Terrestrial broadcaster ITV said it has commissioned a new thriller called Hollington Drive from Blood (main photo) creator Sophie Petzal.
It’ll be produced by West Road Pictures, the All3Media scripted production label fronted by Managing Director and Executive Producer, Jonathan Fisher.
Hollington Drive
Hollington Drive focuses on the lives of two sisters, Theresa, and her older head teacher sibling, Helen.
Both women appear close and their families enjoy spending time together. We open on a warm, balmy evening, barbecue sizzling on the patio, the perfect family setting.
The atmosphere is chilled, as they lounge in Theresa and her partner Fraser’s perfectly manicured garden.
Things start to unravel when Theresa’s ten-year-old son, Ben, asks to play in the nearby park with his cousin Eva.
When the children don’t return on time, the parents become anxious. They eventually find them, fighting at the edge of a wood; then, later that evening, a distraught neighbour announces that her son Alex has gone missing…….
In a plot thick with secrets, lies, twists and turns, Theresa can’t help thinking her son knows more than he is saying.
Could Ben and his cousin Eva be implicated in Alex’s disappearance? Why are they both so subdued and now behaving out of character? The neighbourhood is compelled to help with the search for Alex; but what if he’s been murdered and her own son is his killer?
Hollington Drive was commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill. She said: “I am delighted to be making Sophie’s brilliant script for ITV.
Maternal and sisterly love
“It’s a beautifully written thriller that looks at maternal love and sisterly love, in a story that will compel and surprise the audience.
“I am also pleased to be working with Jonathan Fisher and our first ITV drama with West Road Pictures.”
West Road Pictures is an All3Media company, launched in February 2019 by Managing Director Jonathan Fisher. It recently produced the second series of Blood, starring Adrian Dunbar, and is currently in post-production on Kate O’Riordan’s three-part miniseries Penance for Channel 5.
Prior to launching West Road Pictures, Jonathan’s credits included Blood, Midsomer Murders and Lewis.
“I couldn’t be happier to be re-uniting with the brilliantly talented Sophie Petzal on this gripping family drama”, said Fisher.
Captivating script
“Sophie has written a captivating script that I feel sure will have the viewers hooked. We’re very excited to be working with ITV on this series, and can’t wait to get started.”
Sophie Petzal has earned a reputation for writing thought provoking and engaging drama with her credits including Blood, The Last Kingdom, Riviera and Wolfblood.
Most notably, she recently won a Writers’ Guild of Great Britain award for Best Long Form Drama for Blood, with Jonathan Fisher executive producing the series.
“I am absolutely thrilled to be working with Jonathan Fisher and West Road Pictures once again to bring our project Hollington Drive to ITV,” Petzal said.
“This is a tense, complex, darkly funny thriller following two sisters caught up in a toxic and deadly secret.
“We’re delighted to bring this story to ITV, and hope it will keep audiences gripped to their televisions.”
Hollington Drive will begin filming later this year and the details of casting and key production personnel will be announced in the coming months.
ITV said that all3media international will distribute the series internationally.