the strain of lower-league football like 'Dover and Out'.


DARYL ENLIST WITH THE SWEETSHOP.

Directors Edward Lovelace and James Hall, better known as DARYL, have joined The Sweetshop for global representation.


EMMA PARKINSON JOINS BLINK.

Homespun Yarns 2022 winner Emma Parkinson has joined Blink for commercial representation.


DAVID PLAYS... 'GOLDENEYE 007'.

DAVID plays... 'GoldenEye 007', a remaster of the Nintendo 64 classic.


HARVEY EATON SIGNS FOR JOHNNY FOREIGNER.

Johnny Foreigner's recruitment drive continues with the arrival of British-Canadian director Harvey Eaton.


SALT N' SAUCE SPICE UP THE SCOTTISH PRODUCTION SCENE

Filming Scotland have launched Salt n' Sauce - a dedicated creative production arm under the stewardship of Fraser Jamieson.


CHARLIE MORETON REJOINS WORK.

Editor Charlie Moreton has rejoined WORK after a fruitful spell at The Assembly Rooms.


42 SCORE OB MANAGEMENT.

OB Management are now OB/42 after they were bought by—you guessed it—42.


YOU ARE HERE LOCATE FERNANDO LIVSCHITZ.

Argentine director Fernando Livschitz is now on the books at You Are Here.


PETER LEE SCOTT ARRIVES AT JOHNNY FOREIGNER.

Johnny Foreigner's already formidable roster of directors now boasts Peter Lee Scott for commercials and branded content.


KODE SWOOP FOR EMILY FREDA SHARP

Free-spirited director Emily Freda Sharp has put down roots at KODE as her commercial career goes from strength to strength.


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