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Â鶹Éç Worldwide is to play host to Death in Paradise stars, Ben Miller (The Armstrong & Miller Show, Primeval) and  Sara Martins (Tell No One, Little White Lies) when they arrive at MIPCOM to launch the ambitious new eight-part detective series.  Â鶹Éç Worldwide will introduce the title to international buyers at a special event in Cannes on Tuesday, 4th October.

Also premiering at MIPCOM will be a raft of exciting new dramas including the stunning Dickens’ adaptation Great Expectations, crime thriller The Body Farm and supernatural suspense series The Fades.

Steve Macallister, President & Managing Director for Â鶹Éç Worldwide Sales & Distribution, says: "Â鶹Éç Worldwide is having a stellar year with more stand-out drama in our catalogue than ever before.   Returning hits including Sherlock (S2) and Misfits (S3) sit alongside some very exciting new titles such as The Body Farm and Great Expectations and, of course, the international thriller Torchwood: Miracle Day.  

"We're continuing to invest in some really high-profile shows and we are particularly proud to be part of the production partnership for Death in Paradise.  Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions have produced a superb detective series, the first ever drama collaboration between Â鶹Éç and France Télévisions."

Death in Paradise sees quintessential British cop Richard Poole (Miller) posted to the Caribbean island of Sainte Marie where, unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, he struggles with the sun, sea, sand and the local style of policing. Working alongside feisty local cop DS Camille Bordey (played by French actress Sara Martins); Richard must solve a series of intricate and intriguing murders.

The much anticipated 3x50’ series Great Expectations is a raw and passionate adaptation of one of Dickens’ finest novels, starring Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth and Ray Winstone.  

For something completely different The Body Farm sees the boundaries of experimental forensic research pushed to the limit as Waking the Dead's forensic pathologist Dr Eve Lockhart (Tara Fitzgerald) and her new team get under the skin of murder victims to trace their killers.  Another pulse stopping drama, supernatural thriller The Fades, investigates the story of two young men who must save humanity from vengeful spirits of the dead, starring Iain De Caestecker and Daniel Kaluuya.

Already snapped up by broadcasters globally, the explosive 10-part series Torchwood: Miracle Day will be on offer at MIPCOM, as will returning series Sherlock (S2), Misfits (S3) and Being Erica (S4).

Also sashaying into Cannes like none before are the Absolutely Fabulous: 20TH ANNIVERSARY Specials.   Iconic actresses Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reprise their award-winning performances as Edina and Patsy in three specials: we see a life changing experience for one of the characters; Eddy sets her sights on changing the career of a very big fish indeed; and Eddy and Patsy play their own very special part in the London 2012 Olympics.

In children’s drama, Sadie J (S2) is back for the kids with a glossy and fun new series. Joined again by her best friends Kit and DeDe, this series sees 13-year-old Sadie fall in love with hot surfer dude, Taylor Bell, and DeDe questions her good-girl persona.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Production Credits

Death in Paradise
8 x 50’
Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions in association with
Â鶹Éç Worldwide and Kudos Film and TV for Â鶹Éç and France Télévisions,
produced with support from the region of Guadeloupe.

Great Expectations
3 x 50’
A Â鶹Éç/WG BH co-production

The Body Farm
6 x 50’ or 2 x 45’ & 5 x 50’
A Â鶹Éç Drama Production in association with Projector Pictures

The Fades
6 x 50’
A Â鶹Éç/Â鶹Éç America co-production

Torchwood: Miracle Day
10 x 50’
Produced by Â鶹Éç Worldwide Productions for Â鶹Éç Cy mru Wales,
Â鶹Éç Worldwide and Starz Entertainment

Sherlock (S2)
3 x 90’
A Hartswood Films production for Â鶹Éç co-produced with MASTE RPIECE

Misfits (S3)
8 x 50’
A Clerkenwell Films production for E4

Being Erica (S4)
11 x 45’
A Temple Street production for CBC

Absolutely Fabulous: 20TH ANNIVERSARY Specials
3 x 30’
A Saunders and French production for Â鶹Éç,
co-produced with Â鶹Éç America and Logo

Sadie J (S2)
13 x 30’
A Â鶹Éç production

Julia Holmes