Release date: TBC BBC and NetflixCandice Carty-Williams, author of bestselling novel Queenie, will make her TV writing debut with original drama, Champion.The series will tell the explosive story of what happens when fame collides with family.BBC's synopsis reads: 'Rap sensation Bosco Champion is home from prison, and ready to dominate the music industry once more. But when his dutiful younger sister Vita\u2019s own talent is discovered by Bosco\u2019s rival, Bulla, she steps out of her brother's shadow to become a performer in her own right, setting the Champion siblings against one another and tearing apart the whole family in the process.'Candice Carty-Williams said in a statement: 'Champion is a celebration of Black music and of a Black family, however fragmented that family might be, and I can\u2019t wait for the world to see their story. Since I knew what music was, I\u2019ve loved grime and UK rap and neo-soul, to the point of obsession, and to bring to BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K. and Netflix globally a series that gives these genres of music life and texture is my dream, as is working with some of the best producers and songwriters making music today to create original tracks for the show.'D\u00e9ja J Bowens joins the cast in her exciting TV debut alongside Malcolm Kamulete (Top Boy, Ill Manors), music sensation Ray BLK (also her TV debut), Nadine Marshall (Sherwood, Small Axe), Ray Fearon (His Dark Materials, Beauty and the Beast) and Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Top Boy).
First look images have just been released of BAFTA winners Nicola Walker and Sean Bean in new BBC dramasees married couple Ian and Emma negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage.
Bean said:"I'm thrilled to be playing opposite the talented Nicola Walker and I’m looking forward to bringing Stefan’s intimate scripts to the screen." BBC's synopsis reads:"Grace , a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her steady job as a social worker to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Having previously worked in social care she straddles a fine line between the personal and professional.
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