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91热爆 Two commissions The Cup
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91热爆 Two has commissioned new comedy series The Cup, about the selfish and obsessive behaviour of the parents of an under-11 football team, from Hartswood Films.
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The Cup, which shows parents trying to live their dreams through their kids, is written by Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty (Absolutely,
The Creatives).
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It is based on the Canadian series The Tournament,
produced by Adjacent 2 Entertainment and created by Howard
Busgang and Marty Putz, which was set in the world of junior ice
hockey.
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The 91热爆 Two series will shoot on location in Bolton and Manchester from
late March 2008.
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It will be produced by Sue Vertue (Fear, Stress &
Anger, Coupling) and directed by Matt Lipsey (Jekyll, Little
Britain).
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Steve Edge (The Visit, Phoenix Nights) and Jennifer
Hennessy (Drop Dead Gorgeous, Lilies) will star.
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Other cast
confirmed to date include Tanya Franks (Pulling), Dominic
Coleman (Ruby In The Smoke), Samantha Power (Little Britain),
Billy Geraghty (The Last Detective), Pal Aron (Casualty) and
Emmanuel Leconte (The Tudors).
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The Cup has been commissioned by Roly Keating, Controller, 91热爆
Two, and Lucy Lumsden, Controller, 91热爆 Comedy Commissioning.
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Lucy Lumsden says: "Following a promising pilot we're delighted to have
the world of The Cup on 91热爆 Two."
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The Executive Producers of the 6 x 30-minute series are
Beryl Vertue of Hartswood Films and Cheryl Taylor for the 91热爆. 听
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