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Oscar-winner Simon Beaufoy and Clerkenwell Films to bring Deighton to the screen

Clerkenwell Films today announced that they are developing an 18 part series based on Len Deighton’s classic Cold War novels featuring the iconic spy Bernard Samson.  With over 40 million book sales, Len Deighton’s Bernard Samson novels are regarded as his masterwork and one of the greatest spy stories of all time. Covering a vast array of international locations from London to Berlin to Mexico City and California, the series follows the exploits of Bernard Samson, an ex MI6 field agent who is drawn back into active duty in a quest to uncover the truth about his wife’s defection to the KGB.

Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, The Full Monty, 127 Hours) says:
‘Deighton’s masterful series of novels draws the hidden political map of the late twentieth century.  It is all here: murders, honey-traps and spy swaps, the double-dealing and manoeuvring of nations jousting for position at the height of the Cold War, with Bernard Samson, the Bond with brains, giving it an almost Chandleresque sense of cool.  The novels have at their heart a love story of Shakespearian proportions, taking in passion, betrayal, loyalty and the lengths we will go for the love of country and the love of one another.’

Len Deighton says:
‘Writing it took well over ten years of my life, and it was my hope and firm belief that some day a film company would want to bring the entire series of books to the screen.  Now it has happened. The impressive resources of Clerkenwell Films – and notably the talents of Simon Beaufoy – have embarked on this exciting project.  I thank everyone concerned for this happy outcome, and I am confident that Bernard, and his associates, will make many new friends’.

Murray Ferguson, Chief Executive of Clerkenwell Films says:
‘ With the increasing international appetite for compelling and intelligent long form serial drama, the time is ripe to bring these wonderful novels to the screen, and television is absolutely the best place to do it. With Len Deighton and Simon Beaufoy we are working with two giants in their field.  Set in London, Berlin, America and around the world we will be casting from the premier league of international talent.’

Misfits nominated for Broadcast Award

Misfits has been nominated for Best International Sales at the Broadcast Awards 2013. 

Misfits Series 4 Starts

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Misfits nominated for Conch Award

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Misfits nominated for Broadcast Digital Award

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Misfits nominated for BAFTA Television Awards

Massive congratulations to everyone for their work on the third series of Misfits which has been nominated for Best Drama Series and New Media at the BAFTA Television Awards 2012.

Misfits nominated for BAFTA Craft Award

Congratulations to the online team for their work on the third series of Misfits which has been nominated for Best Digital Creativity at the BAFTA Craft Awards 2012.

Clerkenwell Films Strikes Development Deal with BBC America and BBC Worldwide

BBC America has commissioned the development of two new series (Wired and The Dead Beat) with Clerkenwell Films to be distributed by BBC Worldwide. 

Wired, written by Stephen Volk (Afterlife), is a sci-fi drama exploring the evolving relationship humans have with technology. It takes place in a world which looks just like ours, except for one thing – this is a world with Synthetic organisms, and these ‘synths’ are exact replicas of human beings…

The Dead Beat is a paranormal crime show written by John Jackson (Being Human). Two cops – one dead and one alive -  reluctantly join forces to investigate a series of murders by taking leads from the dead. It subverts the crime genre and brings a whole new meaning to buried evidence.

US remake of Misfits planned

In a deal between Clerkenwell Films and Fake Empire, Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl, The OC) has co-written an American pilot of Misfits with Howard Overman. Production is anticipated in 2012/early 2013.