Expectation


UKTV seeks ‘Parental Guidance’ from comedian Katherine Ryan

BBC Studios-owned UKTV has commissioned Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance (working title), a docuseries led by the comedian for FTA channel W and catch-up service UKTV Play. Produced by Expectation, the 4 x 60-minute series, which will air next year, will follow Ryan as she explores a whole host of extreme parenting techniques, and evaluates whether […]

Sky links with Expectation for true crime docuseries about ‘Rettenden Murders’

UK-based pay TV operator Sky is expanding its true crime docuseries output with a show about one of Britain’s most notorious crimes. The Essex Murders (working title) is from UK prodco Expectation and will explore the so-called Rettenden Murders in the mid 1990’s, which led to two men being jailed for life who still maintain their […]

Expectation merges comedy & entertainment, promotes & hires Tuesday’s Child alum

UK-based prodco Expectation is merging its comedy and entertainment teams and has made a trio of appointments to the newly combined department. James Donkin is joining the company as director of development, while Rhe-an Archibald is being promoted to become the entertainment department’s new in-house show-running exec producer across development and production. Amy Dallmeyer, meanwhile, will […]

BBC One returns to Richard Bacon’s ‘House’ format

BBC One has ordered a second season of entertainment format This is My House, the guessing game format created by Richard Bacon and Nick Weidenfeld. The 10 x 30-minute second season is being produced by UK prodco Expectation and follows four people who all claim to live in a house. A panel of celebrities is […]

Nordic buyers board Expectation’s crime procedural ‘The Chelsea Detective’

Nordic buyers SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark and YLE in Finland have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming procedural The Chelsea Detective, which has been created by Expectation co-CEO Peter Fincham. The drama was unveiled in March and has been commissioned by Acorn TV and ZDF in Germany. It follows a recently divorced […]

Unscripted round-up: Rocket takes ‘Essex Lorry Killers’ doc; Protagonist crowned ‘The Kings’ distributor; Channel 4 heads for Beverly Hills

Rocket takes ‘Essex Lorry Killers’ doc Rocket Rights has acquired international distribution rights to one-off British documentary Hunting The Essex Lorry Killers. Produced by UK-based Expectation for BBC Two, the film tracks the investigation into the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in the back of a lorry in October 2019 whilst being trafficked […]

Acorn TV, Germany’s ZDF & BBC Studios link up for Expectation drama with Peter Fincham

AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV and ZDF in Germany have commissioned a new drama created by Expectation co-CEO Peter Fincham. The Chelsea Detective (4 x 90-minute) follows a recently divorced policeman who lives on a battered houseboat while solving crimes committed by the affluent elite who live in the area. Glen Laker (Vera), Fincham and Liz Lake (Riviera) […]

Expectation options Njambi McGrath’s ‘Through the Leopard’s Gaze’

UK-based producer Expectation has optioned comedian Njambi McGrath’s book Through the Leopard’s Gaze. Rights have been acquired from Emily Sweet Associates, with the “raw, powerful memoir” tracing the author’s journey from her erratic and disturbing upbringing in Kenya to her outwardly settled London life. The book also explores the brutality of colonialism and its devastating […]

Hulu picks up UK coming-of-age comedy ‘In My Skin’

US streamer Hulu has acquired UK prodco Expectation’s dark coming-of-age comedy In My Skin. The five-part series, which is distributed by BBC Studios and is currently airing on BBC Three and BBC Wales in the UK, with the finale episode due to air tonight – 29 April. It will premiere on Hulu on 4 June. […]

BBC, Channel 4 unveil Covid-19 plans & fast turnaround shows

UK broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC have unveiled a raft of new programming as they look to attract viewers during the Covid-19 lockdown and fill gaps left by the cancellation of major events. With events such as the Olympics and music festival Glastonbury postponed for 12 months, the BBC has said it is preparing […]