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The London-set sports drama is being put together in time for release ahead of next year’s British capital-set Olympics 2012.

Veteran British producer Damian Jones is producing the project, co-scripted by actor, writer and director Noel Clarke.

Clarke will also appear in the movie alongside Lorraine Burroughs, Phil Davis, Rupert Graves and newcomers Lashana Lynch, Dominique Tipper and Hannah Frankson.
The movie will also star Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Lily James (Clash of the Titans 2) and Bradley Adams (Merlin).

Jay Basu and Roy Williams are the other writers on the project, which has been developed by the British Film Institute.

It is set to shoot later this month.

The script details the story of a streetwise runner who meets an ambitious rich kid athlete whose fierce rivalry reaches breaking point as they strive to make it to the top.
More information when available.

The award winning legal drama is back on UK television.

From Sunday, November 13th, the new series will run for a further three episodes.
Check the Television Diary section of the website for further information.

Filming is underway on the long-awaited second series of BBC One’s Sherlock.

The series, which brings Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes into the present-day, will return for a further run of three stories: A Scandal In Belgravia, The Hounds Of Baskerville and The Reichenbach Fall.

The titles were revealed by co-creator Steven Moffat in a BBC statement.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock and Watson respectively alongside Rupert Graves as Inspector Lestrade and Una Stubbs as landlady Mrs Hudson.

The episodes will be filmed on location in London and Cardiff.

“The hotly anticipated return of BBC One’s hit series Sherlock begins
filming this week with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in fine form,” says Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning.

The series is up for three BAFTAs – Leading Actor, Supporting Actor and Drama Series – later this month and is also a contender for the YouTube Audience Award.
Filming begins 16th May 2011.