Sphere Abacus has signed a deal with ad-free subscription streaming service BritBox for the USA and Canada for a package of non-fiction, true crime, entertainment, and drama titles.
The package includes the BritBox commission “Travels With Agatha Christie” with Sir David Suchet (5 x one hour) from Soho Studios and Two Rivers Media; “Jon and Lucy’s Odd Couples” (6 x one hour) produced by King of Sunshine; “The Murder of Sandra Rivett” (1 x 90’) a Woodcut Media production; “Breaking Dad: Britain’s Unlikeliest Drug Dealer” (2 x one hour) from Big Little Fish; “Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple” (also known as “Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense”) (1 x 67’) produced by Honey Bee Media; “Diana: The Interview That Shook the World” (1 x one hour) from Rogan Productions; and “Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story” (1 x 94’) produced by Awesome and Two Rivers Media.
Anne Corsak, Sphere Abacus Sales Director for North America, highlighted the quality of British factual content: “Factual programming from the UK continues to engage and entertain viewers around the world, and we are delighted to have secured sales to BritBox for these exceptional titles from some of the UK’s leading indies" commented.
“Travels With Agatha Christie” with Sir David Suchet is a touching, humorous, and fascinating series featuring national treasure Sir David Suchet traveling the world, following in the footsteps of the Queen of mystery, Dame Agatha Christie. “Jon and Lucy’s Odd Couples” sees comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont pit pairs of famous guest couples against each other. “The Murder of Sandra Rivett” explores how the hunt for Lord Lucan dominated the narrative for half a century, while the name of his victim, Sandra Rivett, was forgotten… until now. “Breaking Dad: Britain’s Unlikeliest Drug Dealer” tells the story of Richard Lubbock, who contributed to the rise of meth in Britain in the early 2000s. “Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple” is a celebratory program exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works. “Diana: The Interview That Shook the World” features a candid interview with Princess Diana in which she broke every protocol, exposing traumas and scandals of life in the Royal Household. Lastly, chilling drama “Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story” is based on Hill’s novel of the same name and written by Barbara Machin (“Waking The Dead”).