BBC Worldwide lines up raft of dramas to premiere at Mipcom

MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide is to play host to Death in Paradise stars, Ben Miller and Sara Martins, when they arrive at the television trade event Mipcom to launch the ambitious new eight-part detective series.

BBC Worldwide will introduce the title to international buyers at a special event in Cannes on 4 October.

Also premiering at Mipcom will be a raft of new dramas including the adaptation of Dickens? Great Expectations, crime thriller The Body Farm and supernatural suspense series The Fades.

BBC Worldwide sales and distribution president, MD Steve Macallister said, "BBC Worldwide is having a stellar year with more stand-out drama in our catalogue than ever before. Returning hits including Sherlock (S2) and Misfits (S3) sit alongside some very exciting new titles such as The Body Farm and Great Expectations and, of course, the international thriller Torchwood: Miracle Day.

"We?re continuing to invest in some really high-profile shows and we are particularly proud to be part of the production partnership for Death in Paradise. Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions have produced a superb detective series, the first ever drama collaboration between BBC and France T?l?visions."

Death in Paradise sees quintessential British cop Richard Poole (Miller) posted to the Caribbean island of Sainte Marie where, unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, he struggles with the sun, sea, sand and the local style of policing.

Great Expectations stars Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth and Ray Winstone.

Already snapped up by broadcasters globally, Torchwood: Miracle Day will be on offer at Mipcom, as will returning series Sherlock (S2), Misfits (S3) and Being Erica (S4).

In children?s drama, Sadie J (S2) is back for the kids with a glossy and fun new series. Joined again by her best friends Kit and DeDe, this series sees 13-year-old Sadie fall in love with hot surfer dude, Taylor Bell, and DeDe questions her good-girl persona.